🔱 Shiva Sahasranama — 108 Sacred Names

The Shiva Purana and Linga Purana contain 1000 names of Shiva. Here are the 108 most-chanted names — ideal for Monday Vrat, Maha Shivratri, and daily recitation.

#	Name (Sanskrit)	IAST	Meaning
1	शिव	Śiva	The Auspicious One
2	महेश्वर	Maheśvara	The Great Lord
3	शम्भु	Śambhu	The Abode of Joy
4	पिनाकी	Pinākī	Wielder of the Pinaka bow
5	शशिशेखर	Śaśiśekhara	Who bears the Moon as crown
6	वामदेव	Vāmadeva	The Gracious God
7	विरूपाक्ष	Virūpākṣa	Of three eyes
8	कपर्दी	Kapardī	With matted hair
9	नीललोहित	Nīlalohita	Blue and red — throat/form
10	शंकर	Śaṃkara	Giver of happiness
11	शूलपाणि	Śūlapāṇi	Trident in hand
12	खटवांगी	Khaṭvāṃgī	Bearer of a bed-leg club
13	विष्णुवल्लभ	Viṣṇuvallabha	Beloved of Vishnu
14	शिपिविष्ट	Śipiviṣṭa	Pervading all light
15	अम्बिकानाथ	Ambikānātha	Lord of Ambika (Parvati)
16	श्रीकण्ठ	Śrīkaṇṭha	With beautiful throat
17	भक्तवत्सल	Bhaktavatsala	Loving toward devotees
18	भव	Bhava	The Existence itself
19	शर्व	Śarva	Destroyer of evil
20	त्रिलोकेश	Trilokīśa	Lord of three worlds
21	शितिकण्ठ	Śitikaṇṭha	Blue-throated
22	शिवाप्रिय	Śivāpriya	Beloved of Shiva (Parvati)
23	उग्र	Ugra	The Fierce
24	कपाली	Kapālī	Bearer of the skull
25	कामारी	Kāmārī	Enemy of Kama (desire)
26	अन्धकासुरसूदन	Andhakāsurasūdana	Slayer of demon Andhaka
27	गंगाधर	Gaṃgādhara	Bearer of the Ganga
28	ललाटाक्ष	Lalāṭākṣa	With eye on the forehead
29	कालकाल	Kālakāla	Death of Death itself
30	कृपानिधि	Kṛpānidhi	Ocean of Compassion
31	भीम	Bhīma	The Terrible, the Mighty
32	परशुहस्त	Paraśuhasta	With axe in hand
33	मृगपाणि	Mṛgapāṇi	With deer in hand
34	जटाधर	Jaṭādhara	With matted locks
35	कैलाशवासी	Kailāsavāsī	Dweller of Kailash
36	कवची	Kavacī	Armoured in light
37	कठोर	Kaṭhora	The Firm and Hard
38	त्रिपुरान्तक	Tripurāntaka	Destroyer of the three cities
39	वृषांक	Vṛṣāṃka	With bull as emblem
40	वृषभारूढ	Vṛṣabhārūḍha	Seated on the bull Nandi
41	भस्मोद्धूलितविग्रह	Bhasmoddh ūlitavigraha	Body smeared with sacred ash
42	सामप्रिय	Sāmapriya	Lover of Sama Veda chants
43	स्वरमयी	Svaramayī	Made of musical notes
44	त्रयीमूर्ति	Trayīmūrti	Form of the three Vedas
45	अनीश्वर	Anīśvara	Having no superior
46	सर्वज्ञ	Sarvajña	All-knowing
47	परमात्मा	Paramātmā	The Supreme Soul
48	सोमसूर्याग्निलोचन	Somasūryāgnilochana	Eyes are Moon, Sun & Fire
49	हवि	Havi	The Oblation (fire offering)
50	यज्ञमय	Yajñamaya	Embodiment of Yajna
51	सोम	Soma	The Moon, the nectar
52	पञ्चवक्त्र	Pañcavaktra	With five faces
53	सदाशिव	Sadāśiva	Eternally auspicious
