Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, 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
Nagpatuloy ang mga ṛṣi: O Indra, sa pagsasagawa ng aśvamedha at pagpapasaya sa Panginoong Nārāyaṇa—ang Paramātmā at Kataas-taasang Tagapamahala—maaaring mapalaya kahit sa kasalanan ng pagpatay sa buong daigdig; lalo na sa pagpatay sa isang asura tulad ni Vṛtrāsura.
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.