The Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali is a revered list of 108 names of Lord Shiva, each highlighting a distinct attribute or aspect of this beloved deity.
Lord Shiva represents the infinite, formless essence of the universe, embodying both destruction and creation in an eternal cycle of transformation. He is the stillness at the heart of chaos, the ultimate yogi who transcends time, space, and material illusion. His third eye symbolizes inner vision and wisdom, while his crescent moon represents mastery over time. The Ganges flowing from his locks signifies the purification of consciousness, and his blue throat, from consuming the poison of the cosmos, represents his role as the absorber of negativity. As Nataraja, the cosmic dancer, his dance of destruction paves the way for rebirth and renewal, teaching that dissolution is necessary for evolution. In essence, Shiva is the supreme reality—both the void and the fullness—guiding seekers beyond illusion (Maya) to ultimate liberation (Moksha).
Below are the 108 names of Shri Shiva, presented with their IAST transliteration and English translations:
1. Om Śivāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Auspicious One.
2. Om Maheśvarāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Great Lord.
3. Om Śambhave namaḥ
Salutations to the Source of Happiness.
4. Om Pinākine namaḥ
Salutations to the Wielder of the Bow named Pināka.
5. Om Śaśiśekharāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who Wears the Crescent Moon.
6. Om Vāmadevāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Beautiful God.
7. Om Virūpākṣāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One with Oblique Eyes.
8. Om Kapardine namaḥ
Salutations to the One with Matted Hair.
9. Om Nīlalohitāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One with a Blue and Red Hue.
10. Om Śaṅkarāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Beneficent.
11. Om Śūlapāṇaye namaḥ
Salutations to the Holder of the Trident.
12. Om Khaṭvāṅgine namaḥ
Salutations to the Wielder of the Club.
13. Om Viṣṇuvallabhāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Beloved of Lord Viṣṇu.
14. Om Śipiviṣṭāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Lord of the Pure.
15. Om Ambikānāthāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Consort of Ambikā.
16. Om Śrīkaṇṭhāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One with a Glorious Throat.
17. Om Bhaktavatsalāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Lover of Devotees.
18. Om Bhavāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Source of All Things.
19. Om Śarvāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Destroyer.
20. Om Trilokeśāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Lord of the Three Worlds.
21. Om Śitikaṇṭhāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One with a White Neck.
22. Om Śivapriyāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Beloved of Pārvatī.
23. Om Ugrāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Fearsome.
24. Om Kapāline namaḥ
Salutations to the Bearer of Skulls.
25. Om Kāmarāye namaḥ
Salutations to the Enemy of Kāma (Desire).
26. Om Andhakāsura Sudhanāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Slayer of the Demon Andhaka.
27. Om Gaṅgādhārāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Bearer of the Gaṅgā.
28. Om Lālatākṣāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One with an Eye on the Forehead.
29. Om Kālakālāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Destroyer of Time.
30. Om Kṛpānidhaye namaḥ
Salutations to the Treasure of Compassion.
31. Om Bhīmāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Tremendous.
32. Om Paraśuhastāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Wielder of the Axe.
33. Om Mṛgapānaye namaḥ
Salutations to the Protector of Animals.
34. Om Jaṭādhārāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One with Matted Hair.
35. Om Kailāsavāsine namaḥ
Salutations to the Resident of Mount Kailāsa.
36. Om Kavacine namaḥ
Salutations to the Armored One.
37. Om Kaṭhorāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Severe.
38. Om Tripurāntakāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Destroyer of the Three Cities (Tripura).
39. Om Vṛṣabhavāhanāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who Rides the Bull (Nandi).
40. Om Bhāsmoddhūlitavigrahāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One Whose Body is Smeared with Sacred Ash.
41. Om Sāmpradāyikagāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Upholder of Tradition.
42. Om Svaramayāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who is the Essence of Sound.
43. Om Traikāgnikāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who is the Three Fires.
44. Om Svarṇakāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Golden-Hued One.
45. Om Bhānukāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who Shines Like the Sun.
46. Om Bhargāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who Radiates Divine Energy.
47. Om Ahaḥśāṇṭāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who is the Peace Beyond Day and Night.
48. Om Anantavikramaḥ namaḥ
Salutations to the One with Infinite Prowess.
