Bhagavad Gita 15.18 meaningThe upside-down tree
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“That is why I am called the Highest.”
What it means
“Because I am beyond the perishable and higher even than the imperishable, I am celebrated in the world and in scripture as the supreme being.”
The original Sanskrit
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः । अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥
yasmātkṣaramatīto.ahamakṣarādapi cottamaḥ ato.asmi loke vedeca prathitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Since I am transcendental to the mutable and above even the immutable, hence I am well known in the world and in the Vedas as the supreme Person.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
क्योंकि मैं क्षर से अतीत हूँ और अक्षर से भी उत्तम हूँ, इसलिये लोक में और वेद में भी पुरुषोत्तम के नाम से प्रसिद्ध हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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