January 15, 2015

108 Names of Lord Shiva


                                                         The 108 Names of Lord Shiva


Chant
Meaning
Name
Meaning
Om Shivaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the auspicious and pure one 
Shiva
Always pure
Om Maheshwaraya Namaha 
Obeisance to the Great God Shiva 
Maheshwara
Lord of Gods
Om Shambhave Namaha 
Obeisance to the God who exists for our happiness alone 
Shambhu
One who bestows prosperity
Om Pinakine Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva, who guards the path of dharma with a bow
Pinakin
One who has a bow in his hand
Om Shashishekharaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the God who wears the crescent moon in his hair 
Shashi Shekara
The god who wears the crescent moon in his hair.
Om Vamadevaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the God who is pleasing and auspicious in every way 
Vamadeva
The god who is pleasing and auspicious in every way.
Om Virupakshaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the God of spotless form 
Virupaksha
The lord who is formless yet sees all.
Om Kapardine Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord with thickly matted hair 
Kapardi
The lord with thickly matted hair
Om Nilalohitaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the God splendid as the red sun at daybreak 
Nilalohita
The god who is splendid as the red sun
Om Shankaraya Namaha 
Obeisance to the source of all prosperity 
Shankara
One who is the source of happiness and prosperity
Om Shulapanaye Namaha 
Obeisance to the God who carries a spear 
Shulapani
The one who carries a trident
Om Khatvangine Namaha 
Obeisance to the God who carries a knurled club 
Khatvangi
The one who carries a knurled club(Khatvanga)
Om Vishnuvallabhaya Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva, who is dear to Lord Vishnu 
Vishnuvallabha
The one who is dearest to Lord Vishnu
Om Shipivishtaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord whose form emits great rays of light 
Shipivishta
The lord whose form emits great rays of light.
Om Ambikanathaya Namaha 
Obeisance to Ambika's Lord 
Ambikanantha
Consort of Ambika(Parvati)
Om Shrikantaya Namaha 
Obeisance to he whose throat is shining blue 
Shrikantha
The lord with a glorious shining blue throat.
Om Bhaktavatsalaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord who loves His devotees like new born calves 
Bhakthavatsala
The one who is favorably inclined towards his devotees
Om Bhavaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the God who is existence itself 
Bhava
The god who is existence itself
Om Sarvaya Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva who is all 
Sharva
The lord who is all,everything.
Om Trilokeshaya Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva who is the Lord of all the three worlds 
Trilokesha
Lord of all the 3 worlds
Om Shitakanthaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the primal soul whose throat is deep blue 
Shithikanta
Supreme lord with a blue throat
Om Shivapriyaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the god who is dear to Shakti 
Shivapriya
Beloved of Parvati
Om Ugraya Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva whose presence is awesome and overwhelming 
Ugra
The lord whose presence is overwhelming
Om Kapaline Namaha 
Obeisance to the God wears skulls and whose begging bowl is a human skull 
Kapali
One who wears a necklace of skulls
Om Kamaraye Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva who conquers all passions 
Kamari
Enemy of Kamadeva
Om Andhakasura Sudanaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord who killed the asura Andhaka 
Andhakasura Sudhana
Lord who killed the demon, Andhaka
Om Gangadharaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the God who holds the Ganges River in his hair 
Gangadhara
The lord who holds the river Ganges in his hair
Om Lalatakshaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord whose sport is creation 
Lalaathaksha
One who has an eye in the forehead
Om Kalakalaya Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva who is the death of death 
Kaalkaala
He is the Death of death.
Om Kripanidhaye Namaha 
Obeisance to the God who is the treasure of compassion 
Kripanidhi
Lord who is the treasure of compassion.
