Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 6 - Chapter 1 - Verse 5


Sanskrit:

इन्द्र उवाचस्त्रीभूद्रुमजलैरेनो विश्वरूपवधोद्भ‍वम् ।विभक्तमनुगृह्णद्भ‍िर्वृत्रहत्यां क्‍व मार्ज्म्यहम् ॥ ५ ॥

ITRANS:

indra uvācastrī-bhū-druma-jalair enoviśvarūpa-vadhodbhavamvibhaktam anugṛhṇadbhirvṛtra-hatyāṁ kva mārjmy aham

Translation:

King Indra replied: When I killed Viśvarūpa, I received extensive sinful reactions, but I was favored by the women, land, trees and water, and therefore I was able to divide the sin among them. But now if I kill Vṛtrāsura, another brāhmaṇa, how shall I free myself from the sinful reactions?

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