Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition) · Chapter 1.16

kathito bhavatā vaṃśo mānavānāṃ mahāmune
kāraṇaṃ cāsya jagato viṣṇur eva sanātanaḥ //

yat tv etad bhagavān āha prahlādaṃ daityasattamam
dadāha nāgnir nāstraiś ca kṣuṇṇas tatyāja jīvitam //

jagāma vasudhā kṣobhaṃ yatrābdhisalile sthite
bandhabaddho 'pi calati vikṣiptāṅgaiḥ samāhatā //

śailair ākrāntadeho 'pi na mamāra ca yaḥ purā
tvayaivātīva māhātmyaṃ kathitaṃ yasya dhīmataḥ //

tasya prabhāvam atulaṃ viṣṇor bhaktimato mune
śrotum icchāmi yasyaitac caritaṃ tv amitaujasaḥ //

kiṃnimittam asau śastrair vikṣato ditijair mune
kimarthaṃ cābdhisalile nikṣipto dharmatatparaḥ //

ākrāntaḥ parvataiḥ kasmāt kasmād daṣṭo mahoragaiḥ
kṣiptaḥ kim adriśikharāt kiṃ vā pāvakasaṃcaye //

digdantināṃ dantabhūmiḥ sa ca kasmān nirūpitaḥ
saṃśoṣako 'nilaś cāsya prayuktaḥ kiṃ mahāsuraiḥ //

kṛtyāṃ ca daityaguravo yuyujus te tu kiṃ mune
śambaraś cāpi māyānāṃ sahasraṃ kiṃ prayuktavān //

hālāhalaṃ viṣaṃ ghoraṃ daityasūdair mahātmanaḥ
kasmād dattaṃ vināśāya yaj jīrṇaṃ tena dhīmatā //

etat sarvaṃ mahābhāga prahlādasya mahātmanaḥ
caritaṃ śrotum icchāmi mahāmāhātmyasūcakam //

na hi kautūhalaṃ tatra yad daityair na hato hi saḥ
ananyamanaso viṣṇau kaḥ samartho nipātane //

tasmin dharmapare nityaṃ keśavārādhanodyate
svavaṃśaprabhavair daityaiḥ kartuṃ dveṣo 'tiduṣkaraḥ //

dharmātmani mahābhāge viṣṇubhakte vimatsare
daiteyaiḥ prahṛtaṃ kasmāt tan mamākhyātum arhasi //

praharanti mahātmāno vipakṣe cāpi nedṛśe
guṇaiḥ samanvite sādhau kiṃ punar yaḥ svapakṣajaḥ //

tad etat kathyatāṃ sarvaṃ vistarān munisattama
daityeśvarasya caritaṃ śrotum icchāmy aśeṣataḥ //