स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम | भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते ||१०-१५||
svayamevātmanātmānaṃ vettha tvaṃ puruṣottama . bhūtabhāvana bhūteśa devadeva jagatpate ||10-15||
Chapter 10 · Verse 15
Vibhuti Yoga
विभूतियोग
In plain words
Purushottama means the best among all Purushas. He assumes the four forms viz. the source of beings the Lord of beings.
Translation
Swami Adidevananda did not comment on this sloka
Meaning
Purushottama means the best among all Purushas. He assumes the four forms viz. the source of beings the Lord of beings. God of gods and ruler of the world. Hence He is called Purushottama. Devadeva is He who is worshipped even by Indra and other gods. Jagatpati The Lord protects the world and guides the people through the instructions given in the Vedas. Hence the name ruler of the world.
Word by word
स्वयम् Thyself एव only आत्मना by Thyself आत्मानम् Thyself वेत्थ (Thou) knowest त्वम् Thou पुरुषोत्तम O Purusha Supreme भूतभावन O source of beings भूतेश O Lord of beings देवदेव O God of,gods जगत्पते O ruler of the world.