Canto 11, Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Verse 24 (SB 11.2.24)
SB 11.2.24 • मूल श्लोक

त एकदा निमे: सत्रमुपजग्मुर्यद‍ृच्छया । वितायमानमृषिभिरजनाभे महात्मन: ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

ta ekadā nimeḥ satram upajagmur yadṛcchayā vitāyamānam ṛṣibhir ajanābhe mahātmanaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

te — they; ekadā — once; nimeḥ — of King Nimi; satram — the soma sacrifice; upajagmuḥ — they approached; yadṛcchayā — as they wished; vitāyamānam — being carried out; ṛṣibhiḥ — by sages; ajanābhe — in Ajanābha (the old name for Bhārata-varṣa); mahā-ātmanaḥ — of the great soul.

Translation

“Once in Ajanābha [the former name of the earth], they came upon the sacrificial performance of the great soul Mahārāja Nimi, which was being carried out under the direction of elevated sages.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda