ब्रह्महत्यामञ्जलिना जग्राह यदपीश्वर: । संवत्सरान्ते तदघं भूतानां स विशुद्धये । भूम्यम्बुद्रुमयोषिद्भ्यश्चतुर्धा व्यभजद्धरि: ॥ ६ ॥
brahma-hatyam anjalina jagraha yad apisvarah samvatsarante tad agham bhutanam sa visuddhaye bhumy-ambu-druma-yosidbhyas caturdha vyabhajad dharih
- brahma-hatyam
- the sinful reaction for killing a brahmana
- anjalina
- with folded hands
- jagraha
- assumed the responsibility for
- yat api
- although
- isvarah
- very powerful
- samvatsara-ante
- after one year
- tat agham
- that sinful reaction
- bhutanam
- of the material elements
- sah
- he
- visuddhaye
- for purification
- bhumi
- unto the earth
- ambu
- water
- druma
- trees
- yosidbhyah
- and unto women
- caturdha
- in four divisions
- vyabhajat
- divided
- harih
- King Indra
Although Indra was so powerful that he could neutralize the sinful reactions for killing a brahmana, he repentantly accepted the burden of these reactions with folded hands. He suffered for one year, and then to purify himself he distributed the reactions for this sinful killing among the earth, water, trees and women.