SB 9.13.1 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

श्रीशुक उवाच निमिरिक्ष्वाकुतनयो वसिष्ठमवृतर्त्विजम् । आरभ्य सत्रं सोऽप्याह शक्रेण प्राग्वृतोऽस्मि भो: ॥ १ ॥

Verse text

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.”

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: At beginning of a sacrifice, Nimi, the son of Ikṣvāku, requested 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.” The Thirteenth Chapter completes the description of the sun dynasty by describing the descendants from Ikṣvāku’s son Nimi, containing stories of Viṣṇu and his devotees.