Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali — 108 Sacred Names
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Distinct from the Sahasranama, the Ashtottara Shatanamavali contains exactly 108 names in "Om X Namah" format — ideal for Monday puja chanting. Each name captures a different cosmic attribute of Shiva.
📌 Ashtottara vs Sahasranama: The Ashtottara (108 names) is used in puja — one leaf or flower offered per name. The Sahasranama (1008 names) is for extended recitation. For a Monday morning puja, the Ashtottara is the practical choice.
| # | Name (Sanskrit) | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ॐ शिवाय नमः | Oṃ Śivāya Namaḥ | The Auspicious One |
| 2 | ॐ महेश्वराय नमः | Oṃ Maheśvarāya Namaḥ | The Great Lord |
| 3 | ॐ शंभवे नमः | Oṃ Śambhave Namaḥ | Source of Well-being |
| 4 | ॐ पिनाकिने नमः | Oṃ Pinākine Namaḥ | Wielder of Pinaka bow |
| 5 | ॐ शशिशेखराय नमः | Oṃ Śaśiśekharāya Namaḥ | Moon-Crested One |
| 6 | ॐ वामदेवाय नमः | Oṃ Vāmadevāya Namaḥ | The Gracious God |
| 7 | ॐ विरूपाक्षाय नमः | Oṃ Virūpākṣāya Namaḥ | Three-Eyed (odd-eyed) One |
| 8 | ॐ कपर्दिने नमः | Oṃ Kapardine Namaḥ | One with Matted Locks |
| 9 | ॐ नीललोहिताय नमः | Oṃ Nīlalohitāya Namaḥ | Blue-Throated Red One |
| 10 | ॐ शंकराय नमः | Oṃ Śaṅkarāya Namaḥ | Giver of Bliss |
| 11 | ॐ शूलपाणये नमः | Oṃ Śūlapāṇaye Namaḥ | Bearer of the Trident |
| 12 | ॐ खट्वांगिने नमः | Oṃ Khaṭvāṃgine Namaḥ | Holder of Khatvanga club |
| 13 | ॐ विष्णुवल्लभाय नमः | Oṃ Viṣṇuvallabhāya Namaḥ | Beloved of Lord Vishnu |
| 14 | ॐ शिपिविष्टाय नमः | Oṃ Śipiviṣṭāya Namaḥ | Pervader of Light Rays |
| 15 | ॐ अंबिकानाथाय नमः | Oṃ Ambikānāthāya Namaḥ | Lord of Goddess Ambika |
| 16 | ॐ श्रीकण्ठाय नमः | Oṃ Śrīkaṇṭhāya Namaḥ | Of Glorious Throat (Neelakantha) |
| 17 | ॐ भक्तवत्सलाय नमः | Oṃ Bhaktavatsalāya Namaḥ | Beloved of Devotees |
| 18 | ॐ भवाय नमः | Oṃ Bhavāya Namaḥ | Source of Existence |
| 19 | ॐ शर्वाय नमः | Oṃ Śarvāya Namaḥ | Destroyer of Enemies |
| 20 | ॐ त्रिलोकेशाय नमः | Oṃ Trilokéśāya Namaḥ | Lord of the Three Worlds |
| 21 | ॐ शितिकण्ठाय नमः | Oṃ Śitikaṇṭhāya Namaḥ | Dark-Throated One |
| 22 | ॐ शिवाप्रियाय नमः | Oṃ Śivāpriyāya Namaḥ | Beloved of Goddess Shiva (Parvati) |
| 23 | ॐ उग्राय नमः | Oṃ Ugrāya Namaḥ | The Fierce One |
| 24 | ॐ कपालिने नमः | Oṃ Kapāline Namaḥ | Skull-Garland Wearer |
| 25 | ॐ कामारये नमः | Oṃ Kāmāraye Namaḥ | Destroyer of Kama (desire) |
| 26 | ॐ अंधकासुरसूदनाय नमः | Oṃ Andhakāsurasūdanāya Namaḥ | Slayer of demon Andhaka |
