Paramāmṛtapadmapā (परमामृतपद्मप, IAST: Paramāmṛtapadmapā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Drinker of the supreme nectar of the lotus”. From parama (supreme, highest), amṛta (nectar of immortality), padma (lotus), and pā (one who drinks), this name evokes Viṣṇu as the one who eternally imbibes the supreme nectar flowing from the divine lotus — symbol of purity and transcendence.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Amṛta is the nectar of immortality churned from the cosmic ocean, and padma is the lotus that arises from Viṣṇu's own navel, upon which Brahmā is seated; the compound thus suggests Viṣṇu as both the source and the enjoyer of the highest spiritual nourishment. Pā (from the root pā, to drink or protect) has a double resonance — the drinker and the protector — hinting that Viṣṇu both savours and safeguards the immortal essence of creation. This epithet may also be read as pointing to Viṣṇu's relationship with Lakṣmī, who is the Padmā, the lotus-born, and whose grace is itself the supreme nectar.

This name is a rare compound found in select Viṣṇu stotras; its elaborate structure makes it primarily a meditative epithet rather than a given name, though Padmapā alone could be adapted. Pronounced pah-rah-MAAHM-rit-ah-pahd-mah-PAH.

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Scriptural source

Paramāmṛtapadmapā 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, Paramāmṛtapadmapā aligns with the Uttara phalguni nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 6.