108 Names of Shiva Chant

108 Names of Shiva Chant

108 Names of Shiva Chant

108 Names of Shiva Chant Lyrics, Meaning, Benefits, Download

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Shiva mantras are the most powerful mantras for seeking your true self, your purpose, and your true potential.

This special mantra bolsters your mental intention and seeks the blessings of Lord Shiva by invoking all 108 Names of Shiva.

The 108 Names of Shiva chant is part of the Ancient Powerful Shiva Mantras album.

Lyrics of the Mantra

Verse 1:

|| Om Shivaya Namah Om Maheshwaraya Namah Om Shambhave Namah Om Pinakine Namah Om Shashishekharaya Namah Om Vamadevaya Namah ||

Verse 2:

|| Om Virupakshaya Namah Om Kapardine Namah Om Nilalohitaya Namah Om Shankaraya Namah Om Shulapanaye Namah Om Khatvangine Namah ||

Verse 3:

|| Om Vishnuvallabhaya Namah Om Shipivishtaya Namah Om Ambikanathaya Namah Om Shrikanthaya Namah Om Bhaktavatsalaya Namah Om Bhavaya Namah ||

Verse 4:

|| Om Sharvaya Namah Om Trilokeshaya Namah Om Shitikanthaya Namah Om Shiva Priyaya Namah Om Ugraya Namah Om Kapaline Namah ||

Verse 5:

|| Om Kamaraye Namah Om Andhakasurasudanaya Namah Om Gangadharaya Namah Om Lalatakshaya Namah Om Kalakalaya Namah Om Kripanidhaye Namah ||

Verse 6:

|| Om Bhimaya Namah Om Parashuhastaya Namah Om Mrigapanaye Namah Om Jatadharaya Namah Om Kailashavasine Namah Om Kawachine Namah ||

Verse 7:

|| Om Kathoraya Namah Om Tripurantakaya Namah Om Vrishankaya Namah Om Vrishabharudhaya Namah Om Bhasmodhulitavigrahaya Namah Om Samapriyaya Namah ||

Verse 8:

|| Om Swaramayaya Namah Om Trayimurtaye Namah Om Anishwaraya Namah Om Sarvajnaya Namah Om Paramatmane Namah Om Somasuryagnilochanaya Namah ||

Verse 9:

|| Om Havishe Namah Om Yajnamayaya Namah Om Somaya Namah Om Panchavaktraya Namah Om Sadashivaya Namah Om Vishveshwaraya Namah ||

Verse 10:

|| Om Virabhadraya Namah Om Gananathaya Namah Om Prajapataye Namah Om Hiranyaretase Namah Om Durdharshaya Namah Om Girishaya Namah ||

Verse 11:

|| Om Girishaya Namah Om Anaghaya Namah Om Bujangabhushanaya Namah Om Bhargaya Namah Om Giridhanvane Namah Om Giripriyaya Namah ||

Verse 12:

|| Om Krittivasase Namah Om Purarataye Namah Om Bhagawate Namah Om Pramathadhipaya Namah Om Mrityunjayaya Namah Om Sukshmatanave Namah ||

Verse 13:

|| Om Jagadvyapine Namah Om Jagadguruve Namah Om Vyomakeshaya Namah Om Mahasenajanakaya Namah Om Charuvikramaya Namah Om Rudraya Namah ||

Verse 14:

|| Om Bhutapataye Namah Om Sthanave Namah Om Ahirbudhnyaya Namah Om Digambaraya Namah Om Ashtamurtaye Namah Om Anekatmane Namah ||

Verse 15:

|| Om Satvikaya Namah Om Shuddhavigrahaya Namah Om Shashvataya Namah Om Khandaparashave Namah Om Ajaya Namah Om Pashavimochakaya Namah ||

Verse 16:

|| Om Mridaya Namah Om Pashupataye Namah Om Devaya Namah Om Mahadevaya Namah Om Avyayaya Namah Om Haraye Namah ||

