tan -- them; drishtva -- seeing; sahasa -- immediately; utthaya -- standing up; prak -- until now; asinah -- seated; nripa-adayah -- the kings and others; pandavah -- the Pandavas; krishna-ramau -- Krishna and Balarama; ca -- also; pranemuh -- bowed down; visva -- by the whole universe; vanditan -- to them who are honored.

As soon as they saw the sages approaching, the kings and other gentlemen who had been seated immediately stood up, including the Pandava brothers and Krishna and Balarama. They all then bowed down to the sages, who are honored throughout the universe.