Shloka 76
Right Conduct, Offenses Against Brāhmaṇas, Truthfulness, and the Greatness of the Cow
Go-Māhātmya
सर्वपापक्षयं कृत्वा सोक्षयं स्वर्गमश्नुते । सम्मुखे न्याययुद्धे च पतंति ब्राह्मणा रणे
sarvapāpakṣayaṃ kṛtvā sokṣayaṃ svargamaśnute | sammukhe nyāyayuddhe ca pataṃti brāhmaṇā raṇe
အပြစ်အားလုံးကို ပျက်စီးစေပြီးနောက် သူသည် ပျက်ယွင်းမှုမရှိသော နတ်ပြည်ကို ရောက်ရှိသည်။ ထို့ပြင် မျက်နှာချင်းဆိုင် ဓမ္မတရားနှင့်ညီသော စစ်ပွဲတွင် ဗြဟ္မဏတို့လည်း စစ်မြေပြင်၌ ကျဆုံးနိုင်သည်။
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Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सोक्षयम् = सः + अक्षयम्; स्वर्गमश्नुते = स्वर्गम् + अश्नुते; सम्मुखे = सम् + मुखे (lexicalized form).
FAQs
It links the removal of sin (pāpa-kṣaya) with attaining heaven (svarga), and it acknowledges that even Brahmins may fall when engaged in a direct, righteous battle (nyāya-yuddha).
It implies warfare governed by dharma—fair and just conduct—especially in a direct, face-to-face encounter rather than deceitful or adharmic means.
It underscores that social or ritual status does not exempt one from the dangers and moral gravity of warfare; in dharmic conflict, even Brahmins may be present and may perish.