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Chapter 15 · Verse 17 · Purushottama Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 15.17

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Sanskrit

उत्तमः पुरुषस्त्वन्यः परमात्मेत्युदाहृतः।यो लोकत्रयमाविश्य बिभर्त्यव्यय ईश्वरः।।15.17।।

Transliteration

uttamaḥ puruṣhas tv anyaḥ paramātmety udāhṛitaḥ yo loka-trayam āviśhya bibharty avyaya īśhvaraḥ

Word by Word

uttamaḥ the Supreme
puruṣhaḥ Divine Personality
tu but
anyaḥ besides
parama-ātmā the Supreme Soul
iti thus
udāhṛitaḥ is said
yaḥ who
loka trayam the three worlds
āviśhya enters
bibharti supports
avyayaḥ indestructible
īśhvaraḥ the controller
Simplified Perspective

Beyond the perishable body and the subtle mind lies the Purushottama—the Supreme Soul who enters and sustains all three worlds yet remains forever untouched and indestructible. This is not a distant God, but the living consciousness that breathes through your very being, the eternal witness of all existence.

When you recognize this Supreme Self as your own true nature, fear dissolves and you discover the unshakeable peace that no circumstance can touch.

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Bhagavad Gita 15.17 — BG 15.17

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