Although he is very near to me and is merely a child, he is situated in complete fearlessness. He resembles a dog’s curved tail, which can never be straightened, because he never forgets my misbehavior and his connection with his master, Lord Viṣṇu.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
वर्तमानोऽविदूरे वै बालोऽप्यजडधीरयम् । न विस्मरति मेऽनार्यं शुनःशेप इव प्रभुः
vartamāno'vidūre vai bālo'pyajaḍadhīrayam | na vismarati me'nāryaṃ śunaḥśepa iva prabhuḥ
SB 7.5.46