विष्णुरेव हि यस्यैष देवता वैष्णवः स्मृतः ॥

viṣṇur eva hi yasyaiṣa devatā vaiṣṇavaḥ smṛtaḥ ||
(Liṅga Purāṇa; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 10.4)

“One whose devatā [i.e., cherished object of worship] is specifically Viṣṇu is known as a Vaiṣṇava [i.e., a bhakta of Viṣṇu].”

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