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SB 11.16.22

Devanāgarī

पुरोधसां वसिष्ठोऽहं ब्रह्मिष्ठानां बृहस्पति: । स्कन्दोऽहं सर्वसेनान्यामग्रण्यां भगवानज: ॥ २२ ॥

Text

purodhasāṁ vasiṣṭho ’haṁ brahmiṣṭhānāṁ bṛhaspatiḥ skando ’haṁ sarva-senānyām agraṇyāṁ bhagavān ajaḥ

Synonyms

purodhasām—among priests;vasiṣṭhaḥ—Vasiṣṭha Muni;aham—I am;brahmiṣṭhānām—among those fixed in the Vedic conclusion and purpose;bṛhaspatiḥ—Bṛhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods;skandaḥ—Kārtikeya;aham—I am;sarva-senānyām—among all military leaders;agraṇyām—among those advancing in pious life;bhagavān—the great personality;ajaḥ—Lord Brahmā.

Translation

Among priests I am Vasiṣṭha Muni, and among those highly situated in Vedic culture I am Bṛhaspati. I am Kārtikeya among great military leaders, and among those advancing in superior ways of life I am the great personality Lord Brahmā.

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