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Bhagavad-gītā 10.24
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 24
- पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम् ।
- सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः ॥२४॥
- purodhasāṁ ca mukhyaṁ māṁ
- viddhi pārtha bṛhaspatim
- senānīnām ahaṁ skandaḥ
- sarasām asmi sāgaraḥ
purodhasāmof all priests — of all priests; caalso — also; mukhyamthe chief — the chief; māmMe — Me; viddhiunderstand — understand; pārthaO son of Pṛthā — O son of Pṛthā; bṛhaspatimBṛhaspati — Bṛhaspati; senānīnāmof all commanders — of all commanders; ahamI am — I am; skandaḥKārtikeya — Kārtikeya; sarasāmof all reservoirs of water — of all reservoirs of water; asmiI am — I am; sāgaraḥthe ocean — the ocean.
Of priests, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Bṛhaspati. Of generals I am Kārtikeya, and of bodies of water I am the ocean.
Indra is the chief demigod of the heavenly planets and is known as the king of the heavens. The planet on which he reigns is called Indraloka. Bṛhaspati is Indra's priest, and since Indra is the chief of all kings, Bṛhaspati is the chief of all priests. And as Indra is the chief of all kings, similarly Skanda, or Kārtikeya, the son of Pārvatī and Lord Śiva, is the chief of all military commanders. And of all bodies of water, the ocean is the greatest. These representations of Kṛṣṇa only give hints of His greatness.