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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 15.17

The Supreme Person beyond fallible and infallible

उत्तम: पुरुषस्त्वन्य: परमात्मेत्युदाहृत: ।

यो लोकत्रयमाविश्य बिभर्त्यव्यय ईश्वर: ॥ १७ ॥

uttamaḥ puruṣas tv anyaḥ

paramātmety udāhṛtaḥ

yo loka-trayam āviśya

bibharty avyaya īśvaraḥ

Translation

Besides these two, there is the greatest living personality, the Supreme Soul, the imperishable Lord Himself, who has entered the three worlds and is maintaining them.

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Understand it

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

The Supreme Soul Maintains All

  1. 1The Supreme Soul is the greatest living personality, the imperishable Lord who enters and maintains the three worlds.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that He is above both conditioned and liberated souls and lives in everyone’s heart as Paramātmā.
  3. 3Seek to understand the Supreme Lord; only those who understand Him are eligible to attain perfect peace.

Where we are

In the story

Chapter 15, The Yoga of the Supreme Person: the supreme person beyond fallible and infallible.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Recognize Kṛṣṇa as the source of all.

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Key ideas in this verse

The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.

Key ideas: bhagavān, vibhūti.

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Live it

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What does BG 15.17 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to krishna’s nature?

Practice

Notice something excellent and see it as His opulence.

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The story behind it

Mahābhārata episodes and stories from the purports that shed light on this verse.

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Related verses

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BG 15.16The Supreme Person beyond fallible and infallibleBG 15.18The Supreme Person beyond fallible and infallibleBG 11.32Krishna reveals Himself as timeBG 11.51Composure returns in Krishna’s personal presence

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