Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2
Sanskrit:
तं निर्वर्त्यागमिष्यामि तावन्मां प्रतिपालय ।तूष्णीमासीद् गृहपति: सोऽपीन्द्रस्याकरोन्मखम् ॥ २ ॥
ITRANS:
taṁ nirvartyāgamiṣyāmitāvan māṁ pratipālayatūṣṇīm āsīd gṛha-patiḥso ’pīndrasyākaron makham
Translation:
“I shall return here after finishing the yajña for Indra. Kindly wait for me until then.” Mahārāja Nimi remained silent, and Vasiṣṭha began to perform the sacrifice for Lord Indra.