बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम् | मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः ||१०-३५||
bṛhatsāma tathā sāmnāṃ gāyatrī chandasāmaham . māsānāṃ mārgaśīrṣo.ahamṛtūnāṃ kusumākaraḥ ||10-35||
Chapter 10 · Verse 35
Vibhuti Yoga
विभूतियोग
In plain words
Brihatsaman is the chief of the hymns of the SamaVeda. Brihat means big. Margasirsha From the middle of December to the middle of January.
Translation
10.35 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.
Meaning
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.
Word by word
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).