jvara uvāca
namāmi tvānanta-śaktiḿ pareśam
sarvātmānaḿ kevalaḿ jñapti-mātram
viśvotpatti-sthāna-saḿrodha-hetuḿ
yat tad brahma brahma-lińgam praśāntam
jvarah uvaca -- the fever weapon (of Lord Siva) said; namami -- I bow down; tva -- to You; ananta -- unlimited; saktim -- whose potencies; para -- Supreme; isam -- the Lord; sarva -- of all; atmanam -- the Soul; kevalam -- pure; jnapti -- of consciousness; matram -- the totality; visva -- of the universe; utpatti -- of the creation; sthana -- maintenance; samrodha -- and dissolution; hetum -- the cause; yat -- which; tat -- that; brahma -- Absolute Truth; brahma -- by the Vedas; lingam -- indirect reference to whom; prasantam -- perfectly peaceful.
The Siva-jvara said: I bow down to You of unlimited potencies, the Supreme Lord, the Supersoul of all beings. You possess pure and complete consciousness and are the cause of cosmic creation, maintenance and dissolution. Perfectly peaceful, You are the Absolute Truth to whom the Vedas indirectly refer.
Previously the Siva-jvara felt himself to be unlimitedly powerful and thus attempted to burn Sri Krishna. But now he himself has been burned, and understanding that Sri Krishna is the Supreme Lord, he humbly approaches to bow down and offer praise to the Absolute Truth.
According to the acaryas, the word sarvatmanam indicates that Lord Sri Krishna is the Supersoul, the giver of consciousness to all living beings. Krishna confirms this in the Bhagavad-gita (15.15): matah smritir jnanam apohanam ca. "From Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness.''
In his commentary Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti emphasizes that the Siva-jvara has realized in many ways Lord Krishna's supremacy over his own master, Lord Siva. Thus the Siva-jvara addresses Krishna as ananta-sakti, "possessor of unlimited potency"; paresa, "the supreme controller"; and sarvatma, "the Supersoul of all beings '' -- even of Lord Siva.
The words kevalam jnapti-matram indicate that Lord Krishna possesses pure omniscience. According to our limited understanding, we act in this world, but Lord Krishna, with His unlimited understanding, performs infinite works of creation, maintenance and annihilation. As Srila Jiva Gosvami points out, even the functions of the gross elements, such as air, depend on Him. The Taittiriya Upanishad (2.8.1) confirms this: bhishasmad vatah-pavate. "Out of fear of Him, the wind blows." Thus Lord Sri Krishna is the ultimate object of worship for all living beings.
