Chapter 57 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 57

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 57.9

एवं त्वपूर्वदेहस्य वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः। कथितो निर्गमः सौम्य निमेः शृणु यथाभवत्॥

evaṃ tvapūrvadehasya vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ| kathito nirgamaḥ saumya nimeḥ śṛṇu yathābhavat||

English Meaning

I have thus described to you the story of Vasistha's birth possessing a wonderful body. Hear now what befell the king Nimi.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)