Skanda Purana 5.18.101

5.18.101

ekākinaṃ padātiṃ ca viśastraṃ śramavihvalam ..
tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā bhūpate'smākaṃ dayā jātā tato'dhikā ..6.18......
ekākī pārthivendro'yaṃ neṣyati ca kathaṃ niśām ..
vane'sminmaṃtrayitvaivaṃ tato'traiva vyavasthitāḥ .. 101 ..

Seeing you alone, on foot, weaponless, and overcome with exhaustion, / O king, greater compassion arose within us. / 'How will this lone foremost of kings pass the night / in this forest?' Having deliberated thus, we remained right here.