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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 1]
śrī-vasudevaḥ uvāca —the great personality Vasudeva said;  ślāgha-nīya-guṇaḥ —a person who possesses praiseworthy qualities;  śūraiḥ —by great heroes;  bhavān —your good self;  bhoja-yaśaḥ-karaḥ —a brilliant star in the Bhoja dynasty;  saḥ —one such as your good self;  katham —how;  bhaginīm —your sister;  hanyāt —can kill;  striyam —especially a woman;  udvāha-parvaṇi —at the time of the marriage ceremony.
TRANSLATION
Vasudeva said:  My dear brother-in-law Kaṁsa, you are the pride of your family, the Bhoja dynasty, and great heroes praise your qualities. How could such a qualified person as you kill a woman, your own sister, especially on the occasion of her marriage?
PURPORT
According to Vedic principles, a  brāhmaṇa , an old man, a woman, a child or a cow cannot be killed under any circumstances. Vasudeva stressed that Devakī was not only a woman but a member of Kaṁsa's family. Because she was now married to Vasudeva, she was  para-strī , another man's wife, and if such a woman were killed, not only would Kaṁsa be implicated in sinful activities, but his reputation as king of the Bhoja dynasty would be damaged. Thus Vasudeva tried in many ways to convince Kaṁsa in order to stop him from killing Devakī.
TEXT 38
मृत्युर्जन्मवतां वीर देहेन सह जायते । अद्य वाब्दशतान्ते वा मृत्युर्वै प्राणिनां भ्रुवः ॥३८॥
mṛtyur janmavatām vīra dehena saha jāyate adya vābda-śatānte vā mṛtyur vai prāṇinām dhruvaḥ
mṛtyuḥ —death;  janma-vatām —of the living entities who have taken birth;  vīra —O great hero;  dehena saha —along with the body;  jāyate —is born (one who has taken birth is sure to die);  adya —today;  vā —