For the 1992 Indian films, see Purushotthama (film) and Purushottam (film). For Purushottam Maas, the extra month in the Hindu calendar, see Adhik Maas.
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Purushottama (Sanskrit: पुरुषोत्तम, from पुरुष, purusha, "person," "personal animating principle," or "soul," and उत्तम, uttama, "highest") is an epithet of the Hindu preserver deity, Vishnu. According to Vaishnavism, Vishnu is the source of moksha, the liberator of sins, the fount of knowledge, and the highest of all beings.[1]
^www.wisdomlib.org (2019-10-31). "The Greatness of Puruṣottama [Chapter 18]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
Purushottama (Sanskrit: पुरुषोत्तम, from पुरुष, purusha, "person," "personal animating principle," or "soul," and उत्तम, uttama, "highest") is an epithet...
Vira Pratapa Purushottama Deva (Odia: ବୀରପ୍ରତାପ ପୁରୁଷୋତ୍ତମ ଦେବ) was the second Gajapati emperor of Odisha who ruled from 1467 to 1497 C.E. He was the second...
it Purushottama-chhatar or just Chhatar. In Moghul ruler Akbar's Ain-i-Akbari and subsequent Muslim historical records it was known as Purushottama. In...
Purushottama Lal (28 August 1929 – 3 November 2010), commonly known as P. Lal, was an Indian poet, author, translator, professor and publisher. He was...
sister, Subhadra. Jagannath, within Odia Hinduism, is the supreme god, Purushottama, and the Para Brahman. To most Vaishnava Hindus, particularly the Krishnaites...
Purushottama Patnam is a village situated on National Highway No.5 at Chilakaluripet and also on the banks of Ogeru vaagu. Ogeru vaagu is also called the...
Purushottama Dasa (alternatively spelled Purushottam Das; Odia: ପୁରୁଷୋତ୍ତମ ଦାସ; c. 1550-1600) was a sixteenth century Odia poet and devotee of lord Jagannath...
Purushottama Bilimoria is an Australian-American philosopher and Professor at O.P. Jindal Global University. He studied at the University of Auckland (BA)...
Kasula Purushottama Kavi was a Telugu poet who lived during the late 18th century (fl. CE 1798). His parents were Kasula Appalaraju and Ramanamma. He hailed...
principle and associated with his role of creation. He is also known as Purushottama, and is considered the Supreme Being in Vaishnavism. Narayan Aiyangar...
against him. Before his death in 1467 CE, he chose his youngest son Purushottama Deva, as heir, resulting in a rebellion by the elder prince Hamvira Deva...
included the eastern and central parts of Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. Purushottama Deva and Prataparudra Deva are two other significant emperors from this...
bypassed in the succession order in favour of his younger half-brother Purushottama Deva. Hamvira Deva was the eldest son of emperor Kapilendra Deva, founder...
Nadella Purushottama Kavi (23 April 1863 – 27 November 1938) was an Indian scholar, playwright, teacher and editor. Purushottama Kavi is notable for his...
CE Predecessor Purushottama Deva Successor Kalua Deva Spouse Padma Padmalaya Ila Mahila Gauri Devi House Suryavansha Father Purushottama Deva Religion...
deputy under him. The Madala Panji records he claiming himself as Shri Purushottama dedicating everything to lord Jagannath. He built the famous Pradaskhina...
The deity is regarded to be magnanimous, the greatest of all beings (Purushottama), and his heart is symbolised by his consort, Lakshmi. Lakshmi Narasimha...
version of Krishnaism, where Jagannath is understood as a principal god, Purushottama and Para Brahman, but can also be regarded as a non-sectarian syncretic...
"Among the wielders of weapons, I am Rama". Arjuna accepts Krishna as the purushottama (Supreme Being). Translators title the chapter as Vishvarupa–Darshana...
As a person, Rama personifies the characteristics of an ideal person (purushottama). He had within him all the desirable virtues that any individual would...
followers to be a manifestation of Krishna or the highest manifestation of Purushottama, around whom the Swaminarayan Sampradaya developed. In 1800, he was initiated...
III, Purushottama Gajapati overran the whole of the Godavari-Krishna do-ab and drove the Bahmani forces as far south as Kondaveedu. Purushottama was succeeded...
Puranam Purushottama Sastri (1925–2010) was an eminent Carnatic musician and winner of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. He is son of Puranam Kanakayya Sastri...
Aragarh and Garh Kurki respectively. The rulers like Kapilendra Deva, Purushottama Deva, Prataparudra Deva of Suryavansha dynasty and Ramachandra Deva of Bhoi...
satakams. Kasula Purushottama Kavi is known for composing the Andhra Nayaka Satakam on Srikakula Andhra Mahavishnu Kasula Purushottama Kavi also composed...
Published 1979 Manoohar Granthamaala, Dharwad Media type Print (Paperback & Hardback) Pages 264 Preceded by Mooru darigalu Followed by Purushottama ...