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Shri Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali

The Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali: 108 names of Lord Shiva, chanted with bilva leaves and water at Rudrabhisheka, on Mondays, Pradosha and Maha Shivaratri.

Verses

The 108 Sacred Names

The 108 sacred names of the Deity, canonically chanted with 'Om' and 'Namah' for Archana and Japa.

Om Shivaya Namah

Verse 1

Om Maheshvaraya Namah

Verse 2

Om Shambhave Namah

Verse 3

Om Pinakine Namah

Verse 4

Om Shashishekharaya Namah

Verse 5

Om Vamadevaya Namah

Verse 6

Om Virupakshaya Namah

Verse 7

Om Kapardine Namah

Verse 8

Om Nilalohitaya Namah

Verse 9

Om Shankaraya Namah

Verse 10

Om Shulapanaye Namah

Verse 11

Om Khatvangine Namah

Verse 12

Om Vishnuvallabhaya Namah

Verse 13

Om Shipivishtaya Namah

Verse 14

Om Ambikanathaya Namah

Verse 15

Om Shrikanthaya Namah

Verse 16

Om Bhaktavatsalaya Namah

Verse 17

Om Bhavaya Namah

Verse 18

Om Sharvaya Namah

Verse 19

Om Trilokeshaya Namah

Verse 20

Om Shitikanthaya Namah

Verse 21

Om Shivapriyaya Namah

Verse 22

Om Ugraya Namah

Verse 23

Om Kapaline Namah

Verse 24

Om Kamaraye Namah

Verse 25

Om Andhakasurasudanaya Namah

Verse 26

Om Gangadharaya Namah

Verse 27

Om Lalatakshaya Namah

Verse 28

Om Kalakalaya Namah

Verse 29

Om Kripanidhaye Namah

Verse 30

Om Bhimaya Namah

Verse 31

Om Parashuhastaya Namah

Verse 32

Om Mrigapanaye Namah

Verse 33

Om Jatadharaya Namah

Verse 34

Om Kailasavasine Namah

Verse 35

Om Kavachine Namah

Verse 36

Om Kathoraya Namah

Verse 37

Om Tripurantakaya Namah

Verse 38

Om Vrishankaya Namah

Verse 39

Om Vrishabharudhaya Namah

Verse 40

Om Bhasmoddhulitavigrahaya Namah

Verse 41

Om Samapriyaya Namah

Verse 42

Om Svaramayaya Namah

Verse 43

Om Trayimurtaye Namah

Verse 44

Om Anishvaraya Namah

Verse 45

Om Sarvajnaya Namah

Verse 46

Om Paramatmane Namah

Verse 47

Om Somasuryagnilocanaya Namah

Verse 48

Om Havishe Namah

Verse 49

Om Yajnamayaya Namah

Verse 50

Om Somaya Namah

Verse 51

Om Panchavaktraya Namah

Verse 52

Om Sadashivaya Namah

Verse 53

Om Vishveshvaraya Namah

Verse 54

Om Virabhadraya Namah

Verse 55

Om Gananathaya Namah

Verse 56

Om Prajapataye Namah

Verse 57

Om Hiranyaretase Namah

Verse 58

Om Durdharshaya Namah

Verse 59

Om Girishaya Namah

Verse 60

Om Girishaya Namah

Verse 61

Om Anaghaya Namah

Verse 62

Om Bhujangabhushanaya Namah

Verse 63

Om Bhargaya Namah

Verse 64

Om Giridhanvane Namah

Verse 65

Om Giripriyaya Namah

Verse 66

Om Krittivasase Namah

Verse 67

Om Purarataye Namah

Verse 68

Om Bhagavate Namah

Verse 69

Om Pramathadhipaya Namah

Verse 70

Om Mrityunjayaya Namah

Verse 71

Om Sukshmatanave Namah

Verse 72

Om Jagadvyapine Namah

Verse 73

Om Jagadgurave Namah

Verse 74

Om Vyomakeshaya Namah

Verse 75

Om Mahasenajanakaya Namah

Verse 76

Om Charuvikramaya Namah

Verse 77

Om Rudraya Namah

Verse 78

Om Bhutapataye Namah

Verse 79

Om Sthanave Namah

Verse 80

Om Ahirbudhnyaya Namah

Verse 81

