Significance of Indra hiding in lotus stalk after killing Trishiras a BrahmaNa is that the pure mind after denying the Self (by killing the brAhmaNA, metaphorically or otherwise) went and hid itself in the SuShumNa (lotus stalk).
In the Ishopanishad the third verse talks about the Sunless worlds (asuryA nAma te lokA ...) that are obtained by those who deny the Self (Atma hano janAh)
The jIva after having performed this brahma hatyA in time past must now resort to Yoga to vivify Indra hidden in the lotus stalk and thus re-establish itself in its true nature, the Self.
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