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BG 10.24 — 10.24 And, among the household priests (of kings), O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Brihaspati; among the army generals I am Skana; among lakes I am the | Live Gita
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पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम् |
सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः ||१०-२४||

purodhasāṃ ca mukhyaṃ māṃ viddhi pārtha bṛhaspatim . senānīnāmahaṃ skandaḥ sarasāmasmi sāgaraḥ ||10-24||


।।10.24।। हे पार्थ ! पुरोहितों में मुझे बृहस्पति जानो; मैं सेनापतियों में स्कन्द और जलाशयों में समुद्र हूँ।।

Word-by-word meanings

10.24 पुरोधसाम् among the household priests? च and? मुख्यम् the chief? माम् Me? विद्धि know? पार्थ O Partha? बृहस्पतिम् Brihaspati? सेनानीनाम् among generals? अहम् I? स्कन्दः Skanda? सरसाम् among lakes? अस्मि (I) am? सागरः the ocean.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.

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Swami Gambirananda

10.24 O son of Prtha, know me to be Brhaspati, the foremost among the priests of kings. Among comanders of armies I am Skanda; among large expanses of water I am the sea.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।10.24।।हे पार्थ पुरोहितोंमें यानी राजपुरोहितोंमें तू मुझे प्रधान पुरोहित बृहस्पति समझ क्योंकि वे ही इन्द्रके मुख्य पुरोहित हैं। सेनापतियोंमें मैं देवोंका सेनापति कार्तिकेय हूँ तथा सरोवरोंमें अर्थात् जो देवनिर्मित सरोवर हैं उनमें समुद्र हूँ।

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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