Text 23]
Indra Afflicted by Sinful Reaction
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TRANSLATION
King Indra was favored by Marici and the other great sages. They performed the sacrifice just according to the rules and regulations, worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supersoul, the original person. Thus Indra regained his exalted position and was again honored by everyone.
TEXTS 22-23
इदं पहास्यानमशेषपाप्यनां 
  प्रक्षालनं तीर्थपदानुकीर्तनम् । 
  मत्तयुच्छ्रयं मक्तजनानुवर्णनं 
  महेन्द्रमोक्षं विजयं मरुत्वतः ॥२२॥ 
  पठेयुरास्यानमिदं सदा बुधाः 
  शृण्वन्त्यथो पर्वणि पर्वणीन्द्रियम् । 
  धन्यं यशस्यं निखिलाघमोचनं 
  रिपुञ्जयं स्वस्त्ययनं तथायुषम् ॥२३॥
idam mahākhyānam aśeṣa-pāpmanām 
  prakṣālanam tīrthapadānukīrtanam 
  bhakty-ucchrayam bhakta-janānuvarṇanam 
  mahendra-mokṣam vijayam marutvataḥ
paṭheyur ākhyānam idam sadā budhāḥ 
  śṛṇvanty atho parvaṇi parvaṇīndriyam 
  dhanyam yaśasyam nikhilāgha-mocanam 
  ripuñjayam svasty-ayanam tathāyuṣam
idam—this; mahā-ākhyānam—great historical incident; aśeṣa-pāpmanām—of unlimited numbers of sinful acts; prakṣālanam—cleansing; tīrthapada-anukīrtanam—glorifying the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is known as Tīrthapada; bhakti—of devotional service; ucchrayam—in which there is an increase; bhakta-jana—the devotees;