तं निर्वर्त्यागमिष्यामि तावन्मां प्रतिपालय ।
तूष्णीमासीद्गृहपतिः सो ऽपीन्द्रस्याकरोन्मखम् ॥ २ ॥
so 'pindrasyakaron makham
tam-that sacrifice; nirvartya-after finishing; agamisyami-I shall come back; tavat-until that time; mam-me (Vasistha); pratipalaya-wait for; tusnim-silent; asit-remained; grha-patih-Maharaja Nimi; sah-he, Vasistha; api-also; indrasya-of Lord Indra; akarot-executed; makham-the sacrifice.
"I shall return here after finishing the
yajna for
Indra. Kindly wait for me until then."
Maharaja Nimi remained silent, and
Vasistha began to perform the sacrifice for Lord Indra.