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 disse: “Ó o melhor entre os deuses, visto que este ser surgiu do teu suor, sabe, ó conhecedor do dharma, que o seu nome será Jvara (Febre). Ele vagará por todos os mundos.”
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.