Text 20]
Indra Afflicted by Sinful Reaction
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yathāvad dīkṣayān cakruḥ puruṣārādhanena ha
tam —him (Lord Indra);  ca —and;  brahma-ṛṣayaḥ —the great saints and  brāhmaṇas ;  abhyetya —approaching;  hayamedhena —with an  aśvamedha  sacrifice;  bhārata —O King Parikṣit;  yathāvat —according to the rules and regulations;  dīkṣayām cakruḥ —initiated;  puruṣārādhanena —which consists of worship of the Supreme Person, Hari;  ha —indeed.
TRANSLATION
O King, when Lord Indra reached the heavenly planets, the saintly  brāhmaṇas  approached him and properly initiated him into a horse sacrifice [ aśvamedha-yajña ] meant to please the Supreme Lord.
TEXTS 19–20
अथेज्यमाने पुरुषे सर्वदेवमयात्मनि । अश्वमेधे महेन्द्रेण वितते ब्रह्मवादिभिः ॥१९॥ स वै त्वाष्ट्रवधो भूयानपि पापचयो नृप । नीतस्तेनैव शून्याय नीहार इव मानुना ॥२०॥
athejyamāne puruṣe sarva-devamayātmani aśvamedhe mahendreṇa vitate brahma-vādibhiḥ
sa vai tvāṣṭra-vadho bhūyān api pāpa-cayo nṛpa nītas tenaiva śūnyāya nihāra iva bhānunā
atha —therefore;  ijyamāne —when worshiped;  puruṣe —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  sarva —all;  deva-maya-ātmani —the Supersoul and maintainer of the demigods;  aśvamedhe —through the  aśvamedha-