evaḿ mīmāḿsamānaḿ taḿ
narā nāryo 'mara-prabhāḥ
pratyagṛhṇan mahā-bhāgaḿ
gīta-vādyena bhūyasā
evam -- thus; mimamsamanam -- who was deeply pondering; tam -- him; narah -- the men; naryah -- and women; amara -- like the demigods'; prabhah -- whose effulgent complexions; pratyagrihnan -- greeted; maha-bhagam -- most fortunate; gita -- with singing; vadyena -- and instrumental accompaniment; bhuyasa -- loud.
As he continued to ponder in this way, the beautiful men-and maidservants, as effulgent as demigods, came forward to greet their greatly fortunate master with loud song and instrumental music.
As explained by Acarya Visvanatha Cakravarti, the word pratyagrihnan ("they acknowledged in turn") indicates that first Sudama accepted the servants within his mind, deciding "My Lord must want me to have them," and in response to the visible change in his attitude, they approached him as their master.
