Verse 15.17

उत्तमः पुरुषस्त्वन्यः परमात्मेत्युदाहृतः।यो लोकत्रयमाविश्य बिभर्त्यव्यय ईश्वरः।।15.17।।

uttamaḥ puruṣhas tv anyaḥ paramātmety udāhṛitaḥ yo loka-trayam āviśhya bibharty avyaya īśhvaraḥ

Meaning

But, like, the Supreme Purusha, the highest Self, is totally indestructible and the ultimate Lord. He's, like, *everywhere* in the three worlds, keeping it all together.

Commentary

Okay, so Purushottama is like, totally beyond the universe, even though he's, like, *everywhere* in the three worlds. That's why the Vedas and, like, everyone calls him the Supreme Being. He's vibing in all three worlds, holding everything together, but he's not, like, *in* the drama. He's above all that mess. It's like, your waking life is totally different from dreaming or being deep asleep, right? Or the sun is different from its rays, and those rays are different from a mirage. Purushottama is *way* different from those other Purushas, the ones that are, like, totally mortal or immortal. He's the chillest dude ever, the ultimate safe space. Everyone goes to him for, like, *forever* peace. He's one of a kind; there's no one else like him. He's only comparable to himself. The immortal Being (Akshara Brahman), the one beyond the world, and the Avyaktam (the Unmanifested) are all, like, the same as Purushottama, who's beyond both the Kshara and the Akshara. Purushottama is *so* different from those two – Kshara and Akshara. He's the Supreme Being. Your physical body, your astral body, and your causal body are all called the Self, but those are just, like, *secondary* selves. Paramatma, the Supreme Self, is the *real* Self. Purushottama or Paramatma is the ultimate, the highest, compared to those other selves created by ignorance. He's the inner consciousness of everything, the support of everything, the ultimate boss, the Inner Ruler. He's independent. That's why Vedanta calls him the Supreme Self. 'Anyah' means another, totally different from the other two. 'Lokatrayam' means the three worlds: Bhuh (Earth), Bhuvah (the mid-region), and Svah (heaven). Purushottama is also, like, the imperishable and all-knowing Lord Narayana, who's in all three worlds with his energy, keeping everything going just by existing. 'Avyaya' means imperishable, not affected by birth, death, etc. It's like, a king ruling his people – he's totally different from them, right? The Supreme Being is the ruler of everything, mortal and immortal, and he's totally different from them.