Shiva Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram
Shiva Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram
Shiva Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram
shiva aShTottara shata nAma stotram
shivo maheshvara-shshambhuH pinAkI shashishekharaH
vAmadevo virUpAkShaH kapardI nIlalohitaH || 1 ||
shaNkara-shshUlapANishcha khaTvANgI viShNuvallabhaH
shipiviShTo.ambikAnAthaH shrIkaNTho bhaktavatsalaH || 2 ||
bhava-shsharva-strilokeshaH shitikaNThaH shivApriyaH
ugraH kapAlI kAmAri randhakAsurasUdanaH || 3 ||
ga~NgAdharo lalATAkShaH kAlakAlaH kRRipAnidhiH
bhImaH parashuhastashcha mRRigapANi-rjaTAdharaH || 4 ||
kailAsavAsI kavachI kaThora-stripurAntakaH
vRRiShA~Nko vRRiShabhArUDho bhasmoddhUlitavigrahaH || 5 ||
sAmapriya-ssvaramaya-strayImUrti-ranIshvaraH
sarvaj~naH paramAtmA cha somasUryAgnilochanaH || 6 ||
havi-ryajnamaya-ssomaH panchavaktra-ssadAshivaH
vishveshvaro vIrabhadro gaNanAthaH prajApatiH || 7 ||
hiraNyaretA durdharSho girIsho girisho.anaghaH
bhuja~NgabhUShaNo bhargo giridhanvA giripriyaH || 8 ||
kRRittivAsAH purArAti-rbhagavAn pramathAdhipaH
mRRityu~njaya-ssUkShmatanu-rjagadvyApI jagadguruH || 9 ||
vyomakesho mahAsenajanaka-shchAruvikramaH
rudro bhUtapatiH sthANu-rahirbhudhnyo digambaraH || 10 ||
aShTamUrti-ranekAtmA sAttvika-shshuddhavigrahaH
shAshvataH khaNDaparashu-rajaH pAshavimochakaH || 11 ||
mRRiDaH pashupati-rdevo mahAdevo.avyayo hariH
pUShadantabhi-davyagro dakShAdhvaraharo haraH || 12 ||
bhaganetrabhi-davyakto sahasrAkSha-ssahasrapAt
apavargaprado.ananta-stArakaH parameshvaraH || 13 ||
evaM shrI shambhudevasya nAmnAmaShTottaraM shatam ||
iti shrI shivAShTottarashatanAmastotraratnaM samAptam |
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Shiva Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram is a 13-verse Sanskrit stotram that presents 108 names of Lord Shiva in metrical verse form, as opposed to the standard namavali (list) format. It belongs to the Shaiva devotional tradition and provides the same 108 epithets of Shiva as the Shiva Ashtottara Sata Namavali, rendered in a format suitable for verse recitation rather than individual ritual offering.
What are the benefits of chanting Shiva Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram?
- Attainment of the spiritual merit of Veda recitation, as traditionally stated for complete Shiva name chanting
- Removal of sins and purification of karma
- Bestowal of prosperity, health, and well-being
- Invocation of Shiva's blessings through metrical praise of his 108 names
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening during regular Shiva puja are the standard times. Maha Shivaratri, the month of Shravana, and Pradosha are particularly auspicious occasions for reciting this stotram.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The 108 names contained in this stotram draw from the extensive Shaiva name tradition documented in texts including the Skanda Purana, Shiva Purana, and various Tantric sources. The metrical stotram format for presenting namavalis developed as an alternative mode of recitation that combines poetic meter with the devotional function of name-enumeration. The specific authorship and date of this compilation are unknown, though the use of names such as Mahadeva, Shankara, Nilalohita, and Kapardi situates it within the mainstream Shaivite iconographic tradition.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Shiva Ashtottara Sata Namavali — the same 108 names of Shiva in namavali (listing) format, structured for individual ritual offerings
- Shiva Sahasranama Stotram — an expanded stotram enumerating 1000 names of Shiva for more comprehensive worship