Shloka 47
वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म
Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving
यश्नैष पुरुषो जात: स्वेदात् ते विबुधोत्तम | ज्वरो नामैष धर्मज्ञ लोकेषु प्रचरिष्यति,धर्मज्ञ देवेश्वरर आपके पसीनेसे जो यह पुरुष प्रकट हुआ है, इसका नाम होगा ज्वर। यह समस्त लोकोंमें विचरण करेगा
yasmād eṣa puruṣo jātaḥ svedāt te vibudhottama | jvaro nāmaiṣa dharmajña lokeṣu pracariṣyati ||
હે દેવશ્રેષ્ઠ, ધર્મજ્ઞ દેવેશ્વર! તમારા સ્વેદમાંથી જે આ પુરુષ પ્રગટ થયો છે, તેનું નામ ‘જ્વર’ થશે; તે સર્વ લોકોમાં વિચરશે।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents affliction (jvara, fever) as a sanctioned cosmic force with a defined role, implying that suffering is not random but operates within a larger moral and metaphysical order (dharma) overseen by divine governance.
Bhīṣma identifies a newly manifested being—arisen from a deity’s sweat—and names him Jvara, declaring that he will move through all worlds, establishing the mythic origin and universal reach of fever as an affliction.