Bhagavad-gītā 10.35
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बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्। मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।
bṛihat-sāma tathā sāmnāṁ gāyatrī chhandasām aham māsānāṁ mārga-śhīrṣho ’ham ṛitūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ
Of hymns, I am Brihatsama; of meters, I am Garatri; among months, I am Margasheersha (December); and I am Spring among seasons.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| bṛihat-sāma | the Brihatsama |
| tathā | also |
| sāmnām | amongst the hymns in the Sama Veda |
| gāyatrī | the Gayatri mantra |
| chhandasām | amongst poetic meters |
| aham | I |
| māsānām | of the twelve months |
| mārga-śhīrṣhaḥ | the month of November-December |
| aham | I |
| ṛitūnām | of all seasons |
| kusuma-ākaraḥ | spring |
Brihatsaman is the chief of the hymns of the SamaVeda. Margasirsha From the middle of December to the middle of January.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Move from the four-verse core to representative opulences without mistaking examples for an exhaustive inventory.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaI am also the Brhat-sama of the Sama-mantras; of the meters, Gayatri. Of the months, I am Marga-sirsa, and of the seasons, spring.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaOf Saman hymns, I am the Brhatsaman; of meters, I am the Gayatri; of months, I am Margasira (Nov-Dec); and of seasons, I am the season of flowers.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaBrihatsaman is the chief of the hymns of the SamaVeda. Margasirsha From the middle of December to the middle of January.
These are concise, attributed reading witnesses from identified editions. They are presented for comparison and are not merged into one anonymous interpretation.
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Of hymns, I am Brihatsama
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of meters, I am Garatri
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among months, I am Margasheersha (December)
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