Shiva Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Shiva Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Shiva Ashtottara Sata Namavali
śiva aṣṭottara śata nāmāvali
oṃ śivāya namaḥ
oṃ maheśvarāya namaḥ
oṃ śambhave namaḥ
oṃ pinākine namaḥ
oṃ śaśiśekharāya namaḥ
oṃ vāmadevāya namaḥ
oṃ virūpākṣāya namaḥ
oṃ kapardine namaḥ
oṃ nīlalohitāya namaḥ
oṃ śaṅkarāya namaḥ (10)
oṃ śūlapāṇaye namaḥ
oṃ khaṭvāṅgine namaḥ
oṃ viṣṇuvallabhāya namaḥ
oṃ śipiviṣṭāya namaḥ
oṃ ambikānāthāya namaḥ
oṃ śrīkaṇṭhāya namaḥ
oṃ bhaktavatsalāya namaḥ
oṃ bhavāya namaḥ
oṃ śarvāya namaḥ
oṃ trilokeśāya namaḥ (20)
oṃ śitikaṇṭhāya namaḥ
oṃ śivāpriyāya namaḥ
oṃ ugrāya namaḥ
oṃ kapāline namaḥ
oṃ kāmāraye namaḥ
oṃ andhakāsura sūdanāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṅgādharāya namaḥ
oṃ lalāṭākṣāya namaḥ
oṃ kālakālāya namaḥ
oṃ kṛpānidhaye namaḥ (30)
oṃ bhīmāya namaḥ
oṃ paraśuhastāya namaḥ
oṃ mṛgapāṇaye namaḥ
oṃ jaṭādharāya namaḥ
oṃ kailāsavāsine namaḥ
oṃ kavacine namaḥ
oṃ kaṭhorāya namaḥ
oṃ tripurāntakāya namaḥ
oṃ vṛṣāṅkāya namaḥ
oṃ vṛṣabhārūḍhāya namaḥ (40)
oṃ bhasmoddhūlita vigrahāya namaḥ
oṃ sāmapriyāya namaḥ
oṃ svaramayāya namaḥ
oṃ trayīmūrtaye namaḥ
oṃ anīśvarāya namaḥ
oṃ sarvajñāya namaḥ
oṃ paramātmane namaḥ
oṃ somasūryāgni locanāya namaḥ
oṃ haviṣe namaḥ
oṃ yajñamayāya namaḥ (50)
oṃ somāya namaḥ
oṃ pañcavaktrāya namaḥ
oṃ sadāśivāya namaḥ
oṃ viśveśvarāya namaḥ
oṃ vīrabhadrāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṇanāthāya namaḥ
oṃ prajāpataye namaḥ
oṃ hiraṇyaretase namaḥ
oṃ durdharṣāya namaḥ
oṃ girīśāya namaḥ (60)
oṃ giriśāya namaḥ
oṃ anaghāya namaḥ
oṃ bhujaṅga bhūṣaṇāya namaḥ
oṃ bhargāya namaḥ
oṃ giridhanvane namaḥ
oṃ giripriyāya namaḥ
oṃ kṛttivāsase namaḥ
oṃ purārātaye namaḥ
oṃ bhagavate namaḥ
oṃ pramathādhipāya namaḥ (70)
oṃ mṛtyuñjayāya namaḥ
oṃ sūkṣmatanave namaḥ
oṃ jagadvyāpine namaḥ
oṃ jagadgurave namaḥ
oṃ vyomakeśāya namaḥ
oṃ mahāsena janakāya namaḥ
oṃ cāruvikramāya namaḥ
oṃ rudrāya namaḥ
oṃ bhūtapataye namaḥ
oṃ sthāṇave namaḥ (80)
oṃ ahirbudhnyāya namaḥ
oṃ digambarāya namaḥ
oṃ aṣṭamūrtaye namaḥ
oṃ anekātmane namaḥ
oṃ sāttvikāya namaḥ
oṃ śuddhavigrahāya namaḥ
oṃ śāśvatāya namaḥ
oṃ khaṇḍaparaśave namaḥ
oṃ ajāya namaḥ
oṃ pāśavimocakāya namaḥ (90)
oṃ mṛḍāya namaḥ
oṃ paśupataye namaḥ
oṃ devāya namaḥ
oṃ mahādevāya namaḥ
oṃ avyayāya namaḥ
oṃ haraye namaḥ
oṃ pūṣadantabhide namaḥ
oṃ avyagrāya namaḥ
oṃ dakṣādhvaraharāya namaḥ
oṃ harāya namaḥ (100)
oṃ bhaganetrabhide namaḥ
oṃ avyaktāya namaḥ
oṃ sahasrākṣāya namaḥ
oṃ sahasrapāde namaḥ
oṃ apavargapradāya namaḥ
oṃ anantāya namaḥ
oṃ tārakāya namaḥ
oṃ parameśvarāya namaḥ (108)
iti śrīśivāṣṭottaraśatanāmāvaliḥ samāptā
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Shiva Ashtottara Sata Namavali is a Sanskrit namavali listing 108 names of Lord Shiva, formatted for ritual use in puja where each name is offered individually — typically with "Om ... namah." It belongs to the Shaiva devotional tradition and is one of the most commonly used texts in daily Shiva worship across India.
What are the benefits of chanting Shiva Ashtottara Sata Namavali?
- Invocation of Shiva's grace through the ritual offering of each of his 108 names
- Removal of obstacles and negative influences
- Promotion of inner peace, prosperity, and spiritual growth
- Fulfillment of sincere aspirations through devoted recitation
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening Shiva puja are the standard occasions. Maha Shivaratri, the month of Shravana, and Pradosha days are the most auspicious times. The namavali is recited at any time of devoted Shiva worship.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Ashtottara shatanama (108-name) compilations for major deities are a well-established feature of Sanskrit devotional literature, appearing in Puranas such as the Skanda Purana and Shiva Purana, and in various Tantric collections. The Shiva Ashtottara Sata Namavali draws on the rich body of Shiva epithets that accumulated across these texts over many centuries. The specific compilation and standardization of this list into the namavali format occurred through the devotional tradition and has been in continuous use in Shaivite temple and household worship.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Shiva Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram — the same 108 names of Shiva presented in metrical verse form for recitation as a stotram
- Shiva 108 Names — a parallel presentation of the Ashtottara Shatanamavali formatted as a numbered list