Page 21 - Kailaspati: Paramhans Hansdevji Avadhoot

Explanations Paramhans
Paramhans is one who has attained the highest spiritual realisation. hans is a mythological bird which has the ability to separate milk from water. The symbolism is: separation of atma from anatma. Paramhans is a sanskrit religio-theological title of honour conferred on hindu spiritual leaders who are regarded as having attained enlightenment.
Avadhoot
avadhoot refers to a person who has realised self in which they are beyond worldly concerns and have sacrificed everything for the almighty God including family, relations, money and even clothes. he is the person who has achieved the highest level of spiritual wisdom by supreme devotion.
Vedanti
a vedanti is one who follows the path of vedanta or practices vedanta. vedanta is one of the schools of hindu Philosophy and is based on the concept that the true self is identical to Brahman, the absolute reality. The term vedanta comes from the sanskrit meaning the end of the goal of all knowledge. (veda meaning knowledge; anta meaning end or consummation). The Upanishads and the Gita are the principal texts of the vedanta.
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