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Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali

श्री शिव अष्टोत्तरशतनामावली
Namavali — 108 NamesShivaSanskrit

The 108 names of Lord Shiva for japa and archana — each name with transliteration and meaning.

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1ॐ शिवाय नमःom shivaya namahoṃ śivāya namaḥthe auspicious one
2ॐ महेश्वराय नमःom maheshvaraya namahoṃ maheśvarāya namaḥthe great lord
3ॐ शंभवे नमःom shambhave namahoṃ śaṃbhave namaḥsource of happiness
4ॐ पिनाकिने नमःom pinakine namahoṃ pinākine namaḥbearer of the Pinaka bow
5ॐ शशिशेखराय नमःom shashishekharaya namahoṃ śaśiśekharāya namaḥcrowned with the moon
6ॐ वामदेवाय नमःom vamadevaya namahoṃ vāmadevāya namaḥthe beautiful, gracious god
7ॐ विरूपाक्षाय नमःom virupakshaya namahoṃ virūpākṣāya namaḥof the extraordinary (third) eye
8ॐ कपर्दिने नमःom kapardine namahoṃ kapardine namaḥof the matted locks
9ॐ नीललोहिताय नमःom nilalohitaya namahoṃ nīlalohitāya namaḥblue-throated and red-hued
10ॐ शंकराय नमःom shamkaraya namahoṃ śaṃkarāya namaḥthe doer of good
11ॐ शूलपाणये नमःom shulapanaye namahoṃ śūlapāṇaye namaḥtrident in hand
12ॐ खट्वांगिने नमःom khatvamgine namahoṃ khaṭvāṃgine namaḥbearer of the khatvanga staff
13ॐ विष्णुवल्लभाय नमःom vishnuvallabhaya namahoṃ viṣṇuvallabhāya namaḥbeloved of Vishnu
14ॐ शिपिविष्टाय नमःom shipivishtaya namahoṃ śipiviṣṭāya namaḥpervading all with rays of light
15ॐ अंबिकानाथाय नमःom ambikanathaya namahoṃ aṃbikānāthāya namaḥlord of Ambika (Parvati)
16ॐ श्रीकंठाय नमःom shrikamthaya namahoṃ śrīkaṃṭhāya namaḥof the glorious throat
17ॐ भक्तवत्सलाय नमःom bhaktavatsalaya namahoṃ bhaktavatsalāya namaḥaffectionate to devotees
18ॐ भवाय नमःom bhavaya namahoṃ bhavāya namaḥexistence itself
19ॐ शर्वाय नमःom sharvaya namahoṃ śarvāya namaḥremover of afflictions
20ॐ त्रिलोकेशाय नमःom trilokeshaya namahoṃ trilokeśāya namaḥlord of the three worlds
21ॐ शितिकंठाय नमःom shitikamthaya namahoṃ śitikaṃṭhāya namaḥthe dark-throated (who held the poison)
22ॐ शिवाप्रियाय नमःom shivapriyaya namahoṃ śivāpriyāya namaḥbeloved of Shivaa (Parvati)
23ॐ उग्राय नमःom ugraya namahoṃ ugrāya namaḥthe fierce
24ॐ कपालिने नमःom kapaline namahoṃ kapāline namaḥbearer of the skull-bowl
25ॐ कौमारये नमःom kaumaraye namahoṃ kaumāraye namaḥslayer of the Kamari demon / father of Kumara
26ॐ अंधकासुर सूदनाय नमःom amdhakasura sudanaya namahoṃ aṃdhakāsura sūdanāya namaḥdestroyer of the demon Andhaka
27ॐ गंगाधराय नमःom gamgadharaya namahoṃ gaṃgādharāya namaḥbearer of the Ganga
28ॐ ललाटाक्षाय नमःom lalatakshaya namahoṃ lalāṭākṣāya namaḥwith the eye in the forehead
29ॐ कालकालाय नमःom kalakalaya namahoṃ kālakālāya namaḥTime of time itself (death of death)
30ॐ कृपानिधये नमःom kripanidhaye namahoṃ kṛpānidhaye namaḥtreasure of compassion
31ॐ भीमाय नमःom bhimaya namahoṃ bhīmāya namaḥthe formidable
32ॐ परशुहस्ताय नमःom parashuhastaya namahoṃ paraśuhastāya namaḥaxe in hand
33ॐ मृगपाणये नमःom mrigapanaye namahoṃ mṛgapāṇaye namaḥholding the deer
34ॐ जटाधराय नमःom jatadharaya namahoṃ jaṭādharāya namaḥwearer of matted hair
35ॐ कैलासवासिने नमःom kailasavasine namahoṃ kailāsavāsine namaḥdweller on Kailasa
36ॐ कवचिने नमःom kavacine namahoṃ kavacine namaḥthe armoured
37ॐ कठोराय नमःom kathoraya namahoṃ kaṭhorāya namaḥthe adamant, unbreakable
