Å›rÄ«-bÄdarÄyaṇir uvÄca
vijñÄtÄrtho 'pi govindo
dagdhÄn Äkarṇya pÄṇá¸avÄn
kuntīṠca kulya-karaṇe
saha-rÄmo yayau kurÅ«n
Å›rÄ«-bÄdarÄyaṇiḥ uvÄca - ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ«, the son of BadarÄyaṇa, said; vijñÄta - aware; arthaḥ - of the facts; api - although; govindaḥ - Lord Kṛṣṇa; dagdhÄn - burned to death; Äkarṇya - hearing; pÄṇá¸avÄn - the sons of PÄṇá¸u; kuntÄ«m - their mother, KuntÄ«; ca - and; kulya - family obligations; karaṇe - to carry out; saha-rÄmaḥ - together with Lord BalarÄma; yayau - went; kurÅ«n - to the kingdom of the Kurus.
ÅšrÄ« BÄdarÄyaṇi said: Although Lord Govinda was fully aware of what had actually occurred, when He heard reports that the PÄṇá¸avas and Queen KuntÄ« had burned to death, He went with Lord BalarÄma to the kingdom of the Kurus to fulfill the family obligations expected of Him.
The Lord was quite aware that the PÄṇá¸avas had escaped the assassination plot of Duryodhana, although the world heard the false news that the PÄṇá¸avas and their mother had perished in the fire.
