In Vishnu’s lotus-foot alone
Confide! His power shall ne’er decay,
When tumbles every earthly throne,
And mortal glory fades away.

Rev. James Mortan. The Poetical Remains of the Late Dr John Leyden, With Memoirs of His Life (London: Longman, 1819), pp. 277–85. Quoted in Vikram Sampath - Tipu - The Saga of Mysore's Interregnum (2024)