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108 Names and Mantras of Lord Shiva

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108 Mantras of Lord Shiva 1. OM SHIVAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Auspicious One 2. OM MAHESHVARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Great God Shiva 3. OM SHAMBHAVE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who exists for our happiness alone 4. OM PINAKINE NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva, who guards the path of dharma 5. OM SHASHISHEKHARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God who wears the crescent moon in his hair 6. OM VAMADEVAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God who is pleasing and auspicious in every way 7. OM VIRUPAKSHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God of spotless form 8. OM KAPARDINE NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord with thickly matted hair 9. OM NILALOHITAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God splendid as the red sun at daybreak 10. OM SHANKARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the source of all prosperity 11. OM SHULAPANAYE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who carries a spear 12. OM KHATVANGINE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who carries a knurled club 13. OM VISHNUVALLABHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva, who is dear to Lord Vishnu 14. OM SHIPIVISHTAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord whose form emits great rays of light 15. OM AMBIKANATHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Ambika's Lord 16. OM SHRIKANTAYA NAMAHA Salutations to he whose throat is shining blue 17. OM BHAKTAVATSALAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who loves His devotees like new born calves 18. OM BHAVAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God who is existence itself

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19. OM SARVAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who is all 20. OM TRILOKESHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who is the Lord of all the three worlds 21. OM SHITAKANTHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the primal soul whose throat is deep blue 22. OM SHIVAPRIYAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the god who is dear to Shakti 23. OM UGRAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva whose presence is awesome and overwhelming 24. OM KAPALINE NAMAHA Salutations to the God whose begging bowl is a human skull 25. OM KAMARAYE NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who conquers all passions 26. OM ANDHAKASURA SUDANAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who killed the asura Andhaka 27. OM GANGADHARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God who holds the Ganges River in his hair 28. OM LALATAKSHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord whose sport is creation 29. OM KALAKALAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who is the death of death 30. OM KRIPANIDHAYE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who is the treasure of compassion 31. OM BHIMAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva whose strength is awesome 32. OM PARASHU HASTAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God who wields an axe in his hands 33. OM MRIGAPANAYAE NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who looks after the soul in the wilderness 34. OM JATADHARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who bears a mass of matted hair 35. OM KAILASAVASINE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who abides on Mount Kailas 36. OM KAVACHINE NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who is wrapped in armor

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37. OM KATHORAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who causes all growth 38. OM TRIPURANTAKAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who destroyed the three demonic cities 39. OM VRISHANKAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God whose emblem is a bull (Nandi) 40. OM VRISHABHARUDHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who rides a bull 41. OM BHASMODDHULITA VIGRAHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord covered with holy ash 42. OM SAMAPRIYAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God exceedingly fond of hymns from the Sama Veda 43. OM SVARAMAYAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who creates through sound 44. OM TRAYIMURTAYE NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who is worshiped in three forms 45. OM ANISHVARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the undisputed Lord 46. OM SARVAGYAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God who knows all things 47. OM PARAMATMANE NAMAHA Salutations to the Supreme Self 48. OM SOMASURAGNI LOCHANAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the light of the eyes of Soma, Surya and Agni 49. OM HAVISHE NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who receives oblations of ghee 50. OM YAGYAMAYAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the architect of all sacrificial rites 51. OM SOMAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Moon-glow of the mystic's vision 52. OM PANCHAVAKTRAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God of the five activities 53. OM SADASHIVAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the eternally auspicious benevolent Shiva 54. OM VISHVESHVARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the all-pervading ruler of the cosmos

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55. OM VIRABHADRAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva the foremost of heroes 56. OM GANANATHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God of the Ganas 57. OM PRAJAPATAYE NAMAHA Salutations to the Creator 58. OM HIRANYARETASE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who emanates golden souls 59. OM DURDHARSHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the unconquerable being 60. OM GIRISHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the monarch of the holy mountain Kailas 61. OM GIRISHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord of the Himalayas 62. OM ANAGHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who can inspire no fear