54	विश्वेश्वर	Viśveśvara	Lord of the Universe
55	वीरभद्र	Vīrabhadra	The auspicious hero
56	गणनाथ	Gaṇanātha	Lord of the Ganas
57	प्रजापति	Prajāpati	Lord of all beings
58	हिरण्यरेत	Hiraṇyareta	Golden seed — creative power
59	दुर्धर्ष	Durdharṣa	The unconquerable
60	गिरीश	Girīśa	Lord of mountains
61	गिरिश	Giriśa	Who resides in mountains
62	अनघ	Anagha	Sinless and pure
63	भुजंगभूषण	Bhujaṃgabhūṣaṇa	Adorned with serpents
64	भर्ग	Bharga	Destroyer of sins
65	गिरिधन्वा	Giridhanvā	Whose bow is the Meru mountain
66	गिरिप्रिय	Giripriya	Lover of mountains
67	कृत्तिवासा	Kṛttivāsā	Wearing animal hide
68	पुरारति	Purārati	Enemy of the demon citadels
69	भगवान्	Bhagavān	The Blessed Lord
70	प्रमथाधिप	Pramathādhipa	Lord of the Pramatha spirits
71	मृत्युंजय	Mṛtyuṃjaya	Victor over death
72	सूक्ष्मतनु	Sūkṣmatanu	With subtle body
73	जगद्व्यापी	Jagadvyāpī	Pervading the universe
74	जगद्गुरु	Jagadguru	Preceptor of the universe
75	व्योमकेश	Vyomakeśa	Sky is whose hair
76	महासेनजनक	Mahāsenajānaka	Father of Skanda / Kartikeya
77	चारुविक्रम	Cāravikrama	Of beautiful stride
78	रुद्र	Rudra	The Roarer, the terrifier
79	भूतपति	Bhūtapati	Lord of all beings/spirits
80	स्थाणु	Sthāṇu	The immovable pillar
81	अहिर्बुध्न्य	Ahirbudhnya	The serpent of the deep
82	दिगम्बर	Digambara	Sky-clad, wearing space as garment
83	अष्टमूर्ति	Aṣṭamūrti	Eight-formed (earth, water, fire, air, ether, sun, moon, soul)
84	अनेकात्मा	Anekātmā	Of many forms of self
85	सात्विक	Sātvika	Of pure nature
86	शुद्धविग्रह	Śuddhavigraha	Of pure form
87	शाश्वत	Śāśvata	The eternal
88	खण्डपरशु	Khaṇḍaparaśu	With the battle-axe
89	अज	Aja	The Unborn
90	पाशविमोचन	Pāśavimocana	Liberator from the noose (of ego)
91	मृड	Mṛḍa	The Merciful
92	पशुपति	Paśupati	Lord of all souls/animals
93	देव	Deva	The Divine, the Resplendent
94	महादेव	Mahādeva	The Greatest God
95	अव्यय	Avyaya	The Imperishable
96	हर	Hara	The Remover of sins
97	पूषदन्तभित्	Pūṣadantabhit	Who broke the teeth of Pusha
98	अव्यग्र	Avyagra	Unperturbed, steady
99	सहस्राक्ष	Sahasrākṣa	Thousand-eyed
100	सहस्रपाद	Sahasrapāda	Thousand-footed
101	अपवर्गप्रद	Apavargaprada	Bestower of liberation
102	अनन्त	Ananta	The Infinite
103	तारक	Tāraka	The Deliverer
104	परमेश्वर	Parameśvara	The Supreme Ruler
105	ओम्कार	Oṃkāra	The sound OM
106	नमस्कार	Namaskāra	He to whom all bow
107	पञ्चाक्षर	Pañcākṣara	The five syllables (Na-Ma-Śi-Vā-Ya)
108	शिवोम्	Śivoṃ	I am Shiva — the final identity

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