Since he never falls down; nor he is wasted away; therefore, he is called Adhokshaja; and he is known as Narayana in the Smritis, as he is the refuge of human beings.
अधो न क्षीयते जातु यस्मात् तस्मादधोक्षजः। नराणामयनाच्चापि ततो नारायणः स्मृतः॥