Brahmadiduhs ahajyotis (ब्रह्मादिदुःसहज्योतिस्, IAST: Brahmādiduḥsahajyotiṣe) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Radiance unbearable even for Brahmā and the gods”. From Brahmā (the creator), ādi (beginning with, et al.), duḥsaha (difficult to bear, unbearable), and jyotis (light, radiance, luminance), this name reveals Vishnu's self-luminous effulgence as so overwhelming that even the highest creator-deity cannot fully endure it.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Jyotis in the Upaniṣadic sense refers not merely to physical light but to the self-luminous consciousness that underlies all creation. Describing it as duḥsaha — difficult to bear even for Brahmā and the other great gods — places Vishnu's essential nature beyond the reach of any conditioned being. This parallels the Bhāgavata's accounts of sages and gods shielding their eyes when Vishnu's full effulgence is revealed.

This name is cherished in jñāna-oriented Vaishnava commentary as pointing to Vishnu's transcendence over even the highest cosmic functions. Jyotis or Jyoti is widely used as a given name (typically feminine), but the full compound remains a recited epithet.

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Scriptural source

Brahmadiduhs ahajyotis appears in the Vishnu Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Vishnu.