Bhagavatapurana 1.5.24

1.5.24

te mayyapetākhilacāpale 'rbhake dānte 'dhṛtakrīḍanake 'nuvartini /
cakruḥ kṛpāṃ yadyapi tulyadarśanāḥ śuśrūṣamāṇe munayo 'lpabhāṣiṇi //

24. Though they viewed all to be equal, those ascetics were (particularly) kind to me who was a boy free from all

childish caprice, possessed of control over the senses, with no liking for play-things, ready to do them any service and (always) waiting upon them, modest of speech.