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Sri Ranganatha Ashtottara Shatanamavali
1. Om Shreerangashaayine Namah
2. Om Shreekaantaaya Namah
3. Om Shreepradaaya Namah
4. Om Shritavatsalaaya Namah
5. Om Anantaaya Namah
6. Om Maadhavaaya Namah
7. Om Jetre Namah
8. Om Jagannaathaaya Namah
9. Om Jagadgurave Namah
10. Om Suravaryaaya Namah
11. Om Suraaraadhyaaya Namah
12. Om Suraraajaanujaaya Namah
13. Om Prabhave Namah
14. Om Haraye Namah
15. Om Hataaraye Namah
16. Om Vishveshaaya Namah
17. Om Shaashvataaya Namah
18. Om Shambhave Namah
19. Om Avyayaaya Namah
20. Om Bhaktaartibhanjanaaya Namah
21. Om Vaagmine Namah
22. Om Veeraaya Namah
23. Om Vikhyaatakeertimate Namah
24. Om Bhaaskaraaya Namah
25. Om Shaastratattvajnyaaya Namah
26. Om Daityashaastre Namah
27. Om Amareshvaraaya Namah
28. Om Naaraayanaaya Namah
29. Om Naraharaye Namah
30. Om Neerajaakshaaya Namah
31. Om Narapriyaaya Namah
32. Om Brahmanyaaya Namah
33. Om Brahmakrite Namah
34. Om Brahmane Namah
35. Om Brahmaangaaya Namah
36. Om Brahmapoojitaaya Namah
37. Om Krishnaaya Namah
38. Om Kritajnyaaya Namah
39. Om Govindaaya Namah
40. Om Hrisheekeshaaya Namah
41. Om Aghanaashanaaya Namah
42. Om Vishnave Namah
43. Om Jishnave Namah
44. Om Jitaaraataye Namah
45. Om Sajjanapriyaaya Namah
46. Om Eeshvaraaya Namah
47. Om Trivikramaaya Namah
48. Om Trilokeshaaya Namah
49. Om Trayyarthaaya Namah
50. Om Trigunaatmakaaya Namah
51. Om Kaakutsthaaya Namah
52. Om Kamalaakaantaaya Namah
53. Om Kaaleeyoragamardanaaya Namah
54. Om Kaalaambudashyaamalaangaaya Namah
55. Om Keshavaaya Namah
56. Om Kleshanaashanaaya Namah
57. Om Keshiprabhanjanaaya Namah
58. Om Kaantaaya Namah
59. Om Nandasoonave Namah
60. Om Arindamaaya Namah
61. Om Rukmineevallabhaaya Namah
62. Om Shauraye Namah
63. Om Balabhadraaya Namah
64. Om Balaanujaaya Namah
65. Om Daamodaraaya Namah
66. Om Hrisheekeshaaya Namah
67. Om Vaamanaaya Namah
68. Om Madhusoodanaaya Namah
69. Om Pootaaya Namah
70. Om Punyajanadhvamsine Namah
71. Om Punyashlokashikhaamanaye Namah
72. Om Aadimoortaye Namah
73. Om Dayaamoortaye Namah
74. Om Shaantamoortaye Namah
75. Om Amoortimate Namah
76. Om Parasmai Brahmane Namah
77. Om Parasmai Dhaamne Namah
78. Om Paavanaaya Namah
79. Om Pavanaaya Namah
80. Om Vibhave Namah
81. Om Chandraaya Namah
82. Om Chhandomayaaya Namah
83. Om Raamaaya Namah
84. Om Samsaaraambudhitaarakaaya Namah
85. Om Aaditeyaaya Namah
86. Om Achyutaaya Namah
87. Om Bhaanave Namah
88. Om Shankaraaya Namah
89. Om Shivaaya Namah
90. Om Oorjitaaya Namah
91. Om Maheshvaraaya Namah
92. Om Mahaayogine Namah
93. Om Mahaashaktaye Namah
94. Om Mahatpriyaaya Namah
95. Om Durjanadhvamsakaaya Namah
96. Om Asheshasajjanopaastasatphalaaya Namah
97. Om Paksheendravaahanaaya Namah
98. Om Akshobhyaaya Namah
99. Om Ksheeraabdhishayanaaya Namah
100. Om Vidhave Namah
101. Om Janaardanaaya Namah
102. Om Jagaddhetave Namah
103. Om Jitamanmathavigrahaaya Namah
104. Om Chakrapaanaye Namah
105. Om Shankhadhaarine Namah
106. Om Shaarngine Namah
107. Om Khadgine Namah
108. Om Gadaadharaaya Namah
Iti Shree Ranganaathaashtottara Shatanaamaavali
Meaning
The Lord who reclines at Srirangam
Ranganatha is Vishnu lying on the serpent Adishesha, the form worshipped at Srirangam in Tamil Nadu, on the island the Kaveri and Kollidam rivers enclose. This namavali gives 108 names in the familiar Om ... Namah pattern, and the very first, Srirangashayine, names him as the one who rests at Sriranga.
How the names move
The opening names stress his bond with Lakshmi and with his devotees: Srikanta, Sriprada and Shritavatsala, the one who is tender towards those who take refuge in him. A long middle stretch runs through well-known Vishnu names such as Narayana, Govinda, Keshava, Damodara and Madhusudana, with the avatars woven in. Narahari, Vamana and Trivikrama sit beside Kakutstha and Rama, while Krishna is recalled as Nandasunu and as Kaliyoragamardana, the one who subdued the serpent Kaliya.
Close to the ninetieth name the list calls him Shankara, Shiva and Maheshwara, reading those words in their root sense of the auspicious, great lord. Near the end comes Kshirabdhishayana, the one asleep on the ocean of milk, which mirrors the opening name. After Pakshindravahana, the rider of Garuda, the last five names salute the conch, discus, bow, sword and mace.
Using it in worship
This version carries no dhyana verse and no phala shruti, so it is used as a plain archana, one name with each offering of flower, tulasi or akshata. Families devoted to Srirangam chant it on Ekadashi days and especially on Vaikuntha Ekadashi.
Frequently asked questions
Which name opens the Sri Ranganatha Ashtottara Shatanamavali?
Why does a Ranganatha namavali include names of Rama and Krishna?
Why do Shankara, Shiva and Maheshwara appear among the Ranganatha 108 names?
How does the Sri Ranganatha Ashtottara Shatanamavali end?
How long does the Ranganatha Ashtottaram take, and when is it usually chanted?
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