The entire content of this mail is from Shri V N Gopala Desikan's Srimad Bhagavad Gita, published by Vishishtadvaita Research Centre, Chennai and The Bhagavad Gita by Swami Chidbhavananda published by Ramakrishna Mission
The Facets of Brahman 16-20
1 Gita Sloka Every Day - Chapter 15 - Purushottama Yoga - Sloka 17
Uttamah purushah tu anyah paramatma iti udahrtah I
Yah loka trayam avishaya bibhartih avyayah iswarah II sloka 17
उत्तमः पुरुषः तु अन्यः परमात्मा इति उदाहृतः I
यः लोक त्रैयम् आविश्य बिभर्तिः अव्ययः इश्वरः II श्लोक 17
But discinct is the supreme purusha called the highest self, the indestructible lord, who pervades and sustains all the three worlds.
The highest person is other than the kshara and akshara- ie. the bound souls and the free souls. He is described as Paramatma in the vedas (ie. Myself)
He enters the three worlds as their inner soul. The three worlds are 1) achetana or prakriti 2) souls which are still in samsara ie. kshara or bhaddhas 3) souls which are liberated from samsara ie. akshara or muktas.
He supports all of them. Therefore, He who pervades them and supports them, is different from them ie. from the chetanas and achetanas. The supporter is obviously different from the supported things.
He is also unchangeable and the Lord of the three worlds, as above. He is different from these three worlds, for another reason also. How?
- The prakriti is always changing
- The bhaddhas or kshara are also changeable, due to association with the bodies (or prakriti)
- The muktas were once changeable (earlier) due to the then association with the bodies ie before liberation.
But, I the lord am always changeable. Hence the Lord (myself) is different from the three worlds.
As the lord or ruler, I am also different from the things ruled ie., prakriti, bhaddha and muktas.
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