Gita Verse 10.35

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 10, Verse 35

Sanskrit Verse

बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।

मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।

Transliteration

bṛihat-sāma tathā sāmnāṁ gāyatrī chhandasām aham

māsānāṁ mārga-śhīrṣho ’ham ṛitūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ

Word meanings

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

Swami Sivananda's 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.

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