vidrāvite bhūta-gaṇe
jvaras tu trī-śirās trī-pāt
abhyadhāvata dāśārhaḿ
dahann iva diśo daśa
vidravite -- having been driven away; bhuta-gane -- all the followers of Lord Siva; jvarah -- the personification of fever who serves him, Lord Siva; tu -- but; tri -- three; sirah -- having heads; tri -- three; pat -- having feet; abhyadhavata -- ran toward; dasarham -- Lord Krishna; dahan -- burning; iva -- as if it were; disah -- the directions; dasa -- ten.
After Lord Siva's followers had been driven away, the Siva-jvara, who had three heads and three feet, pressed forward to attack Lord Krishna. As the Siva-jvara approached, he seemed to burn everything in the ten directions.
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti quotes the following description of the Siva-jvara:
jvaras tri-padas tri-sirah
shad-bhujo nava-locanah
bhasma-praharano raudrah
kalantaka-yamopamah
"The terrible Siva-jvara had three legs, three heads, six arms and nine eyes. Showering ashes, he resembled Yamaraja at the time of universal annihilation."
