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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.17.37
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 37
- tan me dharma-bhṛtāṁ śreṣṭha
- sthānaṁ nirdeṣṭum arhasi
- yatraiva niyato vatsya
- ātiṣṭhaṁs te 'nuśāsanam
tattherefore — therefore; meme — me; dharmaof all the protectors of religion-bhṛtāmof all the protectors of religion — of all the protectors of religion; śreṣṭhaO chief — O chief; sthānamplace — place; nirdeṣṭumfix — fix; arhasimay you do so — may you do so; yatrawhere — where; evacertainly — certainly; niyataḥalways — always; vatsyecan reside — can reside; ātiṣṭhanpermanently situated — permanently situated; teyour — your; anuśāsanamunder your rule — under your rule.
Therefore, O chief amongst the protectors of religion, please fix some place for me where I can live permanently under the protection of your government.
The personality of Kali addressed Mahārāja Parīkṣit as the chief amongst the protectors of religiosity because the King refrained from killing a person who surrendered unto him. A surrendered soul should be given all protection, even though he may be an enemy. That is the principle of religion. And we can just imagine what sort of protection is given by the Personality of Godhead to the person who surrenders unto Him, not as an enemy but as a devoted servitor. The Lord protects the surrendered soul from all sins and all resultant reactions of sinful acts (BG 18.66, Not yet available in the library. Try the live source.).