Chapter 15 • Verse 17

Purusottama Yoga

The Yoga of the Supreme Person

Sanskrit Verse

Uttamah purushas tv anyah paramatmety udahrtah, yo loka-trayam avishya bibharty avyaya ishvarah

Translation & Meaning

Yet there is another, the Supreme Person — the Paramatma — who is called the indestructible Lord and who pervades the three worlds and maintains them. Beyond both the perishable and the imperishable stands the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who sustains all three worlds as the transcendent source of all existence.

Key Teachings

  • The Supreme Person, Paramatma, transcends both the perishable and the imperishable
  • The Lord pervades and sustains all three worlds as the indestructible supreme controller
  • Understanding Purushottama — the uttama purusha — is the highest spiritual knowledge

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