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Sri Varahi Ashtottara Shatanamavali

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Sri Varahi Ashtottara Shatanamavali

Sri Varahi Devi Ashtottara Shatanamavali

  1. Namo Varaahavadanaayai
  2. Namo Vaaraahyai
  3. Vararoopinyai
  4. Krodaananaayai
  5. Kolamukhyai
  6. Jagadambaayai
  7. Tarunyai
  8. Vishveshvaryai
  9. Shankhinyai
  10. Chakrinyai ||10||
  11. Khadgashoolagadaahastaayai
  12. Musaladhaarinyai
  13. Halasakaadi Samaayuktaayai
  14. Bhaktaanaamabhayapradaayai
  15. Ishtaarthadaayinyai
  16. Ghoraayai
  17. Mahaaghoraayai
  18. Mahaamaayaayai
  19. Vaartaalyai
  20. Jagadeeshvaryai ||20||
  21. Ande Andinyai
  22. Runde Rundinyai
  23. Jambhe Jambhinyai
  24. Mohe Mohinyai
  25. Stambhe Stambhinyai
  26. Deveshyai
  27. Shatrunaashinyai
  28. Ashtabhujaayai
  29. Chaturhastaayai
  30. Unnatabhairavaangasthaayai ||30||
  31. Kapilaalochanaayai
  32. Panchamyai
  33. Lokeshyai
  34. Neelamaniprabhaayai
  35. Anjanaadriprateekaashaayai
  36. Simhaarudraayai
  37. Trilochanaayai
  38. Shyaamalaayai
  39. Paramaayai
  40. Eeshaanyai ||40||
  41. Neelyai
  42. Indeevarasannibhaayai
  43. Kanasthaanasamopetaayai
  44. Kapilaayai
  45. Kalaatmikaayai
  46. Ambikaayai
  47. Jagaddhaarinyai
  48. Bhaktopadravanaashinyai
  49. Sagunaayai
  50. Nishkalaayai ||50||
  51. Vidyaayai
  52. Nityaayai
  53. Vishvavashankaryai
  54. Mahaaroopaayai
  55. Maheshvaryai
  56. Mahendritaayai
  57. Vishvavyaapinyai
  58. Devyai
  59. Pashoonaamabhayakaarinyai
  60. Kaalikaayai ||60||
  61. Bhayadaayai
  62. Balimaamsamahaapriyaayai
  63. Jayabhairavyai
  64. Krishnaangaayai
  65. Parameshvaravallabhaayai
  66. Nudaayai
  67. Stutyai
  68. Sureshaanyai
  69. Brahmaadivaradaayai
  70. Svaroopinyai ||70||
  71. Suraanaamabhayapradaayai
  72. Varaahadehasambhootaayai
  73. Shronivaaraalase
  74. Krodhinyai
  75. Neelaasyaayai
  76. Shubhadaayai
  77. Shubhavaarinyai
  78. Shatroonaam Vaakstambhanakaarinyai
  79. Katistambhanakaarinyai
  80. Matistambhanakaarinyai ||80||
  81. Saaksheestambhanakaarinyai
  82. Mookastambhinyai
  83. Jihvaastambhinyai
  84. Dushtaanaam Nigrahakaarinyai
  85. Shishtaanugrahakaarinyai
  86. Sarvashatrukshayakaraayai
  87. Shatrusaadanakaarinyai
  88. Shatruvidveshanakaarinyai
  89. Bhairaveepriyaayai
  90. Mantraatmikaayai ||90||
  91. Yantraroopaayai
  92. Tantraroopinyai
  93. Peethaatmikaayai
  94. Devadevyai
  95. Shreyaskaarinyai
  96. Chintitaarthapradaayinyai
  97. Bhaktaalakshmeevinaashinyai
  98. Sampatpradaayai
  99. Saukhyakaarinyai
  100. Baahuvaaraahyai ||100||
  101. Svapnavaaraahyai
  102. Glaum Bhagavatyai Namo
  103. Eeshvaryai
  104. Sarvaaraadhyaayai
  105. Sarvamayaayai
  106. Sarvalokaatmikaayai
  107. Mahishanaashinaayai
  108. Brihadvaaraahyai ||108||

|| Iti Shree Varahi Devi Ashtottara Shatanaamaavali Sampoornam ||

Meaning

The Sri Varahi Ashtottara Shatanamavali gives a hundred and eight names of Varahi Devi, the boar-faced goddess. It begins Namo Varahavadanayai, Namo Varahyai - and that is the first thing to notice. Most archana lists are framed Om X namah; this one puts namo in front of the dative instead, the shape you find in a stotra rather than a puja list.

