यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः | अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः
yasmātkṣaramatīto.ahamakṣarādapi cottamaḥ . ato.asmi loke vedeca prathitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ
Da Ich den Vergänglichen übersteige und sogar über dem Unvergänglichen stehe, daher bin Ich in der Welt und in den Veden als Puruṣottama bekannt.
Since I am transcendental to the mutable and above even the immutable, hence I am well known in the world and in the Vedas as the supreme Person.
Krishna erklärt hier den Grund, warum Er als Puruṣottama, der höchste Puruṣa, bekannt ist. Er überragt sowohl den Kṣara (den Vergänglichen, die Welt der Erscheinungen) als auch den Akṣara (den Unvergänglichen, die zugrunde liegende Māyā Śakti). Da Er beide transzendiert und übertrifft, wird Er in der Welt und in allen Veden als das Höchste Wesen gepriesen und erkannt.
Purushottama is a wellknown name of the Lord. The name is ite appropriate as He is the supreme Purusha.Kshara The perishable -- the tree of Samsara.Akshara The imperishable -- the seed of the tree of Samsara.Because I excel the perishable (the tree of illusory Samsara) and am more excellent also than the imperishable (the seed of the tree of the illusory Samsara) and because I am thus superior to the perishable and the imperishable? I am proclaimed in the world and in the Vedas as the highest Purusha. Devotees know Me as such. Poets also describe Me as such.I am beyond all limitations. There is no trace of dualism in Me. Therefore? I am called by all and by the scriptures the highest Purusha.