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Sri Anantha Padmanabha Ashtottara Shatanamavali
1. Om Anantaaya Namah
2. Om Padmanaabhaaya Namah
3. Om Sheshaaya Namah
4. Om Saptaphanaanvitaaya Namah
5. Om Talpaatmakaaya Namah
6. Om Padmakaraaya Namah
7. Om Pingaprasannalochanaaya Namah
8. Om Gadaadharaaya Namah
9. Om Chaturbhaahave Namah
10. Om Shankhachakradharaaya Namah
11. Om Avyayaaya Namah
12. Om Navaamrapallavaabhaasaaya Namah
13. Om Brahmasootraviraajitaaya Namah
14. Om Shilaasupoojitaaya Namah
15. Om Devaaya Namah
16. Om Kaundinyavratatoshitaaya Namah
17. Om Nabhasyashukla Chaturdashee Poojyaaya Namah
18. Om Phaneshvaraaya Namah
19. Om Sangharshanaaya Namah
20. Om Chit Svaroopaaya Namah
21. Om Sootra Grandhi Susamstitaaya Namah
22. Om Kaundinyavaradaaya Namah
23. Om Prithveedhaarinee Namah
24. Om Paataalanaayakaaya Namah
25. Om Sahasraakshaaya Namah
26. Om Akhilaadharaaya Namah
27. Om Sarvayogikripaakaraaya Namah
28. Om Sahaprapadmasam Poojyaaya Namah
29. Om Ketakee Kusumapriyaaya Namah
30. Om Sahasrabaahave Namah
31. Om Sahasrashirase Namah
32. Om Shritajanapriyaaya Namah
33. Om Bhaktaduhkhaharaaya Namah
34. Om Shreemate Namah
35. Om Bhavasaagarataarakaaya Namah
36. Om Yamunaateerasadrishtaaya Namah
37. Om Sarvanaagendravanditaaya Namah
38. Om Yamunaaraadhyapaadaabdaaya Namah
39. Om Yudhishthirasupoojitaaya Namah
40. Om Dhyeyaaya Namah
41. Om Vishnuparyankaaya Namah
42. Om Chakshushravanavallabhaaya Namah
43. Om Sarvakaamapradaaya Namah
44. Om Sevyaaya Namah
45. Om Bheemasenaamritapradaaya Namah
46. Om Suraasurendrasampoojyaaya Namah
47. Om Phanaamani Vibhooshitaaya Namah
48. Om Satyamoortaye Namah
49. Om Shuklatanave Namah
50. Om Neelavaasase Namah
51. Om Jagat Gurave Namah
52. Om Avyakta Paadaaya Namah
53. Om Brahmanyaaya Namah
54. Om Subrahmanyanivaasabhuve Namah
55. Om Anantabhogashayanaaya Namah
56. Om Divaakaramuneedataaya Namah
57. Om Madhuka Vriksha Samstaanaaya Namah
58. Om Divaakaravarapradaaya Namah
59. Om Dakshahasta Sadaapoojyaaya Namah
60. Om Shivalinganivashtadhiye Namah
61. Om Triprateehaara Sandrishyaaya Namah
62. Om Mukhadaapi Padaambujaaya Namah
63. Om Nrisimha Kshetranilayaaya Namah
64. Om Durgaasamanvitaaya Namah
65. Om Matsyateerthavihaarine Namah
66. Om Dharmaadharmaadi Roopavate Namah
67. Om Mahaarogaayudhaaya Namah
68. Om Vaardhiteerastaaya Namah
69. Om Karunaanidhaye Namah
70. Om Taamraparnee Paarshvavartine Namah
71. Om Dharmaparaayanaaya Namah
72. Om Mahaakaashyapranetre Namah
73. Om Naagalokeshvaraaya Namah
74. Om Svabhuve Namah
75. Om Ratna Simhaasanaaseenaaya Namah
76. Om Sphuranmakarakundalaaya Namah
77. Om Sahasraaditya Sankaashaaya Namah
78. Om Puraanapurushaaya Namah
79. Om Jvalat Ratnakireetaadyaaya Namah
80. Om Sarvaabharana Bhooshitaaya Namah
81. Om Naagakanyaapdrata Praantaaya Namah
82. Om Diknaalakaparipoojitaaya Namah
83. Om Gandharvagaanasantushtaaya Namah
84. Om Yogashaastra Pravartakaaya Namah
85. Om Devavainika Sampoojyaaya Namah
86. Om Vaikunthaaya Namah
87. Om Sarvatomukhaaya Namah
88. Om Ratnaangadalapadbaahaave Namah
89. Om Balabhadraaya Namah
90. Om Pralambaghne Namah
91. Om Kaanteekarshanaaya Namah
92. Om Bhaktavatsalaaya Namah
93. Om Revateepriyaaya Namah
94. Om Niraadhaaraaya Namah
95. Om Kapilaaya Namah
96. Om Kaamapaalaaya Namah
97. Om Achyutaagrajaaya Namah
98. Om Avyagraaya Namah
99. Om Baladevaaya Namah
100. Om Mahaabalaaya Namah
101. Om Ajaaya Namah
102. Om Vaataashanaadheeshaaya Namah
103. Om Mahaatejase Namah
104. Om Niranjanaaya Namah
105. Om Sarvalokaprataapanaaya Namah
106. Om Sajyaalapralayaagni Mukhe Namah
107. Om Sarvalokaikasammaartre Namah
108. Om Sarveshtaardha Pradaayakaaya Namah
Iti Shree Ananta Padmanaabhasvaami Ashottara Shatanaamaavali
Meaning
Anantha and Padmanabha in one form
The namavali opens with Anantaya, Padmanabhaya and Seshaya, praising the Lord as Adishesha and as Vishnu with the lotus at his navel lying on that serpent. Saptaphananvitaya and Talpatmakaya picture the seven-hooded Shesha who has become the bed, while Gadadharaya and Shankhachakradharaya describe the four-armed Vishnu resting on him.
Names that belong to the Anantha Vratam
Kaundinyavratatoshitaya, Nabhasya shukla chaturdashi pujyaya and Sutragranthisusamsthitaya tie the list directly to the Anantha Vratam on Bhadrapada shukla chaturdashi, when a knotted thread is worshipped and tied on the arm. Ketakikusumapriyaya notes that the ketaki flower is dear to him. Yudhishthirasupujitaya, Bhimasenamritapradaya and Yamunatirasadrishtaya draw on Mahabharata episodes.
Temple names and Balarama names
A middle group, including Divakaramuniditaya, Madhukavriksha samsthanaya, Triprathihara sandrishyaya and Nrisimhakshetranilayaya, reads like a description of one shrine and matches the legends of the Padmanabhaswamy temple at Thiruvananthapuram. The final stretch turns to Balarama, the avatara of Shesha: Balabhadraya, Pralambaghne, Revatipriyaya, Achyutagrajaya. The list ends with Sarveshtarthapradayakaya, the giver of every wished-for aim.
On Anantha Chaturdashi families sit before the vrata kalasha and the knotted thread and offer tulasi or a flower at each of these 108 names.
Frequently asked questions
How is the Anantha Padmanabha Ashtottara linked to Anantha Chaturdashi?
Why is the sage Kaundinya named in the Anantha Padmanabha namavali?
Why does the Anantha Padmanabha Ashtottara include names of Balarama?
Do any Anantha Padmanabha names point to the Thiruvananthapuram temple?
Which Anantha Padmanabha names recall the Mahabharata?
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