Bhagavad Gita 10.35बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।मासानां 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.
Hindi translation
गायी जानेवाली श्रुतियोंमें बृहत्साम और वैदिक छन्दोंमें गायत्री छन्द मैं हूँ। बारह महीनोंमें मार्गशीर्ष और छः ऋतुओंमें वसन्त मैं हूँ।
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.
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- 10.22Among the Vedas, I am the Sama-Veda; among the gods, I am Vasava; among the senses, I am…
- 10.23And among the Rudras, I am Sankara; among the Yakshas and Rakshasas, the Lord of Wealth…
- 10.24And, among the household priests of kings, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Brihaspati;…
- 10.25Among the great sages, I am Bhrigu; among words, I am the one syllable (Om); among…
- 10.26Among all the trees, I am the Peepul; among the divine sages, I am Narada; among the…
- 10.27Know Me as Ucchaisravas, born of nectar, among horses; Airavata among lordly elephants;…
- 10.28Among weapons, I am the thunderbolt; among cows, I am the wish-fulfilling cow called…
- 10.29I am Ananta among the Nagas; I am Varuna among water-deities; Aryaman among the Manes; I…
- 10.30And I am Prahlada among the demons, I am Time among reckoners, I am the lion among beasts,…
- 10.31Among the purifiers, I am the wind; among the warriors, I am Rama; among the fishes, I am…
- 10.32Among creations I am the beginning, the middle, and the end, O Arjuna; among the sciences,…
- 10.33Among the letters of the alphabet, I am the letter 'A' and the dual among compounds. I am…
- 10.34And I am the all-devouring Death, and the source of prosperity for those who are to be…
10.35Among the hymns, I am the Brihatsaman; among meters, I am Gayatri; among months, I am…
- 10.36I am the gambling of the deceitful; I am the splendor of the splendid; I am victory; I am…
- 10.37Among the Vrishnis, I am Vaasudeva; among the Pandavas, I am Arjuna; among the sages, I am…
- 10.38Of those who punish, I am the scepter; among those who seek victory, I am statesmanship;…
- 10.39And whatever is the seed of all beings, that too am I, O Arjuna; there is no being, be it…
- 10.40There is no end to My divine glories, O Arjuna, but this is a brief statement by Me of the…
- 10.41Whatever being there is glorious, prosperous, or powerful, know that to be a manifestation…
- 10.42But, of what avail is the knowledge of all these details to you, O Arjuna? I exist,…
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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