Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2
Sanskrit:
हरि: पुरस्ताज्जगृहे पूर्वं देवास्ततोऽभवन् ॥ २ ॥
ITRANS:
hariḥ purastāj jagṛhepūrvaṁ devās tato ’bhavan
Translation:
The Personality of Godhead, Ajita, grasped the front portion of the snake, and then the demigods followed.