Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21
इत्येतत्कथितं सर्वमन्यच्च शूद्रजातिषु । यस्य दोषस्तु हत्यायाः समुद्भूतो विधेर्वशात्
ityetatkathitaṃ sarvamanyacca śūdrajātiṣu | yasya doṣastu hatyāyāḥ samudbhūto vidhervaśāt
Assim foi explicado tudo, juntamente com outros assuntos relativos às diversas comunidades de Śūdras. Agora, quanto àquele em quem surgiu a culpa de um homicídio, segundo a força da regra prescrita—
Deductive: Sūta (narrative voice) continuing a dharma-legal exposition
Scene: A solemn judicial inquiry begins: a petitioner brings a grave charge; the judge raises a hand signaling procedure; witnesses stand aside; manuscripts of vidhi are opened.
FAQs
Moral responsibility is framed through dharma: culpability (doṣa) is to be understood in light of scriptural rule and due process.
No particular tīrtha is cited in this verse; it functions as a transition into rules about fault and punishment.
No ritual is prescribed here; the verse introduces the topic of hatyā-doṣa (culpability for killing) under vidhi.