तं च ब्रह्मर्षयोऽभ्येत्य हयमेधेन भारत । यथावद्दीक्षञ्चक्रु: पुरुषाराधनेन ह ॥ १८ ॥
tam ca brahmarsayo ’bhyetya hayamedhena bharata yathavad diksayam cakruh purusaradhanena ha
- tam
- him (Lord Indra)
- ca
- and
- brahma-rsayah
- the great saints and brahmanas
- abhyetya
- approaching
- hayamedhena
- with an asvamedha sacrifice
- bharata
- O King Pariksit
- yathavat
- according to the rules and regulations
- diksayam cakruh
- initiated
- purusa-aradhanena
- which consists of worship of the Supreme Person, Hari
- ha
- indeed.
O King, when Lord Indra reached the heavenly planes, the saintly brahmanas approached him and properly initiated him into a horse sacrifice (asvamedha-yajna) meant to please the Supreme Lord.