According to Hindu tradition, devotees chant the various names of their personal gods continuously during worship as a mark of devotion. 108 is considered an auspicious number. Hence Siva is extolled through these 108 names during the puja rituals either by the priests or by the worshippers themselves. OM SHIVAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Auspicious One OM MAHESHVARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Great God Shiva OM SHAMBHAVE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who exists for our happiness alone OM PINAKINE NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva, who guards the path of dharma OM SHASHISHEKHARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God who wears the crescent moon in his hair OM VAMADEVAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God who is pleasing and auspicious in every way OM VIRUPAKSHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God of spotless form OM KAPARDINE NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord with thickly matted hair OM NILALOHITAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God splendid as the red sun at daybreak OM SHANKARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the source of all prosperity OM SHULAPANAYE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who carries a spear OM KHATVANGINE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who carries a knurled club OM VISHNUVALLABHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva, who is dear to Lord Vishnu OM SHIPIVISHTAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord whose form emits great rays of light OM AMBIKANATHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Ambika's Lord OM SHRIKANTAYA NAMAHA Salutations to he whose throat is shining blue OM BHAKTAVATSALAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who loves His devotees like new born calves OM BHAVAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God who is existence itself OM SARVAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who is all OM TRILOKESHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who is the Lord of all the three worlds OM SHITAKANTHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the primal soul whose throat is deep blue OM SHIVAPRIYAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the god who is dear to Shakti OM UGRAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva whose presence is awesome and overwhelming OM KAPALINE NAMAHA Salutations to the God whose begging bowl is a human skull OM KAMARAYE NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who conquers all passions OM ANDHAKASURA SUDANAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who killed the asura Andhaka OM GANGADHARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God who holds the Ganges River in his hair OM LALATAKSHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord whose sport is creation OM KALAKALAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who is the death of death OM KRIPANIDHAYE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who is the treasure of compassion OM BHIMAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva whose strength is awesome OM PARASHU HASTAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God who wields an axe in his hands OM MRIGAPANAYAE NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who looks after the soul in the wilderness OM JATADHARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who bears a mass of matted hair OM KAILASAVASINE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who abides on Mount Kailas OM KAVACHINE NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who is wrapped in armor OM KATHORAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who causes all growth OM TRIPURANTAKAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who destroyed the three demonic cities OM VRISHANKAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God whose emblem is a bull (Nandi) OM VRISHABHARUDHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who rides a bull OM BHASMODDHULITA VIGRAHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord covered with holy ash OM SAMAPRIYAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God exceedingly fond of hymns from the Sama Veda OM SVARAMAYAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who creates through sound OM TRAYIMURTAYE NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who is worshiped in three forms OM ANISHVARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the undisputed Lord OM SARVAGYAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God who knows all things OM PARAMATMANE NAMAHA Salutations to the Supreme Self OM SOMASURAGNI LOCHANAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the light of the eyes of Soma, Surya and Agni OM HAVISHE NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who receives oblations of ghee OM YAGYAMAYAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the architect of all sacrificial rites OM SOMAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Moon-glow of the mystic's vision OM PANCHAVAKTRAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God of the five activities OM SADASHIVAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the eternally auspicious benevolent Shiva OM VISHVESHVARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the all-pervading ruler of the cosmos OM VIRABHADRAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva the foremost of heroes OM GANANATHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God of the Ganas OM PRAJAPATAYE NAMAHA Salutations to the Creator OM HIRANYARETASE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who emanates golden souls OM DURDHARSHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the unconquerable being OM GIRISHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the monarch of the holy mountain Kailas OM GIRISHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord of the Himalayas OM ANAGHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who can inspire no fear OM BUJANGABHUSHANAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord adorned with golden snakes OM BHARGAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the foremost of rishis OM GIRIDHANVANE NAMAHA Salutations to the God whose weapon is a mountain OM GIRIPRIYAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who is fond of mountains OM KRITTIVASASE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who wears clothes of hide OM PURARATAYE NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who is thoroughly at home in the wilderness OM BHAGAVATE NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord of prosperity OM PRAMATHADHIPAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God who is served by goblins OM MRITUNJAYAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the conqueror of death OM SUKSHMATANAVE NAMAHA Salutations to the subtlest of the subtle OM JAGADVYAPINE NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who fills the whole world OM JAGADGURAVE NAMAHA Salutations to the guru of all the worlds OM VYOMAKESHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God whose hair is the spreading sky above OM MAHASENAJANAKAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the origin of Mahasena OM CHARUVIKRAMAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva, the guardian of wandering pilgrims OM RUDRAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who is fit to be praised OM BHUTAPATAYE NAMAHA Salutations to the source of living creatures, including the Bhutas, or ghostly creatures OM STHANAVE NAMAHA Salutations to the firm and immovable deity OM AHIRBUDHNYAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who waits for the sleeping kundalini OM DIGAMBARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva whose robes is the cosmos OM ASHTAMURTAYE NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who has eight forms OM ANEKATMANE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who is the one soul OM SATVIKAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord of boundless energy OM SHUDDHA VIGRAHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to him who is free of all doubt and dissension OM SHASHVATAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva, endless and eternal OM KHANDAPARASHAVE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who cuts through the mind's despair OM AJAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the instigator of all that occurs OM PAPAVIMOCHAKAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who releases all fetters OM MRIDAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who shows only mercy OM PASHUPATAYE NAMAHA Salutations to the ruler of all evolving souls, the animals OM DEVAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the foremost of devas, demigods OM MAHADEVAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the greatest of the gods OM AVYAYAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the one never subject to change OM HARAYE NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who dissolves all bondage OM PASHUDANTABHIDE NAMAHA Salutations to the one who punished Pushan OM AVYAGRAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who is steady and unwavering OM DAKSHADHVARAHARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the destroyer of Daksha's conceited sacrifice OM HARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who withdraws the cosmos OM BHAGANETRABHIDE NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who taught Bhaga to see more clearly OM AVYAKTAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who is subtle and unseen OM SAHASRAKSHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord of limitless forms OM SAHASRAPADE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who is standing and walking everywhere OM APAVARGAPRADAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who gives and takes all things OM ANANTAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God who is unending OM TARAKAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the great liberator of mankind OM PARAMESHVARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the great God
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