Chapter 15 · Verse 18 · Purushottama Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 15.18
Sanskrit
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।
Transliteration
yasmāt kṣharam atīto ’ham akṣharād api chottamaḥ ato ’smi loke vede cha prathitaḥ puruṣhottamaḥ
In plain words
You are not just the body that ages, the mind that worries, the circumstances that crumble—and you are not just the part of you that feels eternal either. Krishna says: there is something in you that transcends *all* of it, something that was never born and cannot be broken. When you touch that knowing, even for a moment, the weight of what you're carrying becomes lighter, because you are not only the one who carries it.
Word by Word
Krishna reveals the ultimate truth: He transcends both the perishable world of changing forms and the imperishable Brahman itself—He is Purushottama, the Supreme Person beyond all categories of existence. This is not boasting but the declaration of ultimate reality, recognized in both the Vedas and the hearts of those who truly seek.
When you recognize that the divine consciousness dwelling within you is itself beyond all division between matter and spirit, between time and eternity, you step into your own highest nature.
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Bhagavad Gita 15.18 — BG 15.18
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