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Sri Shakambhari Ashtottara Shatanamavali
1. Om Shaakambharyai Namah
2. Om Mahaalakshmyai Namah
3. Om Mahaakaalyai Namah
4. Om Mahaakaantyai Namah
5. Om Mahaasarasvatyai Namah
6. Om Mahaagauryai Namah
7. Om Mahaadevyai Namah
8. Om Bhaktaanugrahakaarinyai Namah
9. Om Svaprakaashaatmaroopinyai Namah
10. Om Mahaamaayaayai Namah
11. Om Maaheshvaryai Namah
12. Om Vaageeshvaryai Namah
13. Om Jagaddhaatryai Namah
14. Om Kaalaraatryai Namah
15. Om Trilokeshvaryai Namah
16. Om Bhadrakaalyai Namah
17. Om Karaalyai Namah
18. Om Paarvatyai Namah
19. Om Trilochanaayai Namah
20. Om Siddhalakshmyai Namah
21. . Omom Kriyaalakshmyai Namah
22. Om Mokshapradaayinyai Namah
23. Om Aroopaayai Namah
24. Om Bahuroopaayai Namah
25. Om Svaroopaayai Namah
26. Om Viroopaayai Namah
27. Om Panchabhootaatmikaayai Namah
28. Om Devyai Namah
29. Om Devamoortyai Namah
30. Om Sureshvaryai Namah
31. Om Daaridryadhvamsinyai Namah
32. Om Veenaapustakadhaarinyai Namah
33. Om Sarvashaktyai Namah
34. Om Trishaktryai Namah
35. Om Brahmavishnushivaatmikaayai Namah
36. Om Ashtaangayoginyai Namah
37. Om Hamsagaaminyai Namah
38. Om Navadurgaayai Namah
39. Om Ashtabhairavaayai Namah
40. Om Gangaayai Namah
41. . Omom Venyai Namah
42. Om Sarvashastradhaarinyai Namah
43. Om Samudravasanaayai Namah
44. Om Brahmaandamekhalaayai Namah
45. Om Avasthaatrayanirmuktaayai Namah
46. Om Gunatrayavivarjitaayai Namah
47. Om Yogadhyaanaikasamnyastaayai Namah
48. Om Yogadhyaanaikaroopinyai Namah
49. Om Vedatrayaroopinyai Namah
50. Om Vedaantajnyaanaroopinyai Namah
51. Om Padmaavatyai Namah
52. Om Vishaalaakshyai Namah
53. Om Naagayajnyopaveetinyai Namah
54. Om Sooryachandrasvaroopinyai Namah
55. Om Grahanakshatraroopinyai Namah
56. Om Vedikaayai Namah
57. Om Vedaroopinyai Namah
58. Om Hiranyagarbhaayai Namah
59. Om Kaivalyapadadaayinyai Namah
60. Om Sooryamandalasamsthitaayai Namah
61. . Omom Somamandalamadhyasthaayai Namah
62. Om Vaayumandalasamsthitaayai Namah
63. Om Vahnimandalamadhyasthaayai Namah
64. Om Shaktimandalasamsthitaayai Namah
65. Om Chitrikaayai Namah
66. Om Chakramaargapradaayinyai Namah
67. Om Sarvasiddhaantamaargasthaayai Namah
68. Om Shadvargavarnavarjitaayai Namah
69. Om Ekaaksharapranavayuktaayai Namah
70. Om Pratyakshamaatrikaayai Namah
71. Om Durgaayai Namah
72. Om Kalaavidyaayai Namah
73. Om Chitrasenaayai Namah
74. Om Chirantanaayai Namah
75. Om Shabdabrahmaatmikaayai Namah
76. Om Anantaayai Namah
77. Om Braahmyai Namah
78. Om Brahmasanaatanaayai Namah
79. Om Chintaamanyai Namah
80. Om Ushaadevyai Namah
81. . Omom Vidyaamoortisarasvatyai Namah
82. Om Trailokyamohinyai Namah
83. Om Vidyaadaayai Namah
84. Om Sarvaadyaayai Namah
85. Om Sarvarakshaakartryai Namah
86. Om Brahmasthaapitaroopaayai Namah
87. Om Kaivalyajnyaanagocharaayai Namah
88. Om Karunaakaarinyai Namah
89. Om Vaarunyai Namah
90. Om Dhaatryai Namah
91. Om Madhukaitabhamardinyai Namah
92. Om Achintyalakshanaayai Namah
93. Om Goptryai Namah
94. Om Sadaabhaktaaghanaashinyai Namah
95. Om Parameshvaryai Namah
96. Om Mahaaravaayai Namah
97. Om Mahaashaantyai Namah
98. Om Siddhalakshmyai Namah
99. Om Sadyojaata Vaamadevaaghoratatpurusheshaanaroopinyai Namah
100. Om Nageshatanayaayai Namah
101. . Omom Sumangalyai Namah
102. Om Yoginyai Namah
103. Om Yogadaayinyai Namah
104. Om Sarvadevaadivanditaayai Namah
105. Om Vishnumohinyai Namah
106. Om Shivamohinyai Namah
107. Om Brahmamohinyai Namah
108. Om Shree Vanashankaryai Namah
Iti Shree Shaakambharee Athavaa Shree Vanashankaree Ashtottarashatanaamaavalih
Meaning
The Shakambhari Ashtottara Shatanamavali offers 108 names to the goddess who, in the eleventh chapter of the Devi Mahatmya, promises to feed the world from her own body during a famine. The closing line of this text calls it the Ashtottara of Shakambhari or Vanashankari, and the last name, Shri Vanashankari, ties it to the Banashankari temple near Badami.
The opening names
The list starts with Shakambhari and at once names her Mahalakshmi, Mahakali and Mahasarasvati, then Mahagauri and Mahadevi. Kalaratri, Bhadrakali and Karali come within the first twenty, so her gentle role as provider sits beside the fierce forms of the Devi.
Mandalas and myths
Middle names place her within the sun, moon and fire: Surya-mandala-samsthita, Soma-mandala-madhyastha, Vahni-mandala-madhyastha. Navadurga and Ashtabhairava give her the nine Durgas and the eight Bhairavas, and Naga-yajnopavitini pictures her wearing a serpent as the sacred thread. Madhu-kaitabha-mardini recalls the first story of the Devi Mahatmya. Name 99 gives her the five faces of Shiva, and name 100, Nageshatanaya, makes her the mountain's daughter.
When it is recited
Shakambhari Navaratri, which closes on Pausha Purnima, is her festival, and in Karnataka the Banashankari jatre at Badami falls in the same season. Vegetables and greens are the natural offering, since shaka means vegetables.
Frequently asked questions
Why does the Shakambhari Ashtottara end with the name Vanashankari?
Where does the goddess of the Shakambhari Ashtottara appear in scripture?
When is the Shakambhari Ashtottara Shatanamavali recited?
Why does the Shakambhari Ashtottara share names with the Lakshmi Sahasranama?
What do names 99 and 100 of the Shakambhari Ashtottara mean?
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