bhargavasarma {nirikhi krishna bhagavan}

  Manusmriti Verse 8.350 गुरुं वा बालवृद्धौ वा ब्राह्मणं वा बहुश्रुतम् । आततायिनमायान्तं हन्यादेवाविचारयन् ॥ guruṃ vā bālavṛddhau vā brāhmaṇaṃ vā bahuśrutam | ātatāyinamāyāntaṃ hanyādevāvicārayan || "Without hesitation one should strike an approaching desperado (Atatayin), be he a preceptor (teacher), a child, an aged man, or a highly learned Brahmana." Verse 8.351 नाततायिवधे दोषो हन्तुर्भवति कश्चन । प्रकाशं वाऽप्रकाशं वा मन्युस्तं मन्युमृच्छति ॥ nātatāyivadhe doṣo hanturbhavati kaścana | prakāśaṃ vā'prakāśaṃ vā manyustaṃ manyumṛcchati || "No evil of any kind accrues to the slayer for killing a desperado, either openly or secretly; as it is only Fury recoiling upon Fury." Notes... ATATAYIN (आततायी) Dharma Shastras specifically define an Atatayin as someone who commits one of six extreme acts of aggression: 1. Setting fire to a house. 2. Administering poison. 3. Attacking with a weapon with murderous intent. 4. Stealing wealth or property. 5. Forcibly seizing l...