॥ श्री ॥
॥ Shri Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali ॥
108 Sacred Names of Lord Shiva with Meanings
Introduction
The 108 names of Lord Shiva come from the Shiva Purana and various Shaiva texts. These names reveal the infinite aspects of Shiva — from his cosmic role as the destroyer/transformer to his personal qualities of compassion, wisdom, and grace.
The number 108 is sacred: the distance from earth to sun is 108 times the sun’s diameter; there are 108 Upanishads; a mala has 108 beads. The 108 names thus encompass the complete cosmic reality of Lord Shiva.
The 108 Sacred Names
| No. | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Om Shivaya namah | The auspicious one |
| 2 | Om Maheshvaraya namah | The Great Lord |
| 3 | Om Shambhave namah | Source of happiness |
| 4 | Om Pinakine namah | Bearer of the Pinaka bow |
| 5 | Om Shashishekharaya namah | Adorned with the crescent moon |
| 6 | Om Vamadevaya namah | The beautiful, pleasing god |
| 7 | Om Virupakshaya namah | Three-eyed one (eyes of unusual form) |
| 8 | Om Kapardine namah | Bearer of matted locks |
| 9 | Om Nilalohitaya namah | Blue-throated and red |
| 10 | Om Shankaraya namah | Bestower of peace and good |
| 11 | Om Shulapanaye namah | Bearer of the trident |
| 12 | Om Khatvangine namah | Bearer of the skull-staff |
| 13 | Om Vishnuvallabhaya namah | Beloved of Lord Vishnu |
| 14 | Om Shipivishtaya namah | Who entered the rays of the sun |
| 15 | Om Ambikanathaya namah | Lord of Goddess Ambika (Parvati) |
| 16 | Om Shrikanthaya namah | With an auspicious throat (Nilakantha) |
| 17 | Om Bhaktavatsalaya namah | Tender toward devotees |
| 18 | Om Bhavaya namah | The source of all existence |
| 19 | Om Sarvaya namah | Omnipresent, all-encompassing |
| 20 | Om Trilokeshaya namah | Lord of the three worlds |
| 21 | Om Shitikanthaya namah | White-throated |
| 22 | Om Shivapriayaya namah | Beloved of Shiva (or self-beloved) |
| 23 | Om Ugraya namah | The fierce, powerful one |
| 24 | Om Kapalimaline namah | Wearing a garland of skulls |
| 25 | Om Kamaraye namah | Enemy of Kama (the god of desire — Shiva burned him) |
| 26 | Om Smashana-nilayaya namah | One who abides in the cremation ground |
| 27 | Om Sule namah | The wielder of the trident |
| 28 | Om Bholanathaya namah | The innocent, simple Lord |
| 29 | Om Bhaktapriyaya namah | Lover of devotees |
| 30 | Om Bhavarogayaghuaire namah | Curer of the disease of worldly existence |
| 31 | Om Mrityunjayaya namah | Victor over death |
| 32 | Om Sarvajnaya namah | The all-knowing one |
| 33 | Om Paramatmane namah | The supreme Self |
| 34 | Om Somaya namah | The moon-god aspect |
| 35 | Om Panchavaktraya namah | Five-faced one |
| 36 | Om Sadashivaya namah | Always auspicious |
| 37 | Om Vishveshvaraya namah | Lord of the universe |
| 38 | Om Virabhadraya namah | The heroic auspicious one |
| 39 | Om Gananathaya namah | Lord of the ganas |
| 40 | Om Prajapataye namah | Lord of all creatures |
| 41 | Om Hiranyaretase namah | With golden seed (the sun) |
| 42 | Om Durdharshaya namah | The unconquerable one |
| 43 | Om Girishaya namah | Lord of mountains |
| 44 | Om Girishaya namah | One who dwells on the mountain |
| 45 | Om Anaghaya namah | The sinless, flawless one |
| 46 | Om Bhujangabhushanaya namah | Adorned with serpents |
| 47 | Om Bhargaya namah | Radiant light |
| 48 | Om Giridhanvane namah | Whose bow is a mountain |
| 49 | Om Giripriyaya namah | Beloved of mountains |
| 50 | Om Krittivasase namah | Clad in animal hide |
| 51 | Om Purarataye namah | Destroyer of three cities |
