Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 27
Vibhūti-yoga in the Bhāgavata: The Lord’s Manifest Opulences and the Discipline of Control
संवत्सरोऽस्म्यनिमिषामृतूनां मधुमाधवौ । मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहं नक्षत्राणां तथाभिजित् ॥ २७ ॥
saṁvatsaro ’smy animiṣām ṛtūnāṁ madhu-mādhavau māsānāṁ mārgaśīrṣo ’haṁ nakṣatrāṇāṁ tathābhijit
Di antara putaran waktu yang senantiasa berjaga Aku adalah tahun, dan di antara musim Aku adalah Madhu-Mādhava, yakni musim semi. Di antara bulan-bulan Aku adalah Mārgaśīrṣa, dan di antara rasi bulan Aku adalah Abhijit yang membawa berkah.
FAQs
This verse teaches that Krishna can be recognized through His vibhūtis—He pervades time as the year and is especially manifest in particular seasons, months, and even among the nakṣatras.
In Canto 11, Chapter 16, Krishna instructs Uddhava by listing divine opulences so a devotee learns to remember Him through prominent features of creation, turning ordinary perception into constant remembrance.
Use daily and seasonal changes as reminders of Krishna—when a new month begins, when spring arrives, or when observing the night sky—mentally connect these experiences to the Lord and cultivate steady remembrance (smaraṇa).