SB 11.2.24

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto, Chapter 2: Mahārāja Nimi Meets the Nine Yogendras

SB 11.2.23

SB 11.2.25

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 24

ta ekadā nimeḥ satram
upajagmur yadṛcchayā
vitāyamānam ṛṣibhir
ajanābhe mahātmanaḥ

SYNONYMS

te—they; ekadā—once; nimeḥ—of King Nimi; satram—the soma sacrifice; upajagmuḥ—they approached; yadṛcchayā—as they wished; vitāyamānam—being carried out; ṛṣibhiḥ—by sages; ajanābhe—in Ajanābha (the old name for Bhārata-varṣa); mahā-ātmanaḥ—of the great soul.

TRANSLATION

Once in Ajanābha [the former name of the earth], they came upon the sacrificial performance of the great soul Mahārāja Nimi, which was being carried out under the direction of elevated sages.