SrI SivAshtOththaraSatha ~nAmAvaLi:

1. Om SivAya ~nama: ॐ श व य नम OM Obeisance to the Auspicious one

2. Om mahESvarAya ~nama: ॐ महशर य नम Obeisance to the Great God Shiva

3. Om SamBavE ~nama: ॐ म व नम Obeisance to the God who exists for

our happiness alone
4. Om pinAkinE ~nama: ॐ श न क न नम Obeisance to Shiva, who guards the
path of dharma
5. Om SaSi-SEKarAya ~nama: ॐ श खर य नम Obeisance to the God who wears the
crescent moon in his hair
6. Om vAma-dhEvAya ~nama: ॐ व मदव य नम Obeisance to the God who is pleasing
and auspicious in every way
7. Om virUpAkshAya ~nama: ॐ शवर क य नम Obeisance to the God of spotless form

8. Om kapardhinE ~nama: ॐ रदन नम Obeisance to the Lord with thickly

matted hair
9. Om ~nIla-lOhithAya ~nama: ॐ न लल शहत य नम Obeisance to the God splendid as the
red sun at daybreak
10. Om Sa~ngkarAya ~nama: ॐ र य नम Obeisance to the source of all
prosperity
11. Om SUla-pANayE ~nama: ॐ ल णय नम Obeisance to the God who carries a
spear
12. Om KatvA~ngginE ~nama: ॐ खटव श!"न नम Obeisance to the God who carries a
knurled club
13. Om vishNu-vallaBAya ॐ शवषण$वलल य नम Obeisance to Shiva, who is dear to Lord
~nama: Vishnu

14. Om Sipi-vishtAya ~nama: ॐ श श शवष य नम Obeisance to the Lord whose form

emits great rays of light
15. Om ambikA~nATHAya ॐ अशम( न थ य नम Obeisance to Ambika's Lord
~nama:
16. Om SrIkaNTAya ~nama: ॐ श ण, य नम Obeisance to he whose throat is shining
blue
17. Om Baktha-vathsalAya ॐ कवत/ल य नम Obeisance to the Lord who loves His
~nama: devotees like new born calves

18. Om BavAya ~nama: ॐ व य नम Obeisance to the God who is existence

itself
19. Om SarvAya ~nama: ॐ व 0य नम Obeisance to Shiva who is the destroyer

20. Om thrilOkESAya ~nama: ॐ श1ल य नम Obeisance to Shiva who is the Lord of

all the three worlds
21. Om Sithi-kaNTAya ~nama: ॐ श शत ण2 य नम Obeisance to the primal soul whose
throat is deep blue
22. Om SivA-priyAya ~nama: ॐ श व श3य य नम Obeisance to the god who is dear to
Shakti

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23. Om ugrAya ~nama: ॐ उग य नम Obeisance to Shiva whose presence is
awesome and overwhelming

24. Om kapAlinE ~nama: ॐ शलन नम Obeisance to the God whose begging

bowl is a human skull
25. Om kAmArayE ~nama: ॐ म रय नम Obeisance to Shiva who conquers all
passions
26. Om a~nDHakAsura- ॐ अन7 /$र /दन य नम Obeisance to the Lord who killed the
sUdhanAya ~nama: Asura Andhaka

27. Om ga~nggA-DHarAya ॐ "" 7र य नम Obeisance to the God who holds the

~nama: Ganges River in his hair

28. Om lalAtAkshAya ~nama: ॐ लल 2 क य नम Obeisance to the Lord who has an eye

in the forehead
29. Om kAla-kAlAya ~nama: ॐ ल ल य नम Obeisance to Shiva who is the death of
death
30. Om kru\pA-~niDHayE ॐ 8 शन7य नम Obeisance to the God who is the
~nama: treasure of compassion

31. Om BImAya ~nama: ॐ म य नम Obeisance to Shiva whose strength is

awesome
32. Om paraSu-hasthAya ~nama: ॐ र $हसत य नम Obeisance to the God who wields an
axe in his hands
33. Om mru\ga-pANayE ~nama: ॐ म8" णय नम Obeisance to the Lord who looks after
the soul in the wilderness
34. Om jatA-DHarAya ~nama: ॐ ज2 7र य नम Obeisance to Shiva who bears a mass of
matted hair
35. Om kailAsa-vAsinE ~nama: ॐ ; ल /व श/न नम Obeisance to the God who abides on
Mount Kailas
36. Om kavacinE ~nama: ॐ वश<न नम Obeisance to the Lord who is wrapped
in armor
37. Om kaTOrAya ~nama: ॐ , र य नम Obeisance to Shiva who causes all
growth
38. Om thripurA~nthakAya ॐ श1 $र नत य नम Obeisance to the Lord who destroyed
~nama: the three demonic cities

