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The Dynasty of Mahārāja Nimi
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samāpte satra-yāge ca devān ūcuḥ samāgatān
gandha-vastuṣu —in things very fragrant;  tat-deham —the body of Mahārāja Nimi;  nidhāya —having preserved;  muni-sattamāḥ —all the great sages gathered there;  samāpte satra-yāge —at the end of the sacrifice known by the name Satra;  ca —also;  devān —to all the demigods;  ūcuḥ —requested or spoke;  samāgatān —who were assembled there.
TRANSLATION
During the performance of the yajña, the body relinquished by Mahārāja Nimi was preserved in fragrant substances, and at the end of the Satra-yāga the great saints and brāhmaṇas made the following request to all the demigods assembled there.
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राज्ञो जीवतु देहोऽयं प्रसन्नाः प्रभवो यदि । तथेत्युक्ते निमिः प्राह मा भून्मे देहबन्धनम् ॥ ८ ॥
rājño jīvatu deho 'yaṁ prasannāḥ prabhavo yadi tathety ukte nimiḥ prāha mā bhūn me deha-bandhanam
rājñaḥ —of the King;  jīvatu —may again be enlivened;  dehaḥ ayam —this body (now preserved);  prasannāḥ —very much pleased;  prabhavaḥ —all able to do it;  yadi —if;  tathā —let it be so;  iti —thus;  ukte —when it was replied (by the demigods);  nimiḥ —Mahārāja Nimi;  prāha —said;  mā bhūt —do not do it;  me —my;  deha-bandhanam —imprisonment again in a material body.
TRANSLATION
“If you are satisfied with this sacrifice and if you are actually able to do so, kindly bring Mahārāja Nimi back to life in this body.” The demigods said yes to this request by the sages, but Mahārāja Nimi said, “Please do not imprison me again in a material body.”