Bhagavad Gita · Vibhuti YogaChapter 10, Shloka 24 (10.24)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्
सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः
॥ 10.24 ॥
purodhasāṃ ca mukhyaṃ māṃ viddhi pārtha bṛhaspatim
senānīnāmahaṃ skandaḥ sarasāmasmi sāgaraḥ
Translation
"O Partha, among priests know me to be the chief, Brihaspati; among generals I am Skanda, and among bodies of water, the ocean."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. purodhasāṃ ca rājapurohitānāṃ ca mukhyaṃ pradhānaṃ māṃ viddhi he pārtha bṛhaspatim; sa hi indrasyeti mukhyaḥ syāt purodhāḥ — he is Indra's priest, and so the chief; senānīnāṃ senāpatīnām ahaṃ skandaḥ devasenāpatiḥ; sarasāṃ yāni devakhātāni sarāṃsi teṣāṃ sarasāṃ sāgaraḥ asmi.
Acharya Ramanuja. purodhasām utkṛṣṭo bṛhaspatiḥ yaḥ saḥ aham asmi; senānīnāṃ senāpatīnāṃ skandaḥ aham asmi.
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