Gopalacampu 1.14.41

1.14.41

[29] sa tūvāca-vayam idaṃ sarvam apūrvaṃ pūrvam api jānīmahe | idaṃ ca bhavadbhiḥ sambaddhyam adhyavasitam, kintv ekā śaṅkā śaṅkur iva maṅkṣu hṛdi parivartate | yadā bhavad-aṅga-jātāṅganānāṃ vraja-rājāṅgaja-vara-kumāreṇa saha saṅgamaḥ syāt, tadā nātivilamabataḥ sarvasyāpi vrajasya tadīya-cira-vipralambha-lambhanaṃ bhavitā, kim utāmūṣām? kiṃ ca, prauḍhatām ūḍhavatīnāṃ tu sahaja-tad-anurāga-svābhāvyenādarśane' py udbhavat-tat-sphūrtīnāṃ na ko' pi tasmād vinivartanaṃ kartuṃ samarthaḥ syād ity api kadarthanāntaraṃ bhaviṣyati | tasmān nanda-kulāvataṃsāt kaṃsāc ca vañcayituṃ cañcalam evānyebhyaḥ sampradātavyā navyāḥ kanyakāḥ |

He, however, said: 'We already know beforehand all this unprecedented matter. And what you have resolved to bring about is understandable, but one doubt turns quickly in my heart like a dagger. If your daughters should unite with the excellent prince, the son of the king of Vraja, then without much delay all of Vraja will suffer long separation from him, to say nothing of these maidens! Moreover, when they have reached maturity, even in his absence his manifestations will arise due to their natural, inherent affection for him, and no one will be able to turn them away from him; this will be another torment. Therefore, to deceive the ornament of Nanda's family and Kaṃsa as well, these young maidens should swiftly be given in marriage to others.'