Significance

Varahi is not a background deity in the Srividya tradition, she is an officer of state. The Lalitopakhyana in the Brahmanda Purana has Lalita Tripurasundari march against Bhandasura with two commanders: Shyamala as mantrini, the minister, and Varahi as Dandanatha, the one who holds the danda and leads the army from the Kirichakra chariot. Danda is the rod of punishment, and the name is not decorative - Varahi is the force that removes an obstruction rather than persuading it. Her boar face carries the memory of Varaha lifting the earth out of the water, and devotees who come to her with a blocked matter, a stuck case, a land dispute, are asking for exactly that lift. The list has no phala-shruti of its own. What the tradition holds is that she answers quickly and expects the devotee to be straight with her.

How and when to chant

Varahi is a night deity. Her worship is kept after sunset, and many upasakas hold to the hours between dusk and midnight rather than the morning slot other goddesses are given. Tuesday and Friday are the weekdays, and several south Indian lineages associate her with the Panchami tithi. Light a ghee or gingelly oil lamp, sit facing east or north, and offer kumkuma at each of the 108 names; the namavali alone needs no initiation. The Varahi mula mantra and the puraschcharana around it are a different matter and belong with a guru. In Karnataka she is most often approached at a Srividya sannidhi or as one of the Saptamatrikas on a matrika panel, rather than in a temple of her own.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Varahi Devi?
The boar-faced goddess, shakti of Varaha and one of the Saptamatrikas. In the Srividya tradition she is Dandanatha, commander of Lalita Tripurasundari's army against Bhandasura, riding the Kirichakra chariot. Devotees approach her for obstacles that need removing rather than negotiating.
Why does this namavali say Namo instead of Om ... namah?
Because it reads like a stotra lifted into archana use. The standard puja list runs Om, the name in the dative, then namah. Here namo comes first - Namo Varahavadanayai - which is the shape of praise verses. Priests who use it for archana simply keep the wording as it stands.
Why is Varahi worshipped at night?
The tradition treats her as a nocturnal deity and her upasana is kept after sunset, commonly between dusk and midnight. Explanations differ between lineages. The practical result is the same: her lamp is lit in the evening, not at the morning puja hour most other deities are given.
Do I need initiation to recite the Varahi Ashtottara?
Not for the names. Reciting a namavali with a lamp and kumkuma is open to anyone. The Varahi mula mantra, its nyasa and any puraschcharana around it are initiated practice and should be taken from a guru who holds the lineage, not from a book or a video.
What is Dandanatha, and why is Varahi called that?
Danda is the rod of authority and punishment; Dandanatha or Dandini is the one who wields it. In the Lalitopakhyana she is the commander-in-chief of the Devi's forces, with Shyamala as minister. The title says what she does - she enforces rather than persuades.
How is Varahi different from Pratyangira and Chamunda?
All three are fierce, but their offices differ. Varahi is boar-faced and belongs to the Srividya court as commander. Pratyangira is lion-faced and turns back hostile rites. Chamunda is the name Ambika gives Kali in the Devi Mahatmya after Chanda and Munda are killed.
Which day and tithi are kept for her?
Tuesday and Friday are the weekdays most often named, with the recitation after dark. Several south Indian lineages also keep the Panchami tithi for her. Navaratri nights are widely used as well. Where your own family or guru keeps a different day, follow that.
Are there Varahi temples in Karnataka?
Separate Varahi temples are uncommon here. She is usually found as one of the Saptamatrika figures carved on old temple panels, or worshipped within a Srividya sannidhi. Devotees in Karnataka more often keep her archana at home in the evening than visit a shrine of her own.

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