Verse 17:

|| Om Bhaganetrabhide Namah Om Avyaktaya Namah Om Dakshadhwaraharaya Namah Om Haraya Namah Om Pushadantabhide Namah Om Avyagraya Namah ||

Verse 18:

|| Om Sahasrakshaya Namah Om Sahasrapade Namah Om Apavargapradaya Namah Om Anantaya Namah Om Tarakaya Namah Om Parameshwaraya Namah ||

Meaning of the Mantra

Verse 1:

|| Om Shivaya Namah

Om Maheshwaraya Namah

Om Shambhave Namah

Om Pinakine Namah

Om Shashishekharaya Namah

Om Vamadevaya Namah ||

Meaning:

I Bow to The One Who Is Forever Pure,

I Bow to The One Who Is The Lord Of Gods,

I Bow to The One Who Bestows All Prosperity,

I Bow to The One Who Holds A Bow In His Hand,

I Bow to The One Whose Hair Is Adorned With The Crescent Moon,

I Bow to The One Who Is Auspicious and Benevolent.

Verse 2:

|| Om Virupakshaya Namah

Om Kapardine Namah

Om Nilalohitaya Namah

Om Shankaraya Namah

Om Shulapanaye Namah

Om Khatvangine Namah ||

Meaning:

I Bow to The One With Slanting Eyes,

I Bow to The One Who Wears Thick Matted Hair,

I Bow to The One Visualized In Red And Blue,

I Bow to The One Who Bestows Happiness,

I Bow to The One Who Holds A Sacred Trident As A Weapon,

I Bow to The One Who Bears A Knurled Club.

Verse 3:

|| Om Vishnuvallabhaya Namah

Om Shipivishtaya Namah

Om Ambikanathaya Namah

Om Shrikanthaya Namah

Om Bhaktavatsalaya Namah

Om Bhavaya Namah ||

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Meaning:

I Bow to The One Who Is Close To Lord Vishnu,

I Bow to The One Who Radiates Light,

I Bow to The One Who Is The Consort of Ambika,

I Bow to The One Whose Neck Is Divine,

I Bow to The One Who Protects His Devotees,

I Bow to The One Who Is Existence.

Verse 4:

|| Om Sharvaya Namah

Om Trilokeshaya Namah

Om Shitikanthaya Namah

Om Shiva Priyaya Namah

Om Ugraya Namah

Om Kapaline Namah ||

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Meaning:

I Bow to The One Who Alleviates All Troubles,

I Bow to The One Who Is Worshipped By All The Three Worlds,

I Bow to The One Whose Neck Is White,

I Bow to The One Who Is Loved By Parvati,

I Bow to The One Who Is Fiercest,

I Bow to The One Who Wears A Garland Of Skulls.

Verse 5:

|| Om Kamaraye Namah

Om Andhakasurasudanaya Namah

Om Gangadharaya Namah

Om Lalatakshaya Namah

Om Kalakalaya Namah

Om Kripanidhaye Namah ||

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Meaning:

I Bow to The One Who Is The Enemy of Kamadeva,

I Bow to The One Who Killed The Demon Andhaka,

I Bow to The One Whose Hair Holds The Ganges,

I Bow to The One Whose Forehead Bears A Third Eye,

I Bow to The One Who Is The Death Of Death,

I Bow to The One Who Is The Epitome Of Compassion.

Verse 6:

|| Om Bhimaya Namah

Om Parashuhastaya Namah

Om Mrigapanaye Namah

Om Jatadharaya Namah

Om Kailashavasine Namah

Om Kawachine Namah ||

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Meaning:

I Bow to The One Whose Form Is Terrifying,

I Bow to The One Who Bears An Axe In His Hand,

I Bow to The One Who Holds A Deer In His Hands,

I Bow to The One With Dreadlocks In His Hair,

I Bow to The One Who Dwells In Kailasha,

I Bow to The One Who Wears Divine Armor.

