Text 7]
Indra Afflicted by Sinful Reaction
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śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; ṛṣayaḥ—the great sages; tat—that; upākarṇya—hearing; mahā-indram—unto King Indra; idam—this; abruvan—spoke; yājayiṣyāmaḥ—we shall perform a great sacrifice; bhadram—good fortune; te—unto you; hayamedhena—by the horse sacrifice; mā sma bhaiḥ—do not be afraid.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Hearing this, the great sages replied to King Indra, “O King of heaven, all good fortune unto you. Do not fear. We shall perform an aśvamedha sacrifice to release you from any sin you may accrue by killing the brāhmaṇa.”
TEXT 7
ह्यमेधेन पुरुषं परमात्मानमीश्वरम् । इष्ट्वा नारायणं देवं मोक्ष्यसेऽपि जगद्वधात् ॥ ७ ॥
hayamedhena puruṣaṁ paramātmānam īśvaram iṣṭvā nārāyaṇaṁ devaṁ mokṣyase 'pi jagad-vadhāt
hayamedhena—by the sacrifice known as aśvamedha; puruṣam—the Supreme Person; paramātmānam—the Supersoul; īśvaram—the supreme controller; iṣṭvā—worshiping; nārāyaṇam—Lord Nārāyaṇa; devam—the Supreme Lord; mokṣyase—you will be liberated; api—even; jagat-vadhāt—from the sin for killing the whole world.
TRANSLATION
The ṛṣis continued: O King Indra, by performing an aśvamedha sacrifice and thereby pleasing the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the Supersoul, Lord Nārāyaṇa, the supreme controller, one can be relieved even of the sinful reactions for killing the entire world, not to speak of killing a demon like Vṛtrāsura.