Bhagavad Gita 15.18 · Krishna
Purushottama, the supreme Person
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।
अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः॥
yasmātkṣaramatīto’ahamakṣarādapi cottamaḥato’asmi loke vedeca prathitaḥ puruṣottamaḥ
Because I am beyond the perishable, and higher even than the imperishable, I am praised in the world and the Vedas as the supreme Person.
What it means
Krishna reveals himself. He is beyond the perishable world, and higher even than the imperishable Self. That's why the world and the scriptures call him Purushottama, the supreme Person. This chapter takes its name from this word. He isn't claiming status. He's naming the source of everything.
The story
Arjuna has known Krishna as cousin, friend and charioteer. Here he hears his friend's deepest name. It's quiet, not boastful, just the truth spoken plainly.
In your life
Remember the moment you learned a quiet neighbour had once done something extraordinary, and saw them differently forever. Look at someone familiar today with fresh eyes.
The highest is also the closest.