Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57
सा हि मूर्तिमती घोरा ब्रह्महत्या दुरत्यया । यदासौ शापविभ्रष्टो मुनिपुत्रमभक्षयत्
sā hi mūrtimatī ghorā brahmahatyā duratyayā | yadāsau śāpavibhraṣṭo muniputramabhakṣayat
Denn jene schreckliche, leibhaftige Gestalt war Brahmahatyā selbst, schwer zu überwinden, entstanden, als er, durch einen Fluch verwirrt, den Sohn eines Weisen verzehrte.
Narrator (context not explicit in excerpt; likely Purāṇic narrator)
Scene: The piśācī is revealed as Brahmahatyā personified—terrifying, tangible, with a dark aura; a flashback vignette shows the king, curse-bewildered, committing the act of devouring a sage’s son.
FAQs
Brahmahatyā is portrayed as a grave, tenacious sin; even if wrongdoing occurs under distortion (such as a curse), its karmic burden still demands purification.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is the nature of the sin that later drives tīrtha-seeking.
None in this verse; it defines the cause of the king’s affliction.