108 Names and meanings of Lord Shiva

1. OM SHIVAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Auspicious One

2. OM MAHESHVARAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Great God Shiva

3. OM SHAMBHAVE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God who exists for our happiness alone

4. OM PINAKINE NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva, who guards the path of dharma

5. OM SHASHISHEKHARAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God who wears the crescent moon in his hair

6. OM VAMADEVAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God who is pleasing and auspicious in every way

7. OM VIRUPAKSHAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God of spotless form

8. OM KAPARDINE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord with thickly matted hair

9. OM NILALOHITAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God splendid as the red sun at daybreak

10. OM SHANKARAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the source of all prosperity

11. OM SHULAPANAYE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God who carries a spear

12. OM KHATVANGINE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God who carries a knurled club

13. OM VISHNUVALLABHAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva, who is dear to Lord Vishnu

14. OM SHIPIVISHTAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord whose form emits great rays of light

15. OM AMBIKANATHAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to Ambika's Lord

16. OM SHRIKANTAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to he whose throat is shining blue

17. OM BHAKTAVATSALAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord who loves His devotees like new born calves

18. OM BHAVAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God who is existence itself

19. OM SARVAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva who is all

20. OM TRILOKESHAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva who is the Lord of all the three worlds

21. OM SHITAKANTHAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the primal soul whose throat is deep blue

22. OM SHIVAPRIYAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the god who is dear to Shakti

23. OM UGRAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva whose presence is awesome and overwhelming

24. OM KAPALINE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God whose begging bowl is a human skull

25. OM KAMARAYE NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva who conquers all passions

26. OM ANDHAKASURA SUDANAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord who killed the asura Andhaka

27. OM GANGADHARAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God who holds the Ganges River in his hair

28. OM LALATAKSHAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord whose sport is creation

29. OM KALAKALAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva who is the death of death

30. OM KRIPANIDHAYE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God who is the treasure of compassion

31. OM BHIMAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva whose strength is awesome

32. OM PARASHU HASTAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God who wields an axe in his hands

33. OM MRIGAPANAYAE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord who looks after the soul in the wilderness

34. OM JATADHARAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva who bears a mass of matted hair

35. OM KAILASAVASINE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God who abides on Mount Kailas

36. OM KAVACHINE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord who is wrapped in armor

37. OM KATHORAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva who causes all growth

38. OM TRIPURANTAKAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord who destroyed the three demonic cities

39. OM VRISHANKAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God whose emblem is a bull (Nandi)

40. OM VRISHABHARUDHAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva who rides a bull

41. OM BHASMODDHULITA VIGRAHAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord covered with holy ash

42. OM SAMAPRIYAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God exceedingly fond of hymns from the Sama Veda

43. OM SVARAMAYAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva who creates through sound

44. OM TRAYIMURTAYE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord who is worshiped in three forms

45. OM ANISHVARAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the undisputed Lord

46. OM SARVAGYAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God who knows all things

47. OM PARAMATMANE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Supreme Self

48. OM SOMASURAGNI LOCHANAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the light of the eyes of Soma, Surya and Agni

49. OM HAVISHE NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva who receives oblations of ghee

50. OM YAGYAMAYAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the architect of all sacrificial rites

51. OM SOMAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Moon-glow of the mystic's vision

52. OM PANCHAVAKTRAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God of the five activities

53. OM SADASHIVAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the eternally auspicious benevolent Shiva

54. OM VISHVESHVARAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the all-pervading ruler of the cosmos

55. OM VIRABHADRAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva the foremost of heroes

56. OM GANANATHAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God of the Ganas

57. OM PRAJAPATAYE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Creator

58. OM HIRANYARETASE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God who emanates golden souls

59. OM DURDHARSHAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the unconquerable being

60. OM GIRISHAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the monarch of the holy mountain Kailas

61. OM GIRISHAYEA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord of the Himalayas

62. OM ANAGHAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva who can inspire no fear

63. OM BUJANGABHUSHANAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord adorned with golden snakes

64. OM BHARGAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the foremost of rishis

65. OM GIRIDHANVANE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God whose weapon is a mountain

66. OM GIRIPRIYAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord who is fond of mountains

67. OM KRITTIVASASE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God who wears clothes of hide

68. OM PURARATAYE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord who is thoroughly at home in the wilderness

69. OM BHAGAVATE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord of prosperity

70. OM PRAMATHADHIPAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God who is served by goblins

71. OM MRITUNJAYAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the conqueror of death

72. OM SUKSHMATANAVE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the subtlest of the subtle

73. OM JAGADVYAPINE NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva who fills the whole world

74. OM JAGADGURAVE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the guru of all the worlds

75. OM VYOMAKESHAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God whose hair is the spreading sky above

76. OM MAHASENAJANAKAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the origin of Mahasena

77. OM CHARUVIKRAMAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva, the guardian of wandering pilgrims

78. OM RUDRAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord who is fit to be praised

79. OM BHUTAPATAYE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the source of living creatures, including the Bhutas, or ghostly creatures

80. OM STHANAVE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the firm and immovable deity

81. OM AHIRBUDHNYAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord who waits for the sleeping kundalini

82. OM DIGAMBARAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva whose robes is the cosmos

83. OM ASHTAMURTAYE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord who has eight forms

84. OM ANEKATMANE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God who is the one soul

85. OM SATVIKAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord of boundless energy

86. OM SHUDDHA VIGRAHAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to him who is free of all doubt and dissension

87. OM SHASHVATAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva, endless and eternal

88. OM KHANDAPARASHAVE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God who cuts through the mind's despair

89. OM AJAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the instigator of all that occurs

90. OM PAPAVIMOCHAKAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord who releases all fetters

91. OM MRIDAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord who shows only mercy

92. OM PASHUPATAYE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the ruler of all evolving souls, the animals

93. OM DEVAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the foremost of devas, demigods

94. OM MAHADEVAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the greatest of the gods

95. OM AVYAYAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the one never subject to change

96. OM HARAYE NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva who dissolves all bondage

97. OM PASHUDANTABHIDE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the one who punished Pushan

98. OM AVYAGRAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord who is steady and unwavering

99. OM DAKSHADHVARAHARAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the destroyer of Daksha's conceited sacrifice

100. OM HARAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord who withdraws the cosmos

101. OM BHAGANETRABHIDE NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva who taught Bhaga to see more clearly

102. OM AVYAKTAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to Shiva who is subtle and unseen

103. OM SAHASRAKSHAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord of limitless forms

104. OM SAHASRAPADE NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God who is standing and walking everywhere

105. OM APAVARGAPRADAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the Lord who gives and takes all things

106. OM ANANTAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the God who is unending

107. OM TARAKAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the great liberator of mankind

108. OM PARAMESHVARAYA NAMAHA-Obeisance to the great God