Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 1
ऋषय ऊचुः । राक्षसस्य वधात्सूत रावणस्य महामुने । ब्रह्महत्या कथमभूद्राघवस्य महात्मनः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | rākṣasasya vadhātsūta rāvaṇasya mahāmune | brahmahatyā kathamabhūdrāghavasya mahātmanaḥ
เหล่าฤๅษีกล่าวว่า: โอ้สูตะ โอ้มหามุนี หลังจากการสังหารรากษส ราวณะแล้ว บาปพรหมหัตยาเกิดขึ้นแก่ราฆวะผู้มีจิตยิ่งใหญ่ (พระราม) ได้อย่างไร
Ṛṣis (assembled sages) addressing Sūta
Listener: Sūta
Scene: Sages respectfully question Sūta: after Rāvaṇa’s slaying, how could brahmahatyā arise for the noble Rāma? The scene is a contemplative assembly, with the gravity of dharma inquiry.
FAQs
Even righteous acts raise subtle dharma-questions; Purāṇic discourse explores sin, intent, and atonement to clarify moral order.
The Setu framework continues; the question sets up the narrative that links Rāma’s act to Setu rites and their purificatory power.
No prescription yet; it introduces the inquiry that typically leads to prāyaścitta (atonement) and tīrtha-related remedies.
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