00:00You killed a monster to save heaven, now your own sin hunts you.
00:04Where do you hide when the whole universe turns against you?
00:07The Bhagavata Purana records the terror that broke the thunder god.
00:12Indra, king of gods, struck down Vritra, to free the cosmic waters.
00:16But Vritra was a sage's son, so slaying him birthed Brahma Hattya personified sin.
00:21From his corpse rose a monstrous woman, stench-ridden and screaming Indra's name.
00:27Think about that horror, winning the cosmic war, then fleeing in terror.
00:32She chased him past stars and oceans, to creation's outer edge.
00:36No temple protected him. No god dared grant him shelter.
00:42Notice the irony. Heaven's king, reduced to a trembling runaway.
00:47Desperate, Indra shrank smaller than a grain of dust.
00:50He plunged into Lake Manasarova, creeping inside a hollow lotus stem.
00:55Outside, the creature shrieked,
00:56Where's the king who killed a priest?
00:59Hidden inside the thin thread, Indra held his breath in absolute darkness.
01:03For ten centuries, heaven sat kingless, while its ruler hid.
01:08Only deep penance, finally washed the ancient stain away.
01:13Even the lord of thunder had to hide inside a flower stem.
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