Just as in the Rigveda, Indra is stated to become 'Makhavan' (1.3.43), in the Shatapatha Brahmana it is also stated that Indra 'became Makhavat (possessed of makha)' in a legend relating to the Mahāvīra earthen pot made in the Parvargya sacrifice (i.e. the decapitation of Vishnu). Indra is also stated to be the 'slayer of Makha' in the Taittiriya Samhita of the Black Yajurveda (3.2.4). Should the Mahāvīra be broken during the sacrifice, Indra is invoked for atonement (Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa, see below).