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Harivamsha 111

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Vaiśaṃpāyana said: / Thinking Jvara was dead, Kṛṣṇa, the destroyer of foes, / then hurled him to the earth with the strength of his arms.

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The moment he was released from his arms, however, he entered Kṛṣṇa's body, / not relinquishing the physical form of Kṛṣṇa of matchless vigor.

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Having entered his heart, he tormented the best of the Yadus.

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Indeed, possessed then by that Jvara of matchless vigor, / Kṛṣṇa, as if stumbling, repeatedly rolled upon the ground.

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And then Kṛṣṇa yawned, and repeatedly stumbled violently; / the hair stood on end across his limbs, and he was overcome by sleep.

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Summoning his steadfastness, Kṛṣṇa, conqueror of enemies' cities,

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the great yogin, yawning again and again as [the fever] worked [in him],

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knowing himself touched by Jvara, the supreme Puruṣa / created another Jvara to destroy the former Jvara.

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That Vaiṣṇava Jvara, seizing that [other] Jvara by his power,

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[…] presenting him to Kṛṣṇa, Hari seized him once again.

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Dreadful, belonging to Viṣṇu, exceedingly fierce, bringing fear to all living beings,

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the radiant, mighty one of terrible prowess created [him].

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And Jvara, sent forth by Kṛṣṇa, seizing that [other] Jvara by force,

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delighted, delivered him to Kṛṣṇa; then Hari seized him.

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Then, utterly enraged, the mighty Vāsudeva,

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the valiant one, drove him out from his own limbs by his own Jvara alone.

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Whirling him on the earth, he prepared to shatter him into a hundred pieces;

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there Jvara cried aloud: "Sir, be pleased to protect me!"

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The two Jvaras, the one belonging to Maheśvara and the other to Viṣṇu, fought.

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The Maheśvara [Jvara] wailed aloud, tormented by the force of the Vaiṣṇava [Jvara].

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Kṛṣṇa's Jvara, having seized the former Jvara by his own radiance,

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the mighty Vaiṣṇava roared a tremendous roar,

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four-armed, four-faced, brandishing every weapon.

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Tumultuous was the battle between those two arm-strong Jvaras.

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Then the gods along with the gandharvas, standing in the sky, eager for battle,

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and the living beings all around watched the great battle.

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Then the Maheśvara struck the Vaiṣṇava in the fight;

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struck by his arm, he roared very loudly.

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He went against the Vaiṣṇava, O king—the Raudra one, whose weapon is ashes, in battle;

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and seizing him with two arms, the mighty one struck him.

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Striking back with his other arms, the Vaiṣṇava Jvara

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roared a tremendous roar while all the world looked on.

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Then the Raudra Jvara, O king, struck him with his fist;

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he bit Keśava's Jvara repeatedly with his teeth in the combat.

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With their arms alone, O king, those two great afflictions fought,

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striking one another with their fists, the two best of Jvaras.

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They made a great roar, those two Jvaras renowned in the world.

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Then the Vaiṣṇava Jvara, O king, [sought] to seize the one named Raudra;

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striving in many ways there, he struck him with his fist;

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striking him again with his arm, he crushed him repeatedly.

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His heart quickly crushed, the trident-bearer's foremost Jvara

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cried out repeatedly and rolled around on the ground.

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Seizing the Raudra by force and dragging him again and again,

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he gave him joyfully to Kṛṣṇa, [saying,] "What shall I do beyond this?

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Shall I kill him, O lord of the gods, or shall I devour him?"

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Having spoken thus, he made a tremendous shout in the van of battle.

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Rising, Hṛṣīkeśa, [confronting] the Maheśvara Jvara in battle,

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Keśava wished then to kill him, [thinking,] "Let the world be free of fever!"

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As Jvara was being whirled about then by him of immeasurable power, / a bodiless voice traveling in the atmosphere said to him:

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"Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, mighty-armed one, increaser of the Yadus' joy! / Do not kill this Jvara; he is to be protected by you, O sinless one!" / When these words were spoken, Hari himself released him—

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the supreme guru of the world, past, present, and future.

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Thus addressed, Jvara then spoke these words to Hṛṣīkeśa;

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with his head at Kṛṣṇa's feet, that Jvara went for refuge:

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"Hear my petition, O Govinda, delight of the Yadus!"

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"O god, grant that desire of mine, O mighty-armed one!"

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Jvara spoke to him again, as though he were Viṣṇu himself manifest,

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having bowed his head to the god and standing with folded hands:

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Jvara [said]:
"Homage to Kṛṣṇa, to Hari, to Viṣṇu, the all-powerful!

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to the primal god, the god, the ancient one who bears the mace!

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Homage to the thousand-headed one, and to the thousand-footed one!

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O thousand-eyed one, homage always to you, creator of fearlessness for the worlds!

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Homage to the udgītha, O god! Homage to the lord of sacrifice!

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Homage to you who hold the discus constantly! Homage to you who hold a sword in hand!

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Homage to the endless one, the multiform one, homage to you, slayer of Madhu!

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Homage to you, lord of the god of gods, to you, O god, who wear matted hair!

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Homage to you, slayer of rākṣasas! Homage to you who take the form of Rāghava!

