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Chapter 13: King Indra Afflicted by Sinful Reaction

Verse 18 of 19
SB 6.13.18

तं च ब्रह्मर्षयो ऽभ्येत्य हयमेधेन भारत यथावद्दीक्षयाञ्चक्रुः पुरुषाराधनेन ह

taṁ ca brahmarṣayo 'bhyetya hayamedhena bhārata yathāvad dīkṣayāñ cakruḥ puruṣārādhanena ha

Synonyms

tam—him (Lord Indra); ca—and; brahma-ṛṣayaḥ—the great saints and brāhmaṇas; abhyetya—approaching; hayamedhena—with an aśvamedha sacrifice; bhārata—O King Parīkṣit; yathāvat—according to the rules and regulations; dīkṣayām cakruḥ—initiated; puruṣa-ārādhanena—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.

Verse 18 of 19