Namaskaram

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Sri Anagha Deva Ashtottara Shatanamavali

Ashtottaram

1. om dattaatreyaaya namah'
2. om anaghaaya namah'
3. om trividhaaghavidaarine namah'
4. om lakshmeeroopaanagheshaaya namah'
5. om yogaadheeshaaya namah'
6. om draambeejadhyaanagamyaaya namah'
7. om vijnyeyaaya namah'
8. om garbhaaditaaranaaya namah'
9. om dattaatreyaaya namah'
10. om beejasthavat'atulyaaya namah'
11. om ekaarnamanugaamine namah'
12. om yogasantpakaraaya namah'
13. om shad'arnamanupaalaaya namah'
14. om asht'aarnamanugamyaana namah'
15. om poornaanandavapushmate namah'
16. om dvaadashaaksharamantrasthaaya namah'
17. om aatmasaayujyadaayine namah'
18. om shod'ashaarnamanusthaaya namah'
19. om sachchidaanandashaaline namah'
20. om dattaatreyaaya namah'
21. om haraye namah'
22. om kri'shnaaya namah'
23. om unmattaaya namah'
24. om aanandadaayakaaya namah'
25. om digambaraaya namah'
26. om munaye namah'
27. om baalaaya namah'
28. om pishaachaaya namah'
29. om jnyaanasaagaraaya namah'
30. om aabrahmajanmadoshaughapranaashaaya namah'
31. om sarvopakaarine namah'
32. om mokshadaayine namah'
33. om omroopine namah'
34. om bhagavate namah'
35. om dattaatreyaaya namah'
36. om smri'timaatrasutusht'aaya namah'
37. om mahaabhayanivaaranaaya namah'
38. om mahaajnyaanapradaaya namah'
39. om chidaanandaatmane namah'
40. om balonmattapishaachaadiveshaaya namah'
41. om mahaayogine namah'
42. om avadhootaaya namah'
43. om anusooyaanandanaaya namah'
44. om atriputraaya namah'
45. om sarvakaamaphalaaneekapradaatre namah'
46. om pranavaaksharavedyaaya namah'
47. om bhavabandhavimochine namah'
48. om hreembeejaaksharapaalaaya namah'
49. om sarveshvaryapradaayine namah'
50. om krombeejajapatusht'aaya namah'
51. om saadhyaakarshanadaayine namah'
52. om saurbeejapreetamanase namah'
53. om manassankshobhahaarine namah'
54. om aimbeejaparitusht'aaya namah'
55. om vaakpradaaya namah'
56. om kleembeejasamupaasyaaya namah'
57. om trijagadvashyakaarine namah'
58. om shreemupaasanatusht'aaya namah'
59. om mahaasampatpradaaya namah'
60. om glaumaksharasuvedyaaya namah'
61. om bhoosaamraajyapradaayine namah'
62. om draambeejaaksharavaasaaya namah'
63. om mahate namah'
64. om chiranjeevine namah'
65. om naanaabeejaaksharopaasyanaanaashaktiyuje namah'
66. om samastagunasampannaaya namah'
67. om antashshatruvidaahine namah'
68. om bhootagrahochchat'anaaya namah'
69. om sarvavyaadhiharaaya namah'
70. om paraabhichaarashamanaaya namah'
71. om aadhivyaadhinivaarine namah'
72. om duh'khatrayaharaaya namah'
73. om daaridryadraavine namah'
74. om dehaadaard'hyaayaaposhaaya namah'
75. om chittasam'shoshakaarine namah'
76. om sarvamantrasvaroopaaya namah'
77. om sarvayantrasvaroopine namah'
78. om sarvatantraatmakaaya namah'
79. om sarvapallavaroopine namah'
80. om shivaaya namah'
81. om upanishadavedyaaya namah'
82. om dattaaya namah'
83. om bhagavate namah'
84. om dattaatreyaaya namah'
85. om mahaagambheeraroopaaya namah'
86. om vaikunt'havaasine namah'
87. om shankhachakragadaashooladhaarine namah'
88. om venunaadine namah'
89. om dusht'asam'haarakaaya namah'
90. om shisht'asampaalakaaya namah'
91. om naaraayanaaya namah'
92. om astradharaaya namah'
93. om chidroopine namah'
94. om prajnyaaroopaaya namah'
95. om aanandaroopine namah'
96. om brahmaroopine namah'
97. om mahaavaakyaprabodhaaya namah'
98. om tattvaaya namah'
99. om sakalakarmaughanirmitaaya namah'
100. om sachchidaanandaroopaaya namah'
101. om sakalalokaughasanchaaraaya namah'
102. om sakaladevaughavasheekri'tikaraaya namah'
103. om kut'oombavri'ddhidaaya namah'
104. om gud'apaanakatoshinam' namah'
105. om panchakarjaayasupreetaaya namah'
106. om kandaphalaadine namah'
107. om sadgurave namah'
108. om shreemaddattaatreyaaya namah'
iti shree anagha devaa asht'ottara shatanaamaavalih'

