• Brahmahatya (Sanskrit: ब्रह्महत्या, romanized: Brahmahatyā), also rendered Brahmanahatya (Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणहत्या, romanized: Brāhmaṇahatyā) is the Sanskrit...
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    and the two deities then worshipped Shiva. Having committed the sin of brahmahatya (the murder of a Brahmin) by decapitating Brahma, Bhairava was pursued...
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    killing Brahma, the most learned Brahmin, called Brahmahatya or Brahminicide. To expiate the sin of Brahmahatya, Bhairava had to perform the vow of a Kapali:...
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  • the Ashvamedha yajna performed by Rama, because the latter committed brahmahatya by killing Ravana, a Brahman. As a solution, Hanuman brought sixteen...
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    the Ramayana. After killing Ravana, Rama was charged with the sin of Brahmahatya. He then started austerities for Shiva and requested Shiva to release...
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    killing Brahma, the most learned Brahmin – Brahmahatya or Brahminicide. To expiate the sin of brahmahatya, Shiva had to perform the vow of a Kapali: wandering...
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    lingam[citation needed] (an iconic symbol of Shiva) here to expiate the sin of Brahmahatya incurred while killing Ravana (who was a Brahmin and son of Vishrava)...
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    the city in search of Shiva to atone for their sins of fratricide and brahmahatya that they had committed during the Kurukshetra War. It is regarded as...
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    Nahusha. In the story, according to the Mahabharata, Indra once committed Brahmahatya (Brahminicide) by killing Vritra, after which he set out incognito to...
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    structure on its top surface. Grants redemption from the great sin of brahmahatya on being worshipped. Pundarikaksha Has markings resembling a pair of...
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  • demons who tricked people with their nice behavior and killed them. Brahmahatya (the killing of a brahmin) is a crime in Hinduism. In that episode, the...
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    not separate from him. But as soon as he entered the limits of Kashi, Brahmahatya left him and that skull also got separated. The place where this incident...
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  • with bigoted views against Muslims and a propensity for violence. 4 4 "Brahmahatya" Vikramaditya Motwane & Anurag Kashyap Vasant Nath 5 July 2018 (2018-07-05)...
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    worshipped the lingam (an iconic symbol of Shiva) here to expiate the sin of Brahmahatya incurred while killing of the Brahmin Ravana. To worship Shiva, Rama...
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  • continuation: The sin of killing a Brahmin transforms into a monster called Brahmahatya, who starts following Kalmashapada. The latter tries to escape the monster...
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    that after Shiva cut off the fifth head of Brahma, he is chased by the Brahmahatya, the embodiment of the sin of Brahminicide, which is likened to the Vadavagni...
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  • his clan. Therefore, Indra killed him whereby he incurred the sin of brahmahatya (crime of killing a Brahmin). The father (Tvashtr) of the deceased asura...
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    Dubhang (दुभंग) Aranyak (आरण्यक) Sate Lote (साटेलोटे) Ashwamedh (अश्वमेध) Brahmahatya (ब्रह्महत्या) Prema Kahani (प्रेमकहाणी) Lokakatha 78 (लोककथा ७८) Khol...
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