ei ta' - this indeed; sannyāsīra - of the sannyāsī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; teja - bodily effulgence; dekhi - we see; brahma-sama - exactly like Brahman; śūdre - a śūdra, or worker; āliṅgiyā - embracing; kene - why; karena - does; krandana - crying.

The brāhmaṇas thought, “We can see that this sannyāsī has a luster like the effulgence of Brahman, but how is it He is crying upon embracing a śūdra, a member of the fourth caste in the social order?”