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shree shiva asht'ottarashatanaamaaval'ih'

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shree shiva asht'ottarashatanaamaaval'ih'

1. om shivaaya namah'
2. om maheshvaraaya namah'
3. om shambhave namah'
4. om pinaakine namah'
5. om shashishekharaaya namah'
6. om vaamadevaaya namah'
7. om viroopaakshaaya namah'
8. om kapardine namah'
9. om neelalohitaaya namah'
10. om shankaraaya namah'
11. om shoolapaanaye namah'
12. om khat'vaangine namah'
13. om vishnuvallabhaaya namah'
14. om shipivisht'aaya namah'
15. om ambikaanaathaaya namah'
16. om shreekant'haaya namah'
17. om bhaktavatsalaaya namah'
18. om bhavaaya namah'
19. om sharvaaya namah'
20. om trilokeshaaya namah'
21. om shitikant'haaya namah'
22. om shivaapriyaaya namah'
23. om ugraaya namah'
24. om kapaaline namah'
25. om kaamaaraye namah'
26. om andhakaasurasoodanaaya namah'
27. om gangaadharaaya namah'
28. om lalaat'aakshaaya namah'
29. om kaalakaalaaya namah'
30. om kri'paanidhaye namah'
31. om bheemaaya namah'
32. om parashuhastaaya namah'
33. om mri'gapaanaye namah'
34. om jat'aadharaaya namah'
35. om kailaasavaasine namah'
36. om kavachine namah'
37. om kat'horaaya namah'
38. om tripuraantakaaya namah'
39. om vri'shaankaaya namah'
40. om vri'shabhaarood'haaya namah'
41. om bhasmoddhool'itavigrahaaya namah'
42. om saamapriyaaya namah'
43. om svaramayaaya namah'
44. om trayeemoortaye namah'
45. om aneeshvaraaya namah'
46. om sarvajnyaaya namah'
47. om paramaatmane namah'
48. om somasooryaagnilochanaaya namah'
49. om havishe namah'
50. om yajnyamayaaya namah'
51. om somaaya namah'
52. om panchavaktraaya namah'
53. om sadaashivaaya namah'
54. om vishveshvaraaya namah'
55. om veerabhadraaya namah'
56. om gananaathaaya namah'
57. om prajaapataye namah'
58. om hiranyaretase namah'
59. om durdharshaaya namah'
60. om gireeshaaya namah'
61. om girishaaya namah'
62. om anaghaaya namah'
63. om bhujangabhooshanaaya namah'
64. om bhargaaya namah'
65. om giridhanvane namah'
66. om giripriyaaya namah'
67. om kri'ttivaasase namah'
68. om puraaraataye namah'
69. om bhagavate namah'
70. om pramathaadhipaaya namah'
71. om mri'tyunjayaaya namah'
72. om sookshmatanave namah'
73. om jagadvyaapine namah'
74. om jagadgurave namah'
75. om vyomakeshaaya namah'
76. om mahaasenajanakaaya namah'
77. om chaaruvikramaaya namah'
78. om rudraaya namah'
79. om bhootapataye namah'
80. om sthaanave namah'
81. om ahirbudhnyaaya namah'
82. om digambaraaya namah'
83. om asht'amoortaye namah'
84. om anekaatmane namah'
85. om saattvikaaya namah'
86. om shuddhavigrahaaya namah'
87. om shaashvataaya namah'
88. om khand'aparashave namah'
89. om ajaaya namah'
90. om paashavimochakaaya namah'
91. om mri'd'aaya namah'
92. om pashupataye namah'
93. om devaaya namah'
94. om mahaadevaaya namah'
95. om avyayaaya namah'
96. om haraye namah'
97. om pooshadantabhide namah'
98. om avyagraaya namah'
99. om dakshaadhvaraharaaya namah'
100. om haraaya namah'
101. om bhaganetrabhide namah'
102. om avyaktaaya namah'
103. om sahasraakshaaya namah'
104. om sahasrapade namah'
105. om apavargapradaaya namah'
106. om anantaaya namah'
107. om taarakaaya namah'
108. om parameshvaraaya namah'

|| iti shree shiva asht'ottarashatanaamaaval'ih' sampoornaa ||

Meaning

This is the archana list of Shiva's 108 names, each one opened with om and closed with namah - om shivaaya namah, om maheshvaraaya namah, om shambhave namah - running down to om parameshvaraaya namah at the end. The archaka in a temple and a householder at a home linga use it the same way: one name, one bilva leaf. You hear it most on Mondays, at Pradosha, and through the night of Shivaratri.

