Note 17 — Chapter CXXI
C. H. (Charles Henry) Tawney translation
When he gave this order to the gods, they did everything as he had desired, and by means of those holy observances his sins were washed17 away, and he obtained the rank of Indra permanently. And by his favour his friends and his female favourites, that he had summoned to heaven, had their sins destroyed and obtained immortality. The next day Chitragupta informed Yama that the gambler had by his discretion obtained the rank of Indra permanently. Then Yama, hearing of his meritorious actions, was astonished, and said, “Dear me! this gambler has cheated us.”