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Sri Sarabeswara Ashtottara Shatanamavali
1. Om Sharabheshvaraaya Namah
2. Om Ugraaya Veeraaya Namah
3. Om Bhavaaya Namah
4. Om Vishnave Namah
5. Om Rudraaya Namah
6. Om Bheemaaya Namah
7. Om Krityaaya Namah
8. Om Manyave Namah
9. Om Paraaya Namah
10. Om Sharvaaya Namah
11. Om Shankaraaya Namah
12. Om Haraaya Namah
13. Om Kaalakaalaaya Namah
14. Om Mahaakaalaaya Namah
15. Om Mrityave Namah
16. Om Nityaaya Namah
17. Om Veerabhadraaya Namah
18. Om Sahasraakshaaya Namah
19. Om Meedu She Namah
20. Om Mahate Namah
21. Om Akraaya Namah
22. Om Mahaadevaaya Namah
23. Om Devaaya Namah
24. Om Shoolane Namah
25. Om E Kaaya Namah
26. Om Neelakarnaaya Namah
27. Om Shreekantaaya Namah
28. Om Pinaakine Namah
29. Om Aanandaaya Namah
30. Om Sookshmaaya Namah
31. Om Mrityu Mrityuve Namah
32. Om Paraayi Namah
33. Om Parameshvaraaya Namah
34. Om Paraatparaaya Namah
35. Om Pareshitre Namah
36. Om Bhagavate Namah
37. Om Vishvamoortaye Namah
38. Om Vishnu Kandharaa Yaa Namah
39. Om Vishnukshetraaya Namah
40. Om Bhaanave Namah
41. Om Kaivartaaya Namah
42. Om Kiraata Yaa Namah
43. Om Mahaavyaadhaaya Namah
44. Om Shambhave Namah
45. Om Bhairavaaya Namah
46. Om Sharanyaaya Namah
47. Om Mahaa Bairava Roopine Namah
48. Om Nrisimhaasamhaartre Namah
49. Om Vishnumaayantakaarine Namah
50. Om Trayambakaaya Namah
51. Om Maheshaaya Namah
52. Om Shipivishtaaya Namah
53. Om Mrityunjayaaya Namah
54. Om Sarvanyaaya Namah
55. Om Yamaaraye Namah
56. Om Katotkataaya Namah
57. Om Hiranyaaya Namah
58. Om Vahni Reta Se Namah
59. Om Mahaa Praanaaya Namah
60. Om Jeevaaya Namah
61. Om Praanabaanapravartinee Namah
62. Om Trigunaayai Namah
63. Om Trishoolaaya Namah
64. Om Gunaateetaaya Namah
65. Om Jishnave Namah
66. Om Yantravaahanaaya Namah
67. Om Yantra Parivartane Namah
68. Om Chit Vyomne Namah
69. Om Sookshmaaya Namah
70. Om Pungavaadheeshavaagine Namah
71. Om Paramaaya Namah
72. Om Vikaaraaya Namah
73. Om Sarvakaarana Hetave Namah
74. Om Kapaaline Namah
75. Om Karaalaaya Namah
76. Om Pataye Namah
77. Om Punya Keertaye Namah
78. Om Amoghaaya Namah
79. Om Agninetra Namah
80. Om Lakshmee Netre Namah
81. Om Lakshmee Naadhaaya Namah
82. Om Sambhave Namah
83. Om Bhishatkamaaya Namah
84. Om Chandaaya Namah
85. Om Ghoraroopine Namah
86. Om Devaaya Namah
87. Om Devadevaaya Namah
88. Om Bhavaaneepataye Namah
89. Om Avyaktaaya Namah
90. Om Vishokaaya Namah
91. Om Veera Dhanvine Namah
92. Om Sarvaanaye Namah
93. Om Kritti Vaasaaya Namah
94. Om Panchaarnavahetave Namah
95. Om Ekapaadaaya Namah
96. Om Chandraardhamauliye Namah
97. Om Advararaajaaya Namah
98. Om Vatsalaampataye Namah
99. Om Yogi Dhyeyaaya Namah
100. Om Yogeshvaraaya Namah
101. Om Satvaaya Namah
102. Om Stutraaya Namah
103. Om Rudraaya Namah
104. Om Paramaatmane Namah
105. Om Sarvaatmane Namah
106. Om Sarveshvaraatmane Namah
107. Om Kaaleedurgaasametaveerashara Namah
108. Om Bheshvarasvaamine Namah
Iti Shree Sharabheshvara Svaami Ashtottara Shatanaamaavali
Meaning
The Sri Sarabeswara Ashtottara Shatanamavali is a list of 108 names of Sharabheshvara, the form Shiva took, according to the Shiva Purana, to calm Narasimha after Hiranyakashipu was slain. Sharabha is pictured as part bird, part lion and part man, and this namavali praises him as Rudra in full.
Rudra names first
After Sharabheshvara and Ugra-Vira, the list runs through the familiar names of Rudra: Bhava, Rudra, Bhima, Sharva, Shankara and Hara. Manyave, the eighth name, echoes the opening words of the Sri Rudram, and Midhushe and Shipivishta come from the same hymn. Kalakala, Mahakala and Mrityu-mrityu show him as master of time and death, and Virabhadra links him to another fierce form of Shiva.
The Narasimha episode
Names 48 and 49, Nrisimha-samhartre and Vishnumaya-antakarine, point straight at the Sharabha story. Yet the list also calls him Vishnave and Vishnukshetra, so it does not set Shiva and Vishnu against each other. Kirata and Mahavyadha recall Shiva as the hunter who tested Arjuna.
Bhairava and the goddess
Further on he is Bhairava, Mahabhairava-rupi, Kapali and Karala, and also Yogi-dhyeya and Paramatma. The last name salutes him together with Kali and Durga, matching the tradition in which the goddesses Pratyangira and Shulini are his two wings.
Devotees chant these names when seeking protection from fear, often during Rahu Kalam on Sundays at Sarabeswara shrines.
Frequently asked questions
Why does the Sarabeswara Ashtottaram include the name Nrisimha-samhartre?
Which names in the Sarabeswara namavali come from the Sri Rudram?
Who are Kali and Durga in the last name of the Sarabeswara Ashtottaram?
Where is Sarabeswara worshipped, and when is this namavali chanted?
How long does the Sri Sarabeswara Ashtottara Shatanamavali take, and does it have a phala shruti?
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