Shloka 14
Indra’s Brahma-hatyā, Flight from Sin, and Purification by Aśvamedha
नभो गतो दिश: सर्वा: सहस्राक्षो विशाम्पते । प्रागुदीचीं दिशं तूर्णं प्रविष्टो नृप मानसम् ॥ १४ ॥
nabho gato diśaḥ sarvāḥ sahasrākṣo viśāmpate prāg-udīcīṁ diśaṁ tūrṇaṁ praviṣṭo nṛpa mānasam
O König, Indra floh zuerst in den Himmel, aber auch dort verfolgte ihn die Frau. Schließlich ging er schnell nach Nordosten und tauchte in den Manasa-sarovara-See ein.
FAQs
This verse depicts Indra (Sahasrākṣa) moving hurriedly through the sky and fixing his mind on escape, illustrating how even powerful devas become fearful when burdened by wrongdoing and its reactions.
Śukadeva narrates Indra’s frantic flight to show the immediate psychological and karmic consequences of adharma—how anxiety and instability arise when one acts against righteousness, even for a celestial ruler.
When actions conflict with conscience and dharma, the mind becomes restless and evasive; the remedy is accountability, corrective action, and returning to principled conduct rather than running from consequences.