Vishnupurana 5.32.20
Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) 5.32.20
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5.32.20
citralekhovāca
durvijñeyamidaṃ vaktuṃ prāptuṃ vāpi na sakyate /
tathāpi kiñcatkartavyamupakāraṃ priye tava //
Parāçara said:—Thereupon Chitralekha painted the figures of the most eminent celestials, demons, spirits and mortals and showed them to Ushā. Putting aside the likenesses of celestials, spirits, snake-gods and demons, the princess selected those of mortals and amongst them the heroes of the races of Andhaka and Vrishni. And when she found the portraits she was bewildered by shame; then she took her eyes away with shame from the portrait of Pradyumna. But as soon as she saw the picture of his son, the object of her passions, she set aside all bashfulness and with wide expanded eyes, cried aloud, "This is he! this is he!" Her friend, who was gifted with magic power, requested her to be cheerful and started for Dwārakā through the air.
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- A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English