ज्वर उवाच ।
नमः कृष्णाय हरये विष्णवे प्रभविष्णवे ।
आदिदेवाय देवाय पुराणाय गदाभृते ॥ 1 ॥
Salutations to Krishna, to Hari, to Vishnu, the all-powerful Lord, the primordial Divinity, the ancient One, and the bearer of the Gada (mace).
नमः सहस्रशिरसे सहस्रचरणाय च ।
सहस्राक्ष नमो नित्यं लोकानामभयङ्कर ॥ 2 ॥
Salutations to the Thousand-Headed One, the Thousand-Footed One, and to the Thousand-Eyed Lord; eternal salutations to You, the Dispeller of fear for all the worlds.
उद्गीथाय नमो देव यज्ञाधिपतये नमः ।
नमस्ते चक्रिणे नित्यमसिहस्ताय ते नमः ॥ 3 ॥
Salutations to You, who are the Udgitha (the sacred chant), salutations to the Lord of all sacrifices, eternal salutations to the wielder of the Discus, and salutations to the wielder of the Sword.
अनन्ताय विरूपाय नमस्ते मधुसूदन ।
नमस्ते देवदेवेश तुभ्यं देव कपर्दिने ॥ 4 ॥
Salutations to the Infinite One, to the One of multifaceted forms, and to You, the slayer of the demon Madhu; salutations to the Lord of lords, and salutations to You, the Lord who wears matted locks (Kapardin).
नमस्ते राक्षसघ्नाय नमो राघवरूपिणे ।
ज्ञानज्ञेयाय देवाय नम आद्याय विष्णवे ॥ 5 ॥
Salutations to the slayer of demons, salutations to the One who took the form of Raghava (Rama), salutations to the Lord who is both knowledge and the object of knowledge, and to the primordial Vishnu.
नमस्ते नरसिंहाय दैत्यराजविहारिणे ।
नमस्तुभ्यं वराहाय दंष्ट्रोद्धृतवसुन्धर ॥ 6 ॥
Salutations to the Man-Lion (Narasimha), who played with the king of demons, and salutations to You, the Boar (Varaha), who lifted the Earth with Your tusks.
त्रिविक्रम नमस्तुभ्यं बलियज्ञविनाशन ।
वासुदेवाय देवाय नमः कंसविनाशन ॥ 7 ॥
Salutations to You, O Trivikrama, the destroyer of the sacrifice of Bali; salutations to the Lord Vasudeva, and salutations to the destroyer of Kamsa.
नमः सर्वात्मने देव सर्वकर्त्रे नमो नमः ।
प्रासीद देवदेवेश भीतानामभयङ्कर ॥ 8 ॥
Salutations to the Soul of all, O Lord, and salutations again and again to the Creator of all; be gracious, O Lord of lords, and grant fearlessness to those who are terrified.
नमामि देवदेवेशं वरेण्यमभयप्रदम् ।
विष्णो त्वां सकलेशेश त्वां गदाधरमव्ययम् ॥ 9 ॥
I bow to the Lord of lords, the Supreme One, the bestower of fearlessness; O Vishnu, O Lord of all, I bow to You, the imperishable bearer of the mace.
नमस्ते देवदेवेश भीतोऽहं भवनाशन ।
इति स्तुत्वा जगन्नाथं नृत्यन्निव तदा ज्वरः ॥ 10 ॥
Salutations to the Lord of lords, for I am terrified, O Destroyer of worldly existence—thus having praised the Lord of the universe, the Fever (Jvara) then stood as if dancing (in awe and submission).
पपात पादयोर्विष्णोर्निःश्वसन् भीतभीतवत् ।
प्रासीद विष्णो देवेश पीडितोऽस्मि जनार्दन ॥ 11 ॥
Trembling and sighing in great fear, he fell at the feet of Lord Vishnu and prayed, "O Vishnu, O Lord of the gods, please be gracious unto me; I am in great distress, O Janardana."
इति हरिवंशान्तर्गतं ज्वरकृतं श्रीकृष्णस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ।
हरिवंश . अध्याय 111/7 . ।
