Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God
Verse 10.35
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्। मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।
bṛihat-sāma tathā sāmnāṁ gāyatrī chhandasām aham māsānāṁ mārga-śhīrṣho ’ham ṛitūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ
Word Meanings
bṛihat-sāma—the Brihatsama; tathā—also; sāmnām—amongst the hymns in the Sama Veda; gāyatrī—the Gayatri mantra; chhandasām—amongst poetic meters; aham—I; māsānām—of the twelve months; mārga-śhīrṣhaḥ—the month of November-December; aham—I; ṛitūnām—of all seasons; kusuma-ākaraḥ—spring
Translation · English
Among the hymns, I am the Brihatsaman; among meters, I am Gayatri; among months, I am Margasirsha; among seasons, I am the flowery season.
Deep Meaning · English
In this verse, Bhagavan Krishna reveals the immanent nature of the Divine through the language of excellence and order. By identifying Himself with specific pinnacles of creation—the Brihat-sama hymn, the Gayatri meter, the month of Margashirsha, and the season of spring—He is teaching Arjuna to perceive the sacred within the mundane. This is not merely a list of divine attributes, but a philosophical roadmap for spiritual vision (divya-drishti). It suggests that whenever we encounter something that elevates the mind, purifies the intellect, or signifies the blooming of life, we are witnessing the refracted glory of the Supreme Reality. Krishna is guiding the seeker to move beyond the duality of 'this is worldly' and 'that is divine' by recognizing the substratum of the Divine in everything that represents the highest quality in its respective category. The choice of 'Kusumakara' (Spring, the maker of flowers) for the season underscores the Divine as the ultimate architect of beauty and regeneration. Through these examples, Krishna invites us to cultivate an attitude of constant remembrance (smarana), where every noble manifestation becomes a bridge to the Transcendent.
Krishna manifests His presence as the quintessential excellence in every field, teaching us that the sacred is not distant, but is the underlying perfection and vibrant essence of all things.
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It explains the metaphysical presence of God as the taste in water, the light in the sun, and the sound in ether, mirroring the identification seen in 10.35.
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