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.