Verse
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम् ।मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहम् ऋतूनां कुसुमाकरः ॥
bṛhatsāma tathā sāmnāṃ gāyatrī chandasāmahammāsānāṃ mārgaśīrṣo’ham ṛtūnāṃ kusumākaraḥ
I am also the great Sama among mantras, the Gayatri among metres; among the months I am Margasirsha, first of the months; I am spring, the fairest of seasons.
Gītā 10·35