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Parvathi Ashtottara Sata Namavali

Parvathi Ashtottara Sata Namavali

Parvathi Ashtottara Sata Namavali

Namavali
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pārvatī aṣṭottara śata nāmāvaliḥ

oṃ pārvatyai namaḥ

oṃ mahā devyai namaḥ

oṃ jaganmātre namaḥ

oṃ sarasvatyai namah

oṃ caṇḍikāyai namaḥ

oṃ lokajananyai namaḥ

oṃ sarvadevādī devatāyai namaḥ

oṃ gauryai namaḥ

oṃ paramāyai namaḥ

oṃ īśāyai namaḥ || 10 ||

oṃ nāgendratanayāyai namaḥ

oṃ satyai namaḥ

oṃ brahmacāriṇyai namaḥ

oṃ śarvāṇyai namaḥ

oṃ devamātre namaḥ

oṃ trilocanyai namaḥ

oṃ brahmaṇyai namaḥ

oṃ vaiṣṇavyai namaḥ

oṃ raudryai namaḥ

oṃ kālarātryai namaḥ || 20 ||

oṃ tapasvinyai namaḥ

oṃ śivadūtyai namaḥ

oṃ viśālākṣyai namaḥ

oṃ cāmuṇḍāyai namaḥ

oṃ viṣṇusodarayyai namaḥ

oṃ citkalāyai namaḥ

oṃ cinmayākārāyai namaḥ

oṃ mahiṣāsuramardinyai namaḥ

oṃ kātyāyinyai namaḥ

oṃ kālarūpāyai namaḥ || 30 ||

oṃ girijāyai namaḥ

oṃ menakātmajāyai namaḥ

oṃ bhavānyai namaḥ

oṃ mātṛkāyai namaḥ

oṃ śrīmātrenamaḥ

oṃ mahāgauryai namaḥ

oṃ rāmāyai namaḥ

oṃ śucismitāyai namaḥ

oṃ brahmasvarūpiṇyai namaḥ

oṃ rājyalakṣmyai namaḥ || 40 ||

oṃ śivapriyāyai namaḥ

oṃ nārāyaṇyai namaḥ

oṃ māhāśaktyai namaḥ

oṃ navoḍhāyai namaḥ

oṃ bhagyadāyinyai namaḥ

oṃ annapūrṇāyai namaḥ

oṃ sadānandāyai namaḥ

oṃ yauvanāyai namaḥ

oṃ mohinyai namaḥ

oṃ ajñānaśudhyai namaḥ || 50 ||

oṃ jñānagamyāyai namaḥ

oṃ nityāyai namaḥ

oṃ nityasvarūpiṇyai namaḥ

oṃ puṣpākārāyai namaḥ

oṃ puruṣārthapradāyinyai namaḥ

oṃ mahārūpāyai namaḥ

oṃ mahāraudryai namaḥ

oṃ kāmākṣyai namaḥ

oṃ vāmadevyai namaḥ

oṃ varadāyai namaḥ || 60 ||

oṃ bhayanāśinyai namaḥ

oṃ vāgdevyai namaḥ

oṃ vacanyai namaḥ

oṃ vārāhyai namaḥ

oṃ viśvatoṣinyai namaḥ

oṃ vardhanīyāyai namaḥ

oṃ viśālākṣāyai namaḥ

oṃ kulasampatpradāyinyai namaḥ

oṃ ārdhaduḥkhacceda dakṣāyai namaḥ

oṃ ambāyai namaḥ || 70 ||

oṃ nikhilayoginyai namaḥ

oṃ kamalāyai namaḥ

oṃ kamalākārayai namaḥ

oṃ raktavarṇāyai namaḥ

oṃ kalānidhayai namaḥ

oṃ madhupriyāyai namaḥ

oṃ kalyāṇyai namaḥ

oṃ karuṇāyai namaḥ

oṃ janasdhānāyai namaḥ

oṃ vīrapatnyai namaḥ || 80 ||

oṃ virūpākṣyai namaḥ

oṃ vīrādhitāyai namaḥ

oṃ hemābhāsāyai namaḥ

oṃ sṛṣṭirūpāyai namaḥ

oṃ sṛṣṭisaṃhārakāriṇyai namaḥ

oṃ rañjanāyai namaḥ

oṃ yauvanākārāyai namaḥ

oṃ parameśapriyāyai namaḥ

oṃ parāyai namaḥ

oṃ puṣpiṇyai namaḥ || 90 ||

oṃ sadāpurasthāyinyai namaḥ

oṃ tarormūlatalaṅgatāyai namaḥ

oṃ haravāhasamāyuktayai namaḥ

oṃ mokṣaparāyaṇāyai namaḥ

oṃ dharādharabhavāyai namaḥ

oṃ muktāyai namaḥ

oṃ varamantrāyai namaḥ

oṃ karapradāyai namaḥ

oṃ vāgbhavyai namaḥ

oṃ devyai namaḥ || 100 ||

oṃ klīṃ kāriṇyai namaḥ

oṃ saṃvide namaḥ

oṃ īśvaryai namaḥ

oṃ hrīṅkārabījāyai namaḥ

oṃ śāmbhavyai namaḥ

oṃ praṇavātmikāyai namaḥ

oṃ śrī mahāgauryai namaḥ

oṃ śubhapradāyai namaḥ || 108 ||

About This Stotram

Overview

Parvathi Ashtottara Sata Namavali is a litany of 108 names of Goddess Parvati, the consort of Lord Shiva and a central figure in both Shaivism and Shaktism. Each name identifies a specific attribute or form of the goddess, including her role as cosmic mother (Jagajjanmatri), her connection to the Himalayas (Nagendratanaya), and her fierce aspect (Chandika). The text is used in archana (ritual name recitation) during Parvati worship.

What are the benefits of chanting Parvathi Ashtottara Sata Namavali?

  • Invokes the blessings of Goddess Parvati for well-being and prosperity
  • Removes obstacles and fulfills devotional intentions during worship
  • Deepens the devotee's familiarity with Parvati's divine attributes
  • Serves as a meditative practice through the systematic recitation of sacred names

When is the best time to recite this?

Morning and evening are the standard times for recitation. Navaratri, the Shravana month, Tuesdays, and Fridays are considered especially auspicious for Parvati worship.

What is the historical and traditional background?

Ashtottara sata namavalis (108-name litanies) are a standard form in Hindu devotional literature, with roots in Puranic and Tantric sources. Namavalis dedicated to Parvati draw from texts such as the Shiva Purana, Skanda Purana, and Devi Bhagavata Purana. The specific compilation of this namavali does not have a recorded individual author; it belongs to the tradition of name-litanies that have been recited in Shaiva and Shakta temples and households for centuries. The practice of reciting 108 names corresponds to the 108 beads of a japa mala.

Available scripts

This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.

Related Texts

  • Lalita Sahasranama — the thousand names of Goddess Lalita (a form of Parvati/Devi), a more extensive parallel text in the Shakta tradition
  • Parvati Vallabha Ashtakam — a hymn to Shiva as Parvati's consort, commonly recited alongside Parvati-focused texts