Bhagavatapurana 10.84.62

10.84.62

asmāsv apratikalpeyaṃ yat kṛtājñeṣu sattamaiḥ /
maitry arpitāphalā cāpi na nivarteta karhicit //

62. That tie is formed by the Almighty Being, we think, because of that unsurpassed friendly disposition, which the highly righteous have, for no benefit to them, extended to us, ignorant of its value, would never be withdrawn from us.