Nimi

Nimi / निमि

Nimi was a king of Mithila, the twelfth son of Ikshvaku.
Nimi, once, wanting to perform a sacrifice, requested the sage Vasishth to conduct the sacrifice, but being occupied elsewhere, the latter asked the king to postpone the oblation.
Not having the patience to wait for the return of Vasishth, Nimi started the sacrifice with Rishi Gautam.
When Vasishth returned and heard that Nimi had proceeded with the sacrifice, he cursed the latter that he would lose his corporeal form.
The king got angry and returned the curse. The king's soul left his body, and his body fell to the ground.
The priests were frightened that the kingdom was without an heir, and so they churned the body of Nimi and from it they produced a child who they named Mithi Janak as he was born by churning.
Mithi then continued the line of Nimi.