Shloka 9
Indra’s Brahma-hatyā, Flight from Sin, and Purification by Aśvamedha
ब्रह्महा पितृहा गोघ्नो मातृहाचार्यहाघवान् । श्वाद: पुल्कसको वापि शुद्ध्येरन् यस्य कीर्तनात् ॥ ८ ॥ तमश्वमेधेन महामखेन श्रद्धान्वितोऽस्माभिरनुष्ठितेन । हत्वापि सब्रह्मचराचरं त्वं न लिप्यसे किं खलनिग्रहेण ॥ ९ ॥
brahma-hā pitṛ-hā go-ghno mātṛ-hācārya-hāghavān śvādaḥ pulkasako vāpi śuddhyeran yasya kīrtanāt
バラモンや牛、あるいは父母や師を殺した者であっても、主ナーラーヤナの聖なる御名を唱えるだけで、直ちにすべての罪の報いから解放されます。チャンダーラのような他の罪人たちも、この方法で解放されることができます。私たちは偉大な馬供犠（アシュヴァメーダ）を行うことであなたを助けましょう。そのようにして主ナーラーヤナを喜ばせるなら、なぜ恐れる必要があるでしょうか？
It is said in the Bṛhad-viṣṇu Purāṇa:
FAQs
This verse declares that even the gravest sinners can be purified by kīrtana—chanting and glorifying the Lord—showing bhakti as the most potent purifier.
Facing the consequences of grave offenses and conflict, the devas appeal to Lord Viṣṇu’s mercy, emphasizing that His glorification can cleanse even severe wrongdoing.
Make daily chanting and hearing of the Lord’s names a steady practice, using sincere devotion and humility as the foundation for inner reform.