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Chhath PujaFriday, 13 November 2026
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।
अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः॥
Because I am beyond the perishable and higher even than the imperishable, I am celebrated in the world and in the Veda as Purushottama, the highest Person.
Bhagavad Gita 15.18 · Read with meaningItihasa
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