Gayatri Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Gayatri Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Gayatri Ashtottara Sata Namavali
gāyatri aṣṭottara śata nāmāvali
oṃ taruṇāditya saṅkāśāyai namaḥ
oṃ sahasra nayanojjvalāyai namaḥ
oṃ vicitra mālyābharaṇāyai namaḥ
oṃ tuhinācala vāsinyai namaḥ
oṃ varadābhaya hastābjāyai namaḥ
oṃ revātīra nivāsinyai namaḥ
oṃ praṇityaya viśeṣajñāyai namaḥ
oṃ yantrākṛta virājitāyai namaḥ
oṃ bhadrapādapriyāyai namaḥ
oṃ govinda padagāminyai namaḥ (10)
oṃ devarṣigaṇa saṃstutyāyai namaḥ
oṃ vanamālā vibhūṣitāyai namaḥ
oṃ syandanottama saṃsthānāyai namaḥ
oṃ dhīrajīmūta nisvanāyai namaḥ
oṃ mattamātaṅga gamanāyai namaḥ
oṃ hiraṇyakamalāsanāyai namaḥ
oṃ dhījanādhāra niratāyai namaḥ
oṃ yoginyai namaḥ
oṃ yogadhāriṇyai namaḥ
oṃ naṭanāṭyaika niratāyai namaḥ (20)
oṃ praṇavādyakṣarātmikāyai namaḥ
oṃ coracārakriyāsaktāyai namaḥ
oṃ dāridryacchedakāriṇyai namaḥ
oṃ yādavendra kulodbhūtāyai namaḥ
oṃ turīyapathagāminyai namaḥ
oṃ gāyatryai namaḥ
oṃ gomatyai namaḥ
oṃ gaṅgāyai namaḥ
oṃ gautamyai namaḥ
oṃ garuḍāsanāyai namaḥ (30)
oṃ geyagānapriyāyai namaḥ
oṃ gauryai namaḥ
oṃ govindapada pūjitāyai namaḥ
oṃ gandharva nagarākārāyai namaḥ
oṃ gauravarṇāyai namaḥ
oṃ gaṇeśvaryai namaḥ
oṃ gadāśrayāyai namaḥ
oṃ guṇavatyai namaḥ
oṃ gahvaryai namaḥ
oṃ gaṇapūjitāyai namaḥ (40)
oṃ guṇatraya samāyuktāyai namaḥ
oṃ guṇatraya vivarjitāyai namaḥ
oṃ guhāvāsāyai namaḥ
oṃ guṇādhārāyai namaḥ
oṃ guhyāyai namaḥ
oṃ gandharvarūpiṇyai namaḥ
oṃ gārgya priyāyai namaḥ
oṃ gurupadāyai namaḥ
oṃ guhyaliṅgāṅga dhārinyai namaḥ
oṃ sāvitryai namaḥ (50)
oṃ sūryatanayāyai namaḥ
oṃ suṣumnā nāḍibhedinyai namaḥ
oṃ suprakāśāyai namaḥ
oṃ sukhāsīnāyai namaḥ
oṃ sumatyai namaḥ
oṃ surapūjitāyai namaḥ
oṃ suṣuptyavasthāyai namaḥ
oṃ sudatyai namaḥ
oṃ sundaryai namaḥ
oṃ sāgarāmbarāyai namaḥ (60)
oṃ sudhāṃśu bimbavadanāyai namaḥ
oṃ sustanyai namaḥ
oṃ suvilocanāyai namaḥ
oṃ sītāyai namaḥ
oṃ sarvāśrayāyai namaḥ
oṃ sandhyāyai namaḥ
oṃ suphalāyai namaḥ
oṃ sukhadāyinyai namaḥ
oṃ subhruve namaḥ
oṃ sunāsāyai namaḥ (70)
oṃ suśroṇyai namaḥ
oṃ saṃsārārṇavatāriṇyai namaḥ
oṃ sāmagāna priyāyai namaḥ
oṃ sādhvyai namaḥ
oṃ sarvābharaṇa pūjitāyai namaḥ
oṃ vaiṣṇavyai namaḥ
oṃ vimalākārāyai namaḥ
oṃ mahendryai namaḥ
oṃ mantrarūpiṇyai namaḥ
oṃ mahālakṣmyai namaḥ (80)
oṃ mahāsiddhyai namaḥ
oṃ mahāmāyāyai namaḥ
oṃ maheśvaryai namaḥ
oṃ mohinyai namaḥ
oṃ madhusūdana coditāyai namaḥ
oṃ mīnākṣyai namaḥ
oṃ madhurāvāsāyai namaḥ
oṃ nagendra tanayāyai namaḥ
oṃ umāyai namaḥ
oṃ trivikrama padākrāntāyai namaḥ (90)
oṃ trisvarāyai namaḥ
oṃ trilocanāyai namaḥ
oṃ sūryamaṇḍala madhyasthāyai namaḥ
oṃ candramaṇḍala saṃsthitāyai namaḥ
oṃ vahnimaṇḍala madhyasthāyai namaḥ
oṃ vāyumaṇḍala saṃsthitāyai namaḥ
oṃ vyomamaṇḍala madhyasthāyai namaḥ
oṃ cakriṇyai namaḥ
oṃ cakrarūpiṇyai namaḥ
oṃ kālacakra vitānasthāyai namaḥ (100)
oṃ candramaṇḍala darpaṇāyai namaḥ
oṃ jyotsnātapānuliptāṅgyai namaḥ
oṃ mahāmāruta vījitāyai namaḥ
oṃ sarvamantrāśrayāyai namaḥ
oṃ dhenave namaḥ
oṃ pāpaghnyai namaḥ
oṃ parameśvaryai namaḥ (108)
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Gayatri Ashtottara Sata Namavali is a namavali listing 108 names of Goddess Gayatri, the personification of the Gayatri Mantra and a central deity in the Vedic and Shakta traditions. Each name identifies a specific attribute, power, or aspect of the Goddess, and the list is used in formal puja and meditation practice. The text belongs to the Puranic and Tantric traditions associated with Gayatri worship.
What are the benefits of chanting Gayatri Ashtottara Sata Namavali?
- Attainment of spiritual knowledge and wisdom
- Protection from negative energies and obstacles
- Purification of mind and intellect
- Spiritual merit through systematic name recitation
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning recitation is particularly recommended, especially during sunrise, which is the traditional time for Gayatri Japa. Auspicious occasions such as Navaratri, Vasant Panchami, and Gayatri Jayanti are also appropriate.
What is the historical and traditional background?
While the Gayatri Mantra itself has roots in the Rigveda (Mandala 3, Sukta 62), the personification of Gayatri as a goddess with a full set of names and attributes developed through the Puranic and Tantric traditions. Ashtottara Sata Namavalis for Gayatri are found in later Puranic and Tantric compilations and in devotional anthologies. The authorship and specific composition date of this namavali are unknown. Its use in contemporary practice is widespread, particularly in communities that observe Gayatri Japa as a daily sadhana.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Gayatri Kavacham — a protective hymn dedicated to Goddess Gayatri from the same tradition
- Gayatri Mantram Ghanapatham — the advanced Vedic chanting method applied to the Gayatri Mantra