Ramayana
तमुवाच वसिष्ठस्तु निमिं राजर्षिसत्तमम् । वृतो ऽहं पूर्वमिन्द्रेण अन्तरं प्रतिपालय ॥ 7-55-10 ॥
But Vasishtha said to Nimi, that most excellent of royal sages: 'I have been chosen beforehand by Indra; wait for the interval until then.'
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