Does anyone know what “Indra’s Pillar” is referring to?
“Having cut through barrenness, cut the cross-bar,
Having uprooted Indra’s pillar, unstirred,
They wander about pure and stainless,
Young nagas well tamed by the One with Vision.”
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It is called Indakhīla.
In general, it means a post or stone placed at the entrance of a house, palace, or city gate, used to secure the door or gate when closed; a threshold.
The aṭṭhakathā (on this sutta) explains that “Indakhīla” refers to the root of lust (rāga), hatred (dosa), and delusion (moha).
Just as there is a sutta with the same name, SN 56.39.
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