The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.1.19

13.1.19

gautamyuvāca |
na caivārtirvidyate'smadvidhānāṃ dharmārāmaḥ satataṃ sajjano hi |
nityāyasto bālajano na cāsti dharmo hyeṣa prabhavāmyasya nāham || 19 ||

"Gautami replied, 'People like us are never afflicted by (such misfortune). Good men have their souls always intent on virtue. The death of the boy was predestined: therefore, I am unable to approve of the destruction of this serpent. Brahmanas do not harbour resentment, because resentment leads to pain. Do thou, O good man, forgive and release this serpent out of compassion.'