Bhagavatapurana 4.17.17

4.17.17

loke nāvindata trāṇaṃ vainyān mṛtyor iva prajāḥ /
trastā tadā nivavṛte hṛdayena vidūyatā //

17. & 18. In the world she did not obtain protection against the son of Vena, even as people do not against Death; thereupon she came back in great fear and with a heart full of pain, and said to the most fortunate king, "O knower of Dharma, kind to those that seek refuge with thee, be thou pleased to protect me too, for thou art intended for the protection of creatures.