[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1323 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1323 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1323 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1323](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1323) PARAMESHTHIN. ‘Who stands in the highest place.’ A title applied to any superior god and to some distinguished mortals. A name used in the Vedas for a son or a creation of Prajāpati. - [Previous: c5.1322](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1322) - [Next: c5.1324](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1324) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Veda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1323](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1323) · Pramāṇa