Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 9
Āgnīdhra Meets Pūrvacitti and Begets the Nine Sons of Jambūdvīpa
शिष्या इमे भगवत: परित: पठन्तिगायन्ति साम सरहस्यमजस्रमीशम् । युष्मच्छिखाविलुलिता: सुमनोऽभिवृष्टी:सर्वे भजन्त्यृषिगणा इव वेदशाखा: ॥ ९ ॥
śiṣyā ime bhagavataḥ paritaḥ paṭhanti gāyanti sāma sarahasyam ajasram īśam yuṣmac-chikhā-vilulitāḥ sumano ’bhivṛṣṭīḥ sarve bhajanty ṛṣi-gaṇā iva veda-śākhāḥ
Āgnīdhra dit : « Ô mon Seigneur, les bourdons qui t’entourent sont comme des disciples autour de ta personne adorable. Sans cesse ils psalmodient les mantras du Sāma-Veda, avec le secret des Upaniṣad, offrant leurs prières à l’Īśa. Ils savourent l’averse de fleurs qui tombe de ta chevelure ; comme les sages se réfugient dans les branches du Veda, eux tous se vouent à ton bhajana. »
FAQs
This verse describes disciples continuously reciting and singing the Sāma Veda—together with its deeper, confidential import—as an act of direct worship and glorification of the Supreme Lord.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this verse to Mahārāja Parīkṣit while describing devotional worship and the reverent atmosphere surrounding the Supreme Lord.
Make your spiritual practice steady and reverential—regularly chant sacred sound (kīrtana/recitation), study its meaning, and offer your learning as worship rather than mere scholarship.