Bhagavatapurana 4.17.10

4.17.10

vayaṃ rājañ jāṭhareṇābhitaptā yathāgninā koṭara-sthena vṛkṣāḥ /
tvām adya yātāḥ śaraṇaṃ śaraṇyaṃ yaḥ sādhito vṛtti-karaḥ patir naḥ //

10. O king, we are burnt with hunger as trees are by the fire in their hollows; we have now sought refuge with thee as worthy of it and as one who has been obtained to be our lord and as one capable of providing us with the means of living.