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असतो मा सद्गमय। 

तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। 

मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय।

ॐ शांतिः शांतिः शांतिः

𝔹𝕙𝕒𝕘𝕧𝕒𝕕𝕘𝕚𝕥𝕒

पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम् |

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्द: सरसामस्मि सागर: || 10.24||

O Arjun, amongst priests, I am Brihaspati; amongst warrior chiefs I am Kartikeya; and amongst reservoirs of water, know Me to be the ocean.

A priest discharges the function of performing ritualistic worship and ceremonies in temples and homes. Brihaspati is the chief priest in heaven. He is thus the topmost of all priests. Here, Shree Krishna says that amongst priests, he is Brihaspati. However, in the Śhrīmad Bhāgavatam, verse 11.16.22, Shree Krishna states that amongst the priests he is Vashishtha. Why is he differing in the two places? This implies that we should not attach importance to the object, but to the opulence of God that manifests in that object. All the objects of glory that Shree Krishna is describing here should also be understood in the same light. It is not the object that is being emphasized, rather God’s opulence that is manifesting in it.

Kartikeya, the son of Lord Shiv, who is also called Skanda, is the commander-in-chief of the celestial gods. He is thus the chief of all military commanders, and best reflects the opulence of God. Shree Krishna further says that amongst stagnant bodies of water, he is the grave and mighty ocean.

𝕍𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕜𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕦𝕕𝕒𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕚

नैवायमानन्दमायाः परात्मा सोपाधिकत्वात् प्रकृतेर्विकारात् ।

कार्यत्वहेतोः सुकृतक्रियायाविकारसङ्घातसमाहितत्वात् ॥ 209 ॥

The Ānandamayakośa (bliss sheath) is not the Supreme Self (Paramātma), because: It is conditioned (upādhika) and limited.It is a product or modification (vikāra) of prakṛti. It is created (kārya) and appears only through the support of past meritorious actions (sukṛta). It is composed of subtle modifications and is therefore subject to change, unlike the changeless Self.

The bliss we feel in deep sleep or in moments of quiet joy is not the infinite Brahman—it belongs to a sheath, a covering.

Even the subtlest layer of experience—the ānandamayakośa—is not the Self, because it is:Limited,Produced,Dependent, Changeful.

The true Self is beyond all sheaths, untouched by merit or action—pure, infinite, and immutable.

HAVE A BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL DAY