Shloka 14
यजुर्वेदशाखाः, याज्ञवल्क्य–वैशम्पायनसंवादः, सूर्यस्तुतिः
Yajurveda branches and Yājñavalkya’s solar revelation
ब्रह्महत्या व्रतं चीर्णं गुरुणा चोदितैस् तु यैः चरकाध्वर्यवस् ते तु चरणान् मुनिसत्तम
brahmahatyā vrataṃ cīrṇaṃ guruṇā coditais tu yaiḥ carakādhvaryavas te tu caraṇān munisattama
أولئك كهنةُ «تشارَكا-أدهفَريو» الذين—بإيعازٍ من مُعلّمهم—شرعوا وأتمّوا نذرَ الكفّارة عن جريمة «براهمَهَتْيا»؛ يا أفضلَ الحكماء، إن أقدامهم نفسها جديرةٌ بالتبجيل.
Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse highlights that even the gravest transgression is addressed within dharma through prescribed vows (prāyaścitta), restoring social and cosmic order when sincerely completed.
By stressing that the vow was performed “urged by the guru,” the text frames repentance as guided, scripturally aligned practice—discipline rooted in authorized instruction rather than personal impulse.
Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s dharma-teaching functions within a Vaishnava worldview: repentance and right conduct are ways beings realign with the sovereign order ultimately sustained by Vishnu.