Sri Shankaracharya Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Sri Shankaracharya Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Sri Shankaracharya Ashtottara Sata Namavali
shrI sha~NkarAchArya aShTottara shata nAmAvali
dhyAnam |
kailAsAchala madhyasthaM kAmitAbhIShTadAyakam |
brahmAdiprArthanAprAptadivyamAnuShavigraham ||
bhaktAnugrahaNaikAntashAntasvAntasamujjvalam |
saMyaj~naM saMyamIndrANAM sArvabhaumaM jagadgurum ||
kiNkarIbhUtabhaktainaH paNkajAtavishoShaNam |
dhyAyAmi shaNkarAchAryaM sarvalokaikashaNkaram ||
OM shrIsha~NkarAchAryavaryAya namaH |
OM brahmAnandapradAyakAya namaH |
OM aj~nAnatimirAdityAya namaH |
OM suj~nAnAmbudhichandramase namaH |
OM varNAshramapratiShThAtre namaH |
OM shrImate namaH |
OM muktipradAyakAya namaH |
OM shiShyopadeshaniratAya namaH |
OM bhaktAbhIShTapradAyakAya namaH |
OM sUkShmatattvarahasyaj~nAya namaH || 10 ||
OM kAryAkAryaprabodhakAya namaH |
OM jnAnamudrAnchitakarAya namaH |
OM shiShyahRRittApahArakAya namaH |
OM parivrAjAshramoddhartre namaH |
OM sarvatantrasvatantradhiye namaH |
OM advaitasthApanAchAryAya namaH |
OM sAkShAchCha~NkararUpadhRRite namaH |
OM ShaNmatasthApanAchAryAya namaH |
OM trayImArgaprakAshakAya namaH |
OM vedavedAntatattvaj~nAya namaH || 20 ||
OM durvAdimatakhaNDanAya namaH |
OM vairAgyaniratAya namaH |
OM shAntAya namaH |
OM saMsArArNavatArakAya namaH |
OM prasannavadanAmbhojAya namaH |
OM paramArthaprakAshakAya namaH |
OM purANasmRRitisAraj~nAya namaH |
OM nityatRRiptAya namaH |
OM mahate namaH |
OM shuchaye namaH || 30 ||
OM nityAnandAya namaH |
OM nirAta~NkAya namaH |
OM nissa~NgAya namaH |
OM nirmalAtmakAya namaH |
OM nirmamAya namaH |
OM niraha~NkArAya namaH |
OM vishvavandyapadAmbujAya namaH |
OM sattvapradhAnAya namaH |
OM sadbhAvAya namaH |
OM sa~NkhyAtItaguNojvalAya namaH || 40 ||
OM anaghAya namaH |
OM sArahRRidayAya namaH |
OM sudhiye namaH |
OM sArasvatapradAya namaH |
OM satyAtmane namaH |
OM puNyashIlAya namaH |
OM sA~NkhyayogavichakShaNAya namaH |
OM taporAshaye namaH |
OM mahAtejase namaH |
OM guNatrayavibhAgavide namaH || 50 ||
OM kalighnAya namaH |
OM kAlakarmaj~nAya namaH |
OM tamoguNanivArakAya namaH |
OM bhagavate namaH |
OM bhAratIjetre namaH |
OM shAradAhvAnapaNDitAya namaH |
OM dharmAdharmavibhAgaj~nAya namaH |
OM lakShyabhedapradarshakAya namaH |
OM nAdabindukalAbhij~nAya namaH |
OM yogihRRitpadmabhAskarAya namaH || 60 ||
OM atIndriyaj~nAnanidhaye namaH |
OM nityAnityavivekavate namaH |
OM chidAnandAya namaH |
OM chinmayAtmane namaH |
OM parakAyapraveshakRRite namaH |
OM amAnuShacharitrADhyAya namaH |
OM kShemadAyine namaH |
OM kShamAkarAya namaH |
OM bhavyAya namaH |
OM bhadrapradAya namaH || 70 ||
OM bhUrimahimne namaH |
OM vishvara~njakAya namaH |
OM svaprakAshAya namaH |
OM sadAdhArAya namaH |
OM vishvabandhave namaH |
OM shubhodayAya namaH |
OM vishAlakIrtaye namaH |
OM vAgIshAya namaH |
OM sarvalokahitotsukAya namaH |
OM kailAsayAtrAsamprAptachandramauliprapUjakAya namaH || 80 ||
OM kA~nchyAM shrIchakrarAjAkhyayantrasthApanadIkShitAya namaH |
OM shrIchakrAtmakatATa~NkatoShitAmbAmanorathAya namaH |
OM shrIbrahmasUtropaniShadbhAShyAdigranthakalpakAya namaH |
OM chaturdikchaturAmnAya pratiShThAtre namaH |
OM mahAmataye namaH |
OM dvisaptatimatochchetre namaH |
OM sarvadigvijayaprabhave namaH |
OM kAShAyavasanopetAya namaH |
OM bhasmoddhUlitavigrahAya namaH |
OM j~nAnAtmakaikadaNDADhyAya namaH || 90 ||
OM kamaNDalulasatkarAya namaH |
OM gurubhUmaNDalAchAryAya namaH |
OM bhagavatpAdasanjnakAya namaH |
OM vyAsasandarshanaprItAya namaH |
OM RRiShyashRRi~NgapureshvarAya namaH |
OM saundaryalaharImukhyabahustotravidhAyakAya namaH |
OM chatuShShaShTikalAbhij~nAya namaH |
OM brahmarAkShasamokShadAya namaH |
OM shrImanmaNDanamishrAkhyasvayambhUjayasannutAya namaH |
OM toTakAchAryasampUjyAya namaH || 100 ||
OM padmapAdArchitA~NghrikAya namaH |
OM hastAmalakayogIndra brahmaj~nAnapradAyakAya namaH |
OM sureshvarAkhyasachchiShyasannyAsAshramadAyakAya namaH |
OM nRRisiMhabhaktAya namaH |
OM sadratnagarbhaherambapUjakAya namaH |
OM vyAkhyAsiMhAsanAdhIshAya 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.