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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 4]
Devakī knew very well that because the killing of her many children had been ordained by destiny, Kaṁsa was not to be blamed. There was no need to give good instructions to Kaṁsa.  Upadeśo hi murkhāṇāṁ prakopāya na śāntaye  (Cāṇakya Paṇḍita). If a foolish person is given good instructions, he becomes more and more angry. Moreover, a cruel person is more dangerous than a snake. A snake and a cruel person are both cruel, but a cruel person is more dangerous because although a snake can be charmed by  mantras  or subdued by herbs, a cruel person cannot be subdued by any means. Such was the nature of Kaṁsa.
TEXT 6
नन्वहं ते ह्यवरजा दीना हतसुता प्रभो । दातुमर्हसि मन्दाया अङ्गेमां चरमां प्रजाम् ॥ ६ ॥
nanv ahaṁ te hy avarajā dīnā hata-sutā prabho dātum arhasi mandāyā aṅgemāṁ caramāṁ prajām
nanu—however; aham—I am; te—your; hi—indeed; avarajā—younger sister; dīnā—very poor; hata-sutā—deprived of all children; prabho—O my lord; dātum arhasi—you deserve to give (some gift); mandāyāḥ—to me, who am so poor; aṅga—my dear brother; imām—this; caramām—last; prajām—child.
TRANSLATION
My lord, my brother, I am very poor, being bereft of all my children, but still I am your younger sister, and therefore it would be worthy of you to give me this last child as a gift.
TEXT 7
श्रीशुक उवाच
उपगुह्यात्मजामेवं रुदत्या दीनदीनवत् । याचितस्तां विनिर्भर्त्स्य हस्तादाचिच्छिदे खलः॥७॥