Text 28] King Prthu’s One Hundred Horse Sacrifices 751

for only sacrificial animals can be killed in a sacrifice. Such are the direc-
tions given by sastra.

PURPORT

Animal killing is intended for different purposes. [t tests the proper pro-
nunciation 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 Vignu. How then could Indra
be killed when he is actually worshiped in the yajfa and accepted as part
and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Therefore the priests
requested King Prthu not to kill him.

TEXT 28

vt 80 aeardfterdarad

wu sepa cahearry |
PPIGRICILCECE Ot

TA TAY Fea ASHEAG URI

vayam marutvantam thartha-nadsanam
hvayamahe tvac-chravasa hata-tvisam

ayatayamopahavair anantaram
prasahya rajan juhavama te “hitam

vayam—we; marutvantam— King Indra; tha—here; artha—of your interest;
ndsanam—the destroyer; hvayamahe—we shall call; tvat-sravasa—by your
glory; hata-tvisam—already bereft of his power; ayatayama—never before
used; upahavaih—by mantras of invocation; anantaram—without delay;
prasahya—by force; rajan—O King; juhavaéma—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
