Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.13.2
देवर्षिपितृभूतानि दैत्या देवानुगा: स्वयम् ।
प्रतिजग्मु: स्वधिष्ण्यानि ब्रह्मेशेन्द्रादयस्तत: ॥ २ ॥
devarṣi-pitṛ-bhūtāni
[devarshi-pitri-bhootaani]
daityā devānugāḥ svayam
[daityaa devaanugaah svayam]
pratijagmuḥ sva-dhiṣṇyāni
[pratijagmuh sva-dhishnyaani]
brahmeśendrādayas tataḥ
[brahmeshendraadayas tatah]
Word-for-word
deva
—
demigods
ṛṣi
—
great saintly persons
pitṛ
—
the inhabitants of Pitṛloka
bhūtāni
—
and the other living entities
daityāḥ
—
demons
deva-anugāḥ
—
the inhabitants of other planets following the principles of the demigods
svayam
—
independently (without asking permission from Indra)
pratijagmuḥ
—
returned
sva-dhiṣṇyāni
—
to their respective planets and homes
brahma
—
Lord Brahmā
īśa
—
Lord Śiva
indra-ādayaḥ
—
and the demigods headed by Indra
tataḥ
—
thereafter.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
devarṣi-pitṛ-bhūtāni
deva
demigods
ṛṣi
great saintly persons
pitṛ
the inhabitants of Pitṛloka
bhūtāni
and the other living entities
daityā devānugāḥ svayam
daityāḥ
demons
deva-anugāḥ
the inhabitants of other planets following the principles of the demigods
svayam
independently (without asking permission from Indra)
pratijagmuḥ sva-dhiṣṇyāni
pratijagmuḥ
returned
sva-dhiṣṇyāni
to their respective planets and homes
brahmeśendrādayas tataḥ
brahma
Lord Brahmā
īśa
Lord Śiva
indra-ādayaḥ
and the demigods headed by Indra
tataḥ
thereafter.
Thereafter, the demigods, the great saintly persons, the inhabitants of Pitṛloka and Bhūtaloka, the demons, the followers of the demigods, and also Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and the demigods subordinate to Indra all returned to their respective homes. While departing, however, no one spoke to Indra.
Purport
In this connection Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura comments:
brahmeśendrādaya iti; indrasya sva-dhiṣṇya-gamanaṁ nopapadyate vṛtra-vadha-kṣaṇa eva brahma-hatyopadrava-prāpteḥ; tasmāt tata ity anena mānasa-sarovarād āgatya pravartitād aśvamedhāt parata iti vyākhyeyam.
Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and the other demigods returned to their respective abodes, but Indra did not, for he was disturbed at having killed Vṛtrāsura, who was actually a brāhmaṇa. After killing Vṛtrāsura, Indra went to the Mānasa-sarovara Lake to become free from sinful reactions. When he left the lake, he performed an aśvamedha-yajña and then returned to his own abode.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, the sages, the Pitṛs, the Bhūtas, the demons, the followers of the devatās, and the devatās headed by Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and Indra, returned to their respective homes.
Indra was not fit to return to his abode. The moment he killed Vṛtrāsura he became distressed at killing a brāhmaṇa. Thus though the verse says that Indra returned home, he actually went to Mānasa Sarovara, then performed a horse sacrifice, and finally returned home. That should be understood by the word tataḥ (afterwards).
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Personal Guidance
Demigods, sages, Pitās, Bhūtas, demons, demigod-followers, Brahmā and Śiva returned home; Indra alone did not. The crowd disperses; the actor remains with his act.
Reflection Questions
- What act am I still standing inside of while everyone else has left the scene?
- What would it take for me to finally go home?
My note
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