Shloka 7
Indra’s Brahma-hatyā, Flight from Sin, and Purification by Aśvamedha
हयमेधेन पुरुषं परमात्मानमीश्वरम् । इष्ट्वा नारायणं देवं मोक्ष्यसेऽपि जगद्वधात् ॥ ७ ॥
hayamedhena puruṣaṁ paramātmānam īśvaram iṣṭvā nārāyaṇaṁ devaṁ mokṣyase ’pi jagad-vadhāt
ऋषी म्हणाले—हे इंद्रा, अश्वमेध यज्ञाने परमात्मा, पुरुषोत्तम, सर्वेश्वर भगवान नारायण यांची आराधना केलीस तर जगत्-वधासारख्या महापापातूनही तू मुक्त होशील; मग वृत्रासुरासारख्या दैत्यवधाचे काय सांगावे!
FAQs
This verse states that by worshiping Lord Nārāyaṇa—the Supreme Person and Paramātmā—through a prescribed sacrifice like Aśvamedha, one can be released even from extremely grave sinful reactions.
Indra was burdened by the reaction of killing Vṛtrāsura; Brahmā advised a Vedic atonement centered on worship of Nārāyaṇa so that Indra could be purified and freed from that sin.
Seek purification through sincere devotion to the Lord and responsible remedial action for wrongdoing—turning to Nārāyaṇa with repentance and steady spiritual practice rather than denying or hiding faults.