Skandapurana 5.62.1

5.62.1

.. sūta uvāca .. ..
evaṃ sa niścayaṃ kṛtvā pārthivo dvijasattamāḥ ..
nātyajattāṃ tathokto'pi daivajñairviṣakanyakām ..
dīyamānāmapi prītyā na ca gṛhṇāti bhūbhujā .. 1 ..

Sūta said: / Having formed this resolve, O best of twice-born, / the king did not abandon that poison-maiden, even though advised to do so by astrologers. / And though offered with love, no king would take her.