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Homage to the god who is the object of knowledge through wisdom, to primal Viṣṇu!

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Homage to you, the Man-Lion who disports over the king of Daityas!

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Homage to you, the Boar who lifted the earth on his tusk!

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O Trivikrama, homage to you, destroyer of Bali's sacrifice!

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To Vāsudeva the god, homage, O destroyer of Kaṃsa!

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Homage to the self of all, O god, homage, homage to the maker of all!

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Be gracious, lord of the god of gods, creator of fearlessness for the frightened!

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I bow to the lord of the god of gods, the choice one, the giver of fearlessness,

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to you, O Viṣṇu, lord of all lords, to you, the imperishable holder of the mace!

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Homage to you, O Lord of the gods of gods, O destroyer of rebirth, I am afraid!

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Having praised the lord of the world thus, Jvara then, as if dancing,

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fell at the feet of Viṣṇu, sighing like one terrified.

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'Be gracious, O Viṣṇu, lord of gods! I am tormented, O Janārdana!'

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Jvara spoke to him again: 'May I alone be the fever on earth!
May I alone be the fever, father! Let there be no other fever in the world!
By your grace, let there be no other fever, O splendid one in battle!'

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The god said:
'So be it! Good fortune to you, just as you desire, O Jvara!

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A boon must be given to those who seek a boon, and you have sought refuge.'

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The Blessed One said:
'May you alone be the fever in the world, just as you please.'
Then Hṛṣīkeśa, Keśava, was pleased by this hymn,
and Kṛṣṇa, becoming gracious, spoke to the Raudra fever:
'At the time of death, let mine be for the experience of men;
this fever that was created by me, let it dissolve into me alone.'

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Vaiśaṃpāyana said:
When this speech had been addressed to Jvara, the far-famed

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Kṛṣṇa, best among wielders of weapons, spoke these words again:

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'Listen, O Jvara, to the command by which you shall wander the world:

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distributed among all classes [of beings], both moving and unmoving.

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Dividing yourself into three, if you desire what is dear to me,

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resort to the four-footed with one part, and to the unmoving with the second;

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and that which is your third part shall be distributed among humans.

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Having made your body threefold, become fever in the birds, O Jvara!

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And of your third part, it will surely become fourfold:

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tertian, and the fourth part being quartan.

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Then, dividing yourself indeed, dwell in human beings under these divisions;

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and now dwell in the remaining species—listen to me:

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in trees in the form of insects, and as leaf-curl;

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and known as yellow leaf, and as blight in fruits;

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one should know [you] as the moss of waters, and as the splitting of the crest in peacocks;

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becoming frost among lotuses, and barren soil on the earth;

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you shall become ochre in mountains, by my grace;

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becoming the falling-sickness in cattle, you shall also be their lameness.

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Thus you shall exist in diverse forms on the surface of the earth.

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By being seen and by being touched, you will bring about the death of living beings.

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Except for gods and men, no one else will endure you.'

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Vaiśaṃpāyana said:
Hearing the speech of Kṛṣṇa, Jvara became joyful at heart.

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Having bowed with palms joined, he uttered these words:

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'Having been made the lord of all kinds [of beings], I am blessed, O Mādhava!

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And I wish to do your bidding further, O bull among men!

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Therefore give your command, O Govinda! What shall I do, O mighty-armed one?'

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The god said:
'So be it! Good fortune to you, just as you desire, O Jvara!

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'I was created by the crusher of the Asura race,

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by Hara, the destroyer of Tripura;

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I have been conquered by you at the head of battle.

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You are my master today; I am your servant.'

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Vaiśaṃpāyana said:
Hearing the word of Jvara, Vāsudeva spoke these words:

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'Listen now to the agreement that I shall declare to you with certainty:

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May you two be the fevers in affliction and in death:

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you are the master in affliction, and mine is likewise [master] in death.'

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May my fever truly dissolve right here!"

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Jvara said:
"I am blessed, I am favored, since what pleases me has been done by you.
Command me, O you whose weapon is the discus: what pleasing thing may I do for you?"

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"The mortal praising me with this hymn filled with devotion,

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and properly pondering this wondrous battle between us two, Jvara and the god—

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no affliction born of fever shall arise for him on earth."

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The Blessed Lord said:
"He who, having bowed to me with one-pointed mind, reads of this valor of us two in the great battle, whose weapons were purely the strength of our arms, he indeed, O Jvara, shall be a man free from fever."

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"Three-footed, having ashes for a weapon, three-headed, red-eyed—

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pleased, may he, Jvara, the master of all diseases, grant me well-being!

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Having a beginning and an end, the ancient poets,

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subtle and also vast, the rulers—

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may Aniruddha,

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Pradyumna, Saṃkarṣaṇa, and Vāsudeva destroy all my fevers!"

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Addressed thus by the great-souled Kṛṣṇa in person, Jvara
said to the tiger among the Yadus: "So it shall be."
Having obtained the boon from Kṛṣṇa and having made the agreement once more, Jvara was delighted;
he then spoke to Govinda, to Keśava: "So be it,"
and bowing his head to Kṛṣṇa, he departed from the battle.

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Granting fearlessness to devotees,

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the great-souled Vāsudeva,

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