SB 9.13 Text 1
Text
śrī-śuka uvāca
nimir ikṣvāku-tanayo
vasiṣṭham avṛtartvijam
ārabhya satraṁ so 'py āha
śakreṇa prāg vṛto 'smi bhoḥ
nimir ikṣvāku-tanayo
vasiṣṭham avṛtartvijam
ārabhya satraṁ so 'py āha
śakreṇa prāg vṛto 'smi bhoḥ
Synonyms
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca-Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; nimiḥ-King Nimi; ikṣvāku-tanayaḥ-the son of Mahārāja Ikṣvāku; vasiṣṭham-the great sage Vasiṣṭha; avṛta-appointed; ṛtvijam-the chief priest of the sacrifice; ārabhya-beginning; satram-the sacrifice; saḥ-he, Vasiṣṭha; api-also; āha-said; śakreṇa-by Lord Indra; prāk-before; vṛtaḥ asmi-I was appointed; bhoḥ-O Mahārāja Nimi.
Translation
Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After beginning sacrifices, Mahārāja Nimi, the son of Ikṣvāku, requested the great sage Vasiṣṭha to take the post of chief priest. At that time, Vasiṣṭha replied, "My dear Mahārāja Nimi, I have already accepted the same post in a sacrifice begun by Lord Indra.
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