| 27 | ॐ गंगाधराय नमः | Oṃ Gaṅgādharāya Namaḥ | Bearer of Ganga on his locks |
| 28 | ॐ ललाटाक्षाय नमः | Oṃ Lalāṭākṣāya Namaḥ | One with Third Eye on Forehead |
| 29 | ॐ कालकालाय नमः | Oṃ Kālakālāya Namaḥ | Time beyond Time; Conqueror of Death |
| 30 | ॐ कृपानिधये नमः | Oṃ Kṛpānidhaye Namaḥ | Ocean of Compassion |
| 31 | ॐ भीमाय नमः | Oṃ Bhīmāya Namaḥ | The Formidable One |
| 32 | ॐ परशुहस्ताय नमः | Oṃ Paraśuhastāya Namaḥ | Axe-Bearing One |
| 33 | ॐ मृगपाणये नमः | Oṃ Mṛgapāṇaye Namaḥ | Holder of Deer in hand |
| 34 | ॐ जटाधराय नमः | Oṃ Jaṭādharāya Namaḥ | Wearer of Matted Hair (Jata) |
| 35 | ॐ कैलासवासिने नमः | Oṃ Kailāsavāsine Namaḥ | Dweller of Mount Kailasa |
| 36 | ॐ कवचिने नमः | Oṃ Kavacine Namaḥ | Wearer of Cosmic Armour |
| 37 | ॐ कठोराय नमः | Oṃ Kaṭhorāya Namaḥ | The Resolute / Firm One |
| 38 | ॐ त्रिपुरांतकाय नमः | Oṃ Tripurāntakāya Namaḥ | Destroyer of Tripura (three cities) |
| 39 | ॐ वृषांकाय नमः | Oṃ Vṛṣāṅkāya Namaḥ | One with Bull (Nandi) on his flag |
| 40 | ॐ वृषभारूढाय नमः | Oṃ Vṛṣabhārūḍhāya Namaḥ | Rider of the Divine Bull |
| 41 | ॐ भस्मोद्धूलितविग्रहाय नमः | Oṃ Bhasmoddhūlitavigrahāya Namaḥ | Body Smeared with Sacred Ash |
| 42 | ॐ सामप्रियाय नमः | Oṃ Sāmapriyāya Namaḥ | Lover of Sama Veda chants |
| 43 | ॐ स्वरमयाय नमः | Oṃ Svaramayāya Namaḥ | Embodiment of Musical Notes |
| 44 | ॐ त्रयीमूर्तये नमः | Oṃ Trayīmūrtaye Namaḥ | Embodiment of the Three Vedas |
| 45 | ॐ अनीश्वराय नमः | Oṃ Anīśvarāya Namaḥ | The Lordless / Self-Sovereign |
| 46 | ॐ सर्वज्ञाय नमः | Oṃ Sarvajñāya Namaḥ | The Omniscient One |
| 47 | ॐ परमात्मने नमः | Oṃ Paramātmane Namaḥ | The Supreme Self |
| 48 | ॐ सोमसूर्याग्निलोचनाय नमः | Oṃ Somasūryāgnillocanāya Namaḥ | Eyes are Moon, Sun and Fire |
| 49 | ॐ हविषे नमः | Oṃ Haviṣe Namaḥ | Recipient of Ritual Offerings |
| 50 | ॐ यज्ञमयाय नमः | Oṃ Yajñamayāya Namaḥ | Embodiment of Yajna (sacrifice) |
| 51 | ॐ सोमाय नमः | Oṃ Somāya Namaḥ | The Moon God (Soma) |
| 52 | ॐ पंचवक्त्राय नमः | Oṃ Pañcavaktrāya Namaḥ | Five-Faced God |
| 53 | ॐ सदाशिवाय नमः | Oṃ Sadāśivāya Namaḥ | Eternally Auspicious |
| 54 | ॐ विश्वेश्वराय नमः | Oṃ Viśveśvarāya Namaḥ | Lord of the Universe |
| 55 | ॐ वीरभद्राय नमः | Oṃ Vīrabhadrāya Namaḥ | Fierce Warrior form |
| 56 | ॐ गणनाथाय नमः | Oṃ Gaṇanāthāya Namaḥ | Lord of Ganas (Shiva's attendants) |
| 57 | ॐ प्रजापतये नमः | Oṃ Prajāpataye Namaḥ | Lord of all Beings |
| 58 | ॐ हिरण्यरेतसे नमः | Oṃ Hiraṇyaretase Namaḥ | Golden-Seeded One |