Significance

A namavali is not a poem, it is a working list. Each name is a door into one deed or one form: Gangadhara for the one who caught the river in his matted hair, Tripurantaka for the one who burned the three cities, Kailasavasi for the one settled on the mountain. Saying them in order walks you through Shiva's acts instead of leaving you with an abstraction.

Tradition holds that archana with these names, leaf by leaf, clears obstruction and draws Shiva's grace; the same 108 names arranged as a stotra carry a phala-shruti, while the bare namavali used at worship usually stops at the last name with no fruit-verse attached. Recensions differ by a handful of names, so a printed book and the archaka in front of you may not match exactly. That is normal, and neither one is wrong.

How and when to chant

Monday is the ordinary day. Pradosha - roughly the hour and a half around sunset on trayodashi - is the strong one, and on Mahashivaratri people sit with it through the four jaamas of the night.

The method is plain. Bathe, sit facing east or north, finish the abhisheka first if you are doing one (water, then milk, then water again is the common household order), then say the names one at a time, placing a bilva leaf smooth side down on the linga at each name. A hundred and eight leaves is the full form. Where bilva is hard to get, akshate - rice with turmeric - is accepted, and in many Karnataka homes flowers are simply added by the handful while someone reads the names aloud. Two old restrictions are still worth keeping: no tulsi on the linga, and no ketaki flower. If 108 is too many for the time you have, tradition prefers fewer names said slowly to all of them raced through.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali?
It is the list of Shiva's 108 names arranged for archana, each in the dative case with om before and namah after. It begins om shivaaya namah, om maheshvaraaya namah, om shambhave namah and ends om parameshvaraaya namah. Unlike a stotra it is not metrical verse; it is meant to be said while offering something at each name.
Which day is best for chanting it?
Monday belongs to Shiva, so that is the default. Pradosha - the twilight window on trayodashi, twice a month - is considered stronger, and Mahashivaratri stronger still. Shravana and Kartika Mondays draw crowds in Karnataka temples. If none of those fit your week, any morning after a bath is acceptable; regularity counts more than the calendar.
What should I offer with each name?
Bilva patra is the classic offering - one three-lobed leaf per name, placed smooth side down. Where bilva is scarce, akshate mixed with turmeric, or ordinary flowers, are used without fuss. Tulsi is kept off the linga and ketaki flowers are avoided. Water or milk abhisheka is done before the archana, not during it.
How is the namavali different from the Shiva Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram?
Same 108 names, two formats. The namavali splits them into separate salutations for offering worship one by one. The stotram strings them into verses you can recite straight through in a few minutes, and it carries closing fruit-verses. Use the namavali when you are doing puja with leaves or flowers, the stotram when you are only reciting.
Can it be recited without a linga at home?
Yes. A picture, a small bana linga, a rudraksha kept on a plate, or nothing at all except the recitation - all are used. Where there is no murti, people offer the leaves or akshate into a plate or a small vessel of water and later put them under a tree. The names do the work; the object is a help, not a requirement.
Can women and children recite it?
Yes. A namavali is not a Vedic mantra with initiation rules; it is a Puranic list of names in simple Sanskrit, and Kannada households have women leading the Monday archana for generations. Children usually learn the first ten or twenty names and add more each year. No diksha is needed to say a name of Shiva.
How long does one round take?
Said at an unhurried pace with an offering at each name, about twelve to fifteen minutes. Read straight through without offerings, six or seven. A full Monday puja with abhisheka before and mangalarati after usually runs thirty to forty minutes at home, longer at a temple where many people are being given archana in turn.
Why do different books list slightly different names?
The 108 names of Shiva come down in more than one recension, and compilers drew on different Puranic sources. A few names get swapped, reordered, or spelled differently between editions. Pick one printed text or one family tradition and stay with it rather than mixing lists mid-recitation; the tradition does not treat these variations as errors.

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