The highest Person

uttamaḥ puruṣastvanyaḥ paramātmetyudhāhṛtaḥyo lokatrayamāviśya bibhartyavyaya īśvaraḥ

But there is another, the highest Person, called the supreme Self, the undying Lord who enters and holds the three worlds.

What it means

Beyond both the changing and the unchanging, Krishna says, there's the uttama purusha, the highest Person. He's called paramatman, the supreme Self. He enters all three worlds and holds them up. He's not just the stillness within us. He's the living Lord holding everything, still and moving.

The story

Arjuna has learned about body and Self. Now Krishna reveals a third, the one who holds both. It's the friend driving his chariot.

In your life

Think of a parent watching two children play, one rushing, one sitting quietly, and lovingly holding both. Spend a moment tonight imagining being held like that.