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King Pṛthu's One Hundred Horse Sacrifices
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should know very well that even amongst the demigods there are many unwanted desires.
PURPORT
There are many competitors in ordinary business affairs, and the  karma-kāṇḍa  chapters of the  Vedas  sometimes cause competition and envy amongst  karmī s. A  karmī  must be envious because he wishes to enjoy material pleasures to their fullest extent. That is the material disease. Consequently there is always competition amongst  karmī s, either in ordinary business affairs or in the performance of  yajña . Lord Brahmā's purpose was to end the competition between Lord Indra and Mahārāja Pṛthu. Because Mahārāja Pṛthu was a great devotee and incarnation of God, he was requested to stop the sacrifices so that Indra might not further introduce irreligious systems, which are always followed by criminal-minded people.
TEXT 36
एमिरिन्द्रोपसंसृष्टैः पाखण्डैर्हारिभिर्जनम् । हियमाणं विचस्वैनं यस्ते यज्ञभुगस्यमुट् ॥३६॥
ebhir indropasamsṛṣṭaiḥ pākhaṇḍair hāribhir janam hriyamāṇam vicakṣvainam yas te yajña-dhrug aśva-muṭ
ebhiḥ—by these; indra-upasamsṛṣṭaiḥ—created by the King of heaven, Indra; pākhaṇḍaiḥ—sinful activities; hāribhiḥ—very attractive to the heart; janam—the people in general; hriyamāṇam—being carried away; vicakṣva—just see; enam—these; yaḥ—one who; te—your; yajña-dhruk—creating a disturbance in the performance of the sacrifice; aśva-muṭ—who stole the horse.
TRANSLATION
Just see how Indra, the King of heaven, was creating a disturbance in the midst of the sacrifice by stealing the sacrificial horse. These attractive sinful activities, which he has introduced, will be carried out by the people in general.
PURPORT
As stated in  Bhagavad-gītā :
yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