Parameshvara (epithet)

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Parameshvara (

Hindus.[6] He is regarded by devotees to be totality itself, controlling the triple forces of creation, preservation, and destruction.[7]

Etymology

The word is a compound of the Sanskrit words परम meaning 'Supreme' and ईश्वर meaning 'Lord'. Thus Parameshvara literally means 'highest supreme ruler'.[8] Sometimes, other traditions of Hinduism such as Vedanta and Vaishnavism also use the term Parameshwara as a synonym of Parabrahman within their philosophical perspectives.[9][10]

Vaishnavism

In

Shukla Yajurveda) also refers to God as Parameshvara with two consorts Sri and Bhu.[14] Bhagavad Gita praises Krishna as Parameshvara (Highest God) in many contexts.[15] In Vishnu Sahasranama, Parameshvara is 377th name of Vishnu.[16]

Shaivism

One of the oldest known dated Sanskrit manuscripts from South Asia, this specimen transimits a substantial portion of Pārameśvaratantra, a scripture of the Shaiva Siddhanta, that thought the worship of Shiva as Pārameśvara. No other complete manuscript of this work is known. A note in the manuscript states that it was copied in the year 252, which some scholars judge to be of the era established by the Nepalese king Amśuvaran, therefore corresponding to 828 CE. Cambridge University Library

Pasam. They are sarvajnatva (who knows everything), nityatrptatva (with infinite happiness), anādibōdha (without bondages), Svatantratva (independent), aluptashakti (unlimited mercy), anantashakti (unrestricted grace), nirāmayatma (wholesome) and Visuddhadēha (with pure body).[17]

Shaiva Siddhanta states that Parameshvara is in two states—tatasta lakshanam, the form of lord that is moving through

Parashakti
. Since they are inseparable and undifferentiated, Shaiva Siddhanta sees them as single oneness, Parameshvara.

See also

References

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  2. ^ Swami Vivekananda (2007). "Brahmanism". Prabuddha Bharata: Or Awakened India. 112.
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    . Vishnu is the second person in the tri-murti or triple form, and personifies the pre-serving power of nature. His followers identify him with Nara- yana [Plate C, Fig.1], and Parameswara, and represent him as the progenitor of Siva and Brahma.
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  7. ^ Steven Kossak, Martin Lerner (1994). The Arts of South and Southeast Asia, Vol.51, Issue 4. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 6.
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  13. ISBN 9780900636011
    . Vishnu is the second person in the tri-murti or triple form, and personifies the pre-serving power of nature. His followers identify him with Nara- yana [Plate C, Fig.1], and Parameswara, and represent him as the progenitor of Siva and Brahma.
  14. ^ S. Rangachar (1991). Philosophy of Pancaratras. Sridevi Prakashana. p. 94.
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  16. ^ L. Venkataratnam Naidu (1965). Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Bashya Commentary By Parāśarabhaṭṭa. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. p. 64.
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  19. ^ S. Sabaratna Mudaliyar (1913). Essentials of Hinduism in the Light of Šaiva Siddhānta. Meykandan Press. p. 61.
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