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Sri Aditya Ashtottara Shatanamavali

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Sri Aditya Ashtottara Shatanamavali

1. Om Rashmimate Namah
2. Om Samudyate Namah
3. Om Devaasuranamaskritaaya Namah
4. Om Vivasvate Namah
5. Om Bhaaskaraaya Namah
6. Om Bhuvaneshvaraaya Namah
7. Om Sarvadevaatmakaaya Namah
8. Om Tejasvine Namah
9. Om Rashmibhaavanaaya Namah
10. Om Devaasuraganalokapaalakaaya Namah
11. Om Brahmane Namah
12. Om Vishnave Namah
13. Om Shivaaya Namah
14. Om Skandhaaya Namah
15. Om Prajaapataye Namah
16. Om Mahendraaya Namah
17. Om Dhananaaya Namah
18. Om Kaalaaya Namah
19. Om Yamaaya Namah
20. Om Somaaya Namah
21. Om Apaampataye Namah
22. Om Pitrimoortaye Namah
23. Om Vasumoortaye Namah
24. Om Saadhyamoortaye Namah
25. Om Ashvamoortaye Namah
26. Om Manave Namah
27. Om Pahnave Namah
28. Om Vaayave Namah
29. Om Prajaaroopaaya Namah
30. Om Praanaaya Namah
31. Om Ritukarte Namah
32. Om Prabhaakaraaya Namah
33. Om Aadityaaya Namah
34. Om Navitre Namah
35. Om Khagaaya Namah
36. Om Sooryaaya Namah
37. Om Gabhastine Namah
38. Om Suvarnasadrishaaya Namah
39. Om Bhaavane Namah
40. Om Hiranyaretase Namah
41. Om Divaakaraaya Namah
42. Om Haridashvaaya Namah
43. Om Sahasraarchite Namah
44. Om Saptasaptaye Namah
45. Om Mareechimate Namah
46. Om Timironmadhanaaya Namah
47. Om Shambhave Namah
48. Om Tvashtra Namah
49. Om Maartaandaaya Namah
50. Om Amshumate Namah
51. Om Rigyajusyaamapaaragaaya Namah
52. Om Ghanavrishtame Namah
53. Om Apaammitraaya Namah
54. Om Vastyaveedhiplavangamaaya Namah
55. Om Atapine Namah
56. Om Mandiline Namah
57. Om Mrityave Namah
58. Om Pingalaaya Namah
59. Om Sarvataapanaaya Namah
60. Om Kavaye Namah
61. Om Vishvaaya Namah
62. Om Mahaatejase Namah
63. Om Raktaaya Namah
64. Om Sarvabhavodbhavaaya Namah
65. Om Nakshatragrahataaraadhipaaya Namah
66. Om Vishvabhaavanaaya Namah
67. Om Tejasaamapi Namah
68. Om Tejasvine Namah
69. Om Dvaadashaatmane Namah
70. Om Poorvaayagiraaya Namah
71. Om Pashchimaagiraye Namah
72. Om Jyotirganaanaampataye Namah
73. Om Dinaadhipataye Namah
74. Om Jayaaya Namah
75. Om Jayabhadraaya Namah
76. Om Haridashvaaya Namah
77. Om Sahasraamshave Namah
78. Om Aadityaaya Namah
79. Om Ugraaya Namah
80. Om Veeraaya Namah
81. Om Saarangaaya Namah
82. Om Padmaprabhodhaaya Namah
83. Om Maartandaaya Namah
84. Om Brahmeshaanaachyuteshaaya Namah
85. Om Sooryaaya Namah
86. Om Aadityavarchase Namah
87. Om Bhaasvate Namah
88. Om Sarvabhakshaaya Namah
89. Om Raudraaya Namah
90. Om Vapushe Namah
91. Om Tamoghnaaya Namah
92. Om Shatrughnaaya Namah
93. Om Amitaatmave Namah
94. Om Kritaghnaghnaaya Namah
95. Om Devaaya Namah
96. Om Jyotishaampataye Namah
97. Om Taptachaameekaraaya Namah
98. Om Vahnaye Namah
99. Om Vishvakarmane Namah
100. Om Tamobhinighnaaya Namah
101. Om Richave Namah
102. Om Bhootanaashaaya Namah
103. Om Bhootasrashte Namah
104. Om Prabhave Namah
105. Om Paayate Namah
106. Om Tapate Namah
107. Om Varshate Namah
108. Om Supteshujaagrite Namah
Iti Sri Aditya Ashtottara Shatanamavali Samaptham

Meaning

Names drawn from the Aditya Hridayam

Most of these 108 names are lifted straight from the verses of the Aditya Hridayam, the hymn Agastya teaches a weary Rama before the final battle with Ravana in the Yuddha Kanda of the Valmiki Ramayana. That is why the list opens exactly as that hymn does, with Rashmimate, Samudyate, Devasura Namaskrita and Vivasvate. What the verses say in sentences is broken here into single names, so it can be used in puja.

Every god as the Sun

From name 11 the list runs Brahmane, Vishnave, Shivaya, Skandaya, Prajapataye, Mahendraya, treating every deity as a face of the Sun. Kala, Yama, Soma, Varuna as lord of waters, the pitrs and the Vasus follow. Then comes the visible Sun: Hiranyaretas, Divakara, Haridashva, Saptasapti, Martanda. Name 69, Dvadashatma, points to the twelve Adityas of the twelve months, and the names Purvagiri and Pashchimagiri recall the eastern and western mountains of sunrise and sunset.

The closing names

Near the end he is the destroyer of darkness and of enemies, the punisher of the ungrateful and Vishvakarma, the maker of all. The list closes with Payate, Tapate, Varshate and Supteshu Jagrate: the Sun who protects, heats, sends rain and keeps watch while everyone sleeps. It is read at sunrise, on Sundays and on Ratha Saptami. A few names, among them Haridashva, Aditya, Surya and Martanda, occur twice in this version.

Frequently asked questions

How is the Sri Aditya Ashtottara Shatanamavali related to the Aditya Hridayam?
Most of its names are taken, nearly in order, from the Aditya Hridayam, the hymn the sage Agastya teaches Rama on the battlefield in the Yuddha Kanda of the Valmiki Ramayana. Rashmimate, Samudyate, Devasura Namaskrita and Vivasvate open both texts.
Why does the Aditya namavali call the Sun Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and Skanda?
Names 11 to 25 follow an Aditya Hridayam verse which says the Sun alone is Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Skanda, Prajapati, Indra, Kubera, Kala, Yama, Soma and Varuna. The pitrs, Vasus, Sadhyas and Ashvins are also listed as his forms.
What does Supteshu Jagrate, the last name of the Aditya Ashtottaram, mean?
It means the one who stays awake while all beings sleep, an image the Aditya Hridayam uses for the Sun dwelling inside every creature. Just before it come Payate, Tapate and Varshate: he who protects, he who heats and he who sends rain.
When is the Sri Aditya Ashtottara Shatanamavali usually read?
It is read at sunrise, usually after offering arghya water to the Sun, and especially on Sundays and on Ratha Saptami in the month of Magha. Some people read it together with the Aditya Hridayam.
Which names in the Aditya namavali refer to the horses of the Sun's chariot?
Haridashva, the lord of the green horses, appears twice in the list, and name 44, Saptasapti, means the one whose chariot has seven horses. Close by are Sahasrarchi and Sahasramshu, the one with a thousand rays.

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