sri-suka uvaca

nimir iksvaku-tanayo

 vasistham avrtartvijam

arabhya satram so ’py aha

 sakrena prag vrto ’smi bhoh

 

Translation by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada: 

 

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.”