ŚB 10.78.37
Devanagari
किं व: कामो मुनिश्रेष्ठा ब्रूताहं करवाण्यथ ।
अजानतस्त्वपचितिं यथा मे चिन्त्यतां बुधा: ॥ ३७ ॥
अजानतस्त्वपचितिं यथा मे चिन्त्यतां बुधा: ॥ ३७ ॥
Verse text
kiṁ vaḥ kāmo muni-śreṣṭhā
brūtāhaṁ karavāṇy atha
ajānatas tv apacitiṁ
yathā me cintyatāṁ budhāḥ
brūtāhaṁ karavāṇy atha
ajānatas tv apacitiṁ
yathā me cintyatāṁ budhāḥ
Synonyms
kim — what; vaḥ — your; kāmaḥ — desire; muni — of sages; śreṣṭhāḥ — O best; brūta — please say; aham — I; karavāṇi — shall do it; atha — and then; ajānataḥ — who does not know; tu — indeed; apacitim — the atonement; yathā — properly; me — for Me; cintyatām — please think of; budhāḥ — O intelligent ones.
Translation
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.
Purport
Lord Balarāma here sets a perfect example for people in general by humbly submitting Himself before the qualified brāhmaṇas.