Skandapurana 5.62.10_1

5.62.10_1

uktaḥ sa nṛpatiḥ pūrvaṃ brāhmaṇairjñānibhistadā ..
tyajaināṃ bahudoṣāḍhyāṃ ninditāṃ viṣakanyakām ......
na tena tatkṛtaṃ vākyamapi teṣāṃ hitaiṣiṇām ..
snehapāśanibaddhena dayāḍhyena mahātmanā...2..

That king was previously told by wise brahmins: / "Abandon this despised poison-maiden full of many evils." / The word of those well-wishers was not heeded by him, / that great-souled man bound by cords of affection and filled with pity.