Parodaya (परोदय, IAST: Parodaya) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “He whose rise or origin is supreme, beyond all”. From 'para' (supreme, beyond) and 'udaya' (rising, origin, emergence), Parodaya names Vishnu as the one whose very arising transcends all cosmic beginnings.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The compound unites 'para,' denoting the highest and most transcendent, with 'udaya,' meaning the dawn or rising of a being or phenomenon. Together they proclaim that Vishnu's origin and self-manifestation are utterly beyond the grasp of ordinary existence. He is not a being who arose from causes; rather, He is the supreme effulgence that underlies every arising.

This epithet appears in the Vishnu Sahasranama to honour the Lord as one whose glory dawns without prior cause. Pronounced pah-ROH-dah-yah, the name can be borne by a boy as a reminder that his life too emerges from the highest source.

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Scriptural source

Parodaya 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, Parodaya aligns with the Uttara phalguni nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 7.