Sri Shankaracharya Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Sri Shankaracharya Ashtottara Sata Namavali
zrI zaGkarAcArya aSTottara zata nAmAvali
dhyAnam |
kailAsAcala madhyasthaM kAmitAbhISTadAyakam |
brahmAdiprArthanAprAptadivyamAnuSavigraham ||
bhaktAnugrahaNaikAntazAntasvAntasamujjvalam |
saMyajJaM saMyamIndrANAM sArvabhaumaM jagadgurum ||
kiGkarIbhUtabhaktainaH paGkajAtavizoSaNam |
dhyAyAmi zaGkarAcAryaM sarvalokaikazaGkaram ||
OM zrIzaGkarAcAryavaryAya namaH |
OM brahmAnandapradAyakAya namaH |
OM ajJAnatimirAdityAya namaH |
OM sujJAnAmbudhicandramase namaH |
OM varNAzramapratiSThAtre namaH |
OM zrImate namaH |
OM muktipradAyakAya namaH |
OM ziSyopadezaniratAya namaH |
OM bhaktAbhISTapradAyakAya namaH |
OM sUkSmatattvarahasyajJAya namaH || 10 ||
OM kAryAkAryaprabodhakAya namaH |
OM jJAnamudrAJcitakarAya namaH |
OM ziSyahRttApahArakAya namaH |
OM parivrAjAzramoddhartre namaH |
OM sarvatantrasvatantradhiye namaH |
OM advaitasthApanAcAryAya namaH |
OM sAkSAcchaGkararUpadhRte namaH |
OM SaNmatasthApanAcAryAya namaH |
OM trayImArgaprakAzakAya namaH |
OM vedavedAntatattvajJAya namaH || 20 ||
OM durvAdimatakhaNDanAya namaH |
OM vairAgyaniratAya namaH |
OM zAntAya namaH |
OM saMsArArNavatArakAya namaH |
OM prasannavadanAmbhojAya namaH |
OM paramArthaprakAzakAya namaH |
OM purANasmRtisArajJAya namaH |
OM nityatRptAya namaH |
OM mahate namaH |
OM zucaye namaH || 30 ||
OM nityAnandAya namaH |
OM nirAtaGkAya namaH |
OM nissaGgAya namaH |
OM nirmalAtmakAya namaH |
OM nirmamAya namaH |
OM nirahaGkArAya namaH |
OM vizvavandyapadAmbujAya namaH |
OM sattvapradhAnAya namaH |
OM sadbhAvAya namaH |
OM saGkhyAtItaguNojvalAya namaH || 40 ||
OM anaghAya namaH |
OM sArahRdayAya namaH |
OM sudhiye namaH |
OM sArasvatapradAya namaH |
OM satyAtmane namaH |
OM puNyazIlAya namaH |
OM sAGkhyayogavicakSaNAya namaH |
OM taporAzaye namaH |
OM mahAtejase namaH |
OM guNatrayavibhAgavide namaH || 50 ||
OM kalighnAya namaH |
OM kAlakarmajJAya namaH |
OM tamoguNanivArakAya namaH |
OM bhagavate namaH |
OM bhAratIjetre namaH |
OM zAradAhvAnapaNDitAya namaH |
OM dharmAdharmavibhAgajJAya namaH |
OM lakSyabhedapradarzakAya namaH |
OM nAdabindukalAbhijJAya namaH |
OM yogihRtpadmabhAskarAya namaH || 60 ||
OM atIndriyajJAnanidhaye namaH |
OM nityAnityavivekavate namaH |
OM cidAnandAya namaH |
OM cinmayAtmane namaH |
OM parakAyapravezakRte namaH |
OM amAnuSacaritrADhyAya namaH |
OM kSemadAyine namaH |
OM kSamAkarAya namaH |
OM bhavyAya namaH |
OM bhadrapradAya namaH || 70 ||
OM bhUrimahimne namaH |
OM vizvaraJjakAya namaH |
OM svaprakAzAya namaH |
OM sadAdhArAya namaH |
OM vizvabandhave namaH |
OM zubhodayAya namaH |
OM vizAlakIrtaye namaH |
OM vAgIzAya namaH |
OM sarvalokahitotsukAya namaH |
OM kailAsayAtrAsamprAptacandramauliprapUjakAya namaH || 80 ||
OM kAJcyAM zrIcakrarAjAkhyayantrasthApanadIkSitAya namaH |
OM zrIcakrAtmakatATaGkatoSitAmbAmanorathAya namaH |
OM zrIbrahmasUtropaniSadbhASyAdigranthakalpakAya namaH |
OM caturdikcaturAmnAya pratiSThAtre namaH |
OM mahAmataye namaH |
OM dvisaptatimatoccetre namaH |
OM sarvadigvijayaprabhave namaH |
OM kASAyavasanopetAya namaH |
OM bhasmoddhUlitavigrahAya namaH |
OM jJAnAtmakaikadaNDADhyAya namaH || 90 ||
OM kamaNDalulasatkarAya namaH |
OM gurubhUmaNDalAcAryAya namaH |
OM bhagavatpAdasaJjJakAya namaH |
OM vyAsasandarzanaprItAya namaH |
OM RSyazRGgapurezvarAya namaH |
OM saundaryalaharImukhyabahustotravidhAyakAya namaH |
OM catuSSaSTikalAbhijJAya namaH |
OM brahmarAkSasamokSadAya namaH |
OM zrImanmaNDanamizrAkhyasvayambhUjayasannutAya namaH |
OM toTakAcAryasampUjyAya namaH || 100 ||
OM padmapAdArcitAGghrikAya namaH |
OM hastAmalakayogIndra brahmajJAnapradAyakAya namaH |
OM surezvarAkhyasacciSyasannyAsAzramadAyakAya namaH |
OM nRsiMhabhaktAya namaH |
OM sadratnagarbhaherambapUjakAya namaH |
OM vyAkhyAsiMhAsanAdhIzAya namaH |
OM jagatpUjyAya namaH |
OM jagadgurave namaH || 108 ||
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About This Stotram
Overview
Sri Shankaracharya Ashtottara Sata Namavali is a collection of 108 names of Adi Shankaracharya, the founder of Advaita Vedanta. Each name describes a quality, deed, or philosophical contribution of the Acharya. The text belongs to the Advaita Vedanta tradition and is used in guru puja and devotional observances of the Shankaracharya mathas.
What are the benefits of chanting Sri Shankaracharya Ashtottara Sata Namavali?
- Recitation is said to bring clarity in spiritual understanding.
- Devotees chant it to receive the grace of the Shankaracharya guru lineage.
- It supports purification of the intellect for philosophical study.
- Regular chanting fosters reverence for the Advaita tradition.
- It is associated with progress toward spiritual liberation.
When is the best time to recite this?
This namavali is recited on Shankaracharya Jayanti and Guru Purnima. Morning and evening prayers in Advaita Vedanta monasteries include this text. Devotees recite it before beginning philosophical study or scriptural inquiry.
Historical and traditional background
Adi Shankaracharya (c. 788–820 CE) consolidated Advaita Vedanta, wrote extensive scriptural commentaries, and established four monastic centers (mathas) at Sringeri, Dwarka, Puri, and Badrinath. This namavali was compiled by later scholars and devotees within the Advaita tradition to honor his legacy. It follows the standard 108-name format common across Hindu devotional literature. The specific compiler is not recorded.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Dakshinamurti Stotram — composed by Shankaracharya himself, recited alongside this namavali in Advaita puja.
- Bhaja Govindam — another widely recited composition attributed to Shankaracharya.