विज्ञातार्थोऽपि भगवांस्तूष्णीमास जनार्दन: । नारदोऽकथयत् सर्वं शम्बराहरणादिकम् ॥ ३६ ॥
vijñātārtho ’pi bhagavāṁs tūṣṇīm āsa janārdanaḥ nārado ’kathayat sarvaṁ śambarāharaṇādikam
- vijñāta
- understanding fully
- arthaḥ
- the matter
- api
- even though
- bhagavān
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- tūṣṇīm
- silent
- āsa
- remained
- janārdanaḥ
- Kṛṣṇa
- nāradaḥ
- Nārada Muni
- akathayat
- recounted
- sarvam
- everything
- śambara
- by Śambara
- āharaṇa
- the kidnapping
- ādikam
- beginning with
Although Lord Janārdana knew perfectly well what had transpired, He remained silent. The sage Nārada, however, explained everything, beginning with Śambara’s kidnapping of the child.