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Bhagavad Gita · 10.35 · Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God·35 of 42

बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः

bṛihat-sāma tathā sāmnāṁ gāyatrī chhandasām

aham māsānāṁ mārga-śhīrṣho ’ham ṛitūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ

Sanskrit recitation

Glory in the world you already know · 10.19–10.42 · Teaching

Translation

Among the hymns, I am the Brihatsaman; among meters, I am Gayatri; among months, I am Margasirsha; among seasons, I am the flowery season.

Meaning

Brihatsaman is the chief of the hymns of the SamaVeda. Brihat means big.Margasirsha From the middle of December to the middle of January. This has a temperate climate. In olden days it was usual to start with this month in counting the months of the year. The first place was given to this month.Kusumakara The beautiful flowery season, the spring.

After Swami Sivananda

Glory in the world you already know· 10.19–10.42

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word
aham
I
tathā
also
sāmnām
amongst the hymns in the Sama Veda
gāyatrī
the Gayatri mantra
māsānām
of the twelve months
chhandasām
amongst poetic meters
ṛitūnām
of all seasons
bṛihat-sāma
the Brihatsama
kusuma-ākaraḥ
spring
mārga-śhīrṣhaḥ
the month of November-December

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