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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, Verse 18

The Supreme Person

यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः

yasmāt kṣharam atīto ’ham akṣharād api chottamaḥ ato ’smi loke vede cha prathitaḥ puruṣhottamaḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 15.18 mean?

Since I transcend the perishable and am higher even than the imperishable, I am celebrated in the world and in the Vedas as the Supreme Person.

Word-by-word meaning

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

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