Shashtha Skandha Adhyaya 13 Shloka 19 - Srimad Bhagavatam | Vietnamese | Vedapath

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Shloka 19

Indra’s Brahma-hatyā, Flight from Sin, and Purification by Aśvamedha

Devanagari script

अथेज्यमाने पुरुषे सर्वदेवमयात्मनि । अश्वमेधे महेन्द्रेण वितते ब्रह्मवादिभि: ॥ १९ ॥ स वै त्वाष्ट्रवधो भूयानपि पापचयो नृप । नीतस्तेनैव शून्याय नीहार इव भानुना ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

athejyamāne puruṣe sarva-devamayātmani aśvamedhe mahendreṇa vitate brahma-vādibhiḥ

Translation

Rồi khi các bậc brahmavādī cử hành Aśvamedha-yajña do Đại Đế Indra mở rộng, vì ngài thờ phụng Purusha Tối Thượng—Đấng Tự Ngã bao hàm mọi chư thiên—nên mọi quả báo tội lỗi của Indra đều được tiêu trừ. Hỡi vua, dù tội nặng như việc sát hại con của Tvaṣṭā, cũng lập tức trở nên vô hiệu, như sương mù tan biến trước bình minh rực rỡ.

Synonyms

अथthen

इज्यमानेwhile (he) was being worshipped

पुरुषेin/with regard to the Person (Lord)

सर्वदेवमयात्मनिin the one whose self is constituted of all gods

अश्वमेधेin the Aśvamedha sacrifice

महेन्द्रेणby Mahendra (Indra)

विततेwhen it was arranged/spread out

ब्रह्मवादिभिःby the Brahman-knowers/reciters

Characters & Entities

Mahendra (Indra)

Puruṣa (Supreme Lord)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Aśvamedha sacrifice in Canto 6?

This verse describes Indra performing the Aśvamedha as worship of the Supreme Person, conducted properly by authoritative brāhmaṇas.

Why was Indra performing an Aśvamedha sacrifice after the Vṛtrāsura episode?

In the narrative, Indra seeks religious atonement and purification after the heavy reactions connected with killing Vṛtrāsura.

Practical application of yajña (sacrifice) in modern life according to Bhagavatam?

Offer one’s actions in devotion to the Supreme Lord—making work, charity, and worship God-centered and guided by genuine spiritual knowledge.