Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 27

Sanskrit:

त्वमेक: किल लोकानां क्लिष्टानांक्लेशनाशन: ।त्वमेक: क्लेशदस्तेषामनासन्नपदां तव ॥ २७ ॥

ITRANS:

tvam ekaḥ kila lokānāṁkliṣṭānāṁ kleśa-nāśanaḥtvam ekaḥ kleśadas teṣāmanāsanna-padāṁ tava

Translation:

My Lord, You are the only one capable of ending the affliction of the distressed and inflicting agony on those who never resort to Your feet.

Purport:

The words kleśadas teṣām anāsanna-padāṁ tava indicate that the Lord has two concerns. The first is to give protection to persons who take shelter of His lotus feet, and the second is to give trouble to those who are always demoniac and who are inimical toward the Lord. Māyā’s function is to give afflictions to the nondevotees. Here Brahmā said, “You are the protector of the surrendered souls; therefore I surrender unto Your lotus feet. Please give me protection from these demons.”