Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29
मर्मांतिकं महादोषं ब्रह्मघ्नः स प्रकीर्तितः । ब्राह्मणं यः समाहूय याचमानमकिंचनम्
marmāṃtikaṃ mahādoṣaṃ brahmaghnaḥ sa prakīrtitaḥ | brāhmaṇaṃ yaḥ samāhūya yācamānamakiṃcanam
Il est déclaré meurtrier d’un brāhmaṇa—celui qui commet une faute immense, qui transperce le cœur—celui qui fait venir un brāhmaṇa mendiant, démuni et sans rien,
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.