Verse 7:

|| Om Kathoraya Namah

Om Tripurantakaya Namah

Om Vrishankaya Namah

Om Vrishabharudhaya Namah

Om Bhasmodhulitavigrahaya Namah

Om Samapriyaya Namah ||

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Meaning:

I Bow to The One Who Has A Powerful Body,

I Bow to The One Who Destroyed Tripurasura,

I Bow to The One Whose Flag Bears The Symbol Of the Bull,

I Bow to The One Whose Vehicle Is The Powerful Bull,

I Bow to The One Whose Body Is Smeared With Ash,

I Bow to The One Who Loves Without Prejudice.

Verse 8:

|| Om Swaramayaya Namah

Om Trayimurtaye Namah

Om Anishwaraya Namah

Om Sarvajnaya Namah

Om Paramatmane Namah

Om Somasuryagnilochanaya Namah ||

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Meaning:

I Bow to The One Who Resides In Sound,

I Bow to The One Who Embodies the Trimurti,

I Bow to The One Who Has No Master,

I Bow to The One Who Is All-Knowing,

I Bow to The One Who Is The Greatest Self,

I Bow to The One Whose Three Eyes Are The Sun, The Moon And Fire.

Verse 9:

|| Om Havishe Namah

Om Yajnamayaya Namah

Om Somaya Namah

Om Panchavaktraya Namah

Om Sadashivaya Namah

Om Vishveshwaraya Namah ||

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Meaning:

I Bow to The One Who Is Endowed With Divine Wealth,

I Bow to The One Who Designs All Sacrificial Rites,

I Bow to The One Who Embodies Uma,

I Bow to The One Who Is The God Of The Five Acts,

I Bow to The One Who Is Eternally Auspicious,

I Bow to The One Who Is The Lord Of The Universe.

Verse 10:

|| Om Virabhadraya Namah

Om Gananathaya Namah

Om Prajapataye Namah

Om Hiranyaretase Namah

Om Durdharshaya Namah

Om Girishaya Namah ||

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Meaning:

I Bow to The One Who Is Fierce, Yet Peaceful,

I Bow to The One Who Reigns Over The Ganas,

I Bow to The One Who Is Worshipped By All His Empire,

I Bow to The One Who Radiates Pure Souls,

I Bow to The One who Cannot Be Defeated,

I Bow to The One Who Is Worshipped By Mountains.

Verse 11:

|| Om Girishaya Namah

Om Anaghaya Namah

Om Bujangabhushanaya Namah

Om Bhargaya Namah

Om Giridhanvane Namah

Om Giripriyaya Namah ||

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Meaning:

I Bow to The One Who Sleeps On Mountain Kailasha,

I Bow to The One Who Is Untouched By Impurity,

I Bow to The One Who Is Bejewelled With Golden Snakes,

I Bow to The One Who Brings An End To All Evil,

I Bow to The One Whose Great Weapon Is A Mountain,

I Bow to The One Who Is Pleased By Mountains.

Verse 12:

|| Om Krittivasase Namah

Om Purarataye Namah

Om Bhagawate Namah

Om Pramathadhipaya Namah

Om Mrityunjayaya Namah

Om Sukshmatanave Namah ||

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Meaning:

I Bow to The One Who Is Clothed In Elephant Skin,

I Bow to The One Who Destroyed the Town of Pura,

I Bow to The One Who Blesses With Prosperity,

I Bow to The One Who Is Served By Goblins,

I Bow to The One Who Defeats Death,

I Bow to The One Who Has An Agile Body.

Verse 13:

|| Om Jagadvyapine Namah

Om Jagadguruve Namah

Om Vyomakeshaya Namah

Om Mahasenajanakaya Namah

Om Charuvikramaya Namah

Om Rudraya Namah ||

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Meaning:

I Bow to The One Who Resides Forever In The World,

I Bow to The One Who Is The Guru Of All Worlds,

I Bow to The One Whose Hair Spreads Across The Entire Sky,

I Bow to The One Who Is The Father Of Kartikeya,

I Bow to The One Who Guards Pious Pilgrims,

I Bow to The One Who Destroys The Pain of His Followers.

