Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 9: Liberation

Chapter 13: The Dynasty of Maharaja Nimi. Text 2

तं निर्वर्त्यागमिष्यामि तावन्मां प्रतिपालय ।
तूष्णीमासीद् गृहपतिः सोऽपीन्द्रस्याकरोन्मखम् ॥२॥

taá¹ nirvartyÄgamiá¹£yÄmi
tÄvan mÄá¹ pratipÄlaya
tūṣṇīm ÄsÄ«d gá¹›ha-patiḥ
so 'pÄ«ndrasyÄkaron makham

 tam - that sacrifice; nirvartya - after finishing; Ägamiá¹£yÄmi - I shall come back; tÄvat - until that time; mÄm - me (Vasiṣṭha); pratipÄlaya - wait for; tūṣṇīm - silent; ÄsÄ«t - remained; gá¹›ha-patiḥ - MahÄrÄja Nimi; saḥ - he, Vasiṣṭha; api - also; indrasya - of Lord Indra; akarot - executed; makham - the sacrifice.


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“I shall return here after finishing the yajña for Indra. Kindly wait for me until then.†MahÄrÄja Nimi remained silent, and Vasiṣṭha began to perform the sacrifice for Lord Indra.

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