I took this as the special mercy of the Lord, who always desires benediction for His devotees, and so thinking, I started for the north.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
तदा तदहमीशस्य भक्तानां शमभीप्सतः । अनुग्रहं मन्यमानः प्रातिष्ठं दिशमुत्तराम्
tadā tadahamīśasya bhaktānāṃ śamabhīpsataḥ | anugrahaṃ manyamānaḥ prātiṣṭhaṃ diśamuttarām
SB 1.6.10