Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 3
Sanskrit:
भगवान् सर्वभूतेश: शरण्यो भक्तवत्सल: ।वरेण छन्दयामास स तं वव्रे पुराधिपम् ॥ ३ ॥
ITRANS:
bhagavān sarva-bhūteśaḥśaraṇyo bhakta-vatsalaḥvareṇa chandayām āsasa taṁ vavre purādhipam
Translation:
The lord and master of all created beings, the compassionate refuge of his devotees, gladdened Bāṇāsura by offering him the benediction of his choice. Bāṇa chose to have him, Lord Śiva, as the guardian of his city.