Bhagavad Gita 10.24 पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ

Bhagavad Gita 10.24 — word by word

Explanation

Among priests, O Partha, know me as their chief, Brihaspati. Among army commanders I am Skanda, and among bodies of water I am the ocean. Each represents the highest form of its kind: wisdom in worship, leadership in battle, and vastness in nature.

Brihaspati is the priest and teacher of the gods, the guru of Indra, renowned for wisdom and mastery of sacred speech; he is also identified with the planet Jupiter. Skanda, also called Kartikeya, Murugan or Subrahmanya, is the son of Shiva and Parvati and the commander of the army of the gods, who defeated the demon Taraka. The ocean is the greatest of all waters, into which rivers flow. Partha, son of Pritha (Kunti), is Arjuna. Speaking to a warrior, Krishna fittingly names the supreme general among his glories.

भावार्थ

हे पार्थ, पुरोहितों में मुख्य बृहस्पति मुझे जानो। सेनापतियों में मैं स्कन्द (कार्तिकेय) हूँ और जलाशयों में समुद्र हूँ। बृहस्पति देवताओं के गुरु हैं और स्कन्द शिव-पार्वती के पुत्र, देवसेना के सेनापति हैं; समुद्र सब जलों में सबसे विशाल है।

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