Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 99
शक्रोऽयं विबुधश्रेष्ठा ब्रह्महत्यापरिप्लुतः । तस्मातत्त्याज्यः सुदूरेण नो चेत्पापमवाप्स्यथ
śakro'yaṃ vibudhaśreṣṭhā brahmahatyāpariplutaḥ | tasmātattyājyaḥ sudūreṇa no cetpāpamavāpsyatha
“اے دیوتاؤں کے برگزیدو! یہ شکر برہماہتیا کے گناہ میں ڈوبا ہوا ہے؛ اس لیے اسے بہت دور سے چھوڑ دو، ورنہ تم بھی گناہ کے مستحق ہو جاؤ گے۔”
Brahmā (Caturvaktra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Deva-saṅgha (assembled gods)
Scene: Brahmā raises a hand in warning; devas step back; Indra remains isolated, head bowed; the space between groups is emphasized as a protective boundary.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma treats grave sin as spiritually contagious; compassion must be paired with disciplined purity and proper expiation.
No named site appears here; the warning anticipates a later tīrtha instruction for removing brahmahatyā.
A behavioral injunction is given: maintain distance from one afflicted by brahmahatyā to avoid accruing pāpa.