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Chamundeshwari Ashtottara Shatanamavali

Sri Chamundeshwari Ashtottara Shatanamavali

  1. Om Shree Chaamundaayai Namah
  2. Om Mahaamaayaayai Namah
  3. Om Shree Matsimhaasaneshvaryai Namah
  4. Om Shree Vidyaavedya Mahimaayai Namah
  5. Om Shree Chakrapuravaasinyai Namah
  6. Om Shreekantha Dayitaayai Namah
  7. Om Gauryai Namah
  8. Om Girijaayai Namah
  9. Om Bhuvaneshvaryai Namah
  10. Om Mahaakaalyai Namah
  11. Om Mahaalakshmyai Namah
  12. Om Maahaavaanyai Namah
  13. Om Manonmanyai Namah
  14. Om Sahasrasheershasamyuktaayai Namah
  15. Om Sahasrakaramanditaayai Namah
  16. Om Kaustubhavasanopetaayai Namah
  17. Om Ratnakanchukadhaarinyai Namah
  18. Om Ganeshaskandha Jananyai Namah
  19. Om Japaakusumabhaasuraayai Namah
  20. Om Umaayai Namah
  21. Om Kaatyaayanyai Namah
  22. Om Durgaayainamah
  23. Om Mantrinyai Namah
  24. Om Dandinyai Namah
  25. Om Jayaayai Namah
  26. Om Karaangulinakhotpanna Naaraayana Dalaakrityai Namah
  27. Om Vararamaavaaneesavya Dakshina Sevitaayai Namah
  28. Om Indraakshyai Namah
  29. Om Bagalaayai Namah
  30. Om Baalaayai Namah
  31. Om Chakreshyai Namah
  32. Om Vijayaambikaayai Namah
  33. Om Panchapretaasanaaroodhaayai Namah
  34. Om Haridraakunkumapriyaayai Namah
  35. Om Mahaabalaadri Nilayaayai Namah
  36. Om Mahishaasura Mardhinyai Namah
  37. Om Madhukaitabha Samhartryai Namah
  38. Om Madhuraapuranaayakaayai Namah
  39. Om Kaameshvaryai Namah
  40. Om Yoganidraayai Namah
  41. Om Bhavaanyai Namah
  42. Om Chandikaayainamah
  43. Om Satyai Namah
  44. Om Karaajarathaaroodhaayai Namah
  45. Om Srishtisthityantakaarinyainamah
  46. Om Annapoornaayai Namah
  47. Om Jvali Jihvaayai Namah
  48. Om Kaalaraatri Svaroopinyai Namah
  49. Om Nishumbha Shumbhamadanyai Namah
  50. Om Raktabeeja Vishoodinyai Namah
  51. Om Brahmaadi Maatrikaaroopaayai Namah
  52. Om Shubhaayai Namah
  53. Om Shatchakradevataayai Namah
  54. Om Moolaprakritiroopaayai Namah
  55. Om Paarvatyai Namah
  56. Omparameshvaryai Namah
  57. Om Indupeetha Kritaavaasaayai Namah
  58. Om Chandramandala Madhyagaayai Namah
  59. Om Chidagnikunda Sambhootaayai Namah
  60. Om Vindhyaachala Nivaasinyai Namah
  61. Om Hayagreevaasta Poojyaayai Namah
  62. Om Sooryachandraagnilochanaayai Namah
  63. Om Jalaandharaayai Namah
  64. Om Supeethasthaayai Namah
  65. Om Shivaayai Namah
  66. Om Daakshaayanyai Namah
  67. Om Eeshvaryai Namah
  68. Om Navaavarana Sampoojyaayai Namah
  69. Om Navaakshara Manustutaayai Namah
  70. Om Navalaavanya Roopaadhyaayai Namah
  71. Om Dvaatrimshajnyaladaayudhaayai Namah
  72. Om Kaameshabaddha Maangalyaayai Namah
  73. Om Chandrarekhaa Vibhooshitaayai Namah
  74. Om Charaachara Jagadroopaayai Namah
  75. Om Nityaklinnaayai Namah
  76. Om Paraajitaayai Namah
  77. Om Odyaanapeetha Nilayaayai Namah
  78. Om Lalitaayai Namah
  79. Om Vishnusodaryai Namah
  80. Om Damshtrakaraala Vadanaayai Namah
  81. Om Vajreshyai Namah
  82. Om Vahnivaahinyai Namah
  83. Om Sarvamangala Roopaadyaayai Namah
  84. Om Sachchidaananda Vigrahaayai Namah
  85. Om Ashtaadasha Supeerasthaayai Namah
  86. Om Bherundaayai Namah
  87. Om Bhairavyai Namah
  88. Om Paraayai Namah
  89. Om Rundamaala Laskanthaayai Namah
  90. Om Chandaasura Vimardinyai Namah
  91. Om Pundrekshukaanda Kodandaayai Namah
  92. Om Pushpabaana Lasatkaraayai Namah
  93. Om Shivadootyai Namah
  94. Om Vedamaatre Namah
  95. Om Shaankaryai Namah
  96. Om Simhavaahinyai Namah
  97. Om Chatushtapu Pachaaraadhyaayai Namah
  98. Om Yogineegana Sevitaayai Namah
  99. Om Vanadurgaayai Namah
  100. Om Bhadrakaalyai Namah
  101. Om Kadambavanitaayai Namah
  102. Om Chandamunda Shirashchetyai Namah
  103. Om Mahaaraajyai Namah
  104. Om Sudhaanaamaayai Namah
  105. Om Shree Chakravarataatankaayai Namah
  106. Om Shreeshaila Bhramaraambikaayai Namah
  107. Om Shree Raajaraajavaradaayai Namah
  108. Om Shree Matripura Sundaryai Namah

