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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 35 (10.35)

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 35 (10.35)

बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम् । मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः | | १०-३५ | |

bṛihatsāma tathā sāmnāṁ gāyatrī chhandasāmaham māsānāṁ mārgaśhīrṣho’hamṛitūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ

Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
  • बृहत्साम (Brihat-sama) — बृहत्साम(the great Sama hymn)
  • तत् (tad) — वह(that)
  • a joined in tathā
  • साम्नाम् (samnam) — सामों में(among chants)
  • गायत्री (Gayatri) — गायत्री(among metres I am Gayatri)
  • छन्दसाम् (chhandasam) — छंदों में(among metres I am Gayatri)
  • अहम् (aham) — मैं(among months I am Margashirsha)
Line 2:
  • मासानाम् (masanam) — महीनों में(among months I am Margashirsha)
  • मार्गशीर्षः (Margashirshah) — मार्गशीर्ष(among months I am Margashirsha)
  • अहम् (aham) — मैं(among metres I am Gayatri)
  • ऋतूनाम् (ritunam) — ऋतुओं में(among seasons I am spring)
  • कुसुमाकरः (kusumakarah) — वसंत(among seasons I am spring)

English: Of hymns I am Brihatsama, of metres I am Garatri, among the months I am Margasheersha (December), and I am the Spring among seasons.

💡 Commentary Note

Among hymns, He is the Brihat-sama; among meters, Gayatri; among months, Margashirsha (November-December); and among seasons, the flower-bearing spring.

Learnings from Shloka 35:
  • Gayatri Meter:: The Gayatri mantra is the essence of Vedic prayer, calling for the illumination of the intellect.
  • Season of Renewal:: The beauty of spring represents the creative joy and renewal of the divine energy in nature.

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