Verse 14:

|| Om Bhutapataye Namah

Om Sthanave Namah

Om Ahirbudhnyaya Namah

Om Digambaraya Namah

Om Ashtamurtaye Namah

Om Anekatmane Namah ||

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Meaning:

I Bow to The One Who Presides Over The Panchabhoota,

I Bow to The One Who Is Forever Immovable,

I Bow to The One Who Holds Kundalini Energy,

I Bow to The One Who Is Robed In The Entire Cosmos,

I Bow to The One Who With Eight Divine Forms,

I Bow to The One Who Has Countless Spirits.

Verse 15:

|| Om Satvikaya Namah

Om Shuddhavigrahaya Namah

Om Shashvataya Namah

Om Khandaparashave Namah

Om Ajaya Namah

Om Pashavimochakaya Namah ||

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Meaning:

I Bow to The One Who Embodies Infinite Energy,

I Bow to The One Who Is Of Purest Soul,

I Bow to The One Who Is Without End,

I Bow to The One Who Holds A Broken Axe,

I Bow to The One Who Is Boundless,

I Bow to The One Who Sheds Away All Fetters.

Verse 16:

|| Om Mridaya Namah

Om Pashupataye Namah

Om Devaya Namah

Om Mahadevaya Namah

Om Avyayaya Namah

Om Haraye Namah ||

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Meaning:

I Bow to The One Who Gives Boundless Mercy,

I Bow to The One Who Protects Animals,

I Bow to The One Who Is the God of Gods,

I Bow to The One Who Is The Highest Divine Soul,

I Bow to The One Who Is Beyond All Change,

I Bow to The One Who Is Lord Vishnu Himself.

Verse 17:

|| Om Bhaganetrabhide Namah

Om Avyaktaya Namah

Om Dakshadhwaraharaya Namah

Om Haraya Namah

Om Pushadantabhide Namah

Om Avyagraya Namah ||

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Meaning:

I Bow to The One Who Damaged The Eye of Bhaga,

I Bow to The One Who Is Unseen,

I Bow to The One Who Destroyed Daksha's Sacrifice (Yagya),

I Bow to The One Who Liberates From All Shackles and Sins,

I Bow to The One Who Punished Pushana,

I Bow to The One Who Is Unshakeable and Immovable.

Verse 18:

|| Om Sahasrakshaya Namah

Om Sahasrapade Namah

Om Apavargapradaya Namah

Om Anantaya Namah

Om Tarakaya Namah

Om Parameshwaraya Namah ||

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Meaning:

I Bow to The One Who Has Countless Forms,

I Bow to The One Who Is Omnipresent and Moves Everywhere,

I Bow to The One Who Bestows and Takes Away All Things,

I Bow to The One Who Is Eternal,

I Bow to The One Who Bestows Salvation,

I Bow to The One Who Is The Supreme Soul.

Variations of the Mantra

The 108 Names of Shiva chant typically involves reciting or singing 108 names (Ashtottara Shatanamavali) that highlight various attributes, qualities, and aspects of Lord Shiva.

So you may refer to this mantra as the Ashtottara Shatanamavali instead of the 108 Names of Shiva.

The interpretation of this chant is also quite standard.

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Benefits of the Mantra

The 108 Names of Shiva Chant holds several benefits for the mind of both the chanter and the listener.

Listening to this powerful Shiva mantra along with meditation helps you in the following ways.

Benefit 1 - Overcomes mental weakness

Practicing this mantra can help you overcome any weaknesses of the mind

Benefit 2 - Helps find positivity

This is a powerful chant for clearing all inner resistance that stops you from being positive

Benefit 3 - Develops self-control

Practicing this mantra regularly can help develop self-control

History of the Mantra

This chant is dedicated to Lord Shiva, the ultimate consciousness of the universe.

The mantra is a combination of sounds that signify Shiva's 108 manifestations. The mantra is chanted in yogic traditions for a deep meditative experience.

It helps remove all mental resistance and overcome challenges that stop you from pursuing your goals.

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