- 1
ॐ शिवाय नमः।
Om shivaaya namah |
Salutations to Shiva, the auspicious one.
- 2
ॐ महेश्वराय नमः।
Om maheshvaraaya namah |
Salutations to Maheshvara, the great Lord.
- 3
ॐ शम्भवे नमः।
Om shambhave namah |
Salutations to Shambhu, the source of joy and well-being.
- 4
ॐ पिनाकिने नमः।
Om pinaakine namah |
Salutations to Pinaki, who holds the bow called Pinaka.
- 5
ॐ शशिशेखराय नमः।
Om shashishekharaaya namah |
Salutations to Shashishekhara, who wears the moon on his head.
- 6
ॐ वामदेवाय नमः।
Om vaamadevaaya namah |
Salutations to Vamadeva, the gentle and beautiful one, the name of one of Shiva’s five faces.
- 7
ॐ विरूपाक्षाय नमः।
Om viroopaakshaaya namah |
Salutations to Virupaksha, whose eyes are unlike any other’s, for he has three.
- 8
ॐ कपर्दिने नमः।
Om kapardine namah |
Salutations to Kapardi, who wears his matted hair tied in a coil.
- 9
ॐ नीललोहिताय नमः।
Om neelalohitaaya namah |
Salutations to Nilalohita, whose colour is blue and red.
- 10
ॐ शङ्कराय नमः।
Om shankaraaya namah |
Salutations to Shankara, who brings about welfare.
- 11
ॐ शूलपाणये नमः।
Om shoolapaanaye namah |
Salutations to Shulapani, who holds the trident in his hand.
- 12
ॐ खट्वाङ्गिने नमः।
Om khatvaangine namah |
Salutations to Khatvangi, who carries the khatvanga, a staff topped with a skull.
- 13
ॐ विष्णुवल्लभाय नमः।
Om vishnuvallabhaaya namah |
Salutations to Vishnuvallabha, who is dear to Vishnu.
- 14
ॐ शिपिविष्टाय नमः।
Om shipivishtaaya namah |
Salutations to Shipivishta, the radiant one, pervaded by rays of light.
- 15
ॐ अम्बिकानाथाय नमः।
Om ambikaanaathaaya namah |
Salutations to Ambikanatha, the lord of Ambika (Parvati).
- 16
ॐ श्रीकण्ठाय नमः।
Om shreekanthaaya namah |
Salutations to Shrikantha, whose throat is made beautiful by the blue mark of the poison.
- 17
ॐ भक्तवत्सलाय नमः।
Om bhaktavatsalaaya namah |
Salutations to Bhaktavatsala, who loves his devotees as a parent loves a child.
- 18
ॐ भवाय नमः।
Om bhavaaya namah |
Salutations to Bhava, the source from which all beings come.
- 19
ॐ शर्वाय नमः।
Om sharvaaya namah |
Salutations to Sharva, who destroys all things at the end.
- 20
ॐ त्रिलोकेशाय नमः।
Om trilokeshaaya namah |
Salutations to Trilokesha, the lord of the three worlds.
- 21
ॐ शितिकण्ठाय नमः।
Om shitikanthaaya namah |
Salutations to Shitikantha, whose throat is dark blue.
- 22
ॐ शिवाप्रियाय नमः।
Om shivaapriyaaya namah |
Salutations to Shivapriya, the beloved of Parvati, who is called Shiva.
- 23
ॐ उग्राय नमः।
Om ugraaya namah |
Salutations to Ugra, the fierce and mighty one.
- 24
ॐ कपालिने नमः।
Om kapaaline namah |
Salutations to Kapali, who carries a skull as his bowl.
- 25
ॐ कामारये नमः।
Om kaamaaraye namah |
Salutations to Kamari, the foe of Kama, the god of desire, whom he burned to ashes.
- 26
ॐ अन्धकासुरसूदनाय नमः।
Om andhakaasurasoodanaaya namah |
Salutations to Andhakasurasudana, who slew the demon Andhaka.
- 27
ॐ गङ्गाधराय नमः।
Om gangaadharaaya namah |
Salutations to Gangadhara, who holds the Ganga in his matted hair.
- 28
ॐ ललाटाक्षाय नमः।
Om lalaataakshaaya namah |
Salutations to Lalataksha, who has an eye on his forehead.
- 29
ॐ कालकालाय नमः।
Om kaalakaalaaya namah |
Salutations to Kalakala, who is death even to Kala, Time and Death.
