I was very much attached to those sages. I was gentle in behavior, and all my sins were eradicated in their service. In my heart I had strong faith in them. I had subjugated the senses, and I was strictly following them with body and mind.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
तस्यैवं मेऽनुरक्तस्य प्रश्रितस्य हतैनसः । श्रद्दधानस्य बालस्य दान्तस्यानुचरस्य च
tasyaivaṃ me'nuraktasya praśritasya hatainasaḥ | śraddadhānasya bālasya dāntasyānucarasya ca
SB 1.5.29