Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
ब्राह्मणस्य वधात्सूत ब्रह्महत्याभिजायते । न ब्राह्मणो दशग्रीवः कथं तद्वद नो मुने
brāhmaṇasya vadhātsūta brahmahatyābhijāyate | na brāhmaṇo daśagrīvaḥ kathaṃ tadvada no mune
قال الرِّشيون: «يا سوتا، إن قتلَ البراهمن يُولِّد خطيئةَ براهمهاتيا. لكن داشاغريفا لم يكن براهمنًا؛ فكيف تنطبق عليه التهمة نفسها؟ بيّن لنا ذلك، أيها الحكيم.»
Naimiṣāraṇya sages (Ṛṣis) addressing Sūta
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya-vāsī ṛṣis
Scene: A circle of forest-dwelling sages in Naimiṣa respectfully question Sūta about the paradox of brahma-hatyā in the Rāma–Rāvaṇa episode; palm-leaf manuscripts, sacrificial fires, and a serene woodland hermitage.
FAQs
Dharma is subtle: the tradition probes how sin is determined—not only by the act, but by the victim’s status and the deeper circumstances.
The immediate verse is doctrinal; the broader Setukhaṇḍa context relates to Setu/Rāmeśvaram and its sacred narrative frame.
None in this verse; it raises a doctrinal question about brahma-hatyā.