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Chapter 15 · Purushottama Yoga

Always More Depth · Beyond Every Framework

यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः । अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥

yasmāt kṣaram atīto 'ham akṣarād api cottamaḥ ato 'smi loke vede ca prathitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ

Meaning

"Since I am beyond the perishable, and even higher than the imperishable, I am celebrated in the world and in the Vedas as the Supreme Person."

Explanation

This verse names something beyond even the eternal soul — a reminder that whatever framework we use to understand the divine, there's always more depth to discover.

Today's Life Lesson

Stay curious today rather than certain — there's always more depth to the divine than any single idea can capture.

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