| 52 | Om Bhagavate namah | The blessed Lord |
| 53 | Om Pramathadhipaya namah | Lord of the Pramathas (ghost attendants) |
| 54 | Om Mrityumjayaya namah | Conqueror of death |
| 55 | Om Sukshmaya namah | The subtle, unperceivable one |
| 56 | Om Jagadvyapine namah | Pervading the entire cosmos |
| 57 | Om Jagadguruve namah | The world’s teacher |
| 58 | Om Vyomakeshaya namah | Whose hair is the sky |
| 59 | Om Mahasenajanakaya namah | Father of Mahasena (Kartikeya) |
| 60 | Om Charuvikramaya namah | Of beautiful valor |
| 61 | Om Rudrak-shaya namah | Red-eyed (or: Lord of the Rudraksha) |
| 62 | Om Virupa-kshaya namah | Three-eyed (different-eyed) |
| 63 | Om Kubera-bandhave namah | Friend of Kubera (the wealth-god) |
| 64 | Om Shrikanthaya namah | Glorious-throated |
| 65 | Om Lokavarnaya namah | Colorful in all worlds |
| 66 | Om Mrigapanaye namah | Bearer of the deer (symbol of mind) |
| 67 | Om Jatine namah | Bearer of matted locks |
| 68 | Om Kalaya namah | Time itself |
| 69 | Om Trilochaya namah | Three-eyed |
| 70 | Om Aghora namah | Not terrible (the gentle aspect of Rudra) |
| 71 | Om Anantaya namah | The infinite one |
| 72 | Om Tarkshya namah | Swift as an eagle |
| 73 | Om Suvarnaretase namah | Golden-seeded |
| 74 | Om Paramaya namah | The supreme |
| 75 | Om Paramatmane namah | The supreme Self |
| 76 | Om Soma-Suryagni-Locanaya namah | Whose three eyes are moon, sun, and fire |
| 77 | Om Havishpate namah | Lord of sacrificial offerings |
| 78 | Om Yagyapate namah | Lord of all yagnas |
| 79 | Om Somapaya namah | Drinker of Soma |
| 80 | Om Amritapaya namah | Drinker of immortal nectar |
| 81 | Om Somamangalaya namah | Auspiciousness of the moon |
| 82 | Om Vaishravanaya namah | Of the Vaishravana lineage |
| 83 | Om Vimalaya namah | Pure, uncontaminated |
| 84 | Om Vishvaya namah | The universe itself |
| 85 | Om Nairritaya namah | Lord of the southwest direction |
| 86 | Om Vrishabhavahana namah | Whose vehicle is the bull |
| 87 | Om Ishanaya namah | The ruler (of the northeast) |
| 88 | Om Anugrahaya namah | The grace-bestower |
| 89 | Om Bhavaya namah | Pure existence |
| 90 | Om Sarvatmane namah | Soul of all |
| 91 | Om Susankhyaya namah | Of beautiful form |
| 92 | Om Pita-varshaya namah | Who rains the golden |
| 93 | Om Ugraretase namah | Of fierce seed (creative power) |
| 94 | Om Pashupate namah | Lord of all souls (Pashupati) |
| 95 | Om Devaya namah | The divine one |
| 96 | Om Mahadevaya namah | The Great God |
| 97 | Om Avyaya namah | The imperishable one |
| 98 | Om Haraaya namah | The remover of sins and suffering |
| 99 | Om Bhava-saukhyaya namah | Source of happiness in existence |
| 100 | Om Maheshvaraya namah | The Great Lord |
| 101 | Om Jnanadhipaya namah | Lord of supreme knowledge |
| 102 | Om Jnanagamyaya namah | Attainable through knowledge |
| 103 | Om Jnanarashaye namah | The treasury of all knowledge |
| 104 | Om Shivaya namah | The auspicious (again — first and last) |
| 105 | Om Sundara namah | The beautiful one |
| 106 | Om Shantaya namah | The peaceful one |
| 107 | Om Brahma-vishnu-svarupa namah | Embodying both Brahma and Vishnu |
| 108 | Om Om Namah Shivaya | The complete five-syllable invocation |
Phala Shruti
Śivāṣṭottaraśatanāmāni yo nityaṃ bhaktyā paṭhannara
Mokṣamāpnoti sa sadyo, na cāsya saṃsārabandhanam
“Whoever reads these 108 names of Lord Shiva daily with sincere devotion instantly attains liberation. For that person, there is no more bondage to the cycle of worldly existence.”
॥ इति श्री शुभम् ॥