Shloka 164
Merit of Causeways and Crossings, Temple Construction Rewards, and the Rudrākṣa Mahātmya
ब्रह्महत्यादिभिः पापैर्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः । स्कंदस्य सदृशः शूरः कल्पांते समुपस्थिते
brahmahatyādibhiḥ pāpairmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | skaṃdasya sadṛśaḥ śūraḥ kalpāṃte samupasthite
ব্রাহ্মণহত্যা প্রভৃতি পাপ থেকে সে মুক্ত হয়—এতে সন্দেহ নেই। কল্পান্ত উপস্থিত হলে স্কন্দের সদৃশ এক বীর আবির্ভূত হয়।
Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 59; likely a narrator-sage in dialogue)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रह्महत्यादिभिः = ब्रह्महत्या + आदिभिः; पापैर्मुच्यते = पापैः + मुच्यते; नात्र = न + अत्र; कल्पांते = कल्प + अन्ते.
FAQs
Yes. The verse explicitly states release from sins beginning with brahmahatyā, emphasizing certainty (“nātra saṃśayaḥ”). The specific means of purification is likely explained in the surrounding verses of the chapter.
Skanda functions as a benchmark for valor and divine martial power. The verse uses him as a comparison to describe a hero who appears when the end of the kalpa is near.
It underscores two themes: (1) the possibility of purification and moral restoration even from grave wrongdoing, and (2) a cosmic perspective in which dharmic forces (symbolized by a Skanda-like hero) arise in times of existential crisis.