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63. OM BUJANGABHUSHANAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord adorned with golden snakes 64. OM BHARGAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the foremost of rishis 65. OM GIRIDHANVANE NAMAHA Salutations to the God whose weapon is a mountain 66. OM GIRIPRIYAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who is fond of mountains 67. OM KRITTIVASASE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who wears clothes of hide 68. OM PURARATAYE NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who is thoroughly at home in the wilderness 69. OM BHAGAVATE NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord of prosperity 70. OM PRAMATHADHIPAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God who is served by goblins 71. OM MRITUNJAYAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the conqueror of death 72. OM SUKSHMATANAVE NAMAHA Salutations to the subtlest of the subtle 73. OM JAGADVYAPINE NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who fills the whole world 74. OM JAGADGURAVE NAMAHA Salutations to the guru of all the worlds 75. OM VYOMAKESHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God whose hair is the spreading sky above 76. OM MAHASENAJANAKAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the origin of Mahasena 77. OM CHARUVIKRAMAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva, the guardian of wandering pilgrims 78. OM RUDRAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who is fit to be praised 79. OM BHUTAPATAYE NAMAHA Salutations to the source of living creatures, including the Bhutas, or ghostly creatures 80. OM STHANAVE NAMAHA Salutations to the firm and immovable deity 81. OM AHIRBUDHNYAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who waits for the sleeping kundalini

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82. OM DIGAMBARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva whose robes is the cosmos 83. OM ASHTAMURTAYE NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who has eight forms 84. OM ANEKATMANE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who is the one soul 85. OM SATVIKAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord of boundless energy 86. OM SHUDDHA VIGRAHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to him who is free of all doubt and dissension 87. OM SHASHVATAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva, endless and eternal 88. OM KHANDAPARASHAVE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who cuts through the mind's despair 89. OM AJAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the instigator of all that occurs 90. OM PAPAVIMOCHAKAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who releases all fetters 91. OM MRIDAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who shows only mercy 92. OM PASHUPATAYE NAMAHA Salutations to the ruler of all evolving souls, the animals 93. OM DEVAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the foremost of devas, demigods 94. OM MAHADEVAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the greatest of the gods 95. OM AVYAYAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the one never subject to change 96. OM HARAYE NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who dissolves all bondage 97. OM PASHUDANTABHIDE NAMAHA Salutations to the one who punished Pushan 98. OM AVYAGRAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who is steady and unwavering 99. OM DAKSHADHVARAHARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the destroyer of Daksha's conceited sacrifice 100. OM HARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who withdraws the cosmos 101. OM BHAGANETRABHIDE NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who taught Bhaga to see more clearly

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102. OM AVYAKTAYA NAMAHA Salutations to Shiva who is subtle and unseen 103. OM SAHASRAKSHAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord of limitless forms 104. OM SAHASRAPADE NAMAHA Salutations to the God who is standing and walking everywhere 105. OM APAVARGAPRADAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the Lord who gives and takes all things 106. OM ANANTAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the God who is unending 107. OM TARAKAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the great liberator of mankind 108. OM PARAMESHVARAYA NAMAHA Salutations to the great God

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108 Names of Lord Shiva 1. Aashutosh One Who Fulfills Wishes Instantly 2. Aja Unborn 3. Akshayaguna God With Limitless Attributes 4. Anagha Without Any Fault 5. Anantadrishti Lord Of Infinite Vision 6. Augadh One Who Revels All The Time 7. Avyayaprabhu Imperishable Lord 8. Bhairav Lord Of Terror 9. Bhalanetra One Who Has An Eye In The Forehead 10. Bholenath Kind Hearted Lord 11. Bhooteshwara Lord Of Ghosts And Evil Beings 12. Bhudeva Lord Of The Earth 13. Bhutapala Protector Of The Ghosts 14. Chandrapal Master Of The Moon 15. Chandraprakash One Who Has Moon As A Crest 16. Dayalu Compassionate 17. Devadeva Lord Of The Lords 18. Dhanadeepa Lord Of Wealth 19. Dhyanadeep Icon Of Meditation And Concentration

