पुरुषोत्तम
Purushottama
The Supreme Person beyond all
📜Understanding Purushottama
Purushottama means "the Supreme Person" or "the Ultimate Being." Chapter 15 of the Bhagavad Gita, titled "Purushottama Yoga," reveals Krishna's nature as transcending both the perishable world and even the imperishable soul.
🕉️Related Shlokas(15)
Gita 6.7
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 6
For the one who has conquered the restless self, the Supreme Self stands revealed and unshakeable—whether in cold or heat, pleasure or pain, honor or disgrace.
Gita 8.1
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 8
True wisdom begins with the courage to ask the deepest questions about existence, Self, and the cosmic order.
Gita 8.9
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 8
The Supreme is subtler than the subtlest atom yet supports all existence, self-luminous like the sun, forever beyond the reach of darkness.
📖Related Stories(12)
The Akshaya Patra
→Mahabharata, Vana Parva
Krishna ate a single grain of rice from the exhausted vessel, mystically satisfying Sage Durvasa and his disciples, saving the Pandavas from a curse.
Gajendra Moksha
→Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 8, Chapters 2-4
King Indradyumna, cursed to become elephant Gajendra, was seized by a crocodile while drinking from a lake. After struggling for years and being abandoned by his herd, Gajendra surrendered completely to Lord Vishnu, who immediately appeared on Garuda to liberate him.