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Sri Veerabhadra Ashtottara Shatanamavali

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Sri Veerabhadra Ashtottara Shatanamavali

Sri Veerabhadra Ashtottara Shatanamavali

  1. Om Veerabhadraaya Namah
  2. Om Mahaashooraaya Namah
  3. Om Raudraaya Namah
  4. Om Rudraavataarakaaya Namah
  5. Om Shyaamaangaaya Namah
  6. Om Ugradamshtraaya Namah
  7. Om Bheemanetraaya Namah
  8. Om Jitendriyaaya Namah
  9. Om Oordhvakeshaaya Namah
  10. Om Bhootanaathaaya Namah
  11. Om Khadgahastaaya Namah
  12. Om Trivikramaaya Namah
  13. Om Vishvavyaapine Namah
  14. Om Vishvanaathaaya Namah
  15. Om Vishnuchakravibhanjanaaya Namah
  16. Om Bhadrakaaleepataye Namah
  17. Om Bhadraaya Namah
  18. Om Bhadraakshaabharanaanvitaaya Namah
  19. Om Bhaanudantabhide Namah
  20. Om Ugraaya Namah
  21. Om Bhagavate Namah
  22. Om Bhaavagocharaaya Namah
  23. Om Chandamoortaye Namah
  24. Om Chaturbaahave Namah
  25. Om Chaturaaya Namah
  26. Om Chandrashekharaaya Namah
  27. Om Satyapratijnyaaya Namah
  28. Om Sarvaatmane Namah
  29. Om Sarvasaakshine Namah
  30. Om Niraamayaaya Namah
  31. Om Nityaaya Namah
  32. Om Nirootapaapaughaaya Namah
  33. Om Nirvikalpaaya Namah
  34. Om Niranjanaaya Namah
  35. Om Bhaarateenaasikachchhaadaaya Namah
  36. Om Bhavarogamahaabhishaje Namah
  37. Om Bhaktaikarakshakaaya Namah
  38. Om Balavate Namah
  39. Om Bhasmoddhoolitavigrahaaya Namah
  40. Om Dakshaaraye Namah
  41. Om Dharmamoortaye Namah
  42. Om Daityasanghabhayankaraaya Namah
  43. Om Paatrahastaaya Namah
  44. Om Paavakaakshaaya Namah
  45. Om Makhaantakaaya Namah
  46. Om Mahaatejase Namah
  47. Om Mahaabhayanivaaranaaya Namah
  48. Om Mahaaveeraganaadhyakshaaya Namah
  49. Om Ganaadhyakshaaya Namah
  50. Om Mahaaghoranrisimhajite Namah
  51. Om Nishvaasamaarutoddhootakulaparvatasanchayaaya Namah
  52. Om Dantanishpe Shanaaraavamukharee Kritadiktataaya Namah
  53. Om Paadasanghattagodbhraantasheshasheershasahasrakaaya Namah
  54. Om Bhaanukotiprabhaabhaasvanmanikundalamanditaaya Namah
  55. Om Sheshabhooshaaya Namah
  56. Om Charmavaasase Namah
  57. Om Chaaruhastojjvalattanave Namah
  58. Om Upendrendrayamaadidevaanaamangarakshakaaya Namah
  59. Om Pattasapraasaparashugadaadyaayudhashobhitaaya Namah
  60. Om Brahmaadidevadushprekshyaprabhaashumbhatkeereetadhrite Namah
  61. Om Kooshmaandagrahabhetaalamaareeganavibhanjanaaya Namah
  62. Om Kreedaakandukitaadandabhaandakoteeviraajitaaya Namah
  63. Om Sharanaagatavaikunthabrahmendraamararakshakaaya Namah
  64. Om Yogeendrahritpayojaatamahaabhaaskaramandalaaya Namah
  65. Om Sarvadevashiroratnasanghrishtamanipaadukaaya Namah
  66. Om Graiveyahaarakeyoorakaancheekatakabhooshitaaya Namah
  67. Om Vaagateetaaya Namah
  68. Om Dakshaharaaya Namah
  69. Om Vahnijihvaanikrintanaaya Namah
  70. Om Sahasrabaahave Namah
  71. Om Sarvajnyaaya Namah
  72. Om Sachchidaanandavigrahaaya Namah
  73. Om Bhayaahvayaaya Namah
  74. Om Bhaktalokaaraati Teekshnavilochanaaya Namah
  75. Om Kaarunyaakshaaya Namah
  76. Om Gaanaadhyakshaaya Namah
  77. Om Garvitaasuradarpahrite Namah
  78. Om Sampatkaraaya Namah
  79. Om Sadaanandaaya Namah
  80. Om Sarvaabheeshtaphalapradaaya Namah
  81. Om Noopuraalankrita Padaaya Namah
  82. Om Vyaalayajnyopaveetakaaya Namah
  83. Om Bhaganetraharaaya Namah
  84. Om Deerghabaahave Namah
  85. Om Bandhavimochakaaya Namah
  86. Om Tejomayaaya Namah
  87. Om Sakavachaaya Namah
  88. Om Bhrigushmashru Vilumpakaaya Namah
  89. Om Yajnyapoorusha Sheershaghnaaya Namah
  90. Om Yajnyaa Ranya Davaanalaaya Namah
  91. Om Bhaktikavatsalaaya Namah
  92. Om Devasulabhaaya Namah
  93. Om Shaashvataaya Namah
  94. Om Nidhaye Namah
  95. Om Sarvasiddhi Karaaya Namah
  96. Om Dantaaya Namah
  97. Om Sakalaagamashobhitaaya Namah
  98. Om Bhuktimuktipradaaya Namah
  99. Om Devaaya Namah
  100. Om Sarvavyaadhinivaarakaaya Namah
  101. Om Akaalamrityusamhartre Namah
  102. Om Kaalamrityu Bhayankaraaya Namah
  103. Om Grahaakarshana Nirbandhamaaranochchaatana Priyaaya Namah
  104. Om Paratantra Vinirbandhaaya Namah
  105. Om Paramaatmane Namah
  106. Om Paraatparaaya Namah
  107. Om Svamantrayantra Tantraugha Paripaalana Tatparaaya Namah
  108. Om Poojakashreshta Chittastha Vaanchaasheeghra Varapradaaya Namah

