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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 24 (10.24)

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 24 (10.24)

पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम् । सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः | | १०-२४ | |

purodhasāṁ cha mukhyaṁ māṁ viddhi pārtha bṛihaspatim senānīnāmahaṁ skandaḥ sarasāmasmi sāgaraḥ

Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
  • पुरोधसाम् (purodhasam) — पुरोहितों में(chief among priests)
  • (ca) — और(and)
  • मुख्यम् (mukhyam) — मुख्य(chief among priests)
  • माम् (mam) — मुझे(know Me as Brihaspati, Arjuna)
  • विद्धि (viddhi) — जानो(know Me as Brihaspati, Arjuna)
  • पार्थ (Partha) — हे पार्थ अर्जुन(know Me as Brihaspati, Arjuna)
  • बृहस्पतिम् (Brihaspatim) — बृहस्पति(know Me as Brihaspati, Arjuna)
Line 2:
  • सेनानीनाम् (senaninam) — सेनापतियों में(among commanders I am Skanda)
  • अहम् (aham) — मैं(among commanders I am Skanda)
  • स्कन्दः (Skandah) — स्कंद(among commanders I am Skanda)
  • सरसाम् (sarasam) — जलाशयों में(among waters I am the ocean)
  • अस्मि (asmi) — मैं हूं(among waters I am the ocean)
  • सागरः (sagarah) — सागर(among waters I am the ocean)

English: Among the priests, know, Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean.

💡 Commentary Note

Among priests, know Me to be Brihaspati; among generals, I am Skanda; and among bodies of water, I am the ocean.

Learnings from Shloka 24:
  • Vastness of the Ocean:: Contemplate the vastness and depth of the ocean as a physical representation of the boundless Divine.
  • Leadership and Wisdom:: True leadership and strategic wisdom are gifts that flow from the supreme general and priest.

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