38ॐ त्रिपुरांतकाय नमःom tripuramtakaya namahoṃ tripurāṃtakāya namaḥender of the three cities
39ॐ वृषांकाय नमःom vrishamkaya namahoṃ vṛṣāṃkāya namaḥwhose emblem is the bull
40ॐ वृषभारूढाय नमःom vrishabharudhaya namahoṃ vṛṣabhārūḍhāya namaḥmounted on the bull
41ॐ भस्मोद्धूलित विग्रहाय नमःom bhasmoddhulita vigrahaya namahoṃ bhasmoddhūlita vigrahāya namaḥbody adorned with sacred ash
42ॐ सामप्रियाय नमःom samapriyaya namahoṃ sāmapriyāya namaḥfond of the Sama chants
43ॐ स्वरमयाय नमःom svaramayaya namahoṃ svaramayāya namaḥmade of the seven notes
44ॐ त्रयीमूर्तये नमःom trayimurtaye namahoṃ trayīmūrtaye namaḥembodiment of the three Vedas
45ॐ अनीश्वराय नमःom anishvaraya namahoṃ anīśvarāya namaḥwho has no master above him
46ॐ सर्वज्ञाय नमःom sarvajnaya namahoṃ sarvajñāya namaḥthe all-knowing
47ॐ परमात्मने नमःom paramatmane namahoṃ paramātmane namaḥthe supreme Self
48ॐ सोमसूर्याग्नि लोचनाय नमःom somasuryagni locanaya namahoṃ somasūryāgni locanāya namaḥwhose eyes are moon, sun and fire
49ॐ हविषे नमःom havishe namahoṃ haviṣe namaḥthe sacrificial offering
50ॐ यज्ञमयाय नमःom yajnamayaya namahoṃ yajñamayāya namaḥmade of sacrifice
51ॐ सोमाय नमःom somaya namahoṃ somāya namaḥunited with Uma; the moon
52ॐ पंचवक्त्राय नमःom pamcavaktraya namahoṃ paṃcavaktrāya namaḥthe five-faced
53ॐ सदाशिवाय नमःom sadashivaya namahoṃ sadāśivāya namaḥthe ever-auspicious
54ॐ विश्वेश्वराय नमःom vishveshvaraya namahoṃ viśveśvarāya namaḥlord of the universe
55ॐ वीरभद्राय नमःom virabhadraya namahoṃ vīrabhadrāya namaḥthe auspicious hero
56ॐ गणनाथाय नमःom gananathaya namahoṃ gaṇanāthāya namaḥlord of the ganas
57ॐ प्रजापतये नमःom prajapataye namahoṃ prajāpataye namaḥlord of beings
58ॐ हिरण्यरेतसे नमःom hiranyaretase namahoṃ hiraṇyaretase namaḥof golden seed (the fire)
59ॐ दुर्धर्षाय नमःom durdharshaya namahoṃ durdharṣāya namaḥthe unassailable
60ॐ गिरीशाय नमःom girishaya namahoṃ girīśāya namaḥlord of the mountain
61ॐ गिरिशाय नमःom girishaya namahoṃ giriśāya namaḥwho dwells on the mountain
62ॐ अनघाय नमःom anaghaya namahoṃ anaghāya namaḥthe sinless
63ॐ भुजंग भूषणाय नमःom bhujamga bhushanaya namahoṃ bhujaṃga bhūṣaṇāya namaḥadorned with serpents
64ॐ भर्गाय नमःom bhargaya namahoṃ bhargāya namaḥthe radiance that burns sin
65ॐ गिरिधन्वने नमःom giridhanvane namahoṃ giridhanvane namaḥwhose bow is the mountain (Meru)
66ॐ गिरिप्रियाय नमःom giripriyaya namahoṃ giripriyāya namaḥfond of mountains
67ॐ कृत्तिवाससे नमःom krittivasase namahoṃ kṛttivāsase namaḥclad in the elephant hide
68ॐ पुरारातये नमःom purarataye namahoṃ purārātaye namaḥenemy of the Tripura demons
69ॐ भगवते नमःom bhagavate namahoṃ bhagavate namaḥthe blessed Lord
70ॐ प्रमथाधिपाय नमःom pramathadhipaya namahoṃ pramathādhipāya namaḥchief of the pramatha hosts
71ॐ मृत्युंजयाय नमःom mrityumjayaya namahoṃ mṛtyuṃjayāya namaḥconqueror of death
72ॐ सूक्ष्मतनवे नमःom sukshmatanave namahoṃ sūkṣmatanave namaḥof subtle form
73ॐ जगद्व्यापिने नमःom jagadvyapine namahoṃ jagadvyāpine namaḥpervading the world
74ॐ जगद्गुरवे नमःom jagadgurave namahoṃ jagadgurave namaḥguru of the world
75ॐ व्योमकेशाय नमःom vyomakeshaya namahoṃ vyomakeśāya namaḥwhose hair is the sky
76ॐ महासेन जनकाय नमःom mahasena janakaya namahoṃ mahāsena janakāya namaḥfather of Mahasena (Kartikeya)
