Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 27

Vibhūti-yoga in the Bhāgavata: The Lord’s Manifest Opulences and the Discipline of Control

Devanagari script

संवत्सरोऽस्म्यनिमिषामृतूनां मधुमाधवौ । मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहं नक्षत्राणां तथाभिजित् ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

saṁvatsaro ’smy animiṣām ṛtūnāṁ madhu-mādhavau māsānāṁ mārgaśīrṣo ’haṁ nakṣatrāṇāṁ tathābhijit

Translation

Entre os ciclos vigilantes do tempo Eu sou o ano, e entre as estações Eu sou Madhu-Mādhava, a primavera. Entre os meses Eu sou Mārgaśīrṣa, e entre as mansões lunares Eu sou o auspicioso Abhijit.

Synonyms

• संवत्सरः: the year
• संवत्सरः: प्राधान्येन विधेय (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/लट्), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनिमिषाम्: of the unblinking ones (gods)
• अनिमिषाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिमिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ऋतूनाम्: of seasons
• ऋतूनाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मधु-माधवौ: Madhu and Mādhava (months)
• मधु-माधवौ: प्राधान्येन विधेय (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), द्विवचन (Dual); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• मासानाम्: of months
• मासानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मार्गशीर्षः: Mārgaśīrṣa (a month)
• मार्गशीर्षः: प्राधान्येन विधेय (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्गशीर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• नक्षत्राणाम्: of lunar mansions / stars
• नक्षत्राणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तथा: likewise / also
• तथा: सम्बन्ध-बोधक (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अभिजित्: Abhijit (a nakṣatra)
• अभिजित्: प्राधान्येन विधेय (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिजित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about seeing Krishna in time (kāla) and seasons?

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.

Why did Krishna describe Himself as the year, spring (Madhu–Mādhava), Mārgaśīrṣa, and Abhijit?

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.

How can I apply this teaching in modern life for bhakti practice?

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).