śrī-devā ūcuḥ
kiṁ nu tad dustyajaṁ brahman
puṁsāṁ bhūtānukampinām
bhavad-vidhānāṁ mahatāṁ
puṇya-ślokeḍya-karmaṇām
śrī-devāḥ ūcuḥ - the demigods said; kim - what; nu - indeed; tat - that; dustyajam - difficult to give up; brahman - O exalted brāhmaṇa; puṁsām - of persons; bhūta-anukampinām - who are very sympathetic toward the suffering living entities; bhavat-vidhānām - like Your Lordship; mahatām - who are very great; puṇya-śloka-īḍya-karmaṇām - whose pious activities are praised by all great souls.