Om Bhimaya Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva whose strength is awesome 
Bheema
The one who has a fearful form
Om Parashu Hastaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the God who wields an axe in his hands 
Parshuhastha
The god who holds axe in his hand
Om Mrigapanayae Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord who looks after the wandering soul in the wilderness 
Mrigpaani
The god who possess deer in his hand
Om Jatadharaya Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva who bears a mass of matted hair 
Jattadhar
The god who keeps Tress (Jata)
Om Kailasavasine Namaha 
Obeisance to the God who abides on Mount Kailash 
Kailashavasi
Native of Kailash
Om Kavachine Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord who is wrapped in armour 
Kawachi
The god who possess armour
Om Kathoraya Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva who causes all growth 
Kathor
The lord who has a strong body
Om Tripurantakaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord who destroyed the three demonic cities 
Tripurantak
The Lord who subjugate 3 demon city
Om Vrishankaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the God whose emblem is a bull (Nandi) 
Vrishanka
The god who has a flag with the symbol of bull
Om Vrishabharudhaya Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva who rides a bull 
Vrishbharudh
Rider of bull
Om Bhasmoddhulita Vigrahaya Namaha
Obeisance to the Lord covered with holy ash 
Bhasmodhulitavigrah
The one who applies ashes all over the body
Om Samapriyaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the God exceedingly fond of hymns from the Sama Veda 
Samapriya
The lord who loves with equality. Also, the lord who is fond of hymns.
Om Svaramayaya Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva who creates through sound 
Swaramayi
The god who lives in all 7 notes
Om Trayimurtaye Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord who is in the form of Vedas
Trayimurthi
The one who is in form of Vedas.
Om Anishvaraya Namaha 
Obeisance to the undisputed Lord 
Anishwara
The one who does not have any lord
Om Sarvagyaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the God who knows all things 
Sarvagya
The one who knows everything
Om Paramatmane Namaha 
Obeisance to the Supreme Self 
Paramathma
Supreme soul
Om Somasuragni Lochanaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the light of the eyes of Soma, Surya and Agni 
Somasuryaagnilochana
The one who has eyes in the form of sun, moon and fire.
Om Havishe Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva who receives oblations
Havi
He who is wealthy in the form of ahuti
Om Yagyamayaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the architect of all sacrificial rites 
Yagyamaya
The architect of all sacrificial rites
Om Somaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the Moon-glow of the mystic's vision 
Soma
The one who looks through his moon like glowing eyes.
Om Panchavaktraya Namaha 
Obeisance to the God of the five activities 
Panchavaktra
God of all 5 activities
Om Sadashivaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the eternally auspicious benevolent Shiva 
Sadhashiva
The one who is eternally auspicious
Om Vishveshvaraya Namaha 
Obeisance to the all-pervading ruler of the cosmos 
Vishveshwara
Lord of the Universe
Om Virabhadraya Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva the foremost of heroes 
Veerabhadra
The one who is violent, yet peaceful
Om Gananathaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the God of the Ganas 
Gananaadha
God of the Ganas
Om Prajapataye Namaha 
Obeisance to the Creator 
Prajapati
The one who is the creator of dynasty
Om Hiranyaretase Namaha 
Obeisance to the God who emanates golden souls 
Hiranyareta
The one who emanates golden souls
Om Durdharshaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the unconquerable being 
Dhurdharsha
The one who is unconquerable
Om Girishaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord of the Himalayas
Gireesha
The Lord of the Himalayan mountains
Om Girishaye Namaha 
Obeisance to the monarch of the holy mountain Kailash 
Girisha
The god who sleeps on the Kailash Mountains
Om Anaghaya Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva who can inspire no fear 
Anagha
He who is pure
Om Bujangabhushanaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord adorned with golden snakes 
Bhujagabhushana
Lord adorned with golden snakes
Om Bhargaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the foremost of rishis 
Bhargha
Lord who is the prime Bhargava (Rishi)
Om Giridhanvane Namaha 
Obeisance to the God whose weapon is a mountain 
Giridhanva
God whose weapon is a mountain
Om Giripriyaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord who is fond of mountains 
Giripriya
Lord who I fond of mountains
Om Krittivasase Namaha 
Obeisance to the God who wears clothes of hide 
Krithivasaa
God who wears clothes of elephant skin
Om Purarataye Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord who is thoroughly at home in the wilderness 
Purarati
The lord who is at home, in the wilderness
