prathame - at first; nāṭaka - the drama; teṅho - he; tāṅre - him; śunāila - made to hear; tāṅra saṅge - with him; aneka - many; vaiṣṇava - devotees; nāṭaka śunila - listened to the drama.

First the brāhmaṇa induced Bhagavān Ācārya to hear the drama, and then many other devotees joined Bhagavān Ācārya in listening to it.