Varaha Purana 202.26: Adhyaya 202, Shloka 26
Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences
हिंसारूपेण घोरेण ब्रह्मवध्यां प्रदापयेत् ॥ राज्ञस्तु मारकं घोरं ब्रह्मघ्नं दुष्कृतं तथा
hiṃsārūpeṇa ghoreṇa brahmavadhyāṃ pradāpayet || rājñas tu mārakaṃ ghoraṃ brahmaghnaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ tathā
एक डरावना तरीके से हिंसा करके उस्से ब्रह्मवध्या नाम की सज़ा मिलती है। राजा को मारना भी एक बड़ा पाप है, जैसे कोई ब्रह्मा हत्या कर रहा हो। यह एक बहुत बुरा काम है।
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It reflects a widespread Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstric tendency to classify certain acts (notably forms of killing) as especially grave, mapping them to named punishments and moral categories.
No geographic location is named in this excerpt.
The verse highlights the severe moral weight attributed to violent acts, especially killing socially protected persons (e.g., a king), framing them as major demerits with serious consequences.
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