nimajjya -- immersing himself; tasmin -- in that; salile -- water; japan -- reciting; brahma -- Vedic mantras; sanatanam -- eternal; tau -- Them; eva -- indeed; dadrise -- saw; akrurah -- Akrura; rama-krishnau -- Balarama and Krishna; samanvitau -- together.

While immersing himself in the water and reciting eternal mantras from the Vedas, Akrura suddenly saw Balarama and Krishna before him.