Goddess Tara

śrī tārāmbā aṣṭottara śata nāmāvaliḥ

(Shri Taramba Ashtottara Shata Namavali in English (IAST))

Traditional

This sacred namavali consists of the one hundred and eight names of Goddess Tara, the second of the ten Mahavidyas in Tantric Hinduism. As the embodiment of the saving grace, she is worshipped to transcend the ocean of existence and overcome worldly obstacles. Chanting this sequence of names is believed to bestow spiritual clarity, remove karmic burdens, and grant the devotee protection from danger. Through meditative recitation, the seeker aligns their consciousness with the compassionate and fierce energy of the Mother, fostering inner transformation and attaining liberation from the cycle of birth and death.

oṃ tāriṇyai namaḥ |
oṃ taralāyai namaḥ |
oṃ tanvyai namaḥ |
oṃ tārāyai namaḥ |
oṃ taruṇavallaryai namaḥ |
oṃ tārarūpāyai namaḥ |
oṃ taryai namaḥ |
oṃ śyāmāyai namaḥ |
oṃ tanukṣīṇapayodharāyai namaḥ |
oṃ turīyāyai namaḥ | 10 |
oṃ taruṇāyai namaḥ |
oṃ tīvragamanāyai namaḥ |
oṃ nīlavāhinyai namaḥ |
oṃ ugratārāyai namaḥ |
oṃ jayāyai namaḥ |
oṃ caṇḍyai namaḥ |
oṃ śrīmadekajaṭāśirāyai namaḥ |
oṃ taruṇyai namaḥ |
oṃ śāmbhavyai namaḥ |
oṃ chinnaphālāyai namaḥ | 20 |
oṃ bhadradāyinyai namaḥ |
oṃ ugrāyai namaḥ |
oṃ ugraprabhāyai namaḥ |
oṃ nīlāyai namaḥ |
oṃ kṛṣṇāyai namaḥ |
oṃ nīlasarasvatyai namaḥ |
oṃ dvitīyāyai namaḥ |
oṃ śobhanāyai namaḥ |
oṃ nityāyai namaḥ |
oṃ navīnāyai namaḥ | 30 |
oṃ nityabhīṣaṇāyai namaḥ |
oṃ caṇḍikāyai namaḥ |
oṃ vijayārādhyāyai namaḥ |
oṃ devyai namaḥ |
oṃ gaganavāhinyai namaḥ |
oṃ aṭṭahāsāyai namaḥ |
oṃ karālāsyāyai namaḥ |
oṃ carāsyāyai namaḥ |
oṃ īśapūjitāyai namaḥ |
oṃ saguṇāyai namaḥ | 40 |
oṃ asaguṇāyai namaḥ |
oṃ ārādhyāyai namaḥ |
oṃ harīndrādiprapūjitāyai namaḥ |
oṃ raktapriyāyai namaḥ |
oṃ raktākṣyai namaḥ |
oṃ rudhirāsyavibhūṣitāyai namaḥ |
oṃ balipriyāyai namaḥ |
oṃ baliratāyai namaḥ |
oṃ durgāyai namaḥ |
oṃ balavatyai namaḥ | 50 |
oṃ balāyai namaḥ |
oṃ balapriyāyai namaḥ |
oṃ balaratyai namaḥ |
oṃ balarāmaprapūjitāyai namaḥ |
oṃ ardhakeśeśvaryai namaḥ |
oṃ keśāyai namaḥ |
oṃ keśavāyai namaḥ |
oṃ sragvibhūṣitāyai namaḥ |
oṃ padmamālāyai namaḥ |
oṃ padmākṣyai namaḥ | 60 |
oṃ kāmākhyāyai namaḥ |
oṃ girinandinyai namaḥ |
oṃ dakṣiṇāyai namaḥ |
oṃ dakṣāyai namaḥ |
oṃ dakṣajāyai namaḥ |
oṃ dakṣiṇeratāyai namaḥ |
oṃ vajrapuṣpapriyāyai namaḥ |
oṃ raktapriyāyai namaḥ |
oṃ kusumabhūṣitāyai namaḥ |
oṃ māheśvaryai namaḥ | 70 |
oṃ mahādevapriyāyai namaḥ |
oṃ pannagabhūṣitāyai namaḥ |
oṃ iḍāyai namaḥ |
oṃ piṅgalāyai namaḥ |
oṃ suṣumnāprāṇarūpiṇyai namaḥ |
oṃ gāndhāryai namaḥ |
oṃ pañcamyai namaḥ |
oṃ pañcānanādiparipūjitāyai namaḥ |
oṃ tathyavidyāyai namaḥ |
oṃ tathyarūpāyai namaḥ | 80 |
oṃ tathyamārgānusāriṇyai namaḥ |
oṃ tattvarūpāyai namaḥ |
oṃ tattvapriyāyai namaḥ |
oṃ tattvajñānātmikāyai namaḥ |
oṃ anaghāyai namaḥ |
oṃ tāṇḍavācārasantuṣṭāyai namaḥ |
oṃ tāṇḍavapriyakāriṇyai namaḥ |
oṃ tālanādaratāyai namaḥ |
oṃ krūratāpinyai namaḥ |
oṃ taraṇiprabhāyai namaḥ | 90 |
oṃ trapāyuktāyai namaḥ |
oṃ trapāmuktāyai namaḥ |
oṃ tarpitāyai namaḥ |
oṃ tṛptikāriṇyai namaḥ |
oṃ tāruṇyabhāvasantuṣṭāyai namaḥ |
oṃ śaktibhaktānurāgiṇyai namaḥ |
oṃ śivāsaktāyai namaḥ |
oṃ śivaratyai namaḥ |
oṃ śivabhaktiparāyaṇāyai namaḥ |
oṃ tāmradyutyai namaḥ | 100 |
oṃ tāmrarāgāyai namaḥ |
oṃ tāmrapātraprabhojinyai namaḥ |
oṃ balabhadrapremaratāyai namaḥ |
oṃ balibhuje namaḥ |
oṃ balikalpanyai namaḥ |
oṃ rāmapriyāyai namaḥ |
oṃ rāmaśaktyai namaḥ |
oṃ rāmarūpānukāriṇī namaḥ | 108 |

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