Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62
त्यजामि ब्राह्मणान्यज्ञे पशुहिंसापरायणान् । तस्माद्धि हिंसकानां तु न मे भक्तिर्भवेद्द्विजाः
tyajāmi brāhmaṇānyajñe paśuhiṃsāparāyaṇān | tasmāddhi hiṃsakānāṃ tu na me bhaktirbhaveddvijāḥ
«Je renonce à ces brāhmaṇa qui, dans le sacrifice, s’adonnent au meurtre des animaux. C’est pourquoi, ô deux-fois-nés, je ne puis avoir de vénération pour les violents.»
Kumārapāla
Scene: Kumārapāla speaks with calm intensity, renouncing brāhmaṇas devoted to animal-killing in sacrifice; brāhmaṇas react—some indignant, some contemplative—while the court falls silent.
FAQs
Ahiṃsā is upheld as a superior religious principle, overriding ritual when ritual becomes a vehicle of cruelty.
The moral teaching is delivered within Dharmāraṇya’s sacred setting, emphasizing dharma rather than a named tīrtha.
It implicitly rejects animal-killing within yajña and advocates a non-violent standard for religious practice.