तम् अब्रवीद् वासुदेवः प्रहस्य; गूढो ऽप्य् अग्निर् ज्ञायत एव राजन् ॥
तं विक्रमं पाण्डवेयानतीत्य; को ऽन्यः कर्ता विद्यते मानुषेषु ॥
दिष्ट्या तस्मात् पावकात् संप्रमुक्ता; यूयं सर्वे पाण्डवाः शत्रुसाहाः ॥
दिष्ट्या पापो धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रः; सहामात्यो न सकामो ऽभविष्यत् ॥
tam abravīd vāsudevaḥ prahasya; gūḍho 'py agnir jñāyata eva rājan ||
taṃ vikramaṃ pāṇḍaveyānatītya; ko 'nyaḥ kartā vidyate mānuṣeṣu ||
diṣṭyā tasmāt pāvakāt saṃpramuktā; yūyaṃ sarve pāṇḍavāḥ śatrusāhāḥ ||
diṣṭyā pāpo dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putraḥ; sahāmātyo na sakāmo 'bhaviṣyat ||
Krishna, smiling, answered him: "Even a hidden fire is recognized, O king; that valor which surpasses all except the Pandavas — who else among men is capable of displaying it? By good fortune, you are all delivered from that fire, O Pandavas, vanquishers of foes; by good fortune, the sinful son of Dhritarashtra, together with his counselors, did not attain his desire."
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Here the Lord shows that true greatness cannot be hidden. Significant is the saying: "even a hidden fire is recognized" — power and valor, like flame beneath ash, show through any covering; by the very deed one is known who accomplished it. The devoted and the great cannot be hidden from the eye of one who knows: deeds betray what is concealed. Also significant is Krishna's joy at their deliverance: He, as one who loves, rejoices that His people have escaped destruction. Thus the scripture reveals both the Lord's omniscience and His love; and Krishna, recognizing His own by their deed, rejoices in their deliverance.