Paramatma, Paramātmā: 11 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Vaishnavism
2. Purana
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Paramatma means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Parmatma.

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: humindian: 108 names of Lord Krishna

One of the 108 names of Krishna; Meaning: "Lord Of All Beings"

Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)

Paramātmā (परमात्मा) refers to “supersoul;He who is situated in the hearts of all living entities as a witness and the source of remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).

Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd Edition

Paramātmā (परमात्मा) refers to:—The Supersoul situated in the hearts of all living entities as a witness and source of remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).

Source: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam

Paramātmā (परमात्मा) refers to:—The Supersoul situated in the hearts of all living entities as a witness and the source of remembrance, knowledge, and forgetfulness. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Paramātmā (परमात्मा).—The Supreme Spirit. The vitality behind Jīvātmā (soul). (See under Jīvātmā and Brahman).

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Paramātmā (परमात्मा) or Paramātman refers to the “[greatest] supreme soul”, and represents an epithet of Śiva used in Sandhyā’s eulogy of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.6. Accordingly:—“[...] Directly perceiving the lord of Durgā she [viz., Sandhyā] eulogised the lord of the worlds: [...] Thou art, the greatest (paras) supreme soul (paramātmā). Thou art Śiva, the various lores, the pure Brahman, the supreme Brahman and the utmost object of deliberation”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

paramātmā (परमात्मा).—m (S) The Supreme Being considered as the soul of the universe. 2 The highest or most excellent soul of animated beings,--the Divine emanation (Divina particula aura) quickening and sustaining the subject. See jīvātmā.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

paramātmā (परमात्मा).—m The Supreme. Being con- sidered as the soul of the universe.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Paramātma (परमात्म):—[from parama > para] a m. a [particular] personification, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā 2.]

2) [v.s. ...] b in [compound] = tman

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Paramātmā (परमात्मा) [Also spelled parmatma]:—(nm) God, the Supreme Self/Being/Spirit; ~[tma tattva] the Universal Soul, the Supreme Spirit/Being; ~[tmā kī kṛpā se] by the grace of God.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Paramātma (ಪರಮಾತ್ಮ):—

1) [noun] the Supreme Being.

2) [noun] (jain.) the Jina spiritual teacher.

3) [noun] he who has the supreme knowledge, the knowledge of the Supreme Being.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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