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The Adipurana states that the Dropapada Abhisheka Dana and Sukhodaya are the ways to attain heaven. Now, I will describe another action, the Indra Tyaga.
When Indra realizes that his lifespan is nearing its end, he instructs the devas: "Oh, devas, I have protected you for a long time. I have treated some of you like my own father, some like my sons, and raised them with love. I have appointed some as priests, ministers, and advisors. I have considered some as my friends and companions. I have entrusted some with the protection of my life, and appointed some to positions of honor to protect the devas. I have appointed some as commanders, some as family, some as commoners, some as servants, some as close associates, and some as guards within the palace. I have made some of the goddesses my beloveds, and some as great queens. In this way, I have shown you extraordinary love, and you have shown me extraordinary love in return."
Now, my desire for heavenly pleasures has waned, and the wealth of the earth is surely approaching me. Therefore, in the presence of all of you, I am relinquishing this entire heavenly kingdom. I dedicate all of it to the one who will succeed me as Indra.
Thus, Indra, feeling a sense of detachment towards the devas, instructs them and, being a wise and courageous soul, does not grieve at the relinquishment of the position of Indra. This is the action of Indra Tyaga, the relinquishment of heavenly pleasures. Wise people, without effort, abandon such desires.