tatra gatvaudanaḿ gopā
yācatāsmad-visarjitāḥ
kīrtayanto bhagavata
āryasya mama cābhidhām
tatra -- there; gatva -- going; odanam -- food; gopah -- My dear cowherd boys; yacata -- just request; asmat -- by Us; visarjitah -- dispatched; kirtayantah -- announcing; bhagavatah -- of the Supreme Lord; aryasya -- the elder; mama -- My; ca -- also; abhidham -- name.
When you go there, My dear cowherd boys, simply request some food. Declare to them the name of My elder brother, the Supreme Lord Balarama, and also My name, and explain that you have been sent by Us.
Lord Krishna encouraged His boyfriends to request charity without being embarrassed. In case the boys felt they had no right to personally approach such respectable brahmanas, the Lord told them to mention the names of Balarama and Krishna, the holy names of God.