77ॐ चारुविक्रमाय नमःom caruvikramaya namahoṃ cāruvikramāya namaḥof graceful valour
78ॐ रुद्राय नमःom rudraya namahoṃ rudrāya namaḥRudra, who roars and dispels sorrow
79ॐ भूतपतये नमःom bhutapataye namahoṃ bhūtapataye namaḥlord of beings and spirits
80ॐ स्थाणवे नमःom sthanave namahoṃ sthāṇave namaḥthe immovable pillar
81ॐ अहिर्बुध्न्याय नमःom ahirbudhnyaya namahoṃ ahirbudhnyāya namaḥthe serpent of the deep
82ॐ दिगंबराय नमःom digambaraya namahoṃ digaṃbarāya namaḥclothed in the directions
83ॐ अष्टमूर्तये नमःom ashtamurtaye namahoṃ aṣṭamūrtaye namaḥof the eight forms
84ॐ अनेकात्मने नमःom anekatmane namahoṃ anekātmane namaḥthe one Self in many
85ॐ सात्त्विकाय नमःom sattvikaya namahoṃ sāttvikāya namaḥabode of pure sattva
86ॐ शुद्धविग्रहाय नमःom shuddhavigrahaya namahoṃ śuddhavigrahāya namaḥof pure form
87ॐ शाश्वताय नमःom shashvataya namahoṃ śāśvatāya namaḥthe eternal
88ॐ खंडपरशवे नमःom khamdaparashave namahoṃ khaṃḍaparaśave namaḥwielder of the broken axe
89ॐ अजाय नमःom ajaya namahoṃ ajāya namaḥthe unborn
90ॐ पाशविमोचकाय नमःom pashavimocakaya namahoṃ pāśavimocakāya namaḥreleaser from all bonds
91ॐ मृडाय नमःom mridaya namahoṃ mṛḍāya namaḥthe gracious
92ॐ पशुपतये नमःom pashupataye namahoṃ paśupataye namaḥlord of all creatures
93ॐ देवाय नमःom devaya namahoṃ devāya namaḥthe shining god
94ॐ महादेवाय नमःom mahadevaya namahoṃ mahādevāya namaḥthe great god
95ॐ अव्ययाय नमःom avyayaya namahoṃ avyayāya namaḥthe imperishable
96ॐ हरये नमःom haraye namahoṃ haraye namaḥwho is Hari as well
97ॐ पूषदंतभिदे नमःom pushadamtabhide namahoṃ pūṣadaṃtabhide namaḥwho broke Pushan's teeth
98ॐ अव्यग्राय नमःom avyagraya namahoṃ avyagrāya namaḥthe ever-calm
99ॐ दक्षाध्वरहराय नमःom dakshadhvaraharaya namahoṃ dakṣādhvaraharāya namaḥdestroyer of Daksha's sacrifice
100ॐ हराय नमःom haraya namahoṃ harāya namaḥwho carries away sin
101ॐ भगनेत्रभिदे नमःom bhaganetrabhide namahoṃ bhaganetrabhide namaḥwho struck Bhaga's eye
102ॐ अव्यक्ताय नमःom avyaktaya namahoṃ avyaktāya namaḥthe unmanifest
103ॐ सहस्राक्षाय नमःom sahasrakshaya namahoṃ sahasrākṣāya namaḥthe thousand-eyed
104ॐ सहस्रपदे नमःom sahasrapade namahoṃ sahasrapade namaḥthe thousand-footed
105ॐ अपवर्गप्रदाय नमःom apavargapradaya namahoṃ apavargapradāya namaḥgiver of liberation
106ॐ अनंताय नमःom anamtaya namahoṃ anaṃtāya namaḥthe endless
107ॐ तारकाय नमःom tarakaya namahoṃ tārakāya namaḥwho carries across (the deliverer)
108ॐ परमेश्वराय नमःom parameshvaraya namahoṃ parameśvarāya namaḥthe supreme Lord

Each name is recited as ॐ [name] नमः. Devanagari spellings follow the pothi compilation supplied by the temple community; recite per your family tradition.

When it is recited: Recited during Shiva puja and archana — especially on Mondays, Pradosh, masik Shivaratri, Maha Shivaratri and through the month of Shravan — offering bilva leaves or akshata with each name.
Traditional significance: The 108 names honour Shiva's aspects from the gentle (Mrida, the gracious) to the fierce (Ugra, Rudra) — reciting the garland of names with a japa mala is itself a complete worship.
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Source: Community-supplied pothi compilation (2026) — Devanagari preserved as received. Regional versions may vary — this text follows the version most widely used in community worship.