kiá¹ vaḥ kÄmo muni-Å›reá¹£á¹hÄ
brÅ«tÄhaá¹ karavÄṇy atha
ajÄnatas tv apacitiá¹
yathÄ me cintyatÄá¹ budhÄḥ
kim - what; vaḥ - your; kÄmaḥ - desire; muni - of sages; Å›reá¹£á¹hÄḥ - O best; brÅ«ta - please say; aham - I; karavÄṇi - shall do it; atha - and then; ajÄnataḥ - who does not know; tu - indeed; apacitim - the atonement; yathÄ - properly; me - for Me; cintyatÄm - please think of; budhÄḥ - O intelligent ones.
Please tell Me your desire, O best of sages, and I shall certainly fulfill it. And, O wise souls, please carefully determine My proper atonement, since I do not know what it might be.
Lord BalarÄma here sets a perfect example for people in general by humbly submitting Himself before the qualified brÄhmaṇas.
