Bhagavad Gita · 10.24

Chapter 10, Verse 24

Vibhooti Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.

Original Sanskrit verse

पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्। सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।

Transliteration

purodhasāṁ cha mukhyaṁ māṁ viddhi pārtha bṛihaspatim senānīnām ahaṁ skandaḥ sarasām asmi sāgaraḥ

Word meanings

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

English 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.

— Swami Sivananda

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Commentary

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.

Commentary by Swami Sivananda

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