soma-pīthaṁ tu yat tasya

soma-pīthaṁ tu yat tasya

śira āsīt kapiñjalaḥ

kalaviṅkaḥ surā-pītham

annādaṁ yat sa tittiriḥ

Thereafter, the head meant for drinking soma-rasa was transformed into a francolin partridge. Similarly, the head meant for drinking wine was transformed into a sparrow, and the head meant for eating food became a tittiri (common partridge).

|| 6.9.6 ||

brahma-hatyām añjalinā

jagrāha yad apīśvaraḥ

saṁvatsarānte tad aghaṁ

bhūtānāṁ sa viśuddhaye

bhūmy-ambu-druma-yoṣidbhyaś

caturdhā vyabhajad dhariḥ

Since Indra was appointed by the Lord, he accepted the burden of these reactions with folded hands. He suffered for one year, and then to purify the elements of his body he distributed the reactions for this sinful killing among the earth, water, trees and women.

Indra began to repent thinking “An abominable person, I have committed a great sin, having killed him suddenly in anger and fear. I do not know where I will fall in hell. I should take the result now.” He accepted the killing, thinking “Let him burn me by his powers.” This was because (yat) he was a devotee appointed by the Lord to his post. Such a person should repent for his misdeeds. The intensity of the reaction lessened after a year of repentance while he remained with bad reputation. After that, to purify the earth, water, air and fire elements in his body which had become impure by his sinful action, he divided the sin into four parts. Since ether cannot become impure, he purified only four elements and thus divided his sin into only four parts. But because of this, sin in his antaḥkaraṇa remained in subtle form. That seed fructified in the form of killing a brāhmaṇa again, with the killing of Vṛtrāsura.

 

|| 6.9.7 ||

bhūmis turīyaṁ jagrāha