श्लोक 18 – Verse 18
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।
yasmāt kṣharam atīto ’ham akṣharād api chottamaḥ
ato ’smi loke vede cha prathitaḥ puruṣhottamaḥ
शब्दों का अर्थ
yasmāt—hence; kṣharam—to the perishable; atītaḥ—transcendental; aham—I; akṣharāt—to the imperishable; api—even; cha—and; uttamaḥ—transcendental; ataḥ—therefore; asmi—I am; loke—in the world; vede—in the Vedas; cha—and; prathitaḥ—celebrated; puruṣha-uttamaḥ—as the Supreme Divine Personality
Translations by Teachers (आचार्यो द्वारा अनुवाद):
Swami Ramsukhdas (Hindi)
।।15.18।।मैं क्षरसे अतीत हूँ और अक्षरसे भी उत्तम हूँ, इसलिये लोकमें और वेदमें पुरुषोत्तम नामसे प्रसिद्ध हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda (Hindi)
।।15.18।। क्योंकि मैं क्षर से अतीत हूँ और अक्षर से भी उत्तम हूँ, इसलिये लोक में और वेद में भी पुरुषोत्तम के नाम से प्रसिद्ध हूँ।।
Swami Adidevananda (English)
Because I transcend the perishable person and am also higher than the imperishable one, therefore I am referred to in the Smrti and the Veda as the Supreme Person (Purusotama).
Swami Gambirananda (English)
Since I am transcendental to the mutable and above even the immutable, therefore I am well known in the world and in the Vedas as the supreme Person.
Swami Sivananda (English)
As I transcend the perishable and am even higher than the imperishable, I am declared to be the highest Purusha in the world and in the Vedas.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan (English)
Because I have transcended both the perishable and the imperishable, I am acclaimed in the world and in the Vedas as the highest of persons.
Shri Purohit Swami (English)
I am beyond comparison with the Eternal and the non-eternal; I am known as the Supreme Personality, the Highest God, by scriptures and sages.
