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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.63.29

श्रीभगवानुवाच त्रिशिरस्ते प्रसन्नोऽस्मि व्येतु ते मज्ज्वराद् भयम् । यो नौ स्मरति संवादं तस्य त्वन्न भवेद् भयम् ॥ २९ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
[shree-bhagavaan uvaacha]
tri-śiras te prasanno ’smi
[tri-shiras te prasanno ’smi]
vyetu te maj-jvarād bhayam
[vyetu te maj-jvaraad bhayam]
yo nau smarati saṁvādaṁ
[yo nau smarati samvaadam]
tasya tvan na bhaved bhayam
[tasya tvan na bhaved bhayam]
śrī - bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Lord said tri - śiraḥ — O three-headed one te — with you prasannaḥ — satisfied asmi — I am vyetu — may it go away te — your mat — My jvarāt — of the fever weapon bhayam — fear yaḥ — whoever nau — our smarati — remembers saṁvādam — the conversation tasya — for him tvat — of you na bhavet — there will not be bhayam — fear .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
śrī - bhagavān uvāca
the Supreme Lord said
tri-śiras te prasanno ’smi
tri - śiraḥ
O three-headed one
te
with you
prasannaḥ
satisfied
vyetu te maj-jvarād bhayam
yo nau smarati saṁvādaṁ
tasya tvan na bhaved bhayam
asmi
I am
vyetu
may it go away
te
your
mat
My
jvarāt
of the fever weapon
bhayam
fear
yaḥ
whoever
nau
our
smarati
remembers
saṁvādam
the conversation
tasya
for him
tvat
of you
na bhavet
there will not be
bhayam
fear .
  • prasannaḥ asmi — I am pleased
    Prasanna — the technical Gauḍīya term for Bhagavān's grace-state. The same word that names His prasāda. Gauḍīyas note: Bhagavān's prasannatā is the only ground of liberation; the fever's stuti earned it in twenty lines.
  • smarati saṁvādam — remembers (our) conversation
    Smaraṇa — one of the nine limbs of bhakti (BhP 7.5.23). Kṛṣṇa makes the very memory of this stuti a śakti: anyone who recites it becomes protected. Gauḍīyas treat this as a mantra-like phala-śruti embedded in the narrative.
  • tri-śiraḥ — O three-headed one
    Compound: tri (three) + śiras (head). Kṛṣṇa addresses the Śiva-jvara by his iconographic feature. The form of address itself dignifies — Bhagavān names His former opponent by the body He kept; the body becomes the badge of the surrender.
  • vyetu — let it depart
    Optative of vi-√i (to go away). The fever of fear is told to leave. Bhagavān does not just suppress fear; He instructs it to vacate. Gauḍīyas read the imperative-grade verb as exactly fitting: bhaya is a thing the Lord can command to go.
The Supreme Lord said: O three-headed one, I am pleased with you. May your fear of My fever weapon be dispelled, and may whoever remembers our conversation here have no reason to fear you.

Here the Lord accepts the Śiva-jvara as His devotee and gives him his first order — that he should never frighten, by hot fever, those who faithfully hear this pastime of the Lord’s.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The Supreme Lord said: O three-headed one, I am pleased with you. May your fear of My fever weapon be dispelled, and may whoever remembers our conversation here have no reason to fear you.
Commentary

He who remembers the conversation between you and me will not have fear of you. Krsna says this rather than ordering Jvara, "Do not give him fever at all." Thus the statement means "Even if fever comes to one who hears this conversation, that person will not have fear. It will be insigificant."

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Because of his desire, the Lord immediately relieved him of suffering, but not completely. That is expressed in the Lord’s words. Whoever remembers our conversation will be free of fear of you, what to speak of remembering the battle. And what to speak of that person who hears about the battle or glorifies it! Out of mercy for the people the Lord gives this blessing. Everyone will be free of similar sufferings by remembering the conversation. Or, he who remembers the conversation will be free of fear, but more than that, you, who have surrendered to me, will be free from fear of my jvara.

Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Udyama (Industriousness / Effort)Atma Nigraha (Self-control)Karuna (Kindness / Compassion)
Related verses
Kṛṣṇa accepted the Śiva-jvara and granted that whoever remembers their conversation need have no fear of him. The Lord turns a defeated weapon into a protective blessing for His listeners.
Reflection Questions
  • What former 'enemy' force in my life has Kṛṣṇa transformed into an unexpected ally?
  • How does hearing Kṛṣṇa's pastimes itself function as a daily protection in my world?

When the Lord is pleased, He gives more than relief — He gives a permanent name. 'Whoever remembers our conversation here will have no fear of you.' Kṛṣṇa converts the Śiva-jvara from weapon to mantra: smaraṇa of his stuti becomes a guard-charm for every later devotee.

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