- Brāhmanahatya
Brāhmanahatya (also known as Brahma Hatya) is
Sanskrit for "the act of killing aBrahmin ".Puranic Hinduism considers this act to be a majorsin , worse than "ordinary"murder .In a story involving
Indra and Vritra, Brāhmanahatya is personified as a hideous goddess.
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