Paramaidhama (परमं धाम, IAST: Paramaṃ Dhāma) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “The supreme abode, the highest luminous dwelling”. Dhāma means abode, radiance, or dwelling-place, and parama (supreme) elevates it to name Lalitā as the ultimate refuge — the transcendent locus of light in which all seekers find their eternal rest.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Dhāma in Sanskrit carries a beautiful dual meaning: it denotes both a dwelling or homeland and a radiance or luminous power (sharing a root with the concept of divine brilliance). Parama dhāma therefore names Lalitā as simultaneously the highest home to which souls return and the supreme radiance that pervades all existence. The Bhagavad Gītā (15.6) uses the same phrase 'paramaṃ dhāma' for the transcendent realm of Viṣṇu; the Lalitā Sahasranāma applies it here to affirm Lalitā's identity as that ultimate reality.

As a two-word epithet, Paramaṃ Dhāma functions best as a devotional invocation or meditative phrase rather than a standalone given name; Dhāma alone is occasionally used. Pronounced pa-ra-mam dhaa-ma, the resonance of the phrase is deeply calming.

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Scriptural source

Paramaidhama appears in the Lalitha Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Lalitha.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Paramaidhama aligns with the Uttara phalguni nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 6.