Bhagavadgita -Radhakrishnan 230

The Bhagavadgita -S. Radhakrishnan

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CHAPTER 15
The Tree of Life


18. yasmat ksaram auto 'ham
aksarad api co 'ttamah
ato 'smi l oke vede ca
prathitah Purusottama
(18) As I surpass the perishable and am higher even than the imperishable, I am celebrated as the Supreme Person in the world and in the Veda.
Cp. Mundane Up., II, I, 1-2. aksarat paratah parah purusah.

19. yo mam cram asammudho
janati purusottarnam
sa sarvavid bhajati mam
sarvabhavena bharata
(19) He who, undeluded, thus knows Me, the Highest Person, is the knower of all and worships Me with all his being (with his whole spirit), 0 Bharata (Arjuna).
Knowledge leads to devotion.

20. iti guhyatamam sastram
idam uktam maya 'nagha
etad buddhva buddhiman syat
krtakrtyas ca bharata

(20) Thus has this most secret doctrine been taught by Me, 0 blameless one. By knowing this, a man will become wise and will have fulfilled all his duties, 0 Bharata (Arjuna).
iti ... purusottaunayogo llama pancadaso 'dhydyah
This is the fifteenth chapter entitled The Yoga of the Supreme Person


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