In the Mahabharata version, stated in the Shanti Parva, where the furious Gautama commands his son Chirakari to slay his polluted mother. But later regrets his rash command, realising that the fault lies not with his wife but with the lustful Indra. The Brahma Purana has Gautama turn Ahalya into a dry stream and disfigure Indra – who, terrified, has become a cat – with a thousand marks of the vulva. When Ahalya pleads her ignorance, Gautama grants her redemption upon her mingling with the Gautami River. By bathing in the same river, the marks on Indra’s body turn into eyes and he becomes “thousand-eyed” like the Greek Argus.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "In the Mahabharata version, stated in the Shanti Parva, where the furious Gautama commands his son Chirakari to slay his polluted mother. But later regrets his rash command, realising that the fault lies not with his wife but with the lustful Indra. The Brahma Purana has Gautama turn Ahalya into a dry stream and disfigure Indra – who, terrified, has become a cat – with a thousand marks of the vulva. When Ahalya pleads her ignorance, Gautama grants her redemption upon her mingling with the Gautami River. By bathing in the same river, the marks on Indra’s body turn into eyes and he becomes “thousand-eyed” like the Greek Argus." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.