paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi naḥ

sri-raja uvaca-Maharaja Pariksit said; katham-how; evam-this; gunah-quality; desah-the country; kena-why; va-either; bhagavan-O most powerful; krtah-it was so done; prasnam-question; enam-this; samacaksva-just deliberate; param-very much; kautuhalam-eagerness; hi-indeed; nah-our.