It is my duty to give protection and safety to all living entities struggling for existence. Certainly it is the duty of the master to protect his suffering dependents.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
आसां प्राणपरीप्सूनां विधेयमभयं हि मे । एतावान् हि प्रभोरर्थो यद्दीनपरिपालनम्
āsāṃ prāṇaparīpsūnāṃ vidheyamabhayaṃ hi me | etāvān hi prabhorartho yaddīnaparipālanam
SB 8.7.38