Verse 18·VR 1.24.18

पुरा वृत्रवधे राम मलेन समभिप्लुतम् || १-२४-१८ क्षुधा चैव सहस्राक्षं ब्रह्महत्या समाविशत् |

tam indram malinam devaa R^iShayaH ca tapodhanaaH || 1-24-19 kalashaiH snaapayaamaasuH malam ca asya pramocayan |

Translation

"Once upon a time, oh, Rama, mortal impurities of filth and hunger completely stained Indra when he eliminated demon Vritra, as he committed the sin of killing of a Brahman, where the demon Vritra was incidentally a Brahman. [1-24-18b, 19a]

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puraa vR^itravadhe

once while eliminating demon Vritra

malena

with filth

eva

thus

kShudhaa cha

with hunger, also

samabhiplutam

completely submersed - soaked, stained

sahasraakSham

thousand-eyed god [Indra]

brahmahatyaa samaavishat

Brahman killing [sin of,] befell upon.

Chapter context

24

The legend of demoness Tataka

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