Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 19
Indra’s Brahma-hatyā, Flight from Sin, and Purification by Aśvamedha
अथेज्यमाने पुरुषे सर्वदेवमयात्मनि । अश्वमेधे महेन्द्रेण वितते ब्रह्मवादिभि: ॥ १९ ॥ स वै त्वाष्ट्रवधो भूयानपि पापचयो नृप । नीतस्तेनैव शून्याय नीहार इव भानुना ॥ २० ॥
athejyamāne puruṣe sarva-devamayātmani aśvamedhe mahendreṇa vitate brahma-vādibhiḥ
The horse sacrifice performed by the saintly brāhmaṇas relieved Indra of the reactions to all his sins because he worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead in that sacrifice. O King, although he had committed a gravely sinful act, it was nullified at once by that sacrifice, just as fog is vanquished by the brilliant sunrise.
FAQs
This verse describes Indra performing the Aśvamedha as worship of the Supreme Person, conducted properly by authoritative brāhmaṇas.
In the narrative, Indra seeks religious atonement and purification after the heavy reactions connected with killing Vṛtrāsura.
Offer one’s actions in devotion to the Supreme Lord—making work, charity, and worship God-centered and guided by genuine spiritual knowledge.