ime - these; śraddadhate - are eager; brahman - O brāhmaṇa; ṛṣayaḥ - sages; hi - indeed; mayā saha - with me; parijñānāya - to know; bhagavan - O great soul; tat - therefore; naḥ - to us; vyākhyātum arhasi - please explain.

My dear brāhmaṇa, I and all the sages present with me are eager to know about this. Therefore, O great soul, kindly explain to us the reason.