|| Iti Shree Veerabhadrashtottara Shatanaamaavalih Sampoornam Samaaptam ||

Meaning

Veerabhadra Ashtottara Shatanamavali is the list of 108 names of Veerabhadra, the fierce form who came out of Shiva's anger when Daksha held his yajna and left Shiva out of it. It opens Om Veerabhadraya Namah, Om Mahashuraya Namah, Om Rudravatarakaya Namah. In Karnataka he is a household deity for a great many families, so the namavali is heard at home as often as in a temple.

Significance

The third name settles the theology before the list has properly begun. Rudravataraka means the descent of Rudra, so Veerabhadra is not a separate deity who serves Shiva; he is Shiva in one particular mood. The story behind it is told in the Vayu, Linga and Shiva Puranas, with real differences between them, and the shared outline runs like this. Daksha held a great yajna and slighted Shiva. Sati, his own daughter and Shiva's wife, went to it and gave up her body there. Shiva tore a lock from his matted hair and struck it on the ground, and Veerabhadra rose from it with Bhadrakali beside him. The yajna was broken up, Daksha was beheaded, and later he was restored with the head of a goat. That is the whole reason for the second name, Mahashura, the great warrior. He is not a warrior by trade. He came into existence already fighting. The names go on to gather the fierce epithets, but they keep returning to the Rudra link, which is what keeps the fierce form inside Shiva rather than outside him. Tradition holds that families who keep Veerabhadra as kuladevata recite this list at the annual jatre of their own temple as well as at home.

How and when to chant

Monday is the usual day, as with the rest of the Shiva family. Bathe first, light a lamp, and keep bilva leaves, vibhuti and a rudraksha if you have one. Karthika masa draws the longest recitation of the year in most Shiva households, and families with a Veerabhadra kuladevata also keep it for the days around their own temple jatre, which varies from village to village in north Karnataka. Many Veerabhadra temples there hold a jatre with the deity's standard carried in procession, and the namavali is recited before setting out. One round of 108 is standard; those doing archana offer a bilva leaf or a flower at each name.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Veerabhadra?
Veerabhadra is the fierce form that rose from Shiva's wrath when Daksha held a yajna and slighted him, and Sati gave up her body there. Shiva struck a lock of his matted hair on the ground and Veerabhadra arose from it, with Bhadrakali beside him. He broke up the yajna and beheaded Daksha.
Is Veerabhadra a form of Shiva or a separate deity?
A form of Shiva. The third name in the namavali says so directly: Rudravataraka, the descent of Rudra. He is not a servant or a general who works for Shiva but Shiva himself in one particular mood. The list keeps returning to that link even while piling up the fierce epithets.
Which Purana tells the Veerabhadra story?
The Daksha yajna episode is told in the Vayu Purana, the Linga Purana and the Shiva Purana, and the versions differ from one another in detail. The shared outline is the same: the slighted Shiva, Sati's death, the lock of hair struck on the ground, Veerabhadra and Bhadrakali, and Daksha restored with a goat's head.
Why is Veerabhadra important in Karnataka?
Veerabhadra temples are common across north Karnataka, and a great many families there keep him as kuladevata, particularly in the Veerashaiva tradition. That is why the namavali is as much a household text here as a temple one, and why village jatres built around a Veerabhadra temple are a fixture of the local calendar.
Which day should the Veerabhadra namavali be recited?
Monday is the usual day, following the rest of the Shiva family. Karthika masa is when most Shiva households recite the longest. Families who keep him as kuladevata also take it up around their own temple's annual jatre, and those dates vary from village to village, so follow your family's own keeping.
What is offered while reciting?
The Shiva set: bilva leaves, vibhuti, a lamp, and a rudraksha if the house has one. For archana, a bilva leaf or a flower goes down at each of the 108 names. Nothing beyond the lamp is required. Families with a kuladevata temple often follow whatever that temple's own custom is.
Who is Bhadrakali in relation to Veerabhadra?
In the Daksha yajna account the two arise together, Veerabhadra from the lock of hair Shiva struck on the ground and Bhadrakali alongside him. They are worshipped as a pair in many temples, and the Veerabhadra Kavacham names both together as its devata, which reflects the same pairing.
Is this namavali suitable for reciting at home?
Yes. A namavali is a list of names framed with Om and namah, needing no initiation, and in Karnataka it is very much a home text. Children learn it by repeating names after an elder. A purohit is called for a formal abhisheka or a jatre ritual, not for household recitation.

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