Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 9

Āgnīdhra Meets Pūrvacitti and Begets the Nine Sons of Jambūdvīpa

Devanagari script

शिष्या इमे भगवत: परित: पठन्तिगायन्ति साम सरहस्यमजस्रमीशम् । युष्मच्छिखाविलुलिता: सुमनोऽभिवृष्टी:सर्वे भजन्त्यृषिगणा इव वेदशाखा: ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

śiṣyā ime bhagavataḥ paritaḥ paṭhanti gāyanti sāma sarahasyam ajasram īśam yuṣmac-chikhā-vilulitāḥ sumano ’bhivṛṣṭīḥ sarve bhajanty ṛṣi-gaṇā iva veda-śākhāḥ

Translation

Агнидхра сказал: «О Господь, шмели, кружащие вокруг твоего тела, подобны ученикам, окружившим почитаемую личность. Они непрестанно напевают мантры Сама-веды вместе с сокровенным смыслом Упанишад, вознося молитвы Ише. Они наслаждаются дождём цветов, осыпающихся с твоих волос; как мудрецы прибегают к ветвям ведического знания, так и они все предаются твоему бхаджану».

Synonyms

• śiṣyāḥ: disciples
• śiṣyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ime: these
• ime: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); demonstrative used adjectivally

• bhagavataḥ: of the Lord
• bhagavataḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• paritaḥ: all around
• paritaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paritas (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/particle (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय): ‘all around’

• paṭhanti: they recite
• paṭhanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• gāyanti: they sing
• gāyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gai (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sāma: Sāma (chants)
• sāma: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• sa-rahasyam: with its secret (meaning)
• sa-rahasyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + rahasya (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); upapada-tatpuruṣa: ‘with secret/with esoteric meaning’

• ajasram: unceasingly
• ajasram: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ajasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण द्वितीया): ‘unceasingly’

• īśam: the Lord
• īśam: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• yuṣmat-chikhā-vilulitāḥ: tossed by your tuft (of hair)
• yuṣmat-chikhā-vilulitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuṣmat + chikhā + vilulita (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: ‘shaken/tossed by your crest/tuft’

• sumanaḥ-abhivṛṣṭīḥ: showers of flowers
• sumanaḥ-abhivṛṣṭīḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sumanaḥ + abhivṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: ‘a shower (vṛṣṭi) of flowers (sumanaḥ)’

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• bhajanti: they worship/serve
• bhajanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhaj (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ṛṣi-gaṇāḥ: groups of sages
• ṛṣi-gaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: ‘groups of sages’

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative particle (उपमा-अव्यय)

• veda-śākhāḥ: Vedic branches
• veda-śākhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda + śākhā (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: ‘branches of the Veda’

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (the Supreme Lord)
• Ṛṣis (sages)
• Disciples (śiṣyāḥ)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about chanting the Sāma Veda in devotion?

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.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 5.2.9 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this verse to Mahārāja Parīkṣit while describing devotional worship and the reverent atmosphere surrounding the Supreme Lord.

How can I apply the teaching of this verse in modern life?

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.