परमहंस paramhans

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

'supreme swan'. An ascetic of the highest order, a religious man who has subdued all his senses by abstract meditation.

Usual translation

  1. Paramhans

Origin of the definition

हंस hans (sanskrit)

A swan, goose.
Noble or liberated soul.
phil. Mythical bird; tradition says that he has the gift of separating milk from water (that is, of discerning truth from error), and he embodies the power to discern the essential substance of things.
myth. n.p. of Haṃsa, the goose-mount of Brahmā.
phil. the rhythmic breathing mantra ‘haṃsa’.

परम param (sanskrit)

Extreme, ultimate, absolute, supreme, best, utmost.
The Supreme Being, God.
Extremely, ultimately, absolutely, supremely, to the highest degree.

param-haṅs, s.m. An ascetic of the highest order, a religious man who has subdued all his senses by abstract meditation.

Paramahamsa. A Hindu spiritual teacher who has become enlightened.

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Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

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Created
Monday 22 April 2024
Updated
Monday 22 April 2024