Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 10, Verse 35
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।
मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।
मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।
bṛhat-sāma tathā sāmnāṁ gāyatrī cchandasām aham
māsānāṁ mārga-śīrṣo ’ham ṛtūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ
also searched as "brihat sama tatha samnam gayatri chandasam aham"
Translation
Of 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.
Vāṇi's rendering
Of hymns I am the Brihat-sama; of metres, the Gayatri; of months, Margashirsha; of seasons, flowering spring.
Word by word
| Sanskrit & transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|
| बृहत्सामbṛhat-sāma | the Bṛhat-sāma, the great chant among the Sāma songs |
| तथाtathā | so too, likewise |
| साम्नाम्sāmnāṁ | among the Sāma hymns, the sung Vedic verses |
| गायत्रीgāyatrī | the Gāyatrī, the twenty-four-syllable metre |
| छन्दसाम्cchandasām | among metres (doubled c by sandhi after gāyatrī) |
| अहम्aham | I am |
| मासानाम्māsānāṁ | among the months |
| मार्गशीर्षःmārga-śīrṣaḥ | Mārgaśīrṣa, the month spanning November and December |
| अहम्aham | I am (mārgaśīrṣo 'ham by sandhi) |
| ऋतूनाम्ṛtūnām | among the seasons |
| कुसुमाकरःkusumākaraḥ | the maker of flowers — spring, the flowering season |
Frequently asked
What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 35 mean?
Krishna continues naming himself as the finest instance within each class: the Bṛhat-sāma among sung hymns, the Gāyatrī among metres, Mārgaśīrṣa among months, spring among seasons. The reach of the list matters — sound and calendar alike. Whatever divides your days into parts, he is the part where the whole becomes recognizable.
What is the meaning of brihat sama tatha samnam gayatri chandasam aham?
Of the Sāma hymns, Krishna is the Bṛhat-sāma; of the metres by which the Vedas are measured, the Gāyatrī. Both are things chanted aloud. He is claiming the shape of praise itself — not only what is praised, but the rhythm your mouth makes when praising.
Why does Krishna say he is the month of Margashirsha and the spring season?
Because time is not empty. Mārgaśīrṣa is the clear season after harvest, when worship gathers; spring is when everything flowers unbidden. Krishna names these to say that certain stretches of the year already lean toward him. You do not have to leave your calendar to find him in it.
What is the Gayatri metre and why is it called the greatest?
The Gāyatrī is a metre of twenty-four syllables, the vessel of the Vedas' most repeated verse. Its greatness is not size but fitness — the smallest container that holds everything. Krishna's choosing it says something about you: a life need not be large to carry the whole.
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Commentary
Krishna has been naming peaks — of mountains, of rivers, of gods. Here he names a month. Mārgaśīrṣa, the cool clear weeks when the harvest is in and the chanting begins; and spring, when everything flowers at once. Time is not the neutral container in which you wait for something holy. It has a grain. Some hours open more easily than others, and Krishna says he is those hours. The Gāyatrī is a metre — twenty-four syllables — and he is that too. Nothing in your life is too small a measure to hold him. Look at what season you are in.