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 ||
Bhishma berkata: “Wahai yang terbaik antara para dewa, kerana makhluk ini telah muncul daripada peluhmu, ketahuilah, wahai yang mengetahui dharma, bahawa namanya ialah Jvara (Demam). Ia akan mengembara di seluruh alam.”
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.