परमात्मन्

The supreme self, the ultimate soul of all existence transcending individual consciousness

परम आत्मा, व्यक्तिगत चेतना से परे सम्पूर्ण अस्तित्व की सर्वोच्च आत्मा

Gita 13.22 — Paramatma as upadrashta, anumanta, bharta, bhokta, maheshvara। Jivatma-Paramatma relationship — the central question of Indian philosophy। Advaita — they are one। Vishishtadvaita — qualified non-duality. Dvaita — eternally separate। All agree Paramatma is supreme। 'Who am I?' — Ramana Maharshi's self-enquiry leads from jivatma to Paramatma। Near-death experiences — 'meeting a being of light' — Paramatma encounter reports। शिव Paramatma — the ocean of which every jivatma is a wave — waves rise and fall, ocean remains — your true identity IS the ocean, not the wave।

ॐMeditate on this name for ultimate self-realisation. Ideal during Ramana Maharshi self-enquiry. Invoke for Paramatma experience. Powerful during Maha Shivaratri's deepest meditation hour.