39. Om vru\shA~ngkAya ~nama: ॐ व8ष ! य नम Obeisance to the God whose emblem is

a bull (Nandi)
40. Om vru\shaBArUDAya ॐ व8ष रढ य नम Obeisance to Shiva who rides a bull
~nama:
41. Om BasmOdhDHUlitha ॐ सम द7शलत शवगह य नम Obeisance to the Lord covered with
vigrahAya ~nama: holy ash

42. Om sAma-priyAya ~nama: ॐ / मश3य य नम Obeisance to the God exceedingly fond

of hymns from the Sama Veda
43. Om svaramayAya ~nama: ॐ सवरमय य नम Obeisance to Shiva who creates through
sound

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44. Om thrayI-mUrthayE ॐ 1य मत0य नम Obeisance to the Lord who is
~nama: worshiped in three forms

45. Om a~nISvarAya ~nama: ॐ अन शर य नम Obeisance to the undisputed Lord

46. Om sarvaj~njAya ~nama: ॐ /व0ज य नम Obeisance to the God who knows all
things
47. Om paramAthmanE ~nama: ॐ रम तमन नम Obeisance to the Supreme Self

48. Om sOma-sUryAgni- ॐ / म/य0शAल <न य नम Obeisance to the light of the eyes of

lOcanAya ~nama: Soma, Surya and Agni

49. Om havishE ~nama: ॐ हशवष नम Obeisance to Shiva who receives

oblations of ghee
50. Om yaj~nja-mayAya ~nama: ॐ यजमय य नम Obeisance to the architect of all
sacrificial rites
51. Om sOmAya ~nama: ॐ / म य नम Obeisance to the Moon-glow of the
mystic's vision
52. Om pa~njca-vakthrAya ॐ ञवक1 य नम Obeisance to the God of the five
~nama: activities

53. Om sadhASivAya ~nama: ॐ /द श व य नम Obeisance to the eternally auspicious

benevolent Shiva
54. Om viSvESvarAya ~nama: ॐ शवशशर य नम Obeisance to the all-pervading ruler of
the cosmos
55. Om vIraBadhrAya ~nama: ॐ व र द य नम Obeisance to Shiva the foremost of
heroes
56. Om gaNa~nATHAya ~nama: ॐ "णन थ य नम Obeisance to the God of the Ganas

57. Om prajApathayE ~nama: ॐ 3ज तय नम Obeisance to the Creator

58. Om hiraNya-rEthasE ~nama: ॐ शहरणयरत/ नम Obeisance to the God who emanates

golden souls
59. Om dhurDHarshAya ~nama: ॐ द$ 70ष य नम Obeisance to the unconquerable being

60. Om girISAya ~nama: ॐ श"र य नम Obeisance to the monarch of the holy

mountain Kailas
61. Om giriSAya ~nama: ॐ श"रर य नम Obeisance to the Lord of the Himalayas

62. Om a~naGAya ~nama: ॐ अनघ य नम Obeisance to Shiva who can inspire no

fear
63. Om Buja~ngga-BUshaNAya ॐ $ज!" षण य नम Obeisance to the Lord adorned with
~nama: golden snakes

64. Om BargAya ~nama: ॐ " 0य नम Obeisance to the foremost of Rishis

65. Om giri-DHanvanE ~nama: ॐ श"रर7नवन नम Obeisance to the God whose weapon is

a mountain
66. Om giri-priyAya ~nama: ॐ श"ररश3य य नम Obeisance to the Lord who is fond of
mountains

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67. Om kru\ththi-vAsasE ~nama: ॐ 8 शGव // नम Obeisance to the God who wears
clothes of hide
68. Om purArAthayE ~nama: ॐ $र र तय नम Obeisance to the Lord who is
thoroughly at home in the wilderness
69. Om BagavathE ~nama: ॐ "वत नम Obeisance to the Lord of prosperity

