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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.13.19-20

अथेज्यमाने पुरुषे सर्वदेवमयात्मनि । अश्वमेधे महेन्द्रेण वितते ब्रह्मवादिभि: ॥ १९ ॥ स वै त्वाष्ट्रवधो भूयानपि पापचयो नृप । नीतस्तेनैव शून्याय नीहार इव भानुना ॥ २० ॥
athejyamāne puruṣe
[athejyamaane purushe]
sarva-devamayātmani
[sarva-devamayaatmani]
aśvamedhe mahendreṇa
[ashvamedhe mahendrena]
vitate brahma-vādibhiḥ
[vitate brahma-vaadibhih]
sa vai tvāṣṭra-vadho bhūyān
[sa vai tvaashtra-vadho bhooyaan]
api pāpa-cayo nṛpa
[api paapa-chayo nripa]
nītas tenaiva śūnyāya
[neetas tenaiva shoonyaaya]
nīhāra iva bhānunā
[neehaara iva bhaanunaa]
Word-for-word
atha — therefore ijyamāne — when worshiped puruṣe — the Supreme Personality of Godhead sarva — all deva-maya-ātmani — the Supersoul and maintainer of the demigods aśvamedhe — through the aśvamedha-yajña mahā-indreṇa — by King Indra vitate — being administered brahma-vādibhiḥ — by the saints and brāhmaṇas expert in Vedic knowledge saḥ — that vai — indeed tvāṣṭra-vadhaḥ — the killing of Vṛtrāsura, the son of Tvaṣṭā bhūyāt — may be api — although pāpa-cayaḥ — mass of sin nṛpa — O King nītaḥ — was brought tena — by that (the horse sacrifice) eva — certainly śūnyāya — to nothing nīhāraḥ — fog iva — like bhānunā — by the brilliant sun.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
athejyamāne puruṣe
atha
therefore
ijyamāne
when worshiped
puruṣe
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
sarva-devamayātmani
sarva
all
deva-maya-ātmani
the Supersoul and maintainer of the demigods
aśvamedhe mahendreṇa
aśvamedhe
through the aśvamedha-yajña
mahā-indreṇa
by King Indra
vitate brahma-vādibhiḥ
vitate
being administered
brahma-vādibhiḥ
by the saints and brāhmaṇas expert in Vedic knowledge
sa vai tvāṣṭra-vadho bhūyān
saḥ
that
vai
indeed
tvāṣṭra-vadhaḥ
the killing of Vṛtrāsura, the son of Tvaṣṭā
bhūyāt
may be
api pāpa-cayo nṛpa
api
although
pāpa-cayaḥ
mass of sin
nṛpa
O King
nītas tenaiva śūnyāya
nītaḥ
was brought
tena
by that (the horse sacrifice)
eva
certainly
śūnyāya
to nothing
nīhāra iva bhānunā
nīhāraḥ
fog
iva
like
bhānunā
by the brilliant sun.
The horse sacrifice performed by the saintly brāhmaṇas relieved Indra of the reactions to all his sins because he worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead in that sacrifice. O King, although he had committed a gravely sinful act, it was nullified at once by that sacrifice, just as fog is vanquished by the brilliant sunrise.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When the sages performed the horse sacrifice and Indra worshipped the Supreme Lord, the sin of killing Vṛtrāsura was completely destroyed, like the sun dissipating fog.
Personal Guidance
The horse sacrifice relieved Indra of all reactions because he worshiped the Lord in it; though he had killed a brāhmaṇa, by worship his sin was cleared as fog by sun. The Lord is the actual cleanser; ritual is the vessel.
Reflection Questions
  • Do I treat ritual as cleanser, or recognize the Lord acting through it?
  • Where am I performing form without worship?
📝 My note

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