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214:. No other complete manuscript of this work is known. A note in the manuscript states that it was copied in the year 252, which some scholars judge to be of the era established by the Nepalese king
268:). As the supreme being, Parameshvara only has the distinct eight characters or predicates which are applied to distinguish him from the other two entities of Shaiva Siddhantaâ
162:, a Vaishnava Pancharatra Agama text of Hinduism Vishnu (Narayana) is revered and worshipped as Parameshvara. Uttaranarayana (a continuation of the Purusha Sukta in the
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traditions, Vishnu is considered as
Parameshvara, Maheshwara, and Narayana. Vaishnavas consider Vishnu and his avatars such as
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78:. He is regarded by devotees to be totality itself, controlling the triple forces of creation, preservation, and destruction.
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413:. Shiva and Shakti exist as inseparable
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70:as Parameshvara, while Shaivas consider
62:consider Vishnu and his avatars such as
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