|| Iti Shree Chaamundeshvaree Ashtottara Shatanaamaavali Samaaptam||

Meaning

The Chamundeshwari Ashtottara Shatanamavali is the hundred and eight names of the goddess on Chamundi Betta above Mysuru. It opens Om Shri Chamundayai namah, Om Mahamayayai namah, Om Shri Matsimhasaneshvaryai namah, Om Shri Chakrapuravasinyai namah. Families have it recited at the hill temple, and Kannada households keep it at home through Ashada and Navaratri.

Significance

The first name is the oldest layer. Chamunda is the title Ambika gives Kali in the Devi Mahatmya after she brings back the heads of Chanda and Munda - a name earned on a battlefield, not conferred. The hill carries the other half of the story: tradition holds the Devi killed Mahishasura there, the statue of the asura stands at the top, and the city below is Mahishuru, his town, which is where the name Mysuru comes from. Then look at names three and four. Simhasaneshvari, mistress of the lion throne, and Chakrapuravasini, she who dwells in the city of the chakra - this is Srividya vocabulary, the language of Sri Chakra worship, sitting in the fourth position of a list most people recite without noticing. It tells you something about the Mysuru worship: alongside the popular devotion that fills the hill, an upasana lineage runs through it. The Wadiyars took her as kuladevate, and she is the nada devate of Karnataka. The namavali makes no promise of its own; what it does is put the battlefield name, the hill and the Sri Chakra in the same breath.

How and when to chant

Ashada Shukravara - the Fridays of the month of Ashada - is her season above all others, when the road up the hill fills before dawn and the queue does not thin until night. Then Navaratri, ending in the Jamboo Savari of Vijayadashami, when her idol is carried through Mysuru in the golden howdah. Through the year, Friday and Tuesday. At home: bathe, light a ghee lamp, make the sankalpa, and offer kumkuma at each of the 108 names; a round takes about ten minutes. Women offer green bangles, a blouse piece, turmeric and a coconut as bagina, especially on Ashada Fridays. Those who climb the hill do the thousand-odd steps barefoot and stop at the great Nandi carved from a single boulder partway up. No initiation is needed for the namavali.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Chamundeshwari?
The Devi of Chamundi Betta above Mysuru, worshipped as the nada devate of Karnataka and the kuladevate of the Wadiyar family. Her name comes from the Devi Mahatmya, where Ambika calls Kali Chamunda after she kills the asuras Chanda and Munda.
Why is Mysuru connected to Mahishasura?
Tradition holds that the Devi killed the buffalo-asura Mahishasura on the hill, and the town below was his - Mahishuru, from which Mysuru comes. A large statue of Mahishasura stands near the top of the hill today, and the Dasara of the city is the celebration of that victory.
What is Ashada Shukravara and what is done on it?
The Fridays of the month of Ashada, roughly July, are her special days, and Chamundi Betta draws enormous crowds from before dawn. Devotees climb barefoot, offer bagina, and have the ashtottara archana done. Households that cannot travel keep the same day at home with a lamp and the 108 names.
How many steps are there up Chamundi Betta?
About a thousand, and devotees who climb usually do it barefoot, starting early to avoid the heat. Partway up stands a large Nandi carved out of a single boulder, where nearly everyone stops. A motor road also goes to the top for those who cannot manage the steps.
Is Chamundeshwari the same as Durga or Chamunda?
She is a form of the same Devi. Chamunda is the battlefield name from the Devi Mahatmya, Durga the broader name for the warrior goddess, and Chamundeshwari is how she is worshipped at Mysuru. The 108 names here mix all three vocabularies, plus Srividya epithets.
What do the names Simhasaneshwari and Chakrapuravasini mean?
Simhasaneshwari is the mistress of the lion throne; Chakrapuravasini is she who dwells in the city of the chakra, meaning the Sri Chakra. Both belong to Srividya usage and indicate that the Mysuru worship carries an upasana lineage alongside the popular devotion.
What should be offered to Chamundeshwari?
Kumkuma at each name is the heart of the archana, with a ghee lamp lit first. On Ashada Fridays and during Navaratri, women offer bagina - green bangles, a blouse piece, turmeric, kumkuma and a coconut. A simple naivedya of payasa or chitranna is usual at the end.
Can I recite it at home instead of going to the hill?
Yes, and most devotees do for most of the year. The archana needs a lamp, kumkuma and ten unhurried minutes, nothing more. The climb is a vow people keep when they can, in Ashada or at Dasara; it is not a condition for reciting her names.

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