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Svayam Bhagavan
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Svayam Bhagavan (Sanskrit: स्वयं भगवान्, romanized: Svayaṁ-Bhāgavan; roughly: "God Itself") is a Sanskrit concept in Hinduism, referring to the absolute representation of Bhagavan (the title "Lord" or "God") as the Supreme God in a monotheistic framework.[1] The concept is most commonly (but not always) associated with a male deity, for instance in Hindu sub-movements like Krishnaism and Gaudiya Vaishnavism, in which Krishna is regarded as Svayam Bhagavan.[2][3]
- ^ Bryant, Edwin F. (18 June 2007). Krishna: A Sourcebook. Oxford University Press. p. 381. ISBN 978-0-19-972431-4.
- ^ Chakravarty, Saumitra (5 August 2022). The Goddess Re-discovered: Gender and Sexuality in Religious Texts of Medieval Bengal. Taylor & Francis. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-000-63287-3.
- ^ Knapp, Stephen (2012). Hindu Gods & Goddesses. Jaico Publishing House. pp. 27–28. ISBN 978-81-8495-366-4.
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