Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 6 — Chapter 13
SB 6 13.1
श्रीशुक उवाच वृत्रे हते त्रयो लोका विना शक्रेण भूरिद सपाला ह्य् अभवन् सद्यो विज्वरा निर्वृतेन्द्रियाः
śrīśuka uvāca vṛtre hate trayo lokā vinā śakreṇa bhūrida sapālā hy abhavan sadyo vijvarā nirvṛtendriyāḥ
Śrī Śuka said: When Vṛtra was slain, the three worlds with their guardians, except for Śakra, at once became free of fever and their senses at ease, O bountiful one.
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SB 6 13.2
देवर्षिपितृभूतानि दैत्या देवानुगाः स्वयम् प्रतिजग्मुः स्वधिष्ण्यानि ब्रह्मेशेन्द्रादयस्ततः
devarṣipitṛbhūtāni daityā devānugāḥ svayam pratijagmuḥ svadhiṣṇyāni brahmeśendrādayastataḥ
The gods, sages, forefathers and beings, the Daityas and the followers of the gods themselves, and then Brahmā, Śiva, Indra and the rest, went back each to his own abode.
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SB 6 13.3
श्रीराजोवाच इन्द्रस्यानिर्वृतेर्हेतुं श्रोतुमिच्छामि भो मुने येनासन् सुखिनो देवा हरेर्दुःखं कुतो ऽभवत्
śrīrājovāca indrasyānirvṛterhetuṃ śrotumicchāmi bho mune yenāsan sukhino devā harerduḥkhaṃ kuto 'bhavat
The king said: I wish to hear, O sage, the reason for Indra's uneasiness, since the gods had become happy; whence came sorrow to Hari (Indra)?
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SB 6 13.4
श्रीशुक उवाच वृत्रविक्रमसंविग्नाः सर्वे देवाः सहर्षिभिः तद्वधायार्थयन्निन्द्रं नैच्छद्भीतो बृहद्वधात्
śrīśuka uvāca vṛtravikramasaṃvignāḥ sarve devāḥ saharṣibhiḥ tadvadhāyārthayannindraṃ naicchadbhīto bṛhadvadhāt
Śrī Śuka said: All the gods together with the sages, agitated by Vṛtra's valour, begged Indra to kill him; but he did not wish to, being afraid of killing a brāhmaṇa.
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SB 6 13.5
इन्द्र उवाच स्त्रीभूद्रुमजलैरेनो विश्वरूपवधोद्भवम् विभक्तमनुगृह्णद्भिर्वृत्रहत्यां क्व मार्ज्म्य् अहम्
indra uvāca strībhūdrumajalaireno viśvarūpavadhodbhavam vibhaktamanugṛhṇadbhirvṛtrahatyāṃ kva mārjmy aham
Indra said: The sin arising from the killing of Viśvarūpa was distributed by (the sin's) accepters — women, the earth, trees, and water. But the slaying of Vṛtra — where shall I wipe it off?
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SB 6 13.6
श्रीशुक उवाच ऋषयस्तदुपाकर्ण्य महेन्द्रमिदमब्रुवन् याजयिष्याम भद्रं ते हयमेधेन मा स्म भैः
śrīśuka uvāca ṛṣayastadupākarṇya mahendramidamabruvan yājayiṣyāma bhadraṃ te hayamedhena mā sma bhaiḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Hearing that, the sages said this to great Indra: "We shall have you perform a horse sacrifice — good fortune to you; do not be afraid."
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SB 6 13.7
हयमेधेन पुरुषं परमात्मानमीश्वरम् इष्ट्वा नारायणं देवं मोक्ष्यसे ऽपि जगद्वधात्
hayamedhena puruṣaṃ paramātmānamīśvaram iṣṭvā nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ mokṣyase 'pi jagadvadhāt
"By worshipping with the horse sacrifice the Person, the Supreme Self, the Lord, the god Nārāyaṇa, you will be freed even from the killing of the whole world."
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SB 6 13.8
ब्रह्महा पितृहा गोघ्नो मातृहाचार्यहाघवान् श्वादः पुल्कसको वापि शुद्ध्येरन् यस्य कीर्तनात्
brahmahā pitṛhā goghno mātṛhācāryahāghavān śvādaḥ pulkasako vāpi śuddhyeran yasya kīrtanāt
Killers of brahmins, killers of fathers, slayers of cows, killers of mothers, killers of teachers — sinners all — dog-eaters and pulkasas too would be purified by the mere chanting of His name.
