SB 9.13.1
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 1
- śrī-śuka uvāca
- 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.