Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
यश्च सर्वमिदं हन्याद्ब्राह्मणं चापि तत्समम् । सोऽग्निः सोऽर्को महातेजा विषं भवति कोपितः
yaśca sarvamidaṃ hanyādbrāhmaṇaṃ cāpi tatsamam | so'gniḥ so'rko mahātejā viṣaṃ bhavati kopitaḥ
Siapa pun yang membinasakan semuanya ini, dan juga membunuh seorang Brāhmaṇa—seakan setara dengan kehancuran total—maka daya yang menyala itu, laksana api dan laksana matahari, bila murka berubah menjadi racun.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the assembled sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A symbolic tableau: the sun and sacrificial fire blaze above; an offender’s act against a brahmana causes the same radiance to darken into a poisonous, smoky aura—tejas transmuting into viṣa.
FAQs
Harming a Brāhmaṇa is portrayed as a catastrophic dharmic offense with toxic karmic fallout.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra; the māhātmya frames correct conduct as integral to benefiting from the tirtha.
No rite is prescribed; it is a prohibition and warning against violence and sacrilege.