The Divine Names of Lord Shiva: Significance and Holy Mantras

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By Manoj GuptaSep 16, 2024

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There are many gods in Hinduism, but Lord Shiva holds a special place among them, earning him the title "god of gods." He is the god of both creation and destruction. He lives on the holy mountain of Kailash (Tibet, China) with his family and ganas. Lord Shiva has one wife, Parvati, and two children, Kartikeya and Lord Ganesha. Lord Shiva travels on his holy bull named Nandi. Lord Shiva is known for his anger; his tandava dance can destroy the earth in one second.

As we all know, Lord Shiva was called by many names by devotees like Bhole Bhandari, Mahakali, and Mahadev. But actually, Lord Shiva has 108 different names; these all have different meanings from each other. Lord Shiva was worshiped by chanting mantras of these 108 names. Devotees chant these 108 names 2-3 times daily to seek blessings. Each name and its mantra show us about his holy nature.

Sr No.	Name	Meaning	Holy Mantra

1	Aashutosh	One who instantly fulfills all wishes	Om Ashutoshay Namah।
2	Adiguru	The first Guru	Om Adiguruay Namah।
3	Adinath	The first Lord	Om Adinathay Namah।
4	Adiyogi	The first Yogi	Om Adiyogiay Namah l
5	Aja	The Unborn	Om Ajay Namah।
6	Akshayaguna	The one with limitless qualities	Om Akshayagunay Namah।
7	Anagha	The faultless one	Om Anaghay Namah।
8	Anantadrishti	infinite vision	Om Anantadrishtiay Namah।
9	Augadh	One who revels all the time	Om Augadhay Namah।
10	Avyayaprabhu	Imperishable	Om Avyayaprabhuay Namah।
11	Bhairav	Destroyer of fear	Om Bhairavay Namah।
12	Bhalanetra	One who has an eye in the forehead	Om Bhalanetray Namah।
13	Bholenath	The simple one	Om Bholenathay Namah।
14	Bhooteshwara	One who has mastery over the elements	Om Bhooteshwaray Namah।
15	Bhudeva	Lord of the earth	Om Bhudevay Namah।
16	Bhutapala	Protector of the disembodied beings	Om Bhutapalay Namah।
17	Chandrapal	Master of the moon	Om Chandrapalay Namah।
18	Chandraprakash	One who has moon as a crest	Om Chandraprakashay Namah।
19	Dayalu	The compassionate one	Om Dayaluay Namah।
20	Devadideva	The god of gods	Om Devadidevay Namah।
21	Dhanadeepa	Lord of wealth	Om Dhanadeepay Namah।
22	Dhyanadeep	The light of meditation	Om Dhyanadeepay Namah।
23	Dhyutidhara	Lord of brilliance	Om Dhyutidharay Namah।
24	Digambara	The one who wears the sky as his raiment	Om Digambaray Namah।
25	Durjaneeya	Difficult to be known	Om Durjaneeyay Namah।
26	Durjaya	The unvanquished	Om Durjayay Namah।
27	Gangadhara	Lord of river ganga	Om Gangadharay Namah।
28	Girijapati	Consort of girija	Om Girijapatiay Namah।
29	Gunagrahin	Acceptor of gunas	Om Gunagrahinay Namah।
30	Gurudeva	The great Guru	Om Gurudevay Namah।
31	Hara	Remover of sins	Om Haray Namah।
32	Jagadisha	Master of the Universe	Om Jagadishay Namah।
33	Jaradhishamana	Redeemer from afflictions	Om Jaradhishamanay Namah।
34	Jatin	The one with matted hair	Om Jatinay Namah।
35	Kailas	One who bestows peace	Om Kailasay Namah।
36	Kailashadhipati	Lord of Mount Kailash	Om Kailashadhipatiay Namah।
37	Kailashnath	Master of Mount Kailash	Om Kailashnathay Namah।
38	Kamalakshana	Lotus-eyed lord	Om Kamalakshanay Namah।
39	Kantha	Ever-radiant	Om Kanthay Namah।
40	Kapalin	One who wears a necklace of skulls	Om Kapalinay Namah।
41	Kochadaiyaan	The lord with long dreadlocks	Om Kochadaiyaanay Namah।
42	Kundalin	One who wears earrings	Om Kundalinay Namah।
43	Lalataksha	One who has an eye in the forehead	Om Adiguray Namah।
44	Lingadhyaksha	Lord of the lingas	Om Lingadhyakshay Namah।
