Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29
मर्मांतिकं महादोषं ब्रह्मघ्नः स प्रकीर्तितः । ब्राह्मणं यः समाहूय याचमानमकिंचनम्
marmāṃtikaṃ mahādoṣaṃ brahmaghnaḥ sa prakīrtitaḥ | brāhmaṇaṃ yaḥ samāhūya yācamānamakiṃcanam
Se le proclama matador de un brāhmaṇa—quien comete una falta enorme, que hiere el corazón—al que llama a un brāhmaṇa que mendiga, desvalido y sin nada,
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.