Bhagavatapurana 1.18.46

1.18.46

dharmapālo narapatiḥ sa tu samrāḍbṛhacchravāḥ /
sākṣān mahābhāgavato rājarṣirhayamedhayāṭ /
kṣuttṛṭśramayuto dīno naivāsmac chāpam arhati //

46. Moreover, this king (Parikshit) is a defender of righteousness and an emperor of great renown; he is further a great votary of God, and a royal sage (a pious king) who has performed Asvamedhas; overcome with hunger, thirst and fatigue, he was absolutely helpless; he does not therefore deserve our curse.