The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Viṣṇusahasranāmastotram

Verse 328

इति श्रीनारसिंहपुराणे ।नयतीति नरः प्रोक्तः परमात्मा सनातनः ।इति व्यासवचनम् ॥

In plain words

So it stands in the holy Nārasiṃha Purāṇa. He leads — and from that, the name Nara: the eternal Supreme Self. Those are Vyāsa's words.

Close to the Sanskrit

Thus, in the holy Nārasiṃha Purāṇa. 'He leads' — thus is he called Nara, the supreme, eternal Self. Thus, the statement of Vyāsa.