ŚB 11.16.22
Devanagari
पुरोधसां वसिष्ठोऽहं ब्रह्मिष्ठानां बृहस्पति: ।
स्कन्दोऽहं सर्वसेनान्यामग्रण्यां भगवानज: ॥ २२ ॥
स्कन्दोऽहं सर्वसेनान्यामग्रण्यां भगवानज: ॥ २२ ॥
Verse text
purodhasāṁ vasiṣṭho ’haṁ
brahmiṣṭhānāṁ bṛhaspatiḥ
skando ’haṁ sarva-senānyām
agraṇyāṁ bhagavān ajaḥ
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.