Purodhasam ca mukhyam mam viddhi partha brihaspatim, senanyanam aham skandah sarasam asmi sagarah
O Partha, know Me as Brihaspati, the foremost of all priests; among military generals I am Skanda; and among bodies of water I am the ocean. The Lord is the greatest teacher of wisdom (Brihaspati), the mightiest warrior-deity (Skanda), and the largest, deepest body of water (ocean).
- •Divine wisdom is represented by Brihaspati, the preceptor of the gods
- •Skanda embodies divine martial vigour and protection
- •The ocean, as the greatest of waters, symbolises the vastness of God's grace