dṛṣṭvā - observing; strīṇām - of their wives; bhagavati - for the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kṛṣṇe - Śrī Kṛṣṇa; bhaktim - the pure devotion; alaukikīm - transcendental to this world; ātmānam - themselves; ca - and; tayā - of that; hīnam - devoid; anutaptāḥ - lamenting; vyagarhayan - they condemned.

Taking note of their wives’ pure, transcendental devotion for Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and seeing their own lack of devotion, the brāhmaṇas felt most sorrowful and began to condemn themselves.