108+ Names of Lord Shiva

108+ Names of Lord Shiva

108+ Names of Lord Shiva

Lord Shiva is one of the holy trinities of Hinduism. The holy trinities are Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva (or Siva). He is addressed in many other names. The following are 108+ names of Lord Shiva:

AHIRBHUDHANYA:

Ahirbudhanya: The one who possess the Kundalini

AJA:

Aja: The lord who is boundless; unborn

AMBIKANATHA:

Ambikanatha: The one who is the consort of Ambika: Ambika who is also the Mother Goddess

ANAGHA:

Anagha: The one who is pure

ANANTA (ANANT, ANANTH, ANATHA)

Ananta: The one who is unending

ANANTADRISHTI:

Anantadrishti: The lord who is limitless, transcendent, formless (unchanging Brahman); the lord who can see beyond time and place; the one with infinite vision

ANDHAKASURA SUDANA:

Andhakasura Sudana: The lord who killed the demon Andhaka

ANEKATMA:

Anekatma: The one who has many forms: Lord Shiva, the mine of virtures, the redeemer from mundane existence, is of lofty fame, ever revered by great sages, gods, goddesses, and other beings.

ANISHVARA:

Anishvara: The lord who does not have any other lord

APAVARGAPRADA:

Apavargaprada: The one who gives all things, the one who takes all things

ASHATAMURTI, Ashtamurthi

Ashtamurti: The lord who has 8 forms

AVAYAYA:

Avayaya: The one who is never subject to change

AVAYAYAT:

Avayayat: The one who is unseen

AVYAGRA:

Avyagra: The lord who is steady; the lord who is unwavering

BHAGNETRABHID:

Bhagnetrabhid: The lord who damaged Bhaga’s eye

BHAGVAN, BHAGWAN:

Bhagvan: The lord of prosperity

BHAKTAVATSALA:

Bhaktavatsala: The lord who is always on the side of the devotees

BHARGA:

Bharga: The lord who ends all sins

BHASMODHULITAVIGRAH:

Bhasmodhulitavigrah: The one who applies ashes all over the body

BHAVA:

Bhava: The God who is existence itself

BHEEMA:

Bheema: The one who has a fearful form

BHOOTAPATI:

Bhootapti: The one whos is the lord of panchabhoota and evil spirits

BUJANGABHUSANA:

Bujangabhusana: The lord who is adorned with the golden snake

CHARUVIKRAMA:

Charuvikrama: The lord who is the guardian of wandering pilgrims

DAKSHADHWARAHARA, DAKSHADVARAHARA

Dakshadhwarahar: The destroyer of Daksha’s conceited sacrifice or yajna

DEVA:

Deva: The lord of the devas or demigods

DIGAMBARA:

Digambara: Shiva whose robes is the cosmos

DURDHARSHA:

Durdharsha: The one who is unconquerable

GANANATHA:

Gananatha: The god of the ganas: Ganas are the attendants of Lord Shia and their abode is also Mount Kailash

GANGADHAR:

Gangadhar: The god who holds the Ganges River in his hairs

GIRIDHANVA:

Giridhanva: God whose weapon is a mountain

GIRIPRIYA:

Giripriya: The lord who is fond of mountains

GIRIRAJ:

Giriraj: The one who is the king of mountains

GIRISHA: GIRISH or GIREESH:

Girisha: The god who sleeps on Kailash Mountains

HARA:

Hara: The lord who dissolves all bondage and sins

HARI:

Hari: The one who is same as Vishnu

HAVI:

Havi: He who is wealthy in the form of Ahuti (offering an oblation to a deity, a solemn rite with oblation)

HIRANYARETA:

Hiranyareta:  The one who emanates golden souls

JAGADGURU:

Jagadguru: The one who is the guru of the universe

JAGADVYAPI:

Jagadvyapi: The god who permeates the entire world

JATTADHAR:

Jattadhar: The god with matted hair or locks or jata

KAILASHAVASHI:

Kailashavashi: The lord who is also the native of Mountain Kailash

KALAKAL:

Kalakal: The one who is the death of deaths

KAMARI:

Kamari: The one who is the enemy of Kamadeva

KAPALI:

Kapali: The one who wears the necklace of skulls

KAPARDI:

Kapardia: The one who wears thickly matted hair

KATHOR:

Kathor: The one who has a strong body

KAWACHI:

Kawachi: The god who is armoured

KHANDAPARSHU:

Khandaparshu: The lord with the broken axe

KHATVANGI, KHATVANGA:

Khatvanga: The god who carries a knurled club or khatvanga

KRIPANIDHI:

Kripanidhi: The god who is the treasure of compassion

KRITTIVAS:

Krittivas: The lord who wears the clothes of elephant skin

LALATAKSHA:

Lalataksha: One who has an eye in the forehead

MAHADEV, MAHADEVA:

Mahadev: The greatest of the gods

MAHASENAJANAKA:

Mahasenajanka: The father of Karthikeya

MAHESHWARA, MAHESHWAR:

Maheshwara: The lord of the gods

MRIDA:

Mrida: The lord who shows mercy (MRDA: an epithet of Siva or Shiva: janasukhrte sattvodriktau mrdaya namo namah)

MRIGPANI:

Mrigpani: Shiva with deer in hands

MRITYUNJAY:

Mrityunjay: The one who conquers death

NILALOHIT:

Nilalohit: The lord with red and blue colours

PANCHAVAKTRA:

