Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 40

Sanskrit:

ततश्च भारतं वर्षं परीत्य सुसमाहित: ।चरित्वा द्वादश मासांस्तीर्थस्‍नायी विशुध्यसि ॥ ४० ॥

ITRANS:

tataś ca bhārataṁ varṣaṁparītya su-samāhitaḥcaritvā dvādaśa-māsāṁstīrtha-snāyī viśudhyasi

Translation:

Thereafter, for twelve months, You should circumambulate the land of Bhārata in a mood of serious meditation, executing austerities and bathing at various holy pilgrimage sites. In this way You will become purified.

Purport:

Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī points out that the word viśudhyasi means that Lord Balarāma would achieve spotless fame by setting such a perfect example for the people in general. Śrīla Prabhupāda writes: “The brāhmaṇas could understand the purpose of the Lord, and thus they suggested that He atone in a manner which would be beneficial to them.”