Mahabharata 1.9.7

1.9.7

gatāyureṣā kṛpaṇā gandharvāpsarasoḥ sutā |
tasmācchoke manastāta mā kṛthāstvaṃ kathaṃcana || 7 ||

"And while Ruru was indulging in these lamentations for the loss of his bride, a messenger from heaven came to him in the forest and addressed him thus, 'The words thou utterest, O Ruru, in thy affliction are certainly ineffectual. For, O pious man, one belonging to this world whose days have run out can never come back to life. This poor child of a Gandharva and Apsara has had her days run out! Therefore, O child, thou shouldst not consign thy heart to sorrow. The great gods, however, have provided beforehand a means of her restoration to life. And if thou compliest with it, thou mayest receive back thy Pramadvara.'