Chapter 10 • Verse 35
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्। मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः॥
bṛihat-sāma tathā sāmnāṁ gāyatrī chhandasām aham māsānāṁ mārgaśhīrṣho 'ham ṛitūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ
Meaning
Of the Sama hymns, I am the Brihat-sama; of meters, I am Gayatri; of months, I am Margashirsha (November-December); of seasons, I am spring.
Among Sama hymns, the great Brihat-sama; among poetic meters, the sacred Gayatri; among months, the auspicious Margashirsha; among seasons, flower-bearing spring. Music, poetry, sacred time, and renewal — all divine expressions.
Strength Reflection
"Sacred music, poetry, and the renewal of spring all express divine beauty."
Devotional Surrender
Lord, in sacred chant, poetic meter, and spring's bloom, I celebrate You.