- 30
ॐ कृपानिधये नमः।
Om kripaanidhaye namah |
Salutations to Kripanidhi, the treasure-house of compassion.
- 31
ॐ भीमाय नमः।
Om bheemaaya namah |
Salutations to Bhima, the awe-inspiring one.
- 32
ॐ परशुहस्ताय नमः।
Om parashuhastaaya namah |
Salutations to Parashuhasta, who holds an axe in his hand.
- 33
ॐ मृगपाणये नमः।
Om mrigapaanaye namah |
Salutations to Mrigapani, who holds a deer in his hand.
- 34
ॐ जटाधराय नमः।
Om jataadharaaya namah |
Salutations to Jatadhara, who wears matted locks.
- 35
ॐ कैलासवासिने नमः।
Om kailaasavaasine namah |
Salutations to Kailasavasi, who dwells on Mount Kailasa.
- 36
ॐ कवचिने नमः।
Om kavachine namah |
Salutations to Kavachi, who wears armour.
- 37
ॐ कठोराय नमः।
Om kathoraaya namah |
Salutations to Kathora, the firm and unyielding one.
- 38
ॐ त्रिपुरान्तकाय नमः।
Om tripuraantakaaya namah |
Salutations to Tripurantaka, who destroyed Tripura, the three cities of the demons.
- 39
ॐ वृषाङ्काय नमः।
Om vrishaankaaya namah |
Salutations to Vrishanka, whose emblem is the bull.
- 40
ॐ वृषभारूढाय नमः।
Om vrishabhaaroodhaaya namah |
Salutations to Vrishabharudha, who rides the bull (Nandi).
- 41
ॐ भस्मोद्धूलितविग्रहाय नमः।
Om bhasmoddhoolitavigrahaaya namah |
Salutations to Bhasmoddhulitavigraha, whose body is smeared with sacred ash.
- 42
ॐ सामप्रियाय नमः।
Om saamapriyaaya namah |
Salutations to Samapriya, who delights in the chants of the Samaveda.
- 43
ॐ स्वरमयाय नमः।
Om svaramayaaya namah |
Salutations to Svaramaya, whose being is made of sound and musical notes.
- 44
ॐ त्रयीमूर्तये नमः।
Om trayeemoortaye namah |
Salutations to Trayimurti, the three Vedas in embodied form.
- 45
ॐ अनीश्वराय नमः।
Om aneeshvaraaya namah |
Salutations to Anishvara, who has no lord above him.
- 46
ॐ सर्वज्ञाय नमः।
Om sarvagyaaya namah |
Salutations to Sarvajna, who knows everything.
- 47
ॐ परमात्मने नमः।
Om paramaatmane namah |
Salutations to Paramatma, the Supreme Self of all.
- 48
ॐ सोमसूर्याग्निलोचनाय नमः।
Om somasooryaagnilochanaaya namah |
Salutations to Somasuryagnilochana, whose three eyes are the moon, the sun and fire.
- 49
ॐ हविषे नमः।
Om havishe namah |
Salutations to Havis, who is himself the offering poured into the sacred fire.
- 50
ॐ यज्ञमयाय नमः।
Om yagyamayaaya namah |
Salutations to Yajnamaya, who is the sacrifice itself.
- 51
ॐ सोमाय नमः।
Om somaaya namah |
Salutations to Soma, who is Soma (the moon), or, read as sa-Uma, the one who is with Uma.
- 52
ॐ पञ्चवक्त्राय नमः।
Om panchavaktraaya namah |
Salutations to Panchavaktra, who has five faces.
- 53
ॐ सदाशिवाय नमः।
Om sadaashivaaya namah |
Salutations to Sadashiva, who is auspicious for ever.
- 54
ॐ विश्वेश्वराय नमः।
Om vishveshvaraaya namah |
Salutations to Vishveshvara, the lord of the universe.
- 55
ॐ वीरभद्राय नमः।
Om veerabhadraaya namah |
Salutations to Virabhadra, the heroic and auspicious one.
- 56
ॐ गणनाथाय नमः।
Om gananaathaaya namah |
Salutations to Gananatha, the lord of the ganas, Shiva’s attendants.
- 57
ॐ प्रजापतये नमः।
Om prajaapataye namah |
Salutations to Prajapati, the lord of all creatures.
- 58
ॐ हिरण्यरेतसे नमः।
Om hiranyaretase namah |
Salutations to Hiranyaretas, whose seed is golden and radiant.
