Purushottama

Vishnu accompanied by two aspects of Lakshmi, Sridevi and Bhudevi
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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Closeup of Vishnu, seated in the lotus position on a lotus. From depiction of the poet Jayadeva bowing to Vishnu, Gouache on paper Pahari, The very picture of devotion, bare-bodied, head bowed, legs crossed and hands folded, Jayadeva stands at left, with the implements of worship placed before the lotus-seat of Vishnu who sits there, blessing the poet.
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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]

  1. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2019-10-31). "The Greatness of Puruṣottama [Chapter 18]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-09-10.