BG 10.35
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम् ।
मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः ॥
मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः ॥
bṛhat-sāma tathā sāmnāṁ gāyatrī chandasām aham
māsānāṁ mārga-śīrṣo ’ham ṛtūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ
māsānāṁ mārga-śīrṣo ’ham ṛtūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ
Word-for-word meanings
sāmnām — of the hymns of the Sāma Veda; aham — I [am]; bṛhat-sāma — the Bṛhat-sāma; tathā — and; chandasām — of meters; gāyatrī — [I am] Gāyatrī; māsānām — of months; aham — I [am]; mārga-śīrṣaḥ — Mārga-śīrṣa [November–December]; ṛtūnām — [and] of seasons; kusuma-ākaraḥ — [I am] spring.
Translation
Of the hymns of the Sāma Veda, I am the Bṛhat-sāma, of meters I am Gāyatrī, of months I am Agrahāyaṇa*, and of seasons I am spring.
Notes
* Agrahāyaṇa is the first month of the traditional Indian calendar and usually occurs in November–December.