Bg. 15.18
Devanāgarī
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तम: । अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथित: पुरुषोत्तम: ॥ १८ ॥
Synonyms
yasmāt—because;kṣaram—to the fallible;atītaḥ—transcendental;aham—I am;akṣarāt—beyond the infallible;api—also;ca—and;uttamaḥ—the best;ataḥ—therefore;asmi—I am;loke—in the world;vede—in the Vedic literature;ca—and;prathitaḥ—celebrated;puruṣa-uttamaḥ—as the Supreme Personality.
Translation
Because I am transcendental, beyond both the fallible and the infallible, and because I am the greatest, I am celebrated both in the world and in the Vedas as that Supreme Person.
Purport
Because I am transcendental, beyond both the fallible and the infallible, and because I am the greatest, I am celebrated both in the world and in the Vedas as that Supreme Person.
No one can surpass the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa – neither the conditioned soul nor the liberated soul. He is therefore the greatest of personalities. Now it is clear here that the living entities and the Supreme Personality of Godhead are individuals. The difference is that the living entities, either in the conditioned state or in the liberated state, cannot surpass in quantity the inconceivable potencies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is incorrect to think of the Supreme Lord and the living entities as being on the same level or equal in all respects. There is always the question of superiority and inferiority between their personalities. The worduttamais very significant. No one can surpass the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
No one can surpass the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa – neither the conditioned soul nor the liberated soul. He is therefore the greatest of personalities. Now it is clear here that the living entities and the Supreme Personality of Godhead are individuals. The difference is that the living entities, either in the conditioned state or in the liberated state, cannot surpass in quantity the inconceivable potencies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is incorrect to think of the Supreme Lord and the living entities as being on the same level or equal in all respects. There is always the question of superiority and inferiority between their personalities. The worduttamais very significant. No one can surpass the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
The wordlokesignifies “in thepauruṣa āgama(thesmṛtiscriptures).” As confirmed in theNiruktidictionary,lokyate vedārtho ’nena:“The purpose of theVedasis explained by thesmṛtiscriptures.”
The wordlokesignifies “in thepauruṣa āgama(thesmṛtiscriptures).” As confirmed in theNiruktidictionary,lokyate vedārtho ’nena:“The purpose of theVedasis explained by thesmṛtiscriptures.”
The Supreme Lord, in His localized aspect of Paramātmā, is also described in theVedasthemselves. The following verse appears in theVedas(Chāndogya Upaniṣad8.12.3):tāvad eṣa samprasādo ’smāc charīrāt samutthāya paraṁ jyoti-rūpaṁ sampadya svena rūpeṇābhiniṣpadyate sa uttamaḥ puruṣaḥ.“The Supersoul coming out of the body enters the impersonalbrahma-jyotir;then in His form He remains in His spiritual identity. That Supreme is called the Supreme Personality.” This means that the Supreme Personality is exhibiting and diffusing His spiritual effulgence, which is the ultimate illumination. That Supreme Personality also has a localized aspect as Paramātmā. By incarnating Himself as the son of Satyavatī and Parāśara, He explains the Vedic knowledge as Vyāsadeva.
The Supreme Lord, in His localized aspect of Paramātmā, is also described in theVedasthemselves. The following verse appears in theVedas(Chāndogya Upaniṣad8.12.3):tāvad eṣa samprasādo ’smāc charīrāt samutthāya paraṁ jyoti-rūpaṁ sampadya svena rūpeṇābhiniṣpadyate sa uttamaḥ puruṣaḥ.“The Supersoul coming out of the body enters the impersonalbrahma-jyotir;then in His form He remains in His spiritual identity. That Supreme is called the Supreme Personality.” This means that the Supreme Personality is exhibiting and diffusing His spiritual effulgence, which is the ultimate illumination. That Supreme Personality also has a localized aspect as Paramātmā. By incarnating Himself as the son of Satyavatī and Parāśara, He explains the Vedic knowledge as Vyāsadeva.
No one can surpass the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa – neither the conditioned soul nor the liberated soul. He is therefore the greatest of personalities. Now it is clear here that the living entities and the Supreme Personality of Godhead are individuals. The difference is that the living entities, either in the conditioned state or in the liberated state, cannot surpass in quantity the inconceivable potencies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is incorrect to think of the Supreme Lord and the living entities as being on the same level or equal in all respects. There is always the question of superiority and inferiority between their personalities. The worduttamais very significant. No one can surpass the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
No one can surpass the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa – neither the conditioned soul nor the liberated soul. He is therefore the greatest of personalities. Now it is clear here that the living entities and the Supreme Personality of Godhead are individuals. The difference is that the living entities, either in the conditioned state or in the liberated state, cannot surpass in quantity the inconceivable potencies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is incorrect to think of the Supreme Lord and the living entities as being on the same level or equal in all respects. There is always the question of superiority and inferiority between their personalities. The worduttamais very significant. No one can surpass the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
The wordlokesignifies “in thepauruṣa āgama(thesmṛtiscriptures).” As confirmed in theNiruktidictionary,lokyate vedārtho ’nena:“The purpose of theVedasis explained by thesmṛtiscriptures.”
The wordlokesignifies “in thepauruṣa āgama(thesmṛtiscriptures).” As confirmed in theNiruktidictionary,lokyate vedārtho ’nena:“The purpose of theVedasis explained by thesmṛtiscriptures.”
The Supreme Lord, in His localized aspect of Paramātmā, is also described in theVedasthemselves. The following verse appears in theVedas(Chāndogya Upaniṣad8.12.3):tāvad eṣa samprasādo ’smāc charīrāt samutthāya paraṁ jyoti-rūpaṁ sampadya svena rūpeṇābhiniṣpadyate sa uttamaḥ puruṣaḥ.“The Supersoul coming out of the body enters the impersonalbrahma-jyotir;then in His form He remains in His spiritual identity. That Supreme is called the Supreme Personality.” This means that the Supreme Personality is exhibiting and diffusing His spiritual effulgence, which is the ultimate illumination. That Supreme Personality also has a localized aspect as Paramātmā. By incarnating Himself as the son of Satyavatī and Parāśara, He explains the Vedic knowledge as Vyāsadeva.
The Supreme Lord, in His localized aspect of Paramātmā, is also described in theVedasthemselves. The following verse appears in theVedas(Chāndogya Upaniṣad8.12.3):tāvad eṣa samprasādo ’smāc charīrāt samutthāya paraṁ jyoti-rūpaṁ sampadya svena rūpeṇābhiniṣpadyate sa uttamaḥ puruṣaḥ.“The Supersoul coming out of the body enters the impersonalbrahma-jyotir;then in His form He remains in His spiritual identity. That Supreme is called the Supreme Personality.” This means that the Supreme Personality is exhibiting and diffusing His spiritual effulgence, which is the ultimate illumination. That Supreme Personality also has a localized aspect as Paramātmā. By incarnating Himself as the son of Satyavatī and Parāśara, He explains the Vedic knowledge as Vyāsadeva.