Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 10

Bhagavad Gita 10.35

बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्। मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः॥

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

Translation

Of hymns also Brihatsâman; Gâyatrî of metres am I; of months I am Mârgasîrsha; of seasons the flowery.

What it means

Among hymns, the Brihatsaman; among meters, the Gayatri; among months, Margashirsha; among seasons, flower-laden spring. The most beautiful instances of music, time and season are singled out. Beauty is treated as evidence.

Try this today

Song, meter, month and season - each at its most beloved.

Something to reflect on

Which season, song or hour is the most beautiful instance in my life right now?

Read it in Yathora
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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.