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SB 6 13.9
तमश्वमेधेन महामखेन श्रद्धान्वितो ऽस्माभिरनुष्ठितेन हत्वापि सब्रह्मचराचरं त्वं न लिप्यसे किं खलनिग्रहेण
tamaśvamedhena mahāmakhena śraddhānvito 'smābhiranuṣṭhitena hatvāpi sabrahmacarācaraṃ tvaṃ na lipyase kiṃ khalanigraheṇa
Having worshipped Him with the horse sacrifice, that great rite performed by us and joined with faith, even though you have killed everything moving and unmoving along with the brahmins, you will not be tainted — what then of the restraining of a rogue?
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SB 6 13.10
श्रीशुक उवाच एवं सञ्चोदितो विप्रैर्मरुत्वान् अहनद्रिपुम् ब्रह्महत्या हते तस्मिन्नाससाद वृषाकपिम्
śrīśuka uvāca evaṃ sañcodito viprairmarutvān ahanadripum brahmahatyā hate tasminnāsasāda vṛṣākapim
Śrī Śuka said: Thus urged on by the brahmins, the lord of the Maruts slew the enemy; and when he was killed, the guilt of brahmin-slaughter took hold of the bull-shaped one (Indra).
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SB 6 13.11
तयेन्द्रः स्मासहत् तापं निर्वृतिर्नामुमाविशत् ह्रीमन्तं वाच्यतां प्राप्तं सुखयन्त्य् अपि नो गुणाः
tayendraḥ smāsahat tāpaṃ nirvṛtirnāmumāviśat hrīmantaṃ vācyatāṃ prāptaṃ sukhayanty api no guṇāḥ
Indra bore the torment caused by her; no relief entered him. For the qualities (of enjoyment) do not gladden one who is ashamed and has fallen into public blame.
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SB 6 13.12
तां ददर्शानुधावन्तीं चाण्डालीमिव रूपिणीम् जरया वेपमानाङ्गीं यक्ष्मग्रस्तामसृक्पटाम्
tāṃ dadarśānudhāvantīṃ cāṇḍālīmiva rūpiṇīm jarayā vepamānāṅgīṃ yakṣmagrastāmasṛkpaṭām
He saw her running after him, embodied like an outcaste woman, her limbs trembling with old age, seized by consumption, her garment (stained) with blood.
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SB 6 13.13
विकीर्य पलितान् केशांस्तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति भाषिणीम् मीनगन्ध्यसुगन्धेन कुर्वतीं मार्गदूषणम्
vikīrya palitān keśāṃstiṣṭha tiṣṭheti bhāṣiṇīm mīnagandhyasugandhena kurvatīṃ mārgadūṣaṇam
Her grey hair loose and dishevelled, calling out "Stop! Stop!", polluting the road with the foul reek of fish.
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SB 6 13.14
नभो गतो दिशः सर्वाः सहस्राक्षो विशाम्पते प्रागुदीचीं दिशं तूर्णं प्रविष्टो नृप मानसम्
nabho gato diśaḥ sarvāḥ sahasrākṣo viśāmpate prāgudīcīṃ diśaṃ tūrṇaṃ praviṣṭo nṛpa mānasam
O lord of peoples, the thousand-eyed one went into the sky and to all the quarters; then, O king, going quickly to the north-east, he entered Lake Mānasa.
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SB 6 13.15
स आवसत् पुष्करनालतन्तून् अलब्धभोगो यदिहाग्निदूतः वर्षाणि साहस्रमलक्षितो ऽन्तः सञ्चिन्तयन् ब्रह्मवधाद्विमोक्षम्
sa āvasat puṣkaranālatantūn alabdhabhogo yadihāgnidūtaḥ varṣāṇi sāhasramalakṣito 'ntaḥ sañcintayan brahmavadhādvimokṣam
There he dwelt within the fibres of a lotus stalk for a thousand years, unseen, without enjoyment — for there Agni was his messenger — inwardly pondering release from the brahmin's killing.
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SB 6 13.16
तावत् त्रिणाकं नहुषः शशास विद्यातपोयोगबलानुभावः स सम्पदैश्वर्यमदान्धबुद्धिर् नीतस्तिरश्चां गतिमिन्द्रपत्न्या
tāvat triṇākaṃ nahuṣaḥ śaśāsa vidyātapoyogabalānubhāvaḥ sa sampadaiśvaryamadāndhabuddhir nītastiraścāṃ gatimindrapatnyā
Meanwhile Nahuṣa ruled heaven, by the power of his learning, austerity and yoga; but his mind blinded by the intoxication of wealth and lordship, he was brought by Indra's wife to the condition of animals.