- 59
ॐ दुर्धर्षाय नमः।
Om durdharshaaya namah |
Salutations to Durdharsha, whom no one can overpower.
- 60
ॐ गिरीशाय नमः।
Om gireeshaaya namah |
Salutations to Girisha, the lord of the mountains.
- 61
ॐ गिरिशाय नमः।
Om girishaaya namah |
Salutations to Girisha (with a short i), who dwells on the mountain, Kailasa.
- 62
ॐ अनघाय नमः।
Om anaghaaya namah |
Salutations to Anagha, who is free from sin and fault.
- 63
ॐ भुजङ्गभूषणाय नमः।
Om bhujangabhooshanaaya namah |
Salutations to Bhujangabhushana, who wears serpents as ornaments.
- 64
ॐ भर्गाय नमः।
Om bhargaaya namah |
Salutations to Bharga, the radiant one.
- 65
ॐ गिरिधन्वने नमः।
Om giridhanvane namah |
Salutations to Giridhanvan, whose bow is a mountain (by tradition, Mount Meru).
- 66
ॐ गिरिप्रियाय नमः।
Om giripriyaaya namah |
Salutations to Giripriya, who loves the mountains.
- 67
ॐ कृत्तिवाससे नमः।
Om krittivaasase namah |
Salutations to Krittivasas, who wears an animal hide as his garment.
- 68
ॐ पुरारातये नमः।
Om puraaraataye namah |
Salutations to Purarati, the foe of the demons’ cities, Tripura.
- 69
ॐ भगवते नमः।
Om bhagavate namah |
Salutations to Bhagavan, the Lord endowed with glory, knowledge and every divine quality.
- 70
ॐ प्रमथाधिपाय नमः।
Om pramathaadhipaaya namah |
Salutations to Pramathadhipa, the lord of the Pramathas, Shiva’s attendant hosts.
- 71
ॐ मृत्युञ्जयाय नमः।
Om mrityunjayaaya namah |
Salutations to Mrityunjaya, the conqueror of death.
- 72
ॐ सूक्ष्मतनवे नमः।
Om sookshmatanave namah |
Salutations to Sukshmatanu, whose form is too subtle for the senses.
- 73
ॐ जगद्व्यापिने नमः।
Om jagadvyaapine namah |
Salutations to Jagadvyapi, who pervades the whole world.
- 74
ॐ जगद्गुरवे नमः।
Om jagadgurave namah |
Salutations to Jagadguru, the teacher of the whole world.
- 75
ॐ व्योमकेशाय नमः।
Om vyomakeshaaya namah |
Salutations to Vyomakesha, whose hair is the sky.
- 76
ॐ महासेनजनकाय नमः।
Om mahaasenajanakaaya namah |
Salutations to Mahasenajanaka, the father of Mahasena (Kartikeya).
- 77
ॐ चारुविक्रमाय नमः।
Om chaaruvikramaaya namah |
Salutations to Charuvikrama, whose valour is noble and graceful.
- 78
ॐ रुद्राय नमः।
Om rudraaya namah |
Salutations to Rudra, who drives away sorrow.
- 79
ॐ भूतपतये नमः।
Om bhootapataye namah |
Salutations to Bhutapati, the lord of all beings and of the bhuta hosts.
- 80
ॐ स्थाणवे नमः।
Om sthaanave namah |
Salutations to Sthanu, who stands firm and unmoving like a pillar.
- 81
ॐ अहिर्बुध्न्याय नमः।
Om ahirbudhnyaaya namah |
Salutations to Ahirbudhnya, the “serpent of the deep”, counted among the eleven Rudras.
- 82
ॐ दिगम्बराय नमः।
Om digambaraaya namah |
Salutations to Digambara, who wears the directions of space as his garment.
- 83
ॐ अष्टमूर्तये नमः।
Om ashtamoortaye namah |
Salutations to Ashtamurti, whose eight forms are earth, water, fire, wind, space, sun, moon and the sacrificer.
- 84
ॐ अनेकात्मने नमः।
Om anekaatmane namah |
Salutations to Anekatma, the one Self present in many forms.
- 85
ॐ सात्त्विकाय नमः।
Om saattvikaaya namah |
Salutations to Sattvika, who is of pure sattva, calm and clear.
- 86
ॐ शुद्धविग्रहाय नमः।
Om shuddhavigrahaaya namah |
Salutations to Shuddhavigraha, whose form is pure and spotless.
- 87
ॐ शाश्वताय नमः।
Om shaashvataaya namah |
Salutations to Shashvata, the eternal one.
