āra - other; śata jana - about one hundred men; śata ghaṭe - in a hundred waterpots; jala - water; bhari' - filling; prathamei - in the first instance; lañā - taking; āche - were; kāla - the time; apekṣā kari' - awaiting.

While the temple was being swept, about a hundred men stood ready with filled waterpots, and they simply awaited the Lord’s order to throw the water from them.