BG - 10.35

बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्। मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।

bṛihat-sāma tathā sāmnāṁ gāyatrī chhandasām aham māsānāṁ mārga-śhīrṣho ’ham ṛitūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ

• 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

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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