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SB 6.13.18

Devanāgarī

तं च ब्रह्मर्षयोऽभ्येत्य हयमेधेन भारत । यथावद्दीक्षञ्चक्रु: पुरुषाराधनेन ह ॥ १८ ॥

Text

taṁ ca brahmarṣayo ’bhyetya hayamedhena bhārata yathāvad dīkṣayāṁ cakruḥ puruṣārādhanena ha

Synonyms

tam—him (Lord Indra);ca—and;brahma-ṛṣayaḥ—the great saints andbrāhmaṇas;abhyetya—approaching;hayamedhena—with anaśvamedhasacrifice;bhārata—O King Parīkṣit;yathāvat—according to the rules and regulations;dīkṣayāmcakruḥ—initiated;puruṣa-ārādhanena—which consists of worship of the Supreme Person, Hari;ha—indeed.

Translation

O King, when Lord Indra reached the heavenly planets, the saintly brāhmaṇas approached him and properly initiated him into a horse sacrifice [aśvamedha-yajña] meant to please the Supreme Lord.

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