Bhagavatapurana 4.12.12

4.12.12

tam evaṃ śīla-sampannaṃ brahmaṇyaṃ dīna-vatsalam /
goptāraṃ dharma-setūnāṃ menire pitaraṃ prajāḥ //

12. His subjects regarded him as their father —him who was thus good-natured and virtuous, devoted to Brahman (and Brahmins) and tender to the afflicted and who was the protector of the defence of Righteousness (who safeguarded Dharma).