Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1051

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.1051

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c7.1051

INDROTA (INDRODA). A sage, son of Śuka, the great sage, and also called Śaunaka. Janamejaya, son of King Parikṣit once killed a brahmin, and at once Brahmahatyā (sin of having killed a brahmin) seized the King. The King lost all mental peace at this and sought the advice of many sages for redemption from the sin, and Indrota (Śaunaka) advised him to go on a pilgrimage and perform righteous duties (dharma). The King acted accordingly and got rid of the sin of killing the brahmin. This story occurs under the title Indrotapārikṣitiyam in Śānti Parva in three chapters. (Chapters 150-152).

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit