Glossary Term
Risk: Critical- Approved rendering
- परमेश्वर
- Transliteration
- Parmeshwar
- Rejected alternatives
- भगवान (broad Hindu deity usage, avoid for doctrinal precision)
God
परमेश्वर is preferred for doctrinal precision over भगवान, which carries broad Hindu deity usage and, in the Duggar context specifically, could evoke any of the region’s actively worshipped deities (Rama at Raghunath Mandir, Kali/Bawe Wali Mata at Bahu Fort, or the goddess at Vaishno Devi) rather than the one God of Romans.