# SB 6.13.19-20 ## Text > athejyamāne puruṣe > sarva-devamayātmani > aśvamedhe mahendreṇa > vitate brahma-vādibhiḥ > > sa vai tvāṣṭra-vadho bhūyān > api pāpa-cayo nṛpa > nītas tenaiva śūnyāya > nīhāra iva bhānunā ## Synonyms *atha*—therefore; *ijyamāne*—when worshiped; *puruṣe*—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; *sarva*—all; *deva*-*maya*-*ātmani*—the Supersoul and maintainer of the demigods; *aśvamedhe*—through the *aśvamedha-yajña*; *mahā*-*indreṇa*—by King Indra; *vitate*—being administered; *brahma*-*vādibhiḥ*—by the saints and *brāhmaṇas* expert in Vedic knowledge; *saḥ*—that; *vai*—indeed; *tvāṣṭra*-*vadhaḥ*—the killing of Vṛtrāsura, the son of Tvaṣṭā; *bhūyāt*—may be; *api*—although; *pāpacayaḥ*—mass of sin; *nṛpa*—O King; *nītaḥ*—was brought; *tena*—by that (the horse sacrifice); *eva*—certainly; *śūnyāya*—to nothing; *nīhāraḥ*—fog; *iva*—like; *bhānunā*—by the brilliant sun. ## Translation **The horse sacrifice performed by the saintly brāhmaṇas relieved Indra of the reactions to all his sins because he worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead in that sacrifice. O King, although he had committed a gravely sinful act, it was nullified at once by that sacrifice, just as fog is vanquished by the brilliant sunrise.**