O foremost of men, as in the days of yore, Kartikeya was the commander of the celestial army, so are you commander of the Pandava army.
कार्तिकेयो यथा नित्यं देवानामभवत् पुरा॥ तथा त्वमपि पाण्डूना सेनानी: पुरुषर्षभ।