Bhishma said. When the great Asura or Daitya was possessed by that fever, the gods and the Rishis, filled with joy, sent up loud cheers.
भीष्म उवाच आविश्यमाने दैत्ये तु ज्वरेणाथ महासुरे। देवतानामृषीणां च हर्षान्नादो महानभूत्॥