We think that we have met Your Goodness by the will of providence, just so that we may accept you as captain of the ship for those who desire to cross the difficult ocean of Kali, which deteriorates all the good qualities of a human being.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
त्वं नः सन्दर्शितो धात्रा दुस्तरं निस्तितीर्षताम् । कलिं सत्त्वहरं पुंसां कर्णधार इवार्णवम्
tvaṃ naḥ sandarśito dhātrā dustaraṃ nistitīrṣatām | kaliṃ sattvaharaṃ puṃsāṃ karṇadhāra ivārṇavam
SB 1.1.22