दृष्ट्वा हि तान् मत्तगजेन्द्ररूपान्; पञ्चाभिपद्मान् इव वारणेन्द्रान् ॥
भस्मावृताङ्गान् इव हव्यवाहान्; पार्थान् प्रदध्यौ स यदुप्रवीरः ॥
शशंस रामाय युधिष्ठिरं च; भीमं च जिष्णुं च यमौ च वीरौ ॥
शनैः शनैस् तांश् च निरीक्ष्य रामो; जनार्दनं प्रीतमना ददर्श ॥
dṛṣṭvā hi tān mattagajendrarūpān; pañcābhipadmān iva vāraṇendrān ||
bhasmāvṛtāṅgān iva havyavāhān; pārthān pradadhyau sa yadupravīraḥ ||
śaśaṃsa rāmāya yudhiṣṭhiraṃ ca; bhīmaṃ ca jiṣṇuṃ ca yamau ca vīrau ||
śanaiḥ śanais tāṃś ca nirīkṣya rāmo; janārdanaṃ prītamanā dadarśa ||
"Having seen those Pandavas, resembling mighty elephants in rut, like five lordly elephants approaching a lotus pond, their bodies like fires covered in ash, that hero of the Yadu race thought of the Parthas; he pointed out to Rama Yudhishthira, and Bhima, and Jishnu, and the two heroic twins. Slowly looking them over, Rama, his heart gladdened, turned his gaze to Janardana."
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Here the Lord alone recognizes those concealed among the crowd. It is telling that the Pandavas are compared to "fires covered in ash": their greatness lies hidden beneath rags, yet Krishna perceives it through the veil. Here the Lord's omniscience shows itself: what is hidden from all is plain to Him; He recognizes His own, however they may conceal themselves. It is telling that He shares the joy of recognition with His brother: a good discovery is a shared joy. Thus the scripture shows that Krishna is the seer of what is hidden; and beneath the ash of exile He discerns the flame of the Pandavas.