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ŚB 11.16.13

इन्द्रोऽहं सर्वदेवानां वसूनामस्मि हव्यवाट् ।
आदित्यानामहं विष्णू रुद्राणां नीललोहित: ॥ १३ ॥
indro ’haṁ sarva-devānāṁ
vasūnām asmi havya-vāṭ
ādityānām ahaṁ viṣṇū
rudrāṇāṁ nīla-lohitaḥ

Synonyms

indraḥLord Indra; ahamI am; sarva-devānāmamong the demigods; vasūnāmamong the Vasus; asmiI am; havya-vāṭthe carrier of oblations, the fire-god Agni; ādityānāmamong the sons of Aditi; ahamI am; viṣṇuḥViṣṇu; rudrāṇāmamong the Rudras; nīla-lohitaḥLord Śiva.

Translation

Among the demigods I am Indra, and among the Vasus I am Agni, the god of fire. I am Viṣṇu among the sons of Aditi, and among the Rudras I am Lord Śiva.

Purport

Lord Viṣṇu appeared among the sons of Aditi as Vāmanadeva.