Meaning

Sri Anagha Deva Ashtottara Shatanamavali — the sacred 108 names of Lord Dattatreya (Anagha Swami), the sinless, ever-compassionate Guru of the universe.

Each name invokes a facet of Datta — as the protector, the yogi, the source of divine wisdom, and the giver of moksha.

• Essence:

🔹 Om Dattatreyaya Namah – The Supreme Trinity incarnate

🔹 Om Anaghaya Namah – The sinless and pure one

🔹 Om Yogadhishaya Namah – The Lord of Yoga

🔹 Om Vijnanaya Namah – The embodiment of divine knowledge

🔹 Om Avadhootaya Namah – The liberated sage

🔹 Om Sarvavyadhi Haraya Namah – Destroyer of diseases

🔹 Om Sadgurave Namah – The eternal Guru guiding souls to liberation

• Benefits of Reciting:

✨ Removes sins, diseases, and negative karma

✨ Increases wisdom, patience, and peace

✨ Grants family harmony and prosperity

✨ Awakens divine consciousness and Guru’s grace

✨ Leads toward self-realization and liberation

• Suggested Practice:

  • Chant daily or every Thursday.
  • Ideal before Datta or Anagha Lakshmi idols.
  • Conclude with “Om Sri Gurudeva Datta”.
  • You may also light a ghee lamp and offer tulsi or lotus flowers.

• Spiritual Message:

Each name in this Namavali is a vibration of grace.

When recited with devotion, it dissolves karmic blocks and awakens the awareness that Guru Datta and the devotee are one.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Anagha Deva in the Sri Anagha Deva Ashtottara Shatanamavali?
Anagha Deva is Dattatreya, the son of Atri and Anasuya, and Anagha means the sinless one. The fourth name, Lakshmirupanaghesha, calls him the lord of Anagha Devi, who is worshipped as a form of Lakshmi.
Why does the Anagha Deva namavali contain bija syllables like hrim, klim and glaum?
Names 48 to 62 pair Datta with the seed syllables hrim, krom, sauh, aim, klim, shrim, glaum and dram, each linked to a gift such as speech (Vakprada) or great wealth (Mahasampatprada). Earlier names tie him to mantras of one, six, eight, twelve and sixteen syllables, which gives this list a strong mantra-shastra character.
How often does the name Dattatreya appear in the Anagha Deva Ashtottara Shatanamavali?
Om Dattatreyaya Namah is repeated at names 1, 9, 20, 35 and 84, and the list closes at 108 with Om Srimad Dattatreyaya Namah. The repetition works like a refrain, bringing the chanter back to Datta after each group of names.
On which days is the Anagha Deva namavali chanted?
Datta devotees chant it on Thursdays, on Datta Jayanti at the Margashira full moon and during the Anaghashtami vratam, when Anagha Swami and Anagha Lakshmi are worshipped together. The 108 names take six or seven minutes.
Which offerings are mentioned in the Anagha Deva namavali?
Name 104 says Datta is pleased by gudapanaka, a drink of jaggery water, and name 106 describes him as one who lives on roots and fruits. Name 103, Kutumbavriddhida, calls him the one who makes a family grow and prosper.

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