Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29
मर्मांतिकं महादोषं ब्रह्मघ्नः स प्रकीर्तितः । ब्राह्मणं यः समाहूय याचमानमकिंचनम्
marmāṃtikaṃ mahādoṣaṃ brahmaghnaḥ sa prakīrtitaḥ | brāhmaṇaṃ yaḥ samāhūya yācamānamakiṃcanam
তেওঁক ব্ৰাহ্মণ-হন্তা বুলি ঘোষণা কৰা হয়—যি মর্মভেদী মহাদোষ কৰে—যি দীন-দৰিদ্ৰ ভিক্ষুক ব্ৰাহ্মণক মাতি আনি,
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context
Scene: A poor brāhmaṇa with begging bowl stands at a doorway; a householder gestures him inside with apparent welcome. The moral tension is shown by the householder’s conflicted face and the brāhmaṇa’s trusting posture.
FAQs
To toy with a destitute brāhmaṇa’s hope—after calling him for aid—is condemned as a deeply wounding offense akin to brahmahatyā.
None is mentioned; the theme is dharma of charity and truthful conduct.
Implicitly, it upholds dāna (giving) and forbids deceitful refusal toward a petitioner.