Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.14.5
SB 3.14.5
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maitreya uvāca sādhu vīra tvayā pṛṣṭam avatāra-kathāṁ hareḥ yat tvaṁ pṛcchasi martyānāṁ mṛtyu-pāśa-viśātanīm
Translation
The great sage Maitreya said: O warrior, the inquiry made by you is just befitting a devotee because it concerns the incarnation of the Personality of Godhead. He is the source of liberation from the chain of birth and death for all those who are otherwise destined to die.