Lord Shiva

śiva aṣṭottara śata nāma stotram

(Shiva Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram in English (IAST))

From Shiva Purana

The Shiva Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram is a revered hymn found in the Shiva Purana that enumerates one hundred and eight sacred names of Lord Shiva. Each epithet reflects a unique facet of the Supreme Being, ranging from his roles as the destroyer of ignorance to the protector of his devotees. Chanting this stotra is believed to purify the mind, bestow mental peace, and cultivate deep devotion. It serves as a powerful meditative tool, helping the practitioner connect with the cosmic consciousness of Lord Shiva and seek his divine grace for liberation and worldly prosperity.

śivo maheśvara-śśambhuḥ pinākī śaśiśekharaḥ
vāmadevo virūpākṣaḥ kapardī nīlalohitaḥ || 1 ||
śaṅkara-śśūlapāṇiśca khaṭvāṅgī viṣṇuvallabhaḥ
śipiviṣṭo'mbikānāthaḥ śrīkaṇṭho bhaktavatsalaḥ || 2 ||
bhava-śśarva-strilokeśaḥ śitikaṇṭhaḥ śivāpriyaḥ
ugraḥ kapālī kāmāri randhakāsurasūdanaḥ || 3 ||
gaṅgādharo lalāṭākṣaḥ kālakālaḥ kṛpānidhiḥ
bhīmaḥ paraśuhastaśca mṛgapāṇi-rjaṭādharaḥ || 4 ||
kailāsavāsī kavacī kaṭhora-stripurāntakaḥ
vṛṣāṅko vṛṣabhārūḍho bhasmoddhūlitavigrahaḥ || 5 ||
sāmapriya-ssvaramaya-strayīmūrti-ranīśvaraḥ
sarvajñaḥ paramātmā ca somasūryāgnilocanaḥ || 6 ||
havi-ryajñamaya-ssomaḥ pañcavaktra-ssadāśivaḥ
viśveśvaro vīrabhadro gaṇanāthaḥ prajāpatiḥ || 7 ||
hiraṇyaretā durdharṣo girīśo giriśo'naghaḥ
bhujaṅgabhūṣaṇo bhargo giridhanvā giripriyaḥ || 8 ||
kṛttivāsāḥ purārāti-rbhagavān pramathādhipaḥ
mṛtyuñjaya-ssūkṣmatanu-rjagadvyāpī jagadguruḥ || 9 ||
vyomakeśo mahāsenajanaka-ścāruvikramaḥ
rudro bhūtapatiḥ sthāṇu-rahirbhudhnyo digambaraḥ || 10 ||
aṣṭamūrti-ranekātmā sāttvika-śśuddhavigrahaḥ
śāśvataḥ khaṇḍaparaśu-rajaḥ pāśavimocakaḥ || 11 ||
mṛḍaḥ paśupati-rdevo mahādevo'vyayo hariḥ
pūṣadantabhi-davyagro dakṣādhvaraharo haraḥ || 12 ||
bhaganetrabhi-davyakto sahasrākṣa-ssahasrapāt
apavargaprado'nanta-stārakaḥ parameśvaraḥ || 13 ||
evaṃ śrī śambhudevasya nāmnāmaṣṭottaraṃ śatam ||
iti śrī śivāṣṭottaraśatanāmastotraratnaṃ samāptam |

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