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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.13.8

రాజ్ఞో జీవతు దేహోఽయం ప్రసన్నా: ప్రభవో యది । తథేత్యుక్తే నిమి: ప్రాహ మా భూన్మే దేహబన్ధనమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥
rājṣo jīvatu deho ’yaṁ
[raajsho jeevatu deho ’yam]
prasannāḥ prabhavo yadi
[prasannaah prabhavo yadi]
tathety ukte nimiḥ prāha
[tathety ukte nimih praaha]
mā bhūn me deha-bandhanam
[maa bhoon me deha-bandhanam]
rājṣaḥ — of the King jīvatu — may again be enlivened dehaḥ ayam — this body (now preserved) prasannāḥ — very much pleased prabhavaḥ — all able to do it yadi — if tathā — let it be so iti — thus ukte — when it was replied (by the demigods) nimiḥ — Mahārāja Nimi prāha — said mā bhūt — do not do it me — my deha-bandhanam — imprisonment again in a material body.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
rājṣo jīvatu deho ’yaṁ
rājṣaḥ
of the King
jīvatu
may again be enlivened
dehaḥ ayam
this body (now preserved)
prasannāḥ prabhavo yadi
prasannāḥ
very much pleased
prabhavaḥ
all able to do it
yadi
if
tathety ukte nimiḥ prāha
tathā
let it be so
iti
thus
ukte
when it was replied (by the demigods)
nimiḥ
Mahārāja Nimi
prāha
said
mā bhūn me deha-bandhanam
mā bhūt
do not do it
me
my
deha-bandhanam
imprisonment again in a material body.
“If you are satisfied with this sacrifice and if you are actually able to do so, kindly bring Mahārāja Nimi back to life in this body.” The demigods said yes to this request by the sages, but Mahārāja Nimi said, “Please do not imprison me again in a material body.”

The demigods are in a position many times higher than that of human beings. Therefore, although the great saints and sages were also powerful brāhmaṇas, they requested the demigods to revive Mahārāja Nimi’s body, which had been preserved in various perfumed balms. One should not think that the demigods are powerful only in enjoying the senses; they are also powerful in such deeds as bringing life back to a dead body. There are many similar instances in the Vedic literature. For example, according to the history of Sāvitrī and Satyavān, Satyavān died and was being taken away by Yamarāja, but on the request of his wife, Sāvitrī, Satyavān was revived in the same body. This is an important fact about the power of the demigods.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
"If you are satisfied with this sacrifice and if you are actually able to do so, kindly bring Mahārāja Nimi’s body back to life." The devatās agreed, but Mahārāja Nimi said, "Please do not imprison me again in a material body." If you are pleased and capable, then bring his body to life. The devatās said “Let it be so (tathā).”
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