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.