Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62
त्यजामि ब्राह्मणान्यज्ञे पशुहिंसापरायणान् । तस्माद्धि हिंसकानां तु न मे भक्तिर्भवेद्द्विजाः
tyajāmi brāhmaṇānyajñe paśuhiṃsāparāyaṇān | tasmāddhi hiṃsakānāṃ tu na me bhaktirbhaveddvijāḥ
“میں اُن برہمنوں سے کنارہ کرتا ہوں جو یَجْن میں جانوروں کے قتل کے دلدادہ ہیں۔ پس اے دِوِج، تشدد کرنے والوں کے لیے میرے دل میں کوئی عقیدت نہیں ہو سکتی۔”
Kumārapāla
Scene: Kumārapāla speaks with calm intensity, renouncing brāhmaṇas devoted to animal-killing in sacrifice; brāhmaṇas react—some indignant, some contemplative—while the court falls silent.
FAQs
Ahiṃsā is upheld as a superior religious principle, overriding ritual when ritual becomes a vehicle of cruelty.
The moral teaching is delivered within Dharmāraṇya’s sacred setting, emphasizing dharma rather than a named tīrtha.
It implicitly rejects animal-killing within yajña and advocates a non-violent standard for religious practice.