Chapter 84 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 84

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 84.3

श्रूयते हि पुरावृत्तं वासवे सुमहात्मनि। ब्रह्महत्यावृतः शक्रो हयमेधेन पावितः॥

śrūyate hi purāvṛttaṃ vāsave sumahātmani| brahmahatyāvṛtaḥ śakro hayamedhena pāvitaḥ||

English Meaning

It is said in this Purānas, that Purandara, sullied by the sin consequent upon slaying a Brāhmaṇa, was again purified by celebrating a horse sacrifice.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)