Om Bhagavate Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord of prosperity 
Bhagwaan
God of prosperity
Om Pramathadhipaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the God who is served by goblins 
Pramathadhipa
God who is served by goblins
Om Mritunjayaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the conqueror of death 
Mrityunjaya
Conqueror of death
Om Sukshmatanave Namaha 
Obeisance to the subtlest of the subtle 
Sukshamatanu
God with a subtle body
Om Jagadvyapine Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva who fills the whole world 
Jagadvyapi
God who fills the world
Om Jagadgurave Namaha 
Obeisance to the guru of all the worlds 
Jagadguru
Guru/Lord of all the  3 worlds
Om Vyomakeshaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the God whose hair is the spreading sky above 
Vyomakesha
Lord whose hair spreads in the sky
Om Mahasenajanakaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the origin of Mahasena (Kartikeya) 
Mahasenajanaka
Father of Karthikeya
Om Charuvikramaya Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva, the guardian of wandering pilgrims 
Chaaruvikrama
Guardian of wandering pilgrims
Om Rudraya Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord who is fit to be praised 
Rudra
The lord who is pained by the pain of devotees
Om Bhutapataye Namaha 
Obeisance to the source of living creatures, including the Bhutas, or ghostly creatures 
Bhootapati
Lord of Panchboota
Om Sthanave Namaha 
Obeisance to the firm and immovable deity 
Sthanu
Firm and immovable deity
Om Ahirbudhnyaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord who waits for the sleeping kundalini 
Ahirbhudhanya
The who possess the kundalini
Om Digambaraya Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva whose robes is the cosmos 
Digambara
The lord who robes in the cosmos
Om Ashtamurtaye Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord who has eight forms 
Ashtamurti
Lord with 8 forms
Om Anekatmane Namaha 
Obeisance to the God who is the one soul 
Anekatma
Lord who is the only soul
Om Satvikaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord of boundless energy 
Satvika
Lord of boundless energy
Om Shuddha Vigrahaya Namaha 
Obeisance to him who is free of all doubt and dissension 
Shuddhavigraha
Lord of pure soul
Om Shashvataya Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva, endless and eternal 
Shashvata
Lord who is eternal and endless
Om Khandaparashave Namaha 
Obeisance to the God who cuts through the mind's despair 
Khandaparshu
Lord who wears broken axe
Om Ajaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the instigator of all that occurs 
Aja
The one who is boundless, instigator of all that occurs.
Om Papavimochakaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord who releases all fetters 
Paapavimochana
Lord who releases all the fetters.
Om Mridaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord who shows only mercy 
Mrida
The Lord who shows only mercy
Om Pashupataye Namaha 
Obeisance to the ruler of all evolving souls, the animals 
Pashupathi
Lord of animals
Om Devaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the foremost of devas, demigods 
Deva
Lord who is foremost of devas
Om Mahadevaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the greatest of the gods 
Mahadeva
Greatest of gods
Om Avyayaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the one never subject to change 
Avyayaaya
The one who never subjects to change
Om Haraye Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva who dissolves all bondage 
Haraye
The lord who dissolves all bondage and sins
Om Bhaganetrabhide Namaha
Obeisance to the one who taught Bhaga to see more clearly 
Bhagnetrabhi
The lord who taught bhaga to see clearly
Om Avyagraya Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord who is steady and unwavering 
Avyagra
Lord Shiva who is steady and unwavering
Om Dakshadhvaraharaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the destroyer of Daksha's conceited sacrifice 
Dhakshadhwarahara
Destroyer of Dhaksha’s conceited sacrifice
Om Haraya Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord who withdraws the cosmos 
Har
Lord who withdraws cosmos
Om Pashudantabhide Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva who punished Pushan 
Pushadantabhit
One who punished Pushan
Om Avyaktaya Namaha 
Obeisance to Shiva who is subtle and unseen 
Avyakta
Lord who is unseen
Om Sahasrakshaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord of limitless forms
Sahasraksha
One who has limitless forms
Om Sahasrapade Namaha 
Obeisance to the God who is standing and walking everywhere 
Sahasrapada
The lord who is standing and walking everywhere
Om Apavargapradaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the Lord who gives and takes all things 
Apavargaprada
Lord who gives and takes all things
Om Anantaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the God who is unending 
Ananta
The one who is unending
Om Tarakaya Namaha 
Obeisance to the great liberator of mankind 
Taraka
The lord who is great liberator of mankind
Om Parameshvaraya Namaha 
Obeisance to the great God
Parameshawara
The Great god

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