ei-mata - in this way; pathe - on the way; yāite - while passing; śata śata - hundreds and hundreds; jana - persons; vaiṣṇava - devotees; karena - makes; tāṅre - Him; kari' - doing; āliṅgana - embracing.

Thus many hundreds of people became Vaiṣṇavas when they passed the Lord on the way and were embraced by Him.