# SB 6.13.18 > तं च ब्रह्मर्षयोऽभ्येत्य हयमेधेन भारत > यथावद्दीक्षयां चक्रुः 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 and *brāhmaṇas*; *abhyetya*—approaching; *hayamedhena*—with an *aśvamedha* sacrifice; *bhārata*—O King Parīkṣit; *yathāvat*—according to the rules and regulations; *dīkṣayām cakruḥ*—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.**