Guest guest Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Dear All, Happy Shivrathri, Have a Blessed Day! priya MAHASHIVRATRI 23RD FEBRUARY 2009* 108 Names of Shiva The Lord has 1008 names describing his attributes and achievements. Grace is guaranteed to those who chant these names. Names ending with -esh or eshwar, almost always refer to Shiva. Many of the names are shared by other gods, as they all manifestations of the same supreme divinity. Name and Meaning ACHALESHWAR Immovable lord; the resolute one ADINATH Primeval master AGHORA Not terrifying; pleasing AJA Unmanifest AJA EKAPADA One-footed lord AJAGANDHI He who smells like a goat AKURURA Kind god ANDHAKEHSWAR Dispeller of darkness APAMNIDHI Lord of the waters ARDHANARI Half woman ASHANI Thunderbolt ASUTOSH Easily pleased AVADHUT Naked ascetic BALESHWAR Long haired BASAVA Bull BHAIRAVA Quick tempered god BHASMESHWAR Smeared with ash BHAVA Existence BHIKSHATAN Celestial beggar BHIMA Strong one BHISMA Terrible one BHOLA Simpleton; guileless god BHOOTPATI God of ghosts BHUTESHWAR Lord of elements BHUVANESH Lord of the world BILVA DANDIN Bearer of a staff of bilva CHANDRACHUDA Moon crested DAKSHINESWAR Teacher who faces the South DAMARUDARIN Bearer of the rattle drum EKAVRATYA Unorthodox sage GAJANTAKA Killer of the elephant demon GAMBHIRESH Austere ascetic GANAPATI Lord of ganas GANAGDHAR Bearer of the Ganges GHORA Fearsome GIRISHA Lord of the hills GRIHAPATI Householder GUHESHWAR Lord of the caves;mysterious one HARA Router, seizer, ravisher HIRANYARETAS Lord of the golden seed ISHAN Lord ISHWARA Godhead JAMBUKESHWAR Lord of Jambudvipa i.e India JATESHWAR Lord with matted hair JIMUTAVAHAN He who rides the clouds JVARESHVAR Lord of fevers KALESHVAR Lord of time; lord of art KAMANDALUDHARI Bearer of the water pot KAMANASHE Destroyer of desire KAPALIN Bearer of skulls KAPARDIN Lord with a conch shaped top knot KARPURA GAURANGA White as camphor KEDAR Lord of the hills KIRAATA Tribal KRITTIVASA He who wears animal hide LAKULISHA Bearer of the staff MAHABALESHWAR Almighty one MAHADEV Great god MAHARSHI Great sage MAHESH Great lord MAITHUNESHWAR Lord of sexual union MANISH Conqueror of the mind MARUTTA Wind; storm NAGESHWAR Lord of serpents NAGNAVRATADHARI Naked sage NATARAJA Lord of dance and drama NEELAKANTA Blue necked one OMKARNATH Lord of the mystic syllable " Om " PASHAYE Lord of the noose PASHUPATI Lord of the beasts PAVAKA Fire; lava PURUSHA Cosmic spirit; primeval man RUDRA Wild god ;the howler SADJYOTA Eternally radiant SAILESH Lord of mountains SAMHARI Destroyer SHANBU Benign SHANKAR Benevolent SHARABHA Dragon SHARVA Archer SHIKHANDIN Lord with a peacock plume SHIVA Auspicious one SIDDHARTH One who is accomplished SOMASUNDARA Beautiful as the moon SOMNATH Lord of soma, the herb of vitality STHANU Still SUNDARMURTI Alluring body SVASHVA Master of dogs TAMASOPATI Lord of inertia, darkness, passivity TEJOMAYA Radiant being TRILOCHAN Three eyed TRIPURANTAKA Destroyer of demon cities TRISHULDARI Bearer of the trident UGRA Fierce UMAPATI Husband of uma-parvati URDHVALINGA Aroused yet restrained manhood VAIDYANATH Lord of physicians VAMADEV Lord of antinomian sects VIBHUTI BHUSHAN Bedecked with ash marks VINAPANI He who pays the lute VIRABHADRA The noble hero VIRESHWAR Lord of martial arts VIRUPAKSHA Lord with ill - formed malignant eyes VISHWANATH Lord of the universe VRIKSHANATH Lord of trees VRISHABHANATH Tamer of bulls YAKSHANATH Lord of yakshas, forest spirits YOGESH Lord of yoga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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