Bhagavatapurana 6.13.17

6.13.17

tato gato brahmagiropahūta ṛtambharadhyānanivāritāghaḥ /
pāpastu digdevatayā hataujās taṃ nābhyabhūdavitaṃ viṣṇupatnyā //

17. Then invited by brahmins (the seven sages) and being freed from sin by his contemplation of Hari, the Protector of Truth, Indra returned to Swarga; and the sin, disabled by the God presiding over the cardinal points (Rudra), did not assail him who was further protected by Sri Lakshmi, Vishnu's consort (by Ganga).