Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: When all the demigods requested the great Viśvarūpa to be their priest, Viśvarūpa, who was advanced in austerities, was very pleased. He replied to them as follows.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
ऋषिरुवाच । अभ्यर्थितः सुरगणैः पौरोहित्ये महातपाः । स विश्वरूपस्तानाह प्रसन्नः श्लक्ष्णया गिरा
ṛṣiruvāca | abhyarthitaḥ suragaṇaiḥ paurohitye mahātapāḥ | sa viśvarūpastānāha prasannaḥ ślakṣṇayā girā
SB 6.7.34