Brahmatejomaya (ब्रह्मतेजोमय, IAST: Brahmatejomaya) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Pervaded by and made of Brahmic spiritual radiance”. From brahma (the Absolute, sacred power), tejas (radiance, spiritual effulgence, inner fire), and maya (made of, pervaded by), this name describes Vishnu as one whose very being is constituted of the supreme luminosity of the Absolute.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Tejas in Sanskrit denotes both physical brilliance and the inner luminosity that radiates from deep tapas and spiritual mastery; when prefixed with brahma, it becomes the transcendent radiance of the Absolute itself. To say that Vishnu is Brahmatejomaya is to say that He is not merely illumined from without but is Himself the source-light of all spiritual and cosmic radiance. This name belongs to the Upaniṣadic vision of the Lord as self-luminous consciousness.

The epithet appears in stotra literature celebrating Vishnu's cosmic form, reminding worshippers that the light of the sun, the moon, and all fires ultimately derives from His inner effulgence. Pronounced brah-ma-te-jo-ma-ya, the name is devotionally resonant and functions reasonably well as a given name.

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Scriptural source

Brahmatejomaya appears in the Vishnu Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Vishnu.