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King Pṛthu's One Hundred Horse Sacrifices
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for only sacrificial animals can be killed in a sacrifice. Such are the directions given by śāstra.
PURPORT
Animal killing is intended for different purposes. It tests the proper pronunciation of Vedic  mantras , and an animal being put into the sacrificial fire should come out with a new life. No one should ever be killed in a sacrifice meant for the satisfaction of Lord Viṣṇu. How then could Indra be killed when he is actually worshiped in the  yajña  and accepted as part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Therefore the priests requested King Pṛthu not to kill him.
TEXT 28
वयं मरुवन्तमिहार्थनाशनं 
  ह्यामहे त्वच्छ्रवसा हतत्विषम् । 
  अयातयामोपहवैरनन्तरं 
  प्रसह्य राजन् जुहवाम तेऽहितम् ॥२८॥
vayam marutvantam ihārtha-nāśanam 
  hvayāmahe tvac-chravasā hata-tviṣam 
  ayātayāmopahavair anantaram 
  prasahya rājan juhavāma te 'hitam
vayam—we; marutvantam—King Indra; iha—here; artha—of your interest; nāśanam—the destroyer; hvayāmahe—we shall call; tvat-śravasā—by your glory; hata-tviṣam—already bereft of his power; ayātayāma—never before used; upahavaiḥ—by mantras of invocation; anantaram—without delay; prasahya—by force; rājan—O King; juhavāma—we shall sacrifice in the fire; te—your; ahitam—enemy.
TRANSLATION
Dear King, Indra's powers are already reduced due to his attempt to impede the execution of your sacrifice. We shall call him by Vedic  mantras , which were never before used, and certainly he will come. Thus by the power of our mantra, we shall cast him into the fire because he is your enemy.
PURPORT
By chanting the Vedic  mantras  properly in a sacrifice, one can perform many wonderful things. In Kali-yuga, however, there are no qualified