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Sri Mrityunjaya Ashtottara Shatanaamaavali
1. Om Bhagavate Namah
2. Om Sadaashivaaya Namah
3. Om Sakalatattvaatmakaaya namah
4. Om Sarvamantraroopaaya Namah
5. Om Sarvayantraadhishthitaaya Namah
6. Om Tantrasvaroopaaya Namah
7. Om Tattvavidooraaya Namah
8. Om Brahmarudraavataarine Namah
9. Om Neelakanthaaya Namah
10. Om Paarvateepriyaaya Namah
11. Om Somasooryaagnilochanaaya namah
12. Om Bhasmoddhoolita Vigrahaaya Namah
13. Om Mahaamanimakuta Dhaaranaaya namah
14. Om Maanikya Bhooshanaaya Namah
15. Om Srishtisthiti Pralayakaala Raudraavataaraaya Namah
16. Om Dakshaadhvaradhvamsakaaya Namah
17. Om Mahaakaala Bedhakaaya Namah
18. Om Moolaadhaaraika Nilayaaya Namah
19. Om Tattvaateekaaya Namah
20. Om Gangaadharaaya Namah
21. Om Sarvadevaadhidevaaya Namah
22. Om Vedaanta Saaraaya Namah
23. Om Trivarga Saadhanaaya Namah
24. Om Anekakoti Brahmaandanaayakaaya Namah
25. Om Anantaadinaaga Kulabhooshanaaya Namah
26. Om Pranava Svaroopaaya Namah
27. Om Chidaakaashaaya Namah
28. Om Aakaashaadi Svaroopaaya Namah
29. Om Grahanakshatramaaline Namah
30. Om Sakalaaya Namah
31. Om Kalankarahitaaya Namah
32. Om Sakalalokaikakartre Namah
33. Om Sakalalokaika Samhartre Namah
34. Om Sakalanigama Guhyaaya Namah
35. Om Sakalavedaantapaaragaaya Namah
36. Om Sakalalokaika Varapradaaya Namah
37. Om Sakala Lokaika Shankaraaya Namah
38. Om Shashaanka Shekharaaya Namah
39. Om Shaashvata Nijaavaasaaya Namah
40. Om Niraabhaasaaya Namah
41. Om Niraamayaaya Namah
42. Om Nirmalaaya Namah
43. Om Nirlobhaaya Namah
44. Om Nirmohaaya Namah
45. Om Nirmadaaya Namah
46. Om Nishchinaaya Namah
47. Om Nirahankaaraaya Namah
48. Om Niraakulaaya Namah
49. Om Nishkalankaaya Namah
50. Om Nirgunaaya Namah
51. Om Nishkaamaaya Namah
52. Om Nirupaplavaaya Namah
53. Om Niruvadyaaya Namah
54. Om Nirantaraaya Namah
55. Om Nishkaaranaaya Namah
56. Om Niraatankaaya Namah
57. Om Nishprapanchaaya Namah
58. Om Nissangaaya Namah
59. Om Nirdvandvaaya Namah
60. Om Niraadhaaraaya Namah
61. Om Nirogaaya Namah
62. Om Nishkodhaaya Namah
63. Om Nirgamaaya Namah
64. Om Nirbhayaaya Namah
65. Om Nirvikalpaaya Namah
66. Om Nirbhedaaya Namah
67. Om Nishkiyaaya
68. Om Nistulaaya Namah
69. Om Nissamshayaaya Namah
70. Om Niranjanaaya Namah
71. Om Niroopa Vibhavaaya Namah
72. Om Nityashuddhabuddha Paripoornaaya Namah
73. Om Nityaaya Namah
74. Om Shuddaaya Namah
75. Om Buddaaya Namah
76. Om Paripoornaaya Namah
77. Om Sachchidaanandaaya Namah
78. Om Adrishyaaya Namah
79. Om Paramashaana Svaroopaaya Namah
80. Om Tejoroopaaya Namah
81. Om Tejomayaaya Namah
82. Om Mahaaraudraaya Namah
83. Om Bhadraavataaraaya Namah
84. Om Mahaabhairavaaya Namah
85. Om Kaalabhairavaaya Namah
86. Om Kalpaanta Bhairavaaya Namah
87. Om Kapaalamaalaadharaaya namah
88. Om Khatvaangaaya Namah
89. Om Khadgapaashaankushadharaaya namah
90. Om Dhamarutrishoolachaapadharaaya Namah
91. Om Baanagadaashakti Bhindipaaladharaaya namah
92. Om To Maramusalamudgaradhaaya Namah
93. Om Pattinaparashuparighadharaaya Namah
94. Om Bhushunnishataghni Chakraadyaayudha Dharaaya Namah
95. Om Bheeshanakara Sahasramukhaaya namah
96. Om Vikataattahaasa Vispaaritaaya Namah
97. Om Brahmaandamandalaaya Namah
98. Om Naagendrakundalaaya Namah
99. Om Naagendrahaaraaya Namah
100. Om Naagendravalayaaya namah
101. Om Naagendra Charmadharaaya Namah
102. Om Mrityunjayaaya Namah
103. Om Tryambakaaya Namah
104. Om Tripuraantakaaya Namah
105. Om Viroopaakshaaya Namah
106. Om Vishveshvaraaya Namah
107. Om Vishvaroopaaya Namah
108. Om Vishvatomukhaaya Namah
Iti Shree Mrityunjaya Ashtottara Shatanaamaavali
Meaning
From Sadashiva to Vishvatomukha
The list opens with Om Bhagavate Namah and Om Sadashivaya Namah, then calls Shiva the form of every mantra, the seat of every yantra and the essence of tantra. Neelakantha, Parvatipriya, Somasuryagnilochana (with the sun, moon and fire as his eyes) and Bhasmoddhulita Vigraha (his body smeared with ash) describe how he looks, and Dakshadhvaradhvamsaka recalls the wrecking of Daksha's sacrifice.
The long run of nir names
Names 30 to 37 build on the word sakala: maker of all worlds, destroyer of all worlds, the secret of all the Vedas. Then comes the most distinctive stretch of the text. From 40 to 71 almost every name begins with nir, nish or nis: Niramaya, Nirmala, Nirlobha, Nirmoha, Nirahankara, Nirbhaya, Nirvikalpa, Niranjana. Read in sequence they take away one limitation after another until only the formless Shiva is left, summed up in Nitya, Shuddha, Buddha, Paripurna and Sachchidananda.
Bhairava and his weapons
The tone then turns fierce. After Maharaudra, Mahabhairava, Kalabhairava and Kalpanta Bhairava, names 87 to 95 arm him with skull garland, khatvanga, trident, damaru, axe and shataghni, and Vikatattahasa speaks of his terrible laughter. Nagendrakundala and Nagendrahara give him serpent earrings and necklace.
The conqueror of death
Om Mrityunjayaya Namah arrives only at 102, after Shiva has been shown both beyond all qualities and as Bhairava. The list ends with Vishvatomukha. There is no phala shruti. It is mostly used for bilva archana on Mondays, Pradosha and Maha Shivaratri.
Frequently asked questions
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