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Nimi

Son of Ikshvaku and first king of the line of Mithila. He begins a sacrifice without waiting for Vasishtha; teacher and king curse each other to lose their bodies. Nimi refuses a new body and is placed in the eyes of all creatures, which is why they blink. Janaka is produced from his body.

Sources: The Vishnu Purana, tr. H. H. Wilson (1840); The Ramayana of Valmiki, tr. Hari Prasad Shastri (1952-59), Uttara Kanda; Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhaktivedanta Vedabase) · see Nimi's web

Relations 2

Nimi cursed

Vasishtha (Sage) · Vasishtha and Agastya are born from the jar
In return, to lose his body.

Nimi cursed by

Vasishtha (Sage) · Vasishtha and Agastya are born from the jar
For beginning the sacrifice with other priests.

Stories 1

Vasishtha and Agastya are born from the jar
Origin · as the king who curses Vasishtha (epic) · 4 tellings

Cited

The Vishnu Purana, tr. H. H. Wilson (1840) § 4.5 Primary text (translation)
The Ramayana of Valmiki, tr. Hari Prasad Shastri (1952-59), Uttara Kanda § uttara.57 Primary text (translation)
Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhaktivedanta Vedabase) § 9.13.1-6 Primary text (translation)