Varaha Purana 162.36: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 36
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
न मया ब्राह्मणवधः कदाचिदपि कारितः ॥ केन दोषेण मे सिद्धं ब्रह्महत्याफलं महत् ॥
na mayā brāhmaṇavadhaḥ kadācid api kāritaḥ || kena doṣeṇa me siddhaṁ brahmahatyāphalaṁ mahat ||
“Aku tidak pernah, pada bila-bila masa pun, menyebabkan pembunuhan seorang Brahmana. Dengan kesalahan apakah akibat besar brahma-hatyā itu menjadi ditetapkan ke atasku?”
Jāmātā (son-in-law)
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It reflects an ethical-legal concern with causation and imputed guilt, themes shared with Dharmaśāstra discussions of responsibility.
No geographic location is mentioned in this verse.
The verse foregrounds inquiry into moral causality: how severe sin-results may attach even when direct action is denied.
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