Parabrahma (परब्रह्म, IAST: Parabrahma) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “The Supreme Absolute Reality beyond all”. Combining 'para' (beyond, supreme) with 'brahman' (the infinite, self-existent Reality), this epithet proclaims Vishnu as the ultimate undivided Consciousness that transcends every category of limited existence.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Parabrahma is a profound philosophical designation drawn from Vedantic teaching, affirming that Vishnu is not merely a great deity among many but the singular, boundless Brahman that underlies and surpasses all created forms. The prefix 'para' signals transcendence — what lies beyond the farthest reach of mind and speech — while 'brahman' derives from the root 'bṛh,' meaning to be vast and to grow without limit.

This epithet is borne by Vishnu in the Vishnu Sahasranama as testimony to his absolute, non-dual nature, and it echoes throughout Vedantic texts such as the Upanishads. As a given name, Parabrahma is rare in everyday use but carries immense philosophical dignity; it is pronounced pa-ra-BRAH-mah, with the 'bra' cluster spoken crisply.

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Scriptural source

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

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Parabrahma aligns with the Uttara phalguni nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 9.