108 names of Shiva

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