tam - him; vilokya - seeing; janāḥ - the people; dūrāt - from some distance; tejasā - by his effulgence; muṣṭa - stolen; dṛṣṭayaḥ - their ability to see; dīvyate - who was playing; akṣaiḥ - with dice; bhagavate - to the Supreme Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa; śaśaṁsuḥ - they reported; sūrya - the sun-god; śaṅkitāḥ - presuming him.

As the people looked at Satrājit from a distance, his brilliance blinded them. They presumed he was the sun-god, Sūrya, and went to tell Lord Kṛṣṇa, who was at that time playing at dice.