Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 483

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-15 Puruṣottama Yogaḥ

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yasmāt-kṣaram-atīto’ham akṣarād-api cottamaḥ |
ato’smi loke vede ca prathitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ || 18 ||

18. Because I transcend the perishable and am also higher than the imperishable, I am declared to
be the Supreme Being (Purushottama) in the Smrti and the Veda.

Commentary

Because I transcend the ‘perishable purusha’ — the bound Jīva, and I am higher than the ‘imperishable purusha’ or liberated Jīva, I am therefore celebrated as the Supreme Being in the Sacred texts. The Smrti is called loka here by reason of revealing ('looking at') the meaning of the Veda. The meaning is [that I am thus known] both in the Shruti (Veda) and in the Smrti.

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