vavande śirasā dvijaḥ

yarhi-when; uparata-dhih-his mind and intelligence were fixed; tasmin-at that time; adraksit-had seen; purusan-the persons (the order carriers of Lord Visnu); purah-before him; upalabhya-getting; upalabdhan-who were gotten; prak-previously; vavande-offered obeisances; sirasa-by the head; dvijah-the brahmana.