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SB 6 13.17
ततो गतो ब्रह्मगिरोपहूत ऋतम्भरध्याननिवारिताघः पापस्तु दिग्देवतया हतौजास् तं नाभ्यभूदवितं विष्णुपत्न्या
tato gato brahmagiropahūta ṛtambharadhyānanivāritāghaḥ pāpastu digdevatayā hataujās taṃ nābhyabhūdavitaṃ viṣṇupatnyā
Then, summoned by the word of the brahmins, he went (back); his sin was warded off by meditation on the upholder of truth (Viṣṇu). The sin, its force destroyed by the deity of that quarter, did not overcome him, protected as he was by Viṣṇu's consort.
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SB 6 13.18
तं च ब्रह्मर्षयो ऽभ्येत्य हयमेधेन भारत यथावद्दीक्षयां चक्रुः पुरुषाराधनेन ह
taṃ ca brahmarṣayo 'bhyetya hayamedhena bhārata yathāvaddīkṣayāṃ cakruḥ puruṣārādhanena ha
And the brahmin sages, O Bhārata, approached him and duly consecrated him for the horse sacrifice, which is the worship of the Supreme Person.
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SB 6 13.19
अथेज्यमाने पुरुषे सर्वदेवमयात्मनि अश्वमेधे महेन्द्रेण वितते ब्रह्मवादिभिः
athejyamāne puruṣe sarvadevamayātmani aśvamedhe mahendreṇa vitate brahmavādibhiḥ
Then, when the Person, whose self comprises all the gods, was worshipped by great Indra in the horse sacrifice spread out by the speakers of the Veda —
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SB 6 13.20
स वै त्वाष्ट्रवधो भूयान् अपि पापचयो नृप नीतस्तेनैव शून्याय नीहार इव भानुना
sa vai tvāṣṭravadho bhūyān api pāpacayo nṛpa nītastenaiva śūnyāya nīhāra iva bhānunā
— that killing of Tvaṣṭā's son, and even a greater heap of sin, O king, was reduced to nothing by that very (sacrifice), as mist is by the sun.
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SB 6 13.21
स वाजिमेधेन यथोदितेन वितायमानेन मरीचिमिश्रैः इष्ट्वाधियज्ञं पुरुषं पुराणम् इन्द्रो महान् आस विधूतपापः
sa vājimedhena yathoditena vitāyamānena marīcimiśraiḥ iṣṭvādhiyajñaṃ puruṣaṃ purāṇam indro mahān āsa vidhūtapāpaḥ
Having worshipped, by that horse sacrifice performed as prescribed and spread out by Marīci and the others, the ancient Person who presides over sacrifice, Indra became great, his sin shaken off.
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SB 6 13.22
इदं महाख्यानमशेषपाप्मनां प्रक्षालनं तीर्थपदानुकीर्तनम् भक्त्युच्छ्रयं भक्तजनानुवर्णनं महेन्द्रमोक्षं विजयं मरुत्वतः
idaṃ mahākhyānamaśeṣapāpmanāṃ prakṣālanaṃ tīrthapadānukīrtanam bhaktyucchrayaṃ bhaktajanānuvarṇanaṃ mahendramokṣaṃ vijayaṃ marutvataḥ
This great narration is a washing away of sins without remainder, a recital of Him whose feet are (themselves) holy places, an exaltation of devotion, a description of His devoted people, the deliverance of great Indra and the victory of the lord of the Maruts.
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SB 6 13.23
पठेयुराख्यानमिदं सदा बुधाः शृण्वन्त्य् अथो पर्वणि पर्वणीन्द्रियम् धन्यं यशस्यं निखिलाघमोचनं रिपुञ्जयं स्वस्त्ययनं तथायुषम्
paṭheyurākhyānamidaṃ sadā budhāḥ śṛṇvanty atho parvaṇi parvaṇīndriyam dhanyaṃ yaśasyaṃ nikhilāghamocanaṃ ripuñjayaṃ svastyayanaṃ tathāyuṣam
The wise should recite this narration always, and should listen to it at each festival period: it is potent, bestowing wealth and fame, releasing from all sin, conquering enemies, a means of well-being and of long life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain