taiche - in the same way; kṛṣṇa - Lord Kṛṣṇa; avatāra-bhitare - among the incarnations; haila - was; jñāta - known; tāṅhāra - of Him; viśeṣa-jñāna - specific knowledge; sei - that; avijñāta - unknown.

“In the same way, when Kṛṣṇa was first counted among the incarnations, specific knowledge about Him was still unknown.