Chapter 15 · The Supreme Person

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 15.18

यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तम: अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथित: पुरुषोत्तम:

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

Recitation · Text 15.18
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (15 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Since I transcend the perishable and am higher even than the imperishable, I am celebrated in the world and in the Veda as the Supreme Person. The title is presented as one the world already uses, not one being claimed for the first time.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The title is one the world already uses, not one claimed for the first time.