Bhagavad Gita 10.35 बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्

Bhagavad Gita 10.35 — word by word

Explanation

Among the Sama chants I am the Brihat Saman, Krishna says, and among poetic metres I am the Gayatri. Among months I am Margashirsha, and among seasons I am spring, the season rich in flowers. Krishna names the finest examples in music, poetry and the turning year.

The Brihat Saman, the great chant, is a celebrated melody of the Sama Veda used in important rituals in praise of Indra. Gayatri is a Vedic metre of three lines of eight syllables, best known through the Savitri mantra (Rigveda 3.62.10), recited daily by many Hindus. Margashirsha is the month falling around November and December, a time of harvest and mild weather; Shankara notes it as a time when the land is rich with grain. Kusumākara, the mine of flowers, is vasanta, spring, loved for its beauty.

भावार्थ

सामवेद के गीतों में मैं बृहत्साम हूँ, छन्दों में गायत्री हूँ, महीनों में मार्गशीर्ष हूँ और ऋतुओं में फूलों से भरी वसन्त ऋतु हूँ। मार्गशीर्ष अगहन का महीना है, जब फसल तैयार होती है और मौसम सुहावना रहता है।

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