Text 20] Indra Afflicted by Sinful Reaction 263
yathavad diksayan cakruh
purusaradhanena ha
tam—him (Lord Indra); ca—and; brahma-rsayah—the great saints
and brahmanas; abhyetya—approaching; hayamedhena—with an
asvamedha sacrifice; bharata—O King Pariksit; yathavat—according to
the rules and regulations; diksayam cakruh—initiated; purusa-
arddhanena—which consists of worship of the Supreme Person, Hari;
ha—indeed.
TRANSLATION
O King, when Lord Indra reached the heavenly planets, the
saintly brahmanas approached him and properly initiated him into
a horse sacrifice [aS’vamedha-yajiia] meant to please the Supreme
Lord.
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athejyaméane puruse
sarva-devamayatmani
asvamedhe mahendrena
vitate brahma-vadibhih
sa vai tvdstra-vadho bhiiyan
api papa-cayo nrpa
nitas tenaiva Sinyadya
nihara iva bhanuna
atha—therefore; ijyamane—when worshiped; puruse—the Supreme
Personality of Godhead; sarva—all; deva-maya-atmani—the Supersoul
and maintainer of the demigods; asvamedhe—through the asvamedha-
