Matsyapurana 30.26

30.26

durādharṣataro vipras tasmādbhīru mato mama
ato 'dattāṃ ca pitrā tvāṃ bhadre na vivahāmyaham //

Yayâtî said:—"By the bite of a poisonous serpent and by the blow of a weapon only one life is lost, but by the anger of a Brâhmaṇa the whole realm and country is devastated; this is my reason for having described a Brâhmaṇa as such, and I therefore cannot accept you in marriage without your father's consent.—25-26.