बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम् |
मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः ||१०-३५||
bṛhatsāma tathā sāmnāṃ gāyatrī chandasāmaham . māsānāṃ mārgaśīrṣo.ahamṛtūnāṃ kusumākaraḥ ||10-35||
।।10.35।। सामों (गेय मन्त्रों) में मैं बृहत्साम और छन्दों में गायत्री छन्द हूँ; मैं मासों में मार्गशीर्ष (दिसम्बरजनवरी के भाग) और ऋतुओं में वसन्त हूँ।।
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
Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.
।।10.35।।तथा सामवेदके प्रकरणोंमें जो बृहत्साम नामक प्रधान प्रकरण है वह मैं हूँ। छन्दोंमें मैं गायत्री छन्द हूँ अर्थात् जो गायत्री आदि छन्दोबद्ध ऋचाएँ हैं उनमें गायत्री नामक ऋचा मैं हूँ। महीनोंमें मार्गशीर्ष नामक महीना और ऋतुओंमें बसन्त ऋतु मैं हूँ।
10.35 I am also the Brhat-sama of the Sama (-mantras); of the metres, Gayatri. Of the months I am Marga-sirsa, and of the seasons, spring.
This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.
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