Panchavaktra: God of the five activities

PARAMATMA:

Paramatma: Everyone’s own soul

PARAMESHWAR, PARAMESH

Parameshwar: The great god

PARSHUHASTA:

Parshuhasta: The god who holds axe in his hands

PASHUPATI:

Pashupati: The lord of animals

PASHVIMOCHANA:

Parshvimochana: The lord who releases all fetters

PINAKIN:

Pinakin: The one who has a bow in his hand (The Government of India has named a superfast train as Pinakini Express that runs between Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh and Chennai in Tamil Nadu)

PRAJAPATI:

Prajapati: The creator of dynasty

PRAMATHADHIPA:

Pramathadhipa: The god who is served by goblins

PURARATI:

Purarati: The destroyer of the enemy

PUSHADANTABHIT:

Pushadantabhit: The one who has punished Pushan

RUDRA:

Rudra: The one who gets sad by the pain of devotees

SADASHIVA:

Sadashiva: The one who is eternally auspicious

SAHASRAPADA:

Sahasrapada: The lord who is standing and walking everywhere

SAHASRAKSHA:

Sahasraksha: The one who loves everybody equally

SARVAGYA:

Sarvagya: The lord who knows everything: the knower of all

SARVESHWAR, SARVESHWARA, SARVESHWARA:

Sarveshwar: The lord of all gods

SARVAYONI:

Sarvayoni: The one who is the source of everything

SATVIK:

Satvik: The one with boundless energy

SHAMBHU:

Shambhu: The one who bestows prosperity; the abode of happiness or joy

SHANKAR, SHANKARA:

Shankar: The one who gives happiness and prosperity; the giver of joy

SHARVA:

Sharva: The remover of all troubles

SHASHI SHEKHAR, SHASHI SHEKAR

Shashi Shekhar: The lord who wears the crescent moon in his hairs

SHASHVAT:

Shashvat: The lord who is eternal and the lord who is endless

SHIPIVISHTA:

Shipivishta: The lord whose form emits great rays of light

SHITIKANTHA:

Shitikantha: The lord who has a white neck SHIVA, SHIV

SHIVA:

Shiva: The lord who is always pure

SHIVAPRIYA:

Shivapriya: Beloved of Parvati, the mother goddess

SHOOLIN:

Shoolin: The one who has a trident

SHUDDHAVIGRAHA:

Shuddhavigraha: The one who has a pure body

SHRIKANTHA:  (SRIKANTA?)

Shrikantha: The one of glorious neck

SHRUTIPRAKASH, SHRUTIPRAKASHA:

Shrutiprakash: The illuminator of happiness

SHULAPANI:

Shulapani: The one who carries a trident

SKANDAGURU:

Skandaguru: The preceptor of Skanda

SOM:

Som: The one who includes the form of Uma or Goddess Durga

SOMESHWAR, SOMESHWARA:

Someshwar: The lord of all gods

SOMASURYAAGNILOCHANA, soma-surya-agnilochana

Somasuryaagnilochana: The one who has eyes in the form of the sun, the moon, the fire

STHANU:

Sthanu: The firm and immovable deity

SUKHADA:

Sukhada: The bestower of happiness

SUKSHAMATANU:

Sukshamatanu: The god who has a subtle body

SUPRITA:

Suprita: The well pleased

SURESHWARA:

Sureshwara: The lord of all gods

SWARAMAYI:

Swaramayi: The god who lives in all seven notes of music

SWAYAMBHU:

Swayambhu: The self-manifested

TARAK:

Tarak: The lord who is great liberator of mankind

TEJASWANI:

Tejaswani: The one who spreads illumination

TRAYIMURTI, TRAYIMURTHY, TRAYIMURTHI

Trayimurti: Shiva who possess the Veda from

TRILOCHANA:

Trilochana: The three-eyed lord

TRILOKESHA:

Trilokesha: The lord of all the three worlds

TRILOKPATI, TRILOKAPATI, TRILOKAPATHI:

Trilokapati: The master of the three worlds

TRIUPURANTAK:

Tripurantak: The god who killed the demon Tripurasura

TRIPURARI:

Tripurari: The one how killed the demon called Tripura

TRISHOOLIN:

Trishoolin: The one who has a trident in his hands

UGRA:

Ugra: The one who has extremely fierce nature

UMAPATI:

Umapati: The consort of Uma

VACHASPATI

Vachaspati: The lord of the speech

VAJRAHASTA

Vajrahasta: The one who has a thunderbolt in his hands

VAMADEVA:

Vamadeva: The god who is pleasing and auspicious in every way

VARADA:

Varada: The granter of boons

VEDAKARTA:

Vedakarta: The originator of boons

VEERABHADRA:

Veerabhadra: The lord who is violent yet peaceful, the supreme lord of the nether world

VISHALAKSHA:

Vishalaksha: The wide-eyed lord

VIRUPAKSHA:

Virupaksha: The Shiva with oblique eyes

VISHNUVALLABHA:

Vishnuvallabha: The one who is dear to Lord Vishnu

VISHVESWARA, VISHVESHVARA:

Vishveswara: The lord of the universe

VRISHAVAHANA:

Vrishavahana: The one who has bull as his vehicle

VYOMAKESH:

Vyomakesh: The one whose hairs spreads in the sky

YAGYAMAYA:

Yagyamaya: The architect of all sacrificial rites

 

 

 

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