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Srisaila Mallikarjuna Ashtottara Shatanamavali
1. Om Shivaaya Namah
2. Om Sarveshvaraaya Namah
3. Om Shambhave Namah
4. Om Tryakshaaya Namah
5. Om Daakshaayanee Pataye Namah
6. Om Vishveshvaraaya Namah
7. Om Vishvayonayo Namah
8. Om Shaashvataaya Namah
9. Om Chandrashekharaaya Namah
10. Om Shankaraaya Namah
11. Om Pankajaalokaaya Namah
12. Om Shoolapaanaye Namah
13. Om Trilochanaaya Namah
14. Om Kapardine Namah
15. Om Karunaasindhave Namah
16. Om Kaalakanthaaya Namah
17. Om Kalaanidhaye Namah
18. Om Vishvaroopaaya Namah
19. Om Viroopaakshaaya Namah
20. Om Shrutivide Namah
21. Om Girijaapataye Namah
22. Om Andhakadhvamsanaaya Namah
23. Om Satyaaya Namah
24. Om Satyaroopine Namah
25. Om Sureshvaraaya Namah
26. Om Kapaaline Namah
27. Om Kaalasarpaghnaaya Namah
28. Om Kunjaraasurabhanjanaaya Namah
29. Om Paramaatmane Namah
30. Om Paraanandamoortaye Namah
31. Om Pannagabhooshanaaya Namah
32. Om Panchavakraaya Namah
33. Om Parabrahmane Namah
34. Om Paarvateeshaaya Namah
35. Om Paraatparaaya Namah
36. Om Punyamoortaye Namah
37. Om Mahaamoortaye Namah
38. Om Dakshinaamoortaye Namah
39. Om Avyayaaya Namah
40. Om Bhavaaya Namah
41. Om Paramakalyaananidhaye Namah
42. Om Bhavabhayaapahaaya Namah
43. Om Vishvatraaya Namah
44. Om Vishvarakshaikaaya Namah
45. Om Vishvodbhayai Namah
46. Om Vishvamangalaaya Namah
47. Om Tripuraaraye Namah
48. Om Trilokeshaaya Namah
49. Om Tridhaaghnaaya Namah
50. Om Trigunaashrayaaya Namah
51. Om Gaureeshaaya Namah
52. Om Shaastre Namah
53. Om Aghoraaya Namah
54. Om Neelalohitaaya Namah
55. Om Vyomakeshaaya Namah
56. Om Trilokeshaaya Namah
57. Om Shambaraasurabhedanaaya Namah
58. Om Jagadaadaye Namah
59. Om Jagannaathaaya Namah
60. Om Jagadgurave Namah
61. Om Bheemaaya Namah
62. Om Suraganashreshthaaya Namah
63. Om Pinaakine Namah
64. Om Parameshvaraaya Namah
65. Om Jatilaaya Namah
66. Om Nitalaalokaaya Namah
67. Om Nataaya Namah
68. Om Naatyavishaaradaaya Namah
69. Om Garvitaasurabhide Namah
70. Om Gaatre Namah
71. Om Garabhujenamah Namah
72. Om Gautamastutaaya Namah
73. Om Sadyojaataaya Namah
74. Om Sahasraarchishe Namah
75. Om Svaprakaashaka Chinnayaaya Namah
76. Om Ugraaya Namah
77. Om Pashupataye Namah
78. Om Bhargaaya Namah
79. Om Dhairyasthairya Vidhaayakaaya Namah
80. Om Jatilaaya Namah
81. Om Sarvabhooteshaaya Namah
82. Om Samaaya Namah
83. Om Tatpurushaaya Namah
84. Om Shivaaya Namah
85. Om Gangaadharaaya Namah
86. Om Kalaashaaline Namah
87. Om Sarvadeva Shiromanaye Namah
88. Om Gauree Pataye Namah
89. Om Ganaadheeshaaya Namah
90. Om Giridhanvane Namah
91. Om Vrishadhvajaaya Namah
92. Om Bhasitoliddhoolitaakaaraaya Namah
93. Om Sharanaagata Kaamadhu Ghe Namah
94. Om Vaamadevaaya Namah
95. Om Mahaadevaaya Namah
96. Om Vasuretase Namah
97. Om Vidhistutaaya Namah
98. Om Shreeshaila Shikharaavaasine Namah
99. Om Vilaasine Namah
100. Om Vishva Mangalaaya Namah
101. Om Brahmendraadisuropaasyaaya Namah
102. Om Yoshitpumbhaava Vigrahaaya Namah
103. Om Smeraprasanna Vadanaaya Namah
104. Om Sarvalokeshvareshvaraaya Namah
105. Om Kalyaanasugunaadhaaraaya Namah
106. Om Paarvatee Praanavallabhaaya Namah
107. Om Shree Parvata Manermoorni Vaasaaya Namah
108. Om Shree Mallikaarjunaaya Namah
Iti Shree Shaila Mallikaarjuna Ashtottara Shatanaamaavali
Meaning
The Srisaila Mallikarjuna Ashtottara Shatanamavali is a list of 108 names of Shiva that opens with Om Shivaya namah and closes with Om Sri Mallikarjunaya namah. Srisailam, in the Nallamala hills above the Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh, is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines, and Bhramaramba, the goddess there, is honoured as a Shakti Peetha.
The familiar names of Shiva
Most of the list draws on names any Shiva devotee knows: Shambhu, Chandrashekhara, Kalakantha, Shulapani, Kapardi, Girijapati. Several recall his deeds. Tripurari burned the three cities, Andhakadhvamsana destroyed the demon Andhaka, and Kunjarasurabhanjana tore apart the elephant demon. Dakshinamurti shows him as the silent teacher, Nata and Natyavisharada as the dancer, and Gautamastuta as the one praised by the sage Gautama.
Five faces and the half-woman form
Panchavaktra, the five-faced one, is followed in different places by four of those faces named on their own: Sadyojata, Aghora, Tatpurusha and Vamadeva. Yoshitpumbhava vigraha describes a body that is both female and male, the Ardhanarishvara form, and Parvati pranavallabha calls him as dear to Parvati as her own life.
Srisailam in the closing names
The last names bring the list home to the temple. Srishaila shikharavasi lives on the peak of Srisaila, and Sriparvata maner murdhni vasa dwells on the crown of Sriparvata, an old name for the hill. The 108th name is simply Sri Mallikarjuna. Devotees use it for bilva archana on Maha Shivaratri and on Kartika Mondays.
Frequently asked questions
How is the Srisaila Mallikarjuna Ashtottara Shatanamavali different from a general Shiva Ashtottara?
What does Sriparvata maner murdhni vasa mean in the Mallikarjuna Ashtottara?
Does the Srisaila Mallikarjuna namavali include the names of Shiva's five faces?
Which form of Shiva does Yoshitpumbhava vigraha describe in the Mallikarjuna names?
When do devotees chant the Srisaila Mallikarjuna Ashtottara Shatanamavali?
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