Bhagavatapurana 9.4.52

9.4.52

alabdhanāthaḥ sa sadā kutaścit santrastacitto 'raṇameṣamāṇaḥ /
devaṃ viriñcaṃ samagādvidhātas trāhyātmayone 'jitatejaso mām //

52. Not finding a protector anywhere, with a shuddering heart and running for an asylum, he went to god Brahma and prayed, “O Maker, born of Atman, save me from the power of Ajita.”