Gita Bhashya -Sankara 419

Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya

(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)

CHAPTER -10

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Brhatsāma tathā sāmnām Gāyatn chandasām-aham
Māsānām mārgaśīrso(a)ham rtūnūm kusumākarah

35. Also, of Simons (Vedic hymns), I am the BrhaiSāman; of metres, Gāyatri am I; of months, I am Mārga-sīrsa; of seasons, the flowery season.

Also, of Samans, I am the Brhat-Saman, the chief of them; of metres, of the Rks (Vedic mantras) composed in Gāyatrl and other metres, I am the Gāyatrl Rk[1]; of months, I am Mārgaiirsabla[2]; of seasons, the flowery season, (i.e.) Vasanta, the spring[3].

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References and Context

  1. Because it (initiation into the Gayatri) brings about the second birth of the twice-born. (A)
  2. as being the month when corn becomes ripe. (A)
  3. as being delightful. (A)