Srimad Bhagavatam — Prathama Skandha, Shloka 57
Vyāsa’s Vision, the Power of Bhāgavatam, and the Arrest of Aśvatthāmā
वपनं द्रविणादानं स्थानान्निर्यापणं तथा । एष हि ब्रह्मबन्धूनां वधो नान्योऽस्ति दैहिक: ॥ ५७ ॥
vapanaṁ draviṇādānaṁ sthānān niryāpaṇaṁ tathā eṣa hi brahma-bandhūnāṁ vadho nānyo ’sti daihikaḥ
ခေါင်းမှ ဆံပင်ကို ရိတ်ခြင်း၊ စည်းစိမ်ဥစ္စာကို သိမ်းယူခြင်းနှင့် နေအိမ်မှ မောင်းထုတ်ခြင်းတို့သည် ဗြာဟ္မဏတစ်ဦး၏ ဆွေမျိုးအတွက် သတ်မှတ်ထားသော ပြစ်ဒဏ်များဖြစ်သည်။ ကိုယ်ခန္ဓာကို သတ်ရန် အမိန့်မရှိပါ။
FAQs
In this verse, Kṛṣṇa states that for a brahma-bandhu, punishments like shaving the head, confiscating wealth, and banishment are considered equivalent to killing—without prescribing physical execution.
In the context of Aśvatthāmā’s grievous crime, Kṛṣṇa guides that since he is a brahma-bandhu (born in a brāhmaṇa line but acting irreligiously), he should be severely disgraced and removed, rather than executed bodily.
The verse highlights proportionate justice: serious wrongdoing must be checked firmly, yet punishment should be guided by dharma—aiming to protect society and uphold moral order rather than acting from blind vengeance.