यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः | अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः ||१५-१८||
yasmātkṣaramatīto.ahamakṣarādapi cottamaḥ . ato.asmi loke vedeca prathitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ ||15-18||
Chapter 15 · Verse 18
Purushottama Yoga
पुरुषोत्तमयोग
In plain words
Purushottama is a wellknown name of the Lord. The name is ite appropriate as He is the supreme Purusha. Kshara The perishable -- the tree of Samsara.
Translation
15.18 Because I transcend the perishable Person and am also higher than the imperishable person, therefore I am styled in the Smrti and the Veda as the Supreme Person (Purusotama).
Meaning
Purushottama is a wellknown name of the Lord. The name is ite appropriate as He is the supreme Purusha. Kshara The perishable -- the tree of Samsara. Akshara The imperishable -- the seed of the tree of Samsara. Because I excel the perishable (the tree of illusory Samsara) and am more excellent also than the imperishable (the seed of the tree of the illusory Samsara) and because I am thus superior to the perishable and the imperishable. I am proclaimed in the world and in the Vedas as the highest Purusha. Devotees know Me as such. Poets also describe Me as such. I am beyond all limitations. There is no trace of dualism in Me. Therefore. I am called by all and by the scriptures the highest Purusha.
Word by word
यस्मात् as क्षरम् the perishable अतीतः transcend अहम् I अक्षरात् than the imperishable अपि also च and उत्तमः best अतः therefore अस्मि (I) am लोके in the world वेदे in the Vedas च and प्रथितः declared पुरुषोत्तमः the Highest Purusha.