A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Paramatman
This page describes Paramatman which is located on page 495 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Paramatman” according to 112 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita [by Narayana Gosvami]
uttamah purushas tv anyah paramatmety udahritah | yo loka-trayam avishya bibharty avyaya ishvarah || 17 || uttamah–superior; purushah–personality; tu–however; anyah–another (who is different from the two previously mentioned); parama-atma–the Supersoul; iti–thus; udahritah–described; yah–who; loka-trayam–within the three worlds; avishya–enters; bibharti–maintains; avyayah–the immutable, without transformation; ishvarah–the controller....
Read full contents: Verse 15.17
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) [by Shri Shrimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja]
paramatma para-brahma sa eva parameshvarah | ity evam esham aikyena sajatiya-bhida hata || 194 || parama-atma–Supersoul; para-brahma–Supreme Brahman; sah–He; eva–indeed; parama-ishvarah–Supreme Controller; iti–thus; evam–in this way; esham–their; aikyena–on account of sameness; sa-jatiya–of the same category; bhida–the division; hata–nullified. The Supreme Lord is the Supreme Soul and the Supreme Brahman....
Read full contents: Verse 2.2.194
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
From this position the author of the Shat-sandarbha jumps to the conclusion that, wherever there is an appearance of any whole, such an appearance is due to the manifestation of Paramatman, which is the ultimate cause and the ultimate reality (tasmad aikya-buddhyalambana-rupam yat pratiyate tat sarvatra paramatma-lakshanam sarvakaranam asty eva, p. 252)....
Read full contents: Part 1 - Jiva Gosvami’s Ontology
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