The great King Bharata, while sitting on the bank of the river, saw the small deer, bereft of its mother, floating down the river. Seeing this, he felt great compassion. Like a sincere friend, he lifted the infant deer from the waves, and, knowing it to be motherless, brought it to his āśrama.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
तं त्वेणकुणकं कृपणं स्रोतसानूह्यमानमभि- वीक्ष्यापविद्धं बन्धुरिवानुकम्पया राजर्षि- र्भरत आदाय मृतमातरमित्याश्रमपदमनयत्
taṃ tveṇakuṇakaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ srotasānūhyamānamabhi- vīkṣyāpaviddhaṃ bandhurivānukampayā rājarṣi- rbharata ādāya mṛtamātaramityāśramapadamanayat
SB 5.8.7