Parameshvara Dictionary - Article Index

Dictionary - Param-eswara: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Param-eswara (parameshvara)
Param-eswara: Param-eswara (Parameshvara). Supreme Lord, highest Godhead, Siva.   (See also: Param-eswara , Hinduism, Hindu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Brahman
Brahman: (Sanskrit) "Supreme Being; expansive spirit." From the root brih, "to grow, increase, expand." Name of Go...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahma: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Brahma
Brahma: (Sanskrit) The name of God in His aspect of Creator. Saivites consider Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra to be three of five aspects of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siva: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Siva
Siva: (Sanskrit) "The auspicious, gracious or kindly one."   Supreme Being of the Saivite religion. God Siva is All an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Absolute: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Absolute
Absolute: Lower case (absolute): real, not dependent on anything else, not relative. Upper case (Absolute): Ultimate Reality, the unma...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Parameshvara: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Parameshvara
Parameshvara The Personality of Godhead, who is the “supreme controller.” param-padam the supreme situation. May refer eit...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Creator: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Creator
creator: He who brings about creation. Siva as one of His five powers. See: creation, Nataraja, Parameshvara. (See also: Creator , ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Five Acts Of Siva: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Five Acts Of Siva
five acts of Siva: Panchakritya. Creation, preservation, destruction, veiling and revealing. See: Nataraja, Parameshvara. (See also...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Evolution Of The Soul: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Evolution Of The Soul
evolution of the soul: Adhyatma prasara.   In Saiva Siddhanta, the soul's evolution is a progressive unfoldment, growth and matu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Saiva Agamas: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Saiva Agamas
Saiva Agamas: (Sanskrit) The sectarian revealed scriptures of the Saivas. Strongly theistic, they identify Siva as the Supreme Lord, i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tattva: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Tattva
tattva: (Sanskrit) "That-ness" or "essential nature." Tattvas are the primary principles, elements, states or cate...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anandamaya Kosha: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Anandamaya Kosha
anandamaya kosha: "Body of bliss."   The intuitivesuperconscious sheath or actinic-causal body. This inmost soul form ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cosmic Soul: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Cosmic Soul
Cosmic Soul: Purusha or Parameshvara. Primal Soul. The Universal Being; Personal God. See: Parameshvara, Primal Soul, purusha, Siva. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nataraja: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Nataraja
Nataraja: (Sanskrit) "King of Dance," or "King of Dancers."   God as the Cosmic Dancer. Perhaps Hinduism's r...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Primal Soul: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Primal Soul
Primal Soul: The uncreated, original, perfect soul - Siva Parameshvara - who emanates from Himself the inner and outer universes and a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Saiva Siddhanta: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Saiva Siddhanta
Saiva Siddhanta: (Sanskrit) "Final conclusions of Saivism."   The most widespread and influential Saivite school today...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahadeva: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Mahadeva
Mahadeva: (Sanskrit) "Great shining one; God."   Referring either to God Siva or any of the highly evolved beings who ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Maheshvara: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Maheshvara
Maheshvara: (Sanskrit) "Great Lord."   In Saiva Siddhanta, the name of Siva's energy of veiling grace, one of five asp...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ishvara: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Ishvara
Ishvara: (Sanskrit) "Highest Lord." Supreme or Personal God. See: Parameshvara. (See also: Ishvara , Hinduism, Body Mind ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sadasiva: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Sadasiva
Sadasiva: (Sanskrit) "Ever-auspicious."   A name of the Primal Soul, Siva, a synonym for Parameshvara, which is expres...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Personal God: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Personal God
Personal God: See: Ishta Devata, Parameshvara. (See also: Personal God , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Sivamayakosha: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Sivamayakosha
Sivamayakosha: (Sanskrit) "Sheath composed of Siva."   The Primal Soul form, Parameshvara - the body of God Siva - int...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Impersonal God: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Impersonal God
impersonal God: God in His perfections of Pure Consciousness (Parashakti) and Absolute Reality beyond all attributes (Parasiva) wherei...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Harihara: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Harihara
Harihara: (Sanskrit) "Vishnu-Siva."   Also known as Shankaranarayana, an icon of the Supreme One, in which the right h...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Matanga Parameshvara Agama: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Matanga Parameshvara Agama
Matanga Parameshvara Agama: (Sanskrit) Among the 28 Saiva Siddhanta Agamas, containing 3,500 verses, deals at length with the categori...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siva-shakti: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Siva-shakti
Siva-Shakti: (Sanskrit) Father-Mother God, both immanent and transcendent. A name for God Siva encompassing His unmanifest Being and m...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vishvagrasa: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Vishvagrasa
vishvagrasa: (Sanskrit) "Total absorption."   The final merger of the soul in Siva at the fulfillment of its evolution...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shuddha Tattvas: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Shuddha Tattvas
The shuddha tattvas: Actinic or spiritual energy. This is the superconscious realm, also known as shuddha (pure) maya or mahamaya. Bin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Saguna Brahman: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Saguna Brahman
Saguna Brahman: (Sanskrit) "God with qualities." The Personal Lord. See: Brahman, Parameshvara. (See also: Saguna Brahman...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ishvara: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Ishvara
ishvara a controller. Krishna is parameshvara, the supreme controller.   (See also: ishvara , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dict...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Perfections: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Perfections
perfections: Describes a quality, nature or dimension that is perfect. God Siva's three perfections are Parasiva, Parashakti and Param...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Paushkara Agama: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Paushkara Agama
Paushkara Agama: (Sanskrit) Subsidiary text (Upagama) of the Matanga Parameshvara Saiva Agama, containing 977 verses divided into 90 c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soul: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Soul
soul: The real being of man, as distinguished from body, mind and emotions. The soul - known as atman or purusha - is the sum of its t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Parameshvara: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Parameshvara
Parameshvara: (Sanskrit) "Supreme Lord or Ruler." God Siva in the third perfection as Supreme Mahadeva, Siva- Shakti, mother...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: Hinduism Lexicon On B
Hinduism Lexicon on B From backbiting to buddhi chitta.    » Read the article