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Bhagavad Gita · 10.24 · Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God·24 of 42

पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः ॥

purodhasāṁ cha mukhyaṁ māṁ viddhi pārtha

bṛihaspatim senānīnām ahaṁ skandaḥ sarasām asmi sāgaraḥ

Sanskrit recitation

Glory in the world you already know · 10.19–10.42 · Teaching

Translation

And, among the household priests of kings, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Brihaspati; among the army generals, I am Skanda; among lakes, I am the ocean.

Meaning

Brihaspati is the chif priest of the gods. He is the househld priest of Indra.Skanda is Kartikeya or Lord Subramanya. He is the general of the hosts of the gods.Of things holding water -- natural reservoirs or lakes -- I am the ocean.

After Swami Sivananda

Glory in the world you already know· 10.19–10.42→

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word→
purodhasām
amongst priests
cha
and
mukhyam
the chiefs
mām
me
viddhi
know
pārtha
Arjun, the son of Pritha
bṛihaspatim
Brihaspati
senānīnām
warrior chief
aham
I
skandaḥ
Kartikeya
sarasām
amongst reservoirs of water
asmi
I am
sāgaraḥ
the ocean

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