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Chapter 15 · Verse 18 · Purushottama Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 15.18

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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

Word by Word

yasmāt hence
kṣharam to the perishable
atītaḥ transcendental
aham I
akṣharāt to the imperishable
api even
cha and
uttamaḥ transcendental
ataḥ therefore
asmi I am
loke in the world
vede in the Vedas
cha and
prathitaḥ celebrated
puruṣha-uttamaḥ as the Supreme Divine Personality
Simplified Perspective

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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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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