Parashakti (परशक्ति, IAST: Parāśakti) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “The supreme, transcendent divine power”. From parā (supreme, beyond) and śakti (power, energy), Parāśakti names Lalitā as the ultimate cosmic energy that underlies and surpasses all other forms of divine potency.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The term parā denotes that which is highest, beyond ordinary measure, while śakti is the creative and sustaining power that animates the entire cosmos. Together they proclaim that Lalitā is not one power among many but the singular source from which all energies flow. In Śākta philosophy, Parāśakti is the absolute ground of being expressed as dynamic feminine power.

This name is revered across Śaiva, Śākta, and Tantric traditions as one of the most exalted epithets of the Divine Mother. It is used as a given name in South India; pronounce as pa-RAH-shak-tee with equal stress on the second and third syllables.

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Scriptural source

Parashakti 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, Parashakti aligns with the Uttara phalguni nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 1.