| 59 | ॐ दुर्धर्षाय नमः | Oṃ Durdharṣāya Namaḥ | Invincible and Unconquerable |
| 60 | ॐ गिरीशाय नमः | Oṃ Girīśāya Namaḥ | Lord of the Mountains |
| 61 | ॐ गिरिशाय नमः | Oṃ Giriśāya Namaḥ | Dweller on the Mountain (Kailasa) |
| 62 | ॐ अनघाय नमः | Oṃ Anaghāya Namaḥ | The Sinless One |
| 63 | ॐ भुजंगभूषणाय नमः | Oṃ Bhujaṅgabhūṣaṇāya Namaḥ | Adorned with Serpents |
| 64 | ॐ भर्गाय नमः | Oṃ Bhargāya Namaḥ | Destroyer of Sins (Divine Radiance) |
| 65 | ॐ गिरिधन्वने नमः | Oṃ Giridhánvane Namaḥ | Archer with Mountain as Bow |
| 66 | ॐ गिरिप्रियाय नमः | Oṃ Giripriyāya Namaḥ | Lover of Mountains |
| 67 | ॐ कृत्तिवाससे नमः | Oṃ Kṛttivāsase Namaḥ | Wearer of Elephant Hide |
| 68 | ॐ पुरारातये नमः | Oṃ Purārātaye Namaḥ | Enemy of Tripura (Pura) |
| 69 | ॐ भगवते नमः | Oṃ Bhagavate Namaḥ | The Divine Lord with all Shaktis |
| 70 | ॐ प्रमथाधिपाय नमः | Oṃ Pramathādhipāya Namaḥ | Lord of Pramatha Ganas |
| 71 | ॐ मृत्युंजयाय नमः | Oṃ Mṛtyuṃjayāya Namaḥ | Conqueror of Death |
| 72 | ॐ सूक्ष्मतनवे नमः | Oṃ Sūkṣmatanave Namaḥ | Of Subtlest Form |
| 73 | ॐ जगद्व्यापिने नमः | Oṃ Jagadvyāpine Namaḥ | Pervader of the Universe |
| 74 | ॐ जगद्गुरवे नमः | Oṃ Jagadgurave Namaḥ | Guru of the Universe |
| 75 | ॐ व्योमकेशाय नमः | Oṃ Vyomakeśāya Namaḥ | One whose Hair is the Sky |
| 76 | ॐ महासेनजनकाय नमः | Oṃ Mahāsenajánakāya Namaḥ | Father of Kartikeya (Mahasena) |
| 77 | ॐ चारुविक्रमाय नमः | Oṃ Cāravikramāya Namaḥ | Of Beautiful Strides |
| 78 | ॐ रुद्राय नमः | Oṃ Rudrāya Namaḥ | The Fierce Remover of Suffering |
| 79 | ॐ भूतपतये नमः | Oṃ Bhūtapataye Namaḥ | Lord of all Beings/Spirits |
| 80 | ॐ स्थाणवे नमः | Oṃ Sthāṇave Namaḥ | The Immovable Pillar of Cosmos |
| 81 | ॐ अहिर्बुध्न्याय नमः | Oṃ Ahirbudhnyāya Namaḥ | Serpent of the Deep (cosmic substratum) |
| 82 | ॐ दिगंबराय नमः | Oṃ Digambarāya Namaḥ | Sky-Clad (beyond material garments) |
| 83 | ॐ अष्टमूर्तये नमः | Oṃ Aṣṭamūrtaye Namaḥ | Eight-Formed God (earth, water, fire, air, sky, sun, moon, soul) |
| 84 | ॐ अनेकात्मने नमः | Oṃ Anekātmane Namaḥ | Many-Souled / Infinite Manifestations |
| 85 | ॐ सात्त्विकाय नमः | Oṃ Sāttvikāya Namaḥ | Embodiment of Sattva Guna |
| 86 | ॐ शुद्धविग्रहाय नमः | Oṃ Śuddhavigrāhāya Namaḥ | Pure in Form |
| 87 | ॐ शाश्वताय नमः | Oṃ Śāśvatāya Namaḥ | The Eternal One |
| 88 | ॐ खंडपरशवे नमः | Oṃ Khaṇḍaparaśave Namaḥ | Wielder of the Broken Axe |
| 89 | ॐ अजाय नमः | Oṃ Ajāya Namaḥ | The Unborn / Eternal |
| 90 | ॐ पाशविमोचकाय नमः | Oṃ Pāśavimocakāya Namaḥ | Liberator from the Noose (bondage) |
