Shloka 83
अबुद्धिपूर्वकपापविमोचनप्रश्नः — Janamejaya’s Unintended Transgression and the Indrota Rebuke
शरणागतं च यो हन्यात् तुल्यं तेषां च पातकम् | “जो कोई पुरुष ब्राह्मणकी, लोकमाता गायकी तथा शरणागतकी हत्या करता है, उन तीनोंको समानरूपसे पातक लगता है
śaraṇāgataṃ ca yo hanyāt tulyaṃ teṣāṃ ca pātakam |
毗湿摩说道：“凡杀害前来归依求护之人者，其罪与杀害最受法（dharma）所护之人同等——如婆罗门，以及被尊为世间之母的牛。此教诲昭示：加害那已屈服投诚、求取庇护的弱者，乃最为沉重的伦理大罪之一；因为归依一旦成立，便结成不可侵犯的护佑之约。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
To harm or kill a person who has sought refuge is a major adharma; it is treated as a grave sin on par with the most condemned killings (such as of a brāhmaṇa and the cow). Refuge imposes a strict duty of protection.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he emphasizes the sanctity of śaraṇāgati: once someone surrenders, they must not be harmed, and violating this protection brings severe moral consequence.