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And, among the household priests (of kings), O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Brihaspati; among the army generals I am Skana; among lakes I am the ocean. '

Know me, son of Pritha, as the chief of household priests, Brihaspati. Among commanders I am Skanda; among bodies of water I am the ocean.

Brihaspati is the priest and counsellor of the gods, the model of learning and ritual wisdom. Skanda, also called Kartikeya, is the son of Shiva and the commander of the divine armies, an apt example for a warrior to hear. Among all waters, Krishna is the ocean, the vastest. The verse offers Arjuna figures from his own world of war and counsel, the general and the royal priest, alongside an image of immeasurable depth. Each points beyond itself: wisdom, leadership and vastness at their height are where the divine shows through.