- 88
ॐ खण्डपरशवे नमः।
Om khandaparashave namah |
Salutations to Khandaparashu, who bears an axe that cleaves.
- 89
ॐ अजाय नमः।
Om ajaaya namah |
Salutations to Aja, the unborn.
- 90
ॐ पाशविमोचकाय नमः।
Om paashavimochakaaya namah |
Salutations to Pashavimochaka, who frees beings from their bonds.
- 91
ॐ मृडाय नमः।
Om mridaaya namah |
Salutations to Mrida, the gracious one who gives happiness.
- 92
ॐ पशुपतये नमः।
Om pashupataye namah |
Salutations to Pashupati, the lord of all living beings.
- 93
ॐ देवाय नमः।
Om devaaya namah |
Salutations to Deva, the shining divine one.
- 94
ॐ महादेवाय नमः।
Om mahaadevaaya namah |
Salutations to Mahadeva, the great god, god of the gods.
- 95
ॐ अव्ययाय नमः।
Om avyayaaya namah |
Salutations to Avyaya, who never decays or perishes.
- 96
ॐ हरये नमः।
Om haraye namah |
Salutations to Hari, who takes away sin and sorrow; Hari is also a name of Vishnu.
- 97
ॐ पूषदन्तभिदे नमः।
Om pooshadantabhide namah |
Salutations to Pushadantabhid, who broke the teeth of the god Pushan at Daksha’s sacrifice.
- 98
ॐ अव्यग्राय नमः।
Om avyagraaya namah |
Salutations to Avyagra, who is ever calm and unperturbed.
- 99
ॐ दक्षाध्वरहराय नमः।
Om dakshaadhvaraharaaya namah |
Salutations to Dakshadhvarahara, who destroyed the sacrifice of Daksha.
- 100
ॐ हराय नमः।
Om haraaya namah |
Salutations to Hara, who takes away sin, bondage and the sorrow of worldly life.
- 101
ॐ भगनेत्रभिदे नमः।
Om bhaganetrabhide namah |
Salutations to Bhaganetrabhid, who destroyed the eyes of the god Bhaga at Daksha’s sacrifice.
- 102
ॐ अव्यक्ताय नमः।
Om avyaktaaya namah |
Salutations to Avyakta, the unmanifest, beyond the reach of the senses.
- 103
ॐ सहस्राक्षाय नमः।
Om sahasraakshaaya namah |
Salutations to Sahasraksha, who has a thousand, that is countless, eyes.
- 104
ॐ सहस्रपदे नमः।
Om sahasrapade namah |
Salutations to Sahasrapad, who has a thousand, that is countless, feet.
- 105
ॐ अपवर्गप्रदाय नमः।
Om apavargapradaaya namah |
Salutations to Apavargaprada, the giver of liberation (moksha).
- 106
ॐ अनन्ताय नमः।
Om anantaaya namah |
Salutations to Ananta, who has no end.
- 107
ॐ तारकाय नमः।
Om taarakaaya namah |
Salutations to Taraka, who carries beings across the ocean of worldly life.
- 108
ॐ परमेश्वराय नमः।
Om parameshvaraaya namah |
Salutations to Parameshvara, the Supreme Lord.
This list is called the Shivashtottara Shatanamavali (Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali). Its verse form is the Shivashtottara Shatanama Stotram, whose 13 verses give the same 108 names in the same order. On sanskritdocuments.org, the colophon of the stotram says it is part of the Shiva Rahasya and was spoken by Vishnu, and the colophon of the namavali there calls it a dialogue between Gauri and Narayana; the English page of Drik Panchang ends by naming the Shakta Pramod. Other lists are printed under the same title: the Shivashtottara Shatanama Stotram in Gita Press’s “Shiva Stotra Ratnakar” is in “Jaya …” forms of address, and the 108-name hymn of Andhaka in the Shiva Purana (Rudra Samhita, Yuddha Khanda) begins “Mahadevo Virupakshah Chandrarddhakritashekharah”. Differences between sources: name 11 is “Shulapanine” in some sources; name 20 is “Trilokishaya” in the sanskritdocuments namavali; name 65 is “Giridhanvine” on Drik Panchang; name 90 is “Pashavimochanaya” in the sanskritdocuments namavali and in Swami Swayamprakashagiri’s commentary. The meaning stays the same in each case. Names 60 Girishaya (long i) and 61 Girishaya (short i) are different names, not a repeat; so are 96 Haraye and 100 Haraya.
