श्रीशुक उवाच निमिरिक्ष्वाकुतनयो वसिष्ठमवृतर्त्विजम् । आरभ्य सत्रं सोऽप्याह शक्रेण प्राग्वृतोऽस्मि भो: ॥ १ ॥
sri-suka uvaca nimir iksvaku-tanayo vasistham avrtartvijam arabhya satram so ’py aha sakrena prag vrto ’smi bhoh
- sri-sukah uvaca
- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said
- nimih
- King Nimi
- iksvaku-tanayah
- the son of Maharaja Iksvaku
- vasistham
- the great sage Vasistha
- avrta
- appointed
- rtvijam
- the chief priest of the sacrifice
- arabhya
- beginning
- satram
- the sacrifice
- sah
- he, Vasistha
- api
- also
- aha
- said
- sakrena
- by Lord Indra
- prak
- before
- vrtah asmi
- I was appointed
- bhoh
- O Maharaja Nimi.
Srila Sukadeva Gosvami said: After beginning sacrifices, Maharaja Nimi, the son of Iksvaku, requested the great sage Vasistha to take the post of chief priest. At that time, Vasistha replied, My dear Maharaja Nimi, I have already accepted the same post in a sacrifice begun by Lord Indra.