Chapter 10: Vibhooti Yoga, verse 35
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।
मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः ॥
Say itbṛihat-sāma tathā sāmnāṁ gāyatrī chhandasām aham
māsānāṁ mārga-śhīrṣho ’ham ṛitūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ
Translation
Among the hymns, I am the Brihatsaman; among meters, I am Gayatri; among months, I am Margasirsha; among seasons, I am the flowery season.
Swami Sivananda
I am also the Brhat-sama of the Sama-mantras; of the meters, Gayatri. Of the months, I am Marga-sirsa, and of the seasons, spring.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Of Saman hymns, I am the Brhatsaman; of meters, I am the Gayatri; of months, I am Margasira (Nov-Dec); and of seasons, I am the season of flowers.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Likewise, of the modes of singing, I am the Brhatsaman; of the metres, I am the Gayatri; of the months, I am Margasirsa; of the seasons, I am the season abounding with flowers.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Of hymns, I am Brihatsama; of meters, I am Garatri; among months, I am Margasheersha (December); and I am Spring among seasons.
Shri Purohit Swami
गायी जानेवाली श्रुतियोंमें बृहत्साम और वैदिक छन्दोंमें गायत्री छन्द मैं हूँ। बारह महीनोंमें मार्गशीर्ष और छः ऋतुओंमें वसन्त मैं हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
सामों (गेय मन्त्रों) में मैं बृहत्साम और छन्दों में गायत्री छन्द हूँ; मैं मासों में मार्गशीर्ष (दिसम्बरजनवरी के भाग) और ऋतुओं में वसन्त हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.
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