Paramātman
परमात्मन्पुंल्लिङ्ग (masculino) · परम (parama — supremo) + आत्मन् (ātman — Ser)
paramātman
Metaphysics
AI translationThe supreme Self, identical to Brahman
Paramātman is ātman in its absolute dimension, unlimited by upādhis (conditions). It is distinguished from jīvātman (ātman apparently individuated by mind-body) only from the standpoint of ignorance — in reality, paramātman and jīvātman are one and the same Brahman. 'Tat tvam asi' (you are that) points to this identity. In Gītā 15.17, Kṛṣṇa presents himself as Paramātman, 'the supreme Puruṣa, other than Kṣara and Akṣara'.
Occurrence in the corpus
॥ ६ ॥ 【भाष्यम्】 जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः शीतो ष्णसुखदुःखेषु तथा मानापमानयोः
|| 6 || 【bhāṣyam】 jitātmanaḥ praśāntasya paramātmā samāhitaḥ śīto ṣṇasukhaduḥkheṣu tathā mānāpamānayoḥ
— Bhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya →Using this in academic work? Get formal citation
Vishva Vidya (2026). Paramātman (परमात्मन्). Vishva Vidya — Vedanta. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/paramatman
Vishva Vidya. "Paramātman (परमात्मन्)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026, https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/paramatman.
Vishva Vidya. "Paramātman (परमात्मन्)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/paramatman.
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