Shloka 12
अध्याय २८१ — दानधर्मः, न्यायागतधनम्, ऋणत्रय-परिशोधनं च
Dāna ethics, lawful wealth, and settling obligations
ब्रह्मवध्या महाघोरा रौद्रा लोकभयावहा । करालदशना भीमा विकृता कृष्णपिड्ूला
brahmavadhyā mahāghorā raudrā lokabhayāvahā | karāladāśanā bhīmā vikṛtā kṛṣṇapiṇḍūlā ||
毗湿摩说道：“弑婆罗门之罪（Brahmahatyā）极其可怖——凶烈、骇人，令整个世界生惧。它显现为一股怪诞而强横的可怕存在，张口露出狰狞巨齿，形体扭曲，色泽黝黑而肿胀——这是警示之相：当神圣被伤害之时，达摩将遭何等沉重的践踏。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the extreme gravity of brahma-vadha (Brahmin-slaying) in dharma discourse, portraying it as a terrifying force to emphasize that harming the sacred and learned order is a profound ethical rupture with far-reaching consequences.
Bhīṣma, in his instruction during the Śānti Parva, describes the guilt of Brahmin-slaying in vivid, personified imagery—monstrous, fear-inducing, and deformed—so the listener grasps the moral horror and the need for restraint and expiation.