Bhagavad-gītā 10.35
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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bṛhat - sāma
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the Bṛhat-sāma
Compound: bṛhat (great) + sāma (chant). The greatest chant of the Sāma Veda, addressed to Indra. Among melodies, the supreme. Kṛṣṇa picks the song whose subject is the chief demigod He has already named as His vibhūti.
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gāyatrī
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the Gāyatrī hymn
Among chandas (poetic meters), the 24-syllable Gāyatrī is foremost — the meter of the dawn-prayer recited by every twice-born. Kṛṣṇa identifies with the most-recited meter of the entire Vedic tradition.
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mārga - śīrṣaḥ
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the month of November-December
Compound: mārga (path) + śīrṣa (head). The month when crops ripen and the cold begins — historically the start-month of the lunar year. Among months, the chief. Notable also as the month when Kṛṣṇa spoke this very Gītā.
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kusuma - ākaraḥ
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spring, the flower-bearing season
Compound: kusuma (flower) + ākara (mine, source). 'The mine of flowers.' Among ṛtus (seasons), spring is supreme — when everything opens at once. Kṛṣṇa picks the season of līlā, the time of Vraja's pastimes.
It has already been explained by the Lord that amongst all the Vedas, He is the Sāma Veda. The Sāma Veda is rich with beautiful songs played by the various demigods. One of these songs is the Bṛhat-sāma, which has an exquisite melody and is sung at midnight. In Sanskrit, there are definite rules that regulate poetry; rhyme and meter are not written whimsically, as in much modern poetry. Amongst the regulated poetry, the Gāyatrī mantra, which is chanted by the duly qualified brāhmaṇas, is the most prominent. The Gāyatrī mantra is mentioned in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Because the Gāyatrī mantra is especially meant for God realization, it represents the Supreme Lord. This mantra is meant for spiritually advanced people, and when one attains success in chanting it, he can enter into the transcendental position of the Lord. One must first acquire the qualities of the perfectly situated person, the qualities of goodness according to the laws of material nature, in order to chant the Gāyatrī mantra. The Gāyatrī mantra is very important in Vedic civilization and is considered to be the sound incarnation of Brahman. Brahmā is its initiator, and it is passed down from him in disciplic succession. The month of November-December is considered the best of all months because in India grains are collected from the fields at this time and the people become very happy. Of course spring is a season universally liked because it is neither too hot nor too cold and the flowers and trees blossom and flourish. In spring there are also many ceremonies commemorating Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes; therefore this is considered to be the most joyful of all seasons, and it is the representative of the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa.
The Lord has already said that he is the Sāma among the Vedas. Here he says that among the verses to be sung he is the Bṛhat Sāma in the verse which begins tvamṛrddhim havāmahe. (Ṛg Veda 6.46.1) Among meters I am gāyatrī, and among seasons I am spring (kusumākaraḥ), filled with flowers.
Among the Vedas, I am the Sāma Veda. This was stated previously. Now the Lord speaks more particularly. Among the sāmas, special songs based on the words of the Rg Veda, the bṛhad sāma which starts with tvām iddhi havāmahe (Ṛg Veda 6.46.1) is special, being chanted at the end of ceremonies, praising of Indra for his having great powers. Among the verses endowed with regular meter and lines (chandasām), I am the gayatrī verse, being most excellent because it gives second birth to the three higher castes. [Note: Baladeva takes chandas as verse rather than meter. There are many verses in gāyatrī meter. The verse in gāyatrī meter which is famous as the initiation mantra for the second born is also called gāyatrī.] As well, it is regarded as non-different from brahman according to the śruti. gāyatrī vā idaṁ sarvaṁ bhūtaṁ yad idaṁ kiṁ ca: gāyatrī is all this, whatever being exists. (Chāndogya Upanisad 3.12.1) I am Mārgaśīrṣa month, which is better than the other months, because in that month there is a supply of new grains. I am spring, which is better than other seasons because it is neither too hot nor too cold, it has many fragrant flowers, and it has many festivals celebrating Me.
Krsna already said that of the Vedas, He is the Sama‑Veda.
10.35 बृहत्साम Brihatsaman? तथा also? साम्नाम् among Sama hymns? गायत्री Gayatri? छन्दसाम् among metres? अहम् I? मासानाम् among months? मार्गशीर्षः Margasirsha? अहम् I? ऋतूनाम् among seasons? कुसुमाकरः the flowery season (spring).Commentary Brihatsaman is the chief of the hymns of the SamaVeda. Brihat means big.Margasirsha From the middle of December to the middle of January. This has a temperate climate. In olden days it was usual to start with this month in counting the months of the year. The first place was given to this month.Kusumakara The beautiful flowery season? the spring.
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- Chant the Gāyatrī if initiated and inclined.
- Honor sacred timing — months, seasons, days.
- Use seasonal cycles for sādhana renewal.
- What sacred timing have I let lapse?
- What seasonal practice could renew me?
Of all songs of the Sāma Veda, the great melody; of all meters, the one that opens the day at dawn; of months, the cool month when devotion ripens; of seasons, spring — when the world flowers all at once. Kṛṣṇa picks the moments when life is most lyrical, most fragrant, most freshly opened.
The Gāyatrī mantra — named here as Kṛṣṇa's vibhūti among meters — was first heard by the sage Viśvāmitra. He had been a king, then a warrior-ascetic, then through sustained austerity became a brahmarṣi. Among his many gifts to the tradition, the most enduring is the Gāyatrī.
For over three thousand years initiated brāhmaṇas have chanted that mantra at dawn and dusk, fulfilling exactly the meter's design — to turn the worshipper's intelligence toward the supreme. Kṛṣṇa picks the Gāyatrī as His chandas-vibhūti, honoring both the meter and the sage who received it.
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