माहेश्वर: समाक्रन्दन् वैष्णवेन बलार्दित: । अलब्ध्वाभयमन्यत्र भीतो माहेश्वरो ज्वर: । शरणार्थी हृषीकेशं तुष्टाव प्रयताञ्जलि: ॥ २४ ॥
māheśvaraḥ samākrandan vaiṣṇavena balārditaḥ alabdhvābhayam anyatra bhīto māheśvaro jvaraḥ śaraṇārthī hṛṣīkeśaṁ tuṣṭāva prayatāñjaliḥ
- māheśvaraḥ
- (the fever weapon) of Lord Śiva
- samākrandan
- crying out
- vaiṣṇavena
- of the Vaiṣṇava-jvara
- bala
- by the strength
- arditaḥ
- tormented
- alabdhvā
- not obtaining
- abhayam
- fearlessness
- anyatra
- elsewhere
- bhītaḥ
- frightened
- māheśvaraḥ jvaraḥ
- the Māheśvara-jvara
- śaraṇa
- for shelter
- arthī
- hankering
- hṛṣīkeśam
- Lord Kṛṣṇa, the master of everyone’s senses
- tuṣṭāva
- he praised
- prayata-añjaliḥ
- with palms joined in supplication
The Śiva-jvara, overwhelmed by the strength of the Viṣṇu-jvara, cried out in pain. But finding no refuge, the frightened Śiva-jvara approached Lord Kṛṣṇa, the master of the senses, hoping to attain His shelter. Thus with joined palms he began to praise the Lord.