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20. Dhyutidhara Lord Of Brilliance 21. Digambara Ascetic Without Any Clothes 22. Durjaneeya Difficult To Be Known 23. Durjaya Unvanquished 24. Gangadhara Lord Of River Ganga 25. Girijapati Consort Of Girija 26. Gunagrahin Acceptor Of Gunas 27. Gurudeva Master Of All 28. Hara Remover Of Sins 29. Jagadisha Master Of The Universe 30. Jaradhishamana Redeemer From Afflictions 31. Jatin One Who Has Matted Hair 32. Kailas One Who Bestows Peace 33. Kailashadhipati Lord Of Mount Kailash 34. Kailashnath Master Of Mount Kailash 35. Kamalakshana Lotus-Eyed Lord 36. Kantha Ever-Radiant 37. Kapalin One Wears A Necklace Of Skulls 38. Khatvangin One Who Has The Missile Khatvangin In His Hand 39. Kundalin One Who Wears Earrings 40. Lalataksha One Who Has An Eye In The Forehead 41. Lingadhyaksha Lord Of The Lingas 42. Lingaraja Lord Of The Lingas

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43. Lokankara Creator Of The Three Worlds 44. Lokapal One Who Takes Care Of The World 45. Mahabuddhi Extremely Intelligent 46. Mahadeva Greatest God 47. Mahakala Lord Of All Times 48. Mahamaya Lord Of Great Illusions 49. Mahamrityunjaya Great Victor Of Death 50. Mahanidhi Great Storehouse 51. Mahashaktimaya One Who Has Boundless Energies 52. Mahayogi Greatest Of All Gods 53. Mahesha Supreme Lord 54. Maheshwara Lord Of Gods

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55. Nagabhushana One Who Has Serpents As Ornaments 56. Nataraja King Of The Art Of Dancing 57. Nilakantha Blue Necked Lord 58. Nityasundara Ever Beautiful 59. Nrityapriya Lover Of Dance 60. Omkara Creator Of OM 61. Palanhaar One Who Protects Everyone 62. Parameshwara First Among All Gods 63. Paramjyoti Greatest Splendour 64. Pashupati Lord Of All Living Beings 65. Pinakin One Who Has A Bow In His Hand 66. Pranava Originator Of The Syllable Of OM 67. Priyabhakta Favourite Of The Devotees 68. Priyadarshana Lord Of Loving Vision 69. Pushkara One Who Gives Nourishment 70. Pushpalochana One Who Has Eyes Like Flowers 71. Ravilochana Having Sun As The Eye 72. Rudra The Terrible 73. Rudraksha One Who Has Eyes Like Rudra 74. Sadashiva Eternal God 75. Sanatana Eternal Lord 76. Sarvacharya Preceptor Of All

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77. Sarvashiva Always Pure 78. Sarvatapana Scorcher Of All 79. Sarvayoni Source Of Everything 80. Sarveshwara Lord Of All Gods 81. Shambhu One Who Bestows Prosperity 82. Shankara One Who Gives Happiness 83. Shiva Always Pure 84. Shoolin One Who Has A Trident 85. Shrikantha Lord Of Glorious Neck 86. Shrutiprakasha Illuminator Of The Vedas 87. Shuddhavigraha One Who Has A Pure Body 88. Skandaguru Preceptor Of Skanda 89. Someshwara Lord Of All Gods 90. Sukhada Bestower Of Happiness 91. Suprita Well Pleased 92. Suragana Having Gods As Attendants 93. Sureshwara Lord Of All Gods 94. Swayambhu Self-Manifested 95. Tejaswani One Who Spreads Illumination 96. Trilochana Three-Eyed Lord 97. Trilokpati Master Of All The Three Worlds 98. Tripurari Enemy Of Tripura 99. Trishoolin One Who Has A Trident In His Hands

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100. Umapati Consort Of Uma 101. Vachaspati Lord Of speech 102. Vajrahasta One Who Has A Thunderbolt in His Hands 103. Varada Granter Of Boons 104. Vedakarta Originator Of The Vedas 105. Veerabhadra Supreme Lord Of The Nether World 106. Vishalaksha Wide-Eyed Lord 107. Vishveshwara Lord Of The Universe 108. Vrishavahana One Who Has Bull As His Vehicle