| 91 | ॐ मृडाय नमः | Oṃ Mṛḍāya Namaḥ | Bestower of Happiness |
| 92 | ॐ पशुपतये नमः | Oṃ Paśupataye Namaḥ | Lord of all Souls (bound beings) |
| 93 | ॐ देवाय नमः | Oṃ Devāya Namaḥ | The Shining God |
| 94 | ॐ महादेवाय नमः | Oṃ Mahādevāya Namaḥ | The Great God |
| 95 | ॐ अव्ययाय नमः | Oṃ Avyayāya Namaḥ | The Imperishable |
| 96 | ॐ हरये नमः | Oṃ Haraye Namaḥ | The Remover of Sins |
| 97 | ॐ पूषदंतभिदे नमः | Oṃ Pūṣadantabhide Namaḥ | Breaker of Pusha's teeth (cosmic correction) |
| 98 | ॐ अव्यग्राय नमः | Oṃ Avyagrāya Namaḥ | The Undistracted / Unagitated |
| 99 | ॐ दक्षाध्वरहराय नमः | Oṃ Dakṣādhvaraharāya Namaḥ | Destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice |
| 100 | ॐ हराय नमः | Oṃ Harāya Namaḥ | The Seizer / Dissolver |
| 101 | ॐ भगनेत्रभिदे नमः | Oṃ Bhaganetrabide Namaḥ | Destroyer of Bhaga's eyes (divine justice) |
| 102 | ॐ अव्यक्ताय नमः | Oṃ Avyaktāya Namaḥ | The Unmanifest One |
| 103 | ॐ सहस्राक्षाय नमः | Oṃ Sahasrākṣāya Namaḥ | Thousand-Eyed (all-seeing) |
| 104 | ॐ सहस्रपादे नमः | Oṃ Sahasrapāde Namaḥ | Thousand-Footed (omnipresent) |
| 105 | ॐ अपवर्गप्रदाय नमः | Oṃ Apavargapradāya Namaḥ | Giver of Liberation (Moksha) |
| 106 | ॐ अनंताय नमः | Oṃ Anantāya Namaḥ | The Infinite / Endless |
| 107 | ॐ तारकाय नमः | Oṃ Tārakāya Namaḥ | The Liberating Star / Saviour |
| 108 | ॐ परमेश्वराय नमः | Oṃ Parameśvarāya Namaḥ | The Supreme Lord of All |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali?
The Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali is a sacred Hindu devotional hymn (stotram) dedicated to Shiva. VedKosh provides its complete text in Hindi and English with transliteration for regional readers.
What are the benefits of reciting the Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali?
Reciting the Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali with devotion is traditionally believed to invoke the grace of Shiva, calm and focus the mind, and create an auspicious, sattvic atmosphere. It is practised as an act of bhakti (devotion) rather than for any guaranteed material outcome.
When should the Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali be recited?
The Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali can be recited during daily morning or evening worship of Shiva, and especially on the deity's sacred days and festivals. A clean, quiet space and a steady, devotional mind are the main requirements.
Updated for 2026