70. Om pramaTHADHipAya ॐ 3मथ श7 य नम Obeisance to the God who is served by

~nama: goblins

71. Om mru\thyu~njjayAya ॐ म8तय$ञय य नम Obeisance to the conqueror of death

~nama:
72. Om sUkshma-thanavE ॐ /कमतनव नम Obeisance to the subtlest of the subtle
~nama:
73. Om jagadh-vyApinE ~nama: ॐ ज"द श न नम Obeisance to Shiva who fills the whole
world
74. Om jagadh-guravE ~nama: ॐ ज"द"$रव नम Obeisance to the guru of all the worlds

75. Om vyOma-kESAya ~nama: ॐ व म य नम Obeisance to the God whose hair is the

spreading sky above
76. Om mahAsEna-janakAya ॐ मह /नजन य नम Obeisance to the origin of Mahasena
~nama:
77. Om cAru-vikramAya ~nama: ॐ < रशवकम य नम Obeisance to Shiva, the guardian of
wandering pilgrims
78. Om rudhrAya ~nama: ॐ रद य नम Obeisance to the Lord who is fit to be
praised
79. Om BUthapathayE ~nama: ॐ त तय नम Obeisance to the source of living
creatures, including the Bhutas, or
ghostly creatures
80. Om sTHANavE ~nama: ॐ सथ णव नम Obeisance to the firm and immovable
deity
81. Om ahir-buDHnyAya ॐ अशह($0धय य नम Obeisance to the Lord who waits for the
~nama: sleeping kundalini

82. Om dhigambarAya ~nama: ॐ कद"म(र य नम Obeisance to Shiva whose robes is the

cosmos
83. Om ashta-mUrthayE ~nama: ॐ अषमत0य नम Obeisance to the Lord who has eight
forms
84. Om anEkAthmanE ~nama: ॐ अन तमन नम Obeisance to the God who is the one
soul
85. Om sAthvikAya ~nama: ॐ / शतव य नम Obeisance to the Lord of boundless
energy
86. Om SudhDHa-vigrahAya ॐ $दशवगह य नम Obeisance to him who is free of all
~nama: doubt and dissension

87. Om SASvathAya ~nama: ॐ शत य नम Obeisance to Shiva, endless and eternal

88. Om KaNda-paraSavE ॐ खणQ र व नम Obeisance to the God who cuts through

~nama: the mind's despair

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89. Om ajAya ~nama: ॐ अज य नम Obeisance to the instigator of all that
occurs
90. Om pASa-vimOcakAya ॐ शवम < य नम Obeisance to the Lord who releases all
~nama: fetters

91. Om mru\dAya ~nama: ॐ म8Q य नम Obeisance to the Lord who shows only
mercy
92. Om paSupathayE ~nama: ॐ $ तय नम Obeisance to the ruler of all evolving
souls, the animals
93. Om dhEvAya ~nama: ॐ दव य नम Obeisance to the foremost of Devas,
demigods
94. Om mahAdhEvAya ~nama: ॐ मह दव य नम Obeisance to the greatest of the gods

95. Om avyayAya ~nama: ॐ अवय य नम Obeisance to the one never subject to

change
96. Om harayE ~nama: ॐ हरय नम Obeisance to Shiva who dissolves all
bondage
97. Om Baga~nEthraBidhE ॐ "न1श द नम Obeisance to Shiva who taught Bhaga
~nama: to see more clearly

98. Om avyakthAya ~nama: ॐ अवक य नम Obeisance to Shiva who is subtle and

unseen
99. Om dhakshADHvara-harAya ॐ दक धवरहर य नम Obeisance to the destroyer of Daksha's
~nama: conceited sacrifice

100. Om harAya ~nama: ॐ हर य नम Obeisance to the Lord who withdraws

the cosmos
101. Om pUshadha~nthaBidhE ॐ षदनतश द नम Obeisance to the one who punished
~nama: Pushan

102. Om avyagrAya ~nama: ॐ अवग य नम Obeisance to the Lord who is steady

and unwavering
103. Om sahasrAkshAya ~nama: ॐ /हस क य नम Obeisance to the Lord of limitless
forms
104. Om sahasra-padhE ~nama: ॐ /हस द नम Obeisance to the God who is standing
and walking everywhere
105. Om apavarga-pradhAya ॐ अ व"03द य नम Obeisance to the Lord who gives and
~nama: takes all things

106. Om ana~nthAya ~nama: ॐ अननत य नम Obeisance to the God who is unending

107. Om thArakAya ~nama: ॐ त र य नम Obeisance to the great liberator of

mankind
108. Om paramESvarAya ~nama: ॐ रमशर य नम Obeisance to the great God

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