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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 15.18

The Supreme Person beyond fallible and infallible

यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तम: ।

अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथित: पुरुषोत्तम: ॥ १८ ॥

yasmāt kṣaram atīto ’ham

akṣarād api cottamaḥ

ato ’smi loke vede ca

prathitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ

Translation

Because I am transcendental, beyond both the fallible and the infallible, and because I am the greatest, I am celebrated both in the world and in the Vedas as that Supreme Person.

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Kṛṣṇa Is the Supreme Person

  1. 1Kṛṣṇa is beyond both the fallible and the infallible. The world and the Vedas recognize Him as the Supreme Person.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that Kṛṣṇa and living beings are individuals, but no conditioned or liberated soul can surpass His powers.
  3. 3Understand that Kṛṣṇa is always supreme; living beings are never equal to Him in all respects.

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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

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Krishna, Supreme Person

Krishna is celebrated as the Supreme Person.

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What does BG 15.18 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

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Related verses

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BG 7.7Krishna as the source of all thingsBG 10.8Krishna as the sourceBG 18.65You are very dear to Me

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