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