Chapter 10 verse 35
“Amongst the hymns in the Sāma Veda know me to be the Brihatsama; amongst poetic meters I am the Gayatri. Of the twelve months of the Hindu calendar I am Margsheersha, and of seasons I am spring, which brings forth flowers.”
Lord Krishna is bringing forth the joys and gifts of nature as a reflection of his creative glories. The Vedas are called strutis-what was obtained initially from nature and divine sound waves discerned by our ancient sages and then passed on orally through eons. Krishna had earlier indicated that the sweetest of the Vedas is Sama Veda and now he points to the Brihatsama portion to be the best hymns. Gayatri meter (chandas) has been extensively used in the Vedas including the famous Gayatri mantra discovered by sage Vishwamitra. Turning then to the seasons, Krishna points to November-December timeframe in most of India especially north India where the weather is neither too cold or hot and when harvest happens and there is joy in the air overall. Margsheersha reflects his abundant glory. So does spring season when flowers bloom and major Indian festivals are celebrated to appreciate nature’s bounty itself.
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