King of Videha who paused his sacrifice when the Nine Yogis walked in and asked the nine questions of Bhagavata-dharma.
Appears in
The nine Yogeshvaras teach King Nimi — Skandha 11, adhyayas 2-5 — Answering Vasudeva, Narada recounts how Rishabhadeva's nine yogi sons answered nine questions from King Nimi on Bhagavata-dharma.
Embodies
Devotion as the highest dharma — The Bhagavatam's own thesis (1.2.6): the highest dharma is devotion with no motive, which nothing can interrupt.
Who is a teacher — A son teaches his mother, a madman teaches a king, and an ascetic learns from a pigeon, a python and a courtesan.
Questions to explore
Why did King Nimi say that a moment with the Lord's devotees is rarer than heaven itself?
What were the nine questions Nimi put to the nine sons of Rishabhadeva?
How do the Nine Yogis define the three kinds of devotee (uttama, madhyama, prakrita)?
