SB 11.16.22
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 22
- 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 and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
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.