Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 4 - Chapter 24 - Verse 26
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 4 - Chapter 1 - Verse 26 Sanskrit: स तान् प्रपन्नार्तिहरो भगवान्धर्मवत्सल: ।धर्मज्ञान् शीलसम्पन्नान् प्रीत: प्रीतानुवाच ह ॥ २६ ॥ ITRANS: sa tān prapannārti-harobhagavān dharma-vatsalaḥdharma-jñān śīla-sampannānprītaḥ prītān uvāca ha Translation: Lord Śiva became very pleased with the Pracetās because generally Lord Śiva is the protector of pious persons and persons of gentle behavior. Being very much pleased with the princes, he began to speak as follows. Purport: The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, or Kṛṣṇa, is known as bhakta-vatsala, and herein we find Lord Śiva described as dharma-vatsala....