Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 6
Nimi’s Disembodied Liberation and the Rise of the Mithilā (Videha) Dynasty
इत्युत्ससर्ज स्वं देहं निमिरध्यात्मकोविद: । मित्रावरुणयोर्जज्ञे उर्वश्यां प्रपितामह: ॥ ६ ॥
ity utsasarja svaṁ dehaṁ nimir adhyātma-kovidaḥ mitrā-varuṇayor jajñe urvaśyāṁ prapitāmahaḥ
Nói vậy xong, Nimi, bậc tinh thông tri thức tâm linh, lìa bỏ thân xác. Vasiṣṭha cũng bỏ thân, nhưng nhờ tinh dịch của Mitra và Varuṇa phóng ra khi thấy Urvaśī, ngài lại được sinh ra lần nữa.
Mitra and Varuṇa chanced to meet Urvaśī, the most beautiful prostitute of the heavenly kingdom, and they became lusty. Because they were great saints, they tried to control their lust, but they could not do so, and thus they discharged semen. This semen was kept carefully in a waterpot, and Vasiṣṭha was born from it.
FAQs
This verse states that Nimi, being adhyātma-kovida (expert in self-realization), consciously relinquished his body—showing that true spiritual understanding leads to detachment from bodily identity.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse while narrating the history and lineage connected with Nimi and the progenitors related to the Mithilā tradition.
Cultivate steady self-inquiry, devotional hearing, and disciplined living so that identity shifts from the temporary body to the eternal self—reducing fear, anxiety, and attachment.