O king, the sons of Aditi were twelve with Indra at their head. The youngest of them was Vishnu, upon whom the worlds depend.
द्वादशैवादितेः पुत्राः शक्रमुख्या नराधिप। तेषामवरजो विष्णुर्यत्र लोकाः प्रतिष्ठिताः॥ ४१॥