Shloka 17
Chapter 43: Tumult of Battle-Sounds and the Proliferation of Dvandva
Paired Engagements
उत्तम: पुरुषस्त्वन्य: परमात्मेत्युदाहृत: । यो लोकत्रयमाविश्य बिभर्त्यव्यय ईश्वर:
uttamaḥ puruṣas tv anyaḥ paramātmety udāhṛtaḥ | yo lokatrayam āviśya bibharty avyaya īśvaraḥ ||
قال أرجونا: «غير أنّ فوق هذين كليهما يوجد بوروشا أسمى، يُعلَن عنه باسم البرماتمان. يدخل العوالم الثلاثة ويَسري فيها، فيحمل الجميع ويكفلهم، وهو الربّ الذي لا يفنى».
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Beyond the previously discussed categories of beings/principles, there is a distinct Supreme Person—Paramātman—who pervades the three worlds and sustains them as the imperishable Lord. The ethical implication is that ultimate refuge and moral orientation rest in the highest sustaining reality, not merely in transient or limited forms of existence.
Arjuna, in dialogue, articulates a doctrinal clarification: he identifies the ‘other’ and ‘supreme’ Person as Paramātman/Īśvara, emphasizing this being’s cosmic role of entering the worlds and upholding them. The statement functions as a theological and philosophical conclusion within the discourse.