49. Om Kumārapitṛe namaḥ
Salutations to the Father of Lord Kārttikeya.
50. Om Śrīgāṇanāthāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Lord of Gaṇas (Celestial Beings).
51. Om Mahādevaśiroratnāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Crown Jewel of the Great Gods.
52. Om Rudrākṣamālādhārāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who Wears a Garland of Rudrākṣa Beads.
53. Om Narmadājalamadhyasthāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who Resides in the Waters of the Narmadā River.
54. Om Śarvavighnavināśanāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Destroyer of All Obstacles.
55. Om Avyaktāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Unmanifest.
56. Om Dhūrjataye namaḥ
Salutations to the One with Matted Hair.
57. Om Īśānaśarvāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Supreme Ruler.
58. Om Rājaveṣadhāriṇe namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who Assumes a Royal Form.
59. Om Digambarāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who Wears the Directions as His Clothes.
60. Om Pāśahastāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who Holds a Noose in His Hand.
61. Om Mahākālāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Lord of Time and Death.
62. Om Satyavratāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who is the Vow of Truth.
63. Om Jñānānandakāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who is Knowledge and Bliss.
64. Om Bhasmaghṛṣṭāṅgāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One Whose Body is Smeared with Ash.
65. Om Dhūmaketave namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who Appears Like Smoke.
66. Om Sahasrabhujāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One with a Thousand Arms.
67. Om Sahasranetrāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One with a Thousand Eyes.
68. Om Sahasraśirase namaḥ
Salutations to the One with a Thousand Heads.
69. Om Sahasranāmne namaḥ
Salutations to the One with a Thousand Names.
70. Om Mahātejase namaḥ
Salutations to the One with Great Radiance.
71. Om Mahākīrtaye namaḥ
Salutations to the One with Great Fame.
72. Om Mahābalāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One with Great Strength.
73. Om Akṣayaśūlāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One with an Indestructible Trident.
74. Om Akṣayaghaṇṭāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One with an Eternal Bell.
75. Om Akṣayapāśāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One with an Everlasting Noose.
76. Om Akṣayavikramaḥ namaḥ
Salutations to the One with Infinite Valor.
77. Om Lokabandhave namaḥ
Salutations to the Friend of the World.
78. Om Lokadhāmne namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who is the Abode of the Universe.
79. Om Lokanāthāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Lord of the Universe.
80. Om Trilokavāsine namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who Resides in the Three Worlds.
81. Om Śaraṇyāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who is the Ultimate Refuge.
82. Om Trinetrāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Three-Eyed Lord.
83. Om Bhuvaneśvarāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Lord of the Worlds.
84. Om Anantavikramaḥ namaḥ
Salutations to the One with Boundless Strength.
85. Om Śaśāṅkaśekharāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who Wears the Moon on His Head.
86. Om Kṛttivāsāya namaḥ
Salutations to the One Who Wears Tiger Skin.
87. Om Gaṇanāthāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Lord of Gaṇas.
88. Om Devadevāya namaḥ
Salutations to the God of Gods.
89. Om Mahāyogine namaḥ
Salutations to the Great Yogi.
90. Om Siddhānāthāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Master of the Siddhas.
91. Om Parameśvarāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Supreme Lord.
92. Om Parabrahmaṇe namaḥ
Salutations to the Supreme Brahman.
93. Om Puruṣottamāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Supreme Being.
94. Om Vīrabhadrāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Fierce Warrior.
95. Om Dakṣiṇāmūrtaye namaḥ
Salutations to the Guru of All Knowledge.
96. Om Śrīkaṇṭhāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Lord with a Glorious Throat.
97. Om Śivāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Auspicious One.
98. Om Sarveśvarāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Lord of All.
99. Om Bhūtanāthāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Lord of Beings.
100. Om Bhavāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Source of Existence.
101. Om Rudrāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Roaring One.
102. Om Śaṅkarāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Benevolent One.
103. Om Mahādeva namaḥ
Salutations to the Great God.
104. Om Trilokeśāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Lord of the Three Worlds.
105. Om Satyāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Truthful One.
106. Om Pārvatīpataye namaḥ
Salutations to the Husband of Pārvatī.
107. Om Oṁkārāya namaḥ
Salutations to the Primordial Sound.
108. Om Namaḥ Śivāya
Salutations to Lord Śiva.
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