Parama Purusa

Parama Purusa (Roman Saḿskrta: Parama Puruśa, Devanagari: परम पुरुष, Bengali: পরম পুরুষ) or Paramapurusa (Roman Saḿskrta: Paramapuruśa, Devanagari: परमपुरुष, Bengali: পরমপুরুষ) is an oft-used name or description of the Supreme Being or Supreme Consciousness in Ananda Marga philosophy. According to Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Parama Puruśa is the human being's ultimate object of devotion, being the creator, sustainer, and destroyer of the universe. He is omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent. He is ever-blissful and the only abiding friend one may have in life.

In the "Supreme Direction" (also known as "Supreme Command"), Sarkar states that one should regularly perform sádhaná (spiritual practices, primarily meditation) twice a day so that the thought of Parama Puruśa will arise in the mind at the time of death and liberation may thereby be attained. He also told that failure to do such sádhaná might result in a very slow spiritual progress, requiring many, many lifetimes and hence millions of years of animalistic existence.

A huge number of songs of Prabhat Samgiita address or contemplate Parama Puruśa. In all these songs Sarkar reveres Parama Puruśa. For example, the very first song implores Parama Puruśa to show the way "unto the fountain of effulgence", to overcome the unbearable "pain of darkness". While describing the meaning of the song, Sarkar stated: "Paramapuruśa (the Supreme Consciousness) is the real friend." In song number 73, the lyrics are about going through life only to attain Him (Bengali: তোমায় পেতে আলোর পথে চলি আমি).