45	Lokankara	Creator of the three worlds	Om Lokankaray Namah।
46	Lokapal	One who takes care of the world	Om Lokapalay Namah।
47	Mahabuddhi	Extreme intelligence	Om Mahabuddhiay Namah।
48	Mahadeva	Greatest God	Om Mahadevaay Namah।
49	Mahakala	The lord of time	Om Mahakalay Namah।
50	Mahamaya	Of great illusions	Om Mahamaya Namah।
51	Mahamrityunjaya	Great victor of death	Om Mahamrityunjaya Namah।
52	Mahanidhi	Great storehouse	Om Mahanidhiay Namah।
53	Mahashaktimaya	One who has boundless energies	Om Mahashaktimaya Namah।
54	Mahayogi	Greatest yogi	Om Mahayogiay Namah।
55	Mahesha	Supreme lord	Om Maheshay Namah।
56	Maheshwara	Lord of Gods	Om Maheshwaray Namah।
57	Nagabhushana	One who has serpents as ornaments	Om Nagabhushanay Namah।
58	Nataraja	King of the art of dancing	Om Natarajay Namah।
59	Nilakantha	The Blue-throated one	Om Nilakanthay Namah।
60	Nityasundara	Ever beautiful	Om Nityasundaray Namah।
61	Nrityapriya	Lover of Dance	Om Nrityapriyay Namah।
62	Omkara	Creator of AUM	Om Omkaray Namah।
63	Palanhaar	One who protects all	Om Palanhaaray Namah।
64	Panchatsaran	Vigorous	Om Panchatsaranay Namah।
65	Parameshwara	First among all gods	Om Parameshwaray Namah।
66	Paramjyoti	Greatest splendor	Om Paramjyotiay Namah।
67	Pashupati	Lord of all living beings	Om Pashupatiay Namah।
68	Pinakin	One who has a bow in his hand	Om Pinakinay Namah।
69	Pranava	Originator of the primal sound of AUM	Om Pranavay Namah।
70	Priyabhakta	Favorite of the devotees	Om Priyabhaktay Namah।
71	Priyadarshana	Of loving vision	Om Priyadarshanay Namah।
72	Pushkara	One who gives nourishment	Om Pushkaray Namah।
73	Pushpalochana	One who has eyes like flowers	Om Pushpalochanay Namah।
74	Ravilochana	Having Sun as the eye	Om Ravilochanay Namah।
75	Rudra	The Roarer	Om Rudray Namah।
76	Sadashiva	The Transcended one	Om Sadashivay Namah।
77	Sanatana	The Eternal God	Om Sanatanay Namah।
78	Sarvacharya	The Supreme Teacher	Om Sarvacharyay Namah।
79	Sarvashiva	The Eternal Lord	Om Sarvashivay Namah।
80	Sarvatapana	Preceptor of All	Om Sarvatapanay Namah।
81	Sarvayoni	Always Pure	Om Sarvayoniay Namah।
82	Sarveshwara	Lord of All	Om Sarveshwaray Namah।
83	Shambho	The auspicious one	Om Shambhoay Namah।
84	Shankara	Lord of All Gods	Om Shankaray Namah।
85	Shantah	Peaceful Lord	Om Shantahay Namah।
86	Shoolin	One who has a trident	Om Shoolinay Namah।
87	Shreshhtha	Always pure	Om Shreshhthay Namah।
88	Shrikantha	One who has a pure body	Om Shrikanthay Namah।
89	Shrutiprakasha	Illuminator of the Vedas	Om Shrutiprakashay Namah।
90	Skandaguru	Perceptor of Skanda	Om Skandaguruay Namah।
91	Someshwara	Lord of the Moon	Om Someshwaray Namah।
92	Sukhada	The giver of joy	Om Sukhaday Namah।
93	Swayambhu	Self-created	Om Swayambhuay Namah।
94	Tejaswani	One who spreads illumination	Om Tejaswaniay Namah।
95	Trilochana	Three-eyed Lord	Om Trilochanay Namah।
96	Trilokpati	Master of all the three worlds	Om Trilokpatiay Namah।
97	Tripurari	Destroyer of the “Tripur” (the 3 planets created by Asuras)	Om Tripurariay Namah।
98	Trishoolin	One who has a trident in his hands	Om Trishoolinay Namah।
99	Umapati	Consort of Uma	Om Umapatiay Namah।
100	Vachaspati	Lord of Speech	Om Vachaspatiay Namah।
101	Vajrahasta	One who has a thunderbolt in his hands	Om Vajrahastay Namah।
102	Varada	Granter of Boons	Om Varaday Namah।
103	Vedakarta	Originator of the Vedas	Om Vedakartay Namah।
104	Veerabhadra	Supreme Lord of the Nether World	Om Veerabhadray Namah।
105	Vishalaksha	Wide-eyed Lord	Om Vishalakshay Namah।
106	Vishveshwara	Lord of the Universe	Om Vishveshwaray Namah।
107	Vishwanath	Master of the Universe	Om Vishwanathay Namah।
108	Vrishavahana	One who has bull as his vehicle	Om Vrishavahanay Namah।