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 berkata: “Wahai Tuhanku, lebah-lebah yang mengitari tubuhmu bagaikan para murid yang mengelilingi pribadi yang patut disembah. Mereka tanpa henti melantunkan mantra-mantra Sāma Veda beserta rahasia Upaniṣad, memuji Sang Īśa. Mereka menikmati hujan bunga yang gugur dari rambutmu; sebagaimana para ṛṣi bersandar pada cabang-cabang Veda, demikian pula mereka semua berbhajan kepadamu.”
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.