ŚB 11.2.24
Canto 11, Chapter 2, Text 24
त एकदा निमे: सत्रमुपजग्मुर्यदृच्छया ।
वितायमानमृषिभिरजनाभे महात्मन: ॥ २४ ॥
वितायमानमृषिभिरजनाभे महात्मन: ॥ २४ ॥
ta ekadā nimeḥ satram
upajagmur yadṛcchayā
vitāyamānam ṛṣibhir
ajanābhe mahātmanaḥ
upajagmur yadṛcchayā
vitāyamānam ṛṣibhir
ajanābhe mahātmanaḥ
Word by 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.