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Sri Kurma (Kakaaradi) Ashtottara Shatanamavali
1. Om Kamathaaya Namah
2. Om Kandhimadhyasthaaya Namah
3. Om Karunaavarunaalayaaya Namah
4. Om Kulaachalasamuddhartre Namah
5. Om Kundaleendrasamaashrayaaya Namah
6. Om Kathoraprishtaaya Namah
7. Om Kudharaaya Namah
8. Om Kalusheekritasaagaraaya Namah
9. Om Kalyaanamoortaye Namah
10. Om Kratubhukpraarthanaadhrita Vigrahaaya Namah
11. Om Kulaachalasamudbhraantighrishtakandootisaukhyavate Namah
12. Om Karaalashvaasasankshubdhasindhoormiprahataambaraaya Namah
13. Om Kandhikardamakastooreeliptavakshasthalaaya Namah
14. Om Kritine Namah
15. Om Kuleeraadipayassattvanishpeshanachatushpadaaya Namah
16. Om Karaagraadattasambhuktatimingilagilotkaraaya Namah
17. Om Kandhipushpadvirephaabhaaya Namah
18. Om Kapardyaadisameeditaaya Namah
19. Om Kalyaanaachalatungaatmagaadheekritapayonidhaye Namah
20. Om Kulishatprishthasangharshaksheenamoolakulaachalaaya Namah
21. Om Kaashyapeesatkuchapraayamandaraahataprishthakaaya Namah
22. Om Kaayaikadeshaaparyaaptasheshadiggajamandalaaya Namah
23. Om Kathoracharanaaghaatadvaidheekritapayonidhaye Namah
24. Om Kaalakootakritatraasaaya Namah
25. Om Kaandadurmitavaibhavaaya Namah
26. Om Kamaneeyaaya Namah
27. Om Kavistutyaaya Namah
28. Om Kanidhaye Namah
29. Om Kamalaapataye Namah
30. Om Kamalaasanakalyaanasandhaatre Namah
31. Om Kalinaashanaaya Namah
32. Om Kataakshakshatadevaartaye Namah
33. Om Kendraadividhritaanjalaye Namah
34. Om Kaaleepatipreetipaatraaya Namah
35. Om Kaamitaardhapradaaya Namah
36. Om Kavaye Namah
37. Om Kootasthaaya Namah
38. Om Kootakamathaaya Namah
39. Om Kootayogisudurlabhaaya Namah
40. Om Kaamaheenaaya Namah
41. Om Kaamahetave Namah
42. Om Kaamabhrite Namah
43. Om Kanjalochanaaya Namah
44. Om Kratubhugdainyavidhvamsine Namah
45. Om Kratubhukpaalakaaya Namah
46. Om Kratave Namah
47. Om Kratupoojyaaya Namah
48. Om Kratunidhaye Namah
49. Om Kratutraatre Namah
50. Om Kratoodbhavaaya Namah
51. Om Kaivalyasaukhyadakathaaya Namah
52. Om Kaishorotkshiptamandaraaya Namah
53. Om Kaivalyanirvaanamayaaya Namah
54. Om Kaitabhapratisoodanaaya Namah
55. Om Kraantasarvaambudhaye Namah
56. Om Kraantapaataalaaya Namah
57. Om Komalodaraaya Namah
58. Om Kandhisormijalakshaumaaya Namah
59. Om Kulaachalakachotkaraaya Namah
60. Om Katunishshvaasanirdhootarakshastoolaaya Namah
61. Om Kritaadbhutaaya Namah
62. Om Kaumodakeehataamitraaya Namah
63. Om Kautukaakalitaahavaaya Namah
64. Om Karaashikantakoddhartre Namah
65. Om Kavitaabdhimaneesumaaya Namah
66. Om Kaivalyavallareekandaaya Namah
67. Om Kandukeekritachandiraaya Namah
68. Om Karapeetasamastaabdhaye Namah
69. Om Kaayaantargatavaashcharaaya Namah
70. Om Karparaabjadvirephaabhamandaraaya Namah
71. Om Kandalatsmitaaya Namah
72. Om Kaashyapeevratateekandaaya Namah
73. Om Kashyapaadisamaanataaya Namah
74. Om Kalyaanajaalanilayaaya Namah
75. Om Kratubhungnetranandanaaya Namah
76. Om Kabandhacharaharyakshaaya Namah
77. Om Kraantadarshimanoharaaya Namah
78. Om Karmathaavishayaaya Namah
79. Om Karmakartribhaavaadivarjitaaya Namah
80. Om Karmaanadheenaaya Namah
81. Om Karmajnyaaya Namah
82. Om Karmapaaya Namah
83. Om Karmachodanaaya Namah
84. Om Karmasaakshine Namah
85. Om Karmahetane Namah
86. Om Karmajnyaanavibhaagakrite Namah
87. Om Kartre Namah
88. Om Kaarayitre Namah
89. Om Kaaryaaya Namah
90. Om Kaaranaaya Namah
91. Om Karanaaya Namah
92. Om Kritaye Namah
93. Om Kritsnaaya Namah
94. Om Kritsnaatigaaya Namah
95. Om Kritsnachetanaaya Namah
96. Om Kritsnamohanaaya Namah
97. Om Karanaagocharaaya Namah
98. Om Kaalaaya Namah
99. Om Kaaryakaaranataatigaaya Namah
100. Om Kaalaavashaaya Namah
101. Om Kaalapaashabaddhabhaktaavanaabhidhaaya Namah
102. Om Kritakrityaaya Namah
103. Om Keliphalaaya Namah
104. Om Keertaneeyaaya Namah
105. Om Kritotsavaaya Namah
106. Om Kritetaramahaanandaaya Namah
107. Om Kritajnyaaya Namah
108. Om Kritasatsukhaaya Namah
Iti Shree Koorma Ashtottara Shatanaamaavali
Meaning
The Sri Kurma Ashtottara Shatanamavali gives 108 names of the tortoise avatar of Vishnu, and every one of them starts with the syllable ka. It opens with Om Kamathaya namah, kamatha being a word for tortoise, and ends with Om Kritasatsukhaya namah. The text does not name its author.
The tortoise under the mountain
The first thirty names stay close to the churning of the ocean. He is Kandhi-madhyastha, standing in the middle of the sea, and Kathora-prishtha, the one with the hard back. The composer clearly enjoys the scene: name 11 has the tortoise relieved of an itch as the spinning mountain rubs his shell, name 12 has his breath raising waves that strike the sky, and name 22 says even Shesha and the elephants of the directions could not cover one part of his body. Names 44 to 50 gather around kratu, the sacrifice, calling him its protector, its object of worship and its source.
Doer and witness
From name 78 the tone becomes philosophical. Karmasakshi, Karta, Karayita, Karya and Karana place every part of action in him, and Karya-karanatatiga (99) then sets him beyond cause and effect. The last names, Kritajna and Kritasatsukha, end on gratitude and settled happiness.
When it is recited
Kurma Jayanti on Vaishakha Purnima is the main day for this namavali. It is also said on Thursdays and Ekadashi alongside other Vishnu archanas. The Srikurmam temple in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, is the best-known shrine of this avatar.
Frequently asked questions
Why does every name in the Sri Kurma Ashtottara Shatanamavali begin with ka?
Which names in the Kurma Ashtottaram describe the churning of the ocean?
When is Kurma Jayanti and how is this namavali used then?
What do the karma names in the Kurma Ashtottaram mean?
Does the Kurma Ashtottara Shatanamavali mention Shiva?
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