is the Absolute Atman or Supreme Soul or Spirit (also known as
Supersoul ) in the Vedanta philosophies of India . Paramatman is
one of the aspects of Brahman . Paramatman is situated in the
heart of every individual jiva in the macrocosm compare Atman
and Paramatman to two birds sitting like friends on a tree
(body). Atman eats its fruits (karma ), and Paramatman only
observes as a witness (sākṣin) of the friend's actions. The word
stem paramātman (परमात्मन्, pronounced [pərəmaːtmən], its
nominative singular being paramātmā — परमात्मा, pronounced
[pərəmaːtmaː]) is formed from two words, param , meaning
"supreme" or "highest", and ātman , which means individual
spirit or soul or self. Description in Vedas and Upanishads The
relationship between Paramātmā and Atman is likened to the
indwelling God and the soul within one's heart like two birds on
a tree. Two birds with fair wings, knit with bonds of
friendship, in the same sheltering tree have found a refuge. One
of the twain eats the sweet fig tree's fruitage;