Om Digambaraya Namah

Verse 82

Om Ashtamurtaye Namah

Verse 83

Om Anekatmane Namah

Verse 84

Om Sattvikaya Namah

Verse 85

Om Shuddhavigrahaya Namah

Verse 86

Om Shashvataya Namah

Verse 87

Om Khandaparashave Namah

Verse 88

Om Ajaya Namah

Verse 89

Om Pashavimochakaya Namah

Verse 90

Om Mridaya Namah

Verse 91

Om Pashupataye Namah

Verse 92

Om Devaya Namah

Verse 93

Om Mahadevaya Namah

Verse 94

Om Avyayaya Namah

Verse 95

Om Haraye Namah

Verse 96

Om Pushadantabhide Namah

Verse 97

Om Avyagraya Namah

Verse 98

Om Dakshadhvaraharaya Namah

Verse 99

Om Haraya Namah

Verse 100

Om Bhaganetrabhide Namah

Verse 101

Om Avyaktaya Namah

Verse 102

Om Sahasrakshaya Namah

Verse 103

Om Sahasrapade Namah

Verse 104

Om Apavargapradaya Namah

Verse 105

Om Anantaya Namah

Verse 106

Om Tarakaya Namah

Verse 107

Om Parameshvaraya Namah

Verse 108

Worship Guidelines & Chanting Benefits (Phalashruti)

Phalashruti
Auspicious Day

Monday (Somwar) & Pradosham

Best Time (Muhurta)

Early Morning (Brahma Muhurta) or Evening Twilight (Sandhya)

Sacred Offerings

Bilva leaves, Ganga water, Bhasma (sacred ash), Dhatura & White flowers

Spiritual Benefits (Phalashruti)Phalashruti
  • Inner stillness, destruction of negative karma, and freedom from fear of death (Mrityunjaya)
Chanting Practice:Chant each sacred name distinctly with 'Om' prefix and 'Namah' reverence.

Background

Sanskrit Documents prints this litany as 'Shivashtottarashata Namavali 1', with a catalogue note pointing to the Shiva Rahasya (Ugra part, seventh amsha, adhyaya 13, verses 203 to 215); 106 of the 108 names here agree with it. The names, numbered 1 to 108, praise Shiva as the supreme ascetic of Kailasa who wears the serpent as an ornament, bears the Ganga on his head and drank the Halahala poison to save the worlds, as the Puranas tell. Devotees chant them with bilva leaves on Mondays, at Pradosha and on Maha Shivaratri.

Did You Know?

The Dark Throat of Shiva

Name no. 21 (Shitikantha, 'dark-throated') and name no. 16 (Shrikantha) recall the Samudra Manthana (Churning of the Ocean), when Shiva drank the lethal Halahala poison to protect all beings, leaving his throat dark.

The Crescent Moon and Amrita

Name 5 (Shashishekhara) honors the crescent moon on Shiva's crest, symbolizing mastery over the cycles of time, the mind (chandra), and the cooling nectar of immortality (amrita).

The Immovable Sthanu

Name 80 (Sthanu) identifies Shiva as the eternal, immovable pillar of cosmic consciousness, which appeared as an infinite Linga of light before Brahma and Vishnu.

The Cosmic Eightfold Form (Ashtamurti)

Name 83 (Ashtamurtaye) describes Shiva's manifest cosmic body consisting of the five elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Space) along with Sun, Moon, and the conscious Soul (Yajamana).

Deliverance at Kashi (Taraka Mantra)

Name 107 (Tarakaya) invokes Shiva as the ferryman of souls who whispers the liberating Taraka mantra into the ear of departing souls in the holy city of Varanasi, granting immediate Moksha.