Parajyoti (परज्योति, IAST: Parajyoti) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “The Supreme Light beyond all illumination”. Formed from 'para' (supreme, transcendent) and 'jyotiṣ' (light, luminous flame), this name celebrates Vishnu as the primordial light that illumines the sun, the stars, and all created radiance without itself requiring any external source.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The Vedic vision of the supreme light — parojyotiḥ — is one of the oldest theological assertions in Hindu scripture, appearing in mantras that declare the Lord's effulgence to be self-born and self-sustaining. Vishnu as Parajyoti is the light behind all lights, the consciousness that makes perception itself possible.

This epithet resonates with the famous Dīpāvali theology and with Upanishadic passages affirming that the Supreme alone shines and all else reflects his brightness. The name is rare as a given name but beautiful in sound; pronounced pa-ra-JYO-ti, the 'jyo' is spoken with a soft, glowing onset.

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Scriptural source

Parajyoti 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, Parajyoti aligns with the Uttara phalguni nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.