Purushottama
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thumb|Vishnu accompanied by two aspects of Lakshmi, Sridevi and Bhudevi
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thumb|Vishnu accompanied by two aspects of Lakshmi, Sridevi and Bhudevi
Purushottama (, 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.
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