You are our spouse, and (at the same time) occuying the position of our husband. The master is the spouse if the army. This is the way of the world.
भवान् कलत्रमस्माकं स्वाभिभावे व्यवस्थितः। स्वामी कलत्रं सैन्यस्य गतिरेषा परंतप॥