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
目覚めて巡る時の輪の中では我は一年、季節の中ではマドゥ＝マードゥヴァ、すなわち春である。月の中では我はマールガシールシャ、月宿の中では吉祥なるアビジットである。
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).