Gita Verse 15.18

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 15, Verse 18

Sanskrit Verse

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 meanings

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

Swami Sivananda's translation

As I transcend the perishable and am even higher than the imperishable, I am declared to be the highest Purusha in the world and in the Vedas.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 15