Shloka 35

Vibhuti Yoga — Vibhuti Yoga

Devanagari script

बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम् । मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः ॥ १०.३५ ॥

Transliteration

bṛhatsāma tathā sāmnāṃ gāyatrī chandasām aham | māsānāṃ mārgaśīrṣo 'ham ṛtūnāṃ kusumākaraḥ || 10.35 ||

Translation

Unter den Sāma-Hymnen bin Ich der Bṛhat-sāman; unter den Versmaßen bin Ich die Gāyatrī. Unter den Monaten bin Ich Mārgaśīrṣa; unter den Jahreszeiten bin Ich der Frühling, die Quelle der Blüten.

Gita Press Meaning

Among Sāma hymns I am the Bṛhat-sāman; among metres I am the Gāyatrī. Among months I am Mārgaśīrṣa; among seasons I am spring, the source of flowers.

Critical Edition Meaning

Among Sāman chants I am Bṛhat-sāman; among poetic metres I am Gāyatrī; among months I am Mārgaśīrṣa; among seasons I am kusumākara (flower-maker; spring).

Comparative Note

kusumākara is a poetic epithet for spring. Mārgaśīrṣa corresponds roughly to Nov–Dec in many lunar calendars; translations vary by regional calendrical conventions.

Word by Word

• बृहत्साम: the Bṛhat-sāman (a great Sāman chant)
• Root: बृहत्सामन्

• तथा: and also
• Root: तथा

• साम्नाम्: of the Sāman chants
• Root: सामन्

• गायत्री: the Gāyatrī (meter/hymn)
• Root: गायत्री

• छन्दसाम्: of meters
• Root: छन्दस्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Root: अस्मद्

• मासानाम्: of months
• Root: मास

• मार्गशीर्षः: Mārgaśīrṣa (the month)
• Root: मार्गशीर्ष

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Root: अस्मद्

• ऋतूनाम्: of seasons
• Root: ऋतु

• कुसुमाकरः: the spring (lit. ‘mine/abode of flowers’)
• Root: कुसुमाकर

Speakers

• Krishna
• Arjuna

Primary Concepts

• Vibhuti
• Vedic liturgy
• Sacred time
• Aesthetics of nature

Key Themes

• Divinity in ritual culture
• Rhythms of time
• Beauty as disclosure of value

FAQs

Psychological significance?

Metre and seasonal cycles can be read as stabilizing rhythms; attending to such rhythms supports attention, gratitude, and emotional regulation.

Metaphysical meaning?

The verse links the sacred to patterned order—chant, metre, calendrical time—implying that intelligible form and harmony are expressions of the ultimate.

Contextual relevance?

References to Sāman chants and Gāyatrī reflect the prestige of Vedic recitation and prosody in classical education and ritual life.

Modern Application?

It can encourage mindful engagement with music/poetry and with seasonal change, using them as contemplative supports rather than as mere entertainment.