262 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 13

TEXT 17
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tato gato brahma-giropahita
rtambhara-dhyana-nivaritaghah
papas tu digdevataya hataujas
tam nabhyabhid avitam visnu-patnya

tatah—thereafter; gatah—gone; brahma—of the brahmanas; gira —
by the words; upahitah—being invited; rtambhara—on the Supreme
Lord, who maintains truth; dhydna—by meditation; nivérita—im-
peded; aghah—whose sin; papah—the sinful activity; tu—then; dik-
devataya—by the demigod Rudra; hata-ojah—with all prowess
diminished; tam—him (Indra); na abhyabhit—could not overcome;
avitam—being protected; visnu-patnyd—by Lord Visnu’s wife, the god-
dess of fortune.

TRANSLATION

Indra’s sins were diminished by the influence of Rudra, the
demigod of all directions. Because Indra was protected by the god-
dess of fortune, Lord Visnu’s wife, who resides in the lotus
clusters of Manasa-sarovara Lake, Indra’s sins could not affect him.
Indra was ultimately relieved of all the reactions of his sinful deeds
by strictly worshiping Lord Visnu. Then he was called back to the
heavenly planets by the brahmanas and reinstated in his position.

TEXT 18

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tam ca brahmarsayo ’bhyetya
hayamedhena bharata
