Hiraṇyakaśipu said: My dear mother, sister-in-law and nephews, you should not lament for the death of the great hero, for a hero’s death in front of his enemy is glorious and desirable.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
हिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच । अम्बाम्ब हे वधूः पुत्रा वीरं मार्हथ शोचितुम् । रिपोरभिमुखे श्लाघ्यः शूराणां वध ईप्सितः
hiraṇyakaśipuruvāca | ambāmba he vadhūḥ putrā vīraṃ mārhatha śocitum | riporabhimukhe ślāghyaḥ śūrāṇāṃ vadha īpsitaḥ
SB 7.2.20