Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 6
Indra’s Brahma-hatyā, Flight from Sin, and Purification by Aśvamedha
श्रीशुक उवाच ऋषयस्तदुपाकर्ण्य महेन्द्रमिदमब्रुवन् । याजयिष्याम भद्रं ते हयमेधेन मा स्म भै: ॥ ६ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca ṛṣayas tad upākarṇya mahendram idam abruvan yājayiṣyāma bhadraṁ te hayamedhena mā sma bhaiḥ
قال شري شوكاديفا: لما سمع الرِّشيّون ذلك قالوا لمهيندرا: «لتكن لك البركة. لا تخف. سنقيم لك قربان الأشفاميدها، فتتحرر من الإثم الذي قد ينشأ عن قتل براهمن.»
FAQs
This verse shows the sages guiding Indra toward purification through a Vedic sacrifice (Aśvamedha), indicating that prescribed dharmic remedies exist for relieving fear and the burden of sin.
Indra was distressed after the grave act of killing Vṛtrāsura; the sages reassured him and offered a sanctioned ritual path of purification by officiating an Aśvamedha on his behalf.
Seek wise guidance, accept responsibility, and follow a genuine process of rectification—through honest repentance, disciplined corrective action, and spiritually grounded practices—rather than remaining trapped in fear.