pariksit uvaca-the fortunate Maharaja Pariksit said; aho-ah; adya-today; vayam-we; brahman-O brahmanas;sat-sevyah-eligible to serve the devotee; ksatra-the ruling class; bandhavah-friends; krpaya-by your mercy; atithi-rupena-in the manner of the great; bhavadbhih-by your good self; tirthakah-qualified for being places of pilgrimage; krtah-done by you.