"Thy virtues are well known. Why shouldst thou kill a female, thine own
sister, at marriage. Death is certain, this day or a hundred years
hence. Man takes body after body under the action of Karma, as he takes
step after step in walking, or even as the leech takes blade after blade
of grass in moving.
"As in dream there is a reflex perception of what is seen and heard in
waking, and as in that perception the man forgets his former self and
becomes a reflex of that self, so a man gives up his former body and
becomes forgetful of it.
"To whatever body the mind is drawn by fruit -- bearing Karma, the Jiva
assumes that body as its own.
"The wind shakes the water and the Son or moon, reflected on its bosom,
appears as if shaken. So by ascription, the Purusha has the attributes
of the body. He who does evil to another has to fear evil from others.
"This girl, thy younger sister, is motionless with fear. Thou art not
entitled to kill her."
But persuasion was of no avail, as Kansa was under the influence of the
Daityas.
Vasudeva then thought how he could ward off the present danger, leaving
the future to take care of itself.