Gopalacampu 1.35.30

1.35.30

[26] bhavatu, tathāpy eṣām eva sāhāyyaṃ kāryam, yataḥ sarvajñānāṃ matam avadhārya kāryam etad vicārya khalu mayā kaṃsa-badhāya tavāgamanaṃ na visraṃsitam | śrūyate hi - pūrvaṃ muni-hitāya daśarathenābhnava-tanayasya rākṣasa-kṣayāya prasthāpanam; yaḥ khalv anyadā tad vana-gamana-kṣaṇa eva kṣīṇa-prāṇatām avāpa iti kṣaṇaṃ rodanaṃ viṣṭabhya tam etaṃ bāhubhyām avaṣṭabhy ca tad etan mukham īkṣāmāsa |

[26] "Be that as it may, help must still be given to them, because one must act after determining the opinion of the omniscient; reflecting on this duty, I indeed did not delay your coming to slay Kaṃsa. For it is heard that formerly Daśaratha sent his very young son to destroy the rākṣasas for the benefit of the sage—who, on another occasion, at the very moment of his departure to the forest, indeed lost his life." Having held back his weeping for a moment and embraced him with both arms, he gazed at his face.