Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 28


Sanskrit:

तप्तोऽहं ते तेजसा दु:सहेनशान्तोग्रेणात्युल्बणेन ज्वरेण ।तावत्तापो देहिनां तेऽङ्‍‍घ्रिमूलंनो सेवेरन् यावदाशानुबद्धा: ॥ २८ ॥

ITRANS:

tapto ’ham te tejasā duḥsahenaśāntogreṇāty-ulbaṇena jvareṇatāvat tāpo dehināṁ te ’nghri-mūlaṁno severan yāvad āśānubaddhāḥ

Translation:

I am tortured by the fierce power of Your terrible fever weapon, which is cold yet burning. All embodied souls must suffer as long as they remain bound to material ambitions and thus averse to serving Your feet.

Purport:

In the previous verse, the Śiva-jvara stated that those who live by violence will suffer similar violence at the hands of the Lord. But here he further states that those who do not surrender to the Supreme Lord are especially liable to punishment. Although the Śiva-jvara himself had acted violently up till now, since he has surrendered to the Lord and rectified himself, he hopes to receive the Lord’s mercy. In other words, he has now become the Lord’s devotee.