Chapter 15, Verse 18
Part of 15: Puruṣhottam Yog — पुरुषोत्तमयोगयस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः॥
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yasmāt kṣharam atīto ’ham akṣharād api chottamaḥ ato ’smi loke vede cha prathitaḥ puruṣhottamaḥ
நான் க்ஷரத்தைக் கடந்து, அக்ஷரத்தைவிடவும் உயர்ந்தவன் ஆதலால், உலகிலும் வேதங்களிலும் பரம புருஷன் (புருஷோத்தமன்) என்று புகழப்படுகிறேன்.
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.