Shiva Sahasranama

शिव

Śiva

ॐ शिवाय नमः

The eternally auspicious one, source of all goodness

हर

Hara

ॐ हराय नमः

The one who takes away all suffering and sin

मृड

Mṛḍa

ॐ मृडाय नमः

The gracious one who bestows happiness freely

रुद्र

Rudra

ॐ रुद्राय नमः

The fierce howler who destroys all evil

पुष्कर

Puṣkara

ॐ पुष्कराय नमः

The nourisher, one who sustains and fulfils

पुष्पलोचन

Puṣpalocana

ॐ पुष्पलोचनाय नमः

The one whose eyes are beautiful as lotuses

महास्वरूप

Mahāsvarūpa

ॐ महास्वरूपाय नमः

The one whose true form is infinite and beyond measure

महारूप

Mahārūpa

ॐ महारूपाय नमः

The one who manifests in the grandest cosmic form

वामदेव

Vāmadeva

ॐ वामदेवाय नमः

The beautiful god, the graceful divine form

विरूपाक्ष

Virūpākṣa

ॐ विरूपाक्षाय नमः

The odd-eyed one with the all-seeing third eye

विश्वरूप

Viśvarūpa

ॐ विश्वरूपाय नमः

The one whose form is the entire universe

त्रिलोचन

Trilocana

ॐ त्रिलोचनाय नमः

The three-eyed lord who sees past, present, and future

नीलकण्ठ

Nīlakaṇṭha

ॐ नीलकण्ठाय नमः

The blue-throated one who drank the world's poison

विश्वेश्वर

Viśveśvara

ॐ विश्वेश्वराय नमः

The supreme lord of the entire universe

शम्भु

Śambhu

ॐ शम्भवे नमः

The source of all peace and auspiciousness

महादेव

Mahādeva

ॐ महादेवाय नमः

The greatest among all gods, the supreme deity

गङ्गाधर

Gaṅgādhara

ॐ गङ्गाधराय नमः

The bearer of the sacred Ganga in his matted locks

शूलपाणि

Śūlapāṇi

ॐ शूलपाणये नमः

The wielder of the divine trident in his hand

भव

Bhava

ॐ भवाय नमः

Existence itself, the source from which all life emerges

शर्व

Śarva

ॐ शर्वाय नमः

The divine archer who destroys all sorrow

त्र्यम्बक

Tryambaka

ॐ त्र्यम्बकाय नमः

The three-eyed father who conquers death itself

उग्र

Ugra

ॐ उग्राय नमः

The formidable one whose fierce power terrifies evil

भीम

Bhīma

ॐ भीमाय नमः

The tremendously mighty one who inspires awe

स्थाणु

Sthāṇu

ॐ स्थाणवे नमः

The immovable pillar, firm and unchanging as the cosmic axis

पशुपति

Paśupati

ॐ पशुपतये नमः

Lord of all bound souls, protector of every living being

सदाशिव

Sadāśiva

ॐ सदाशिवाय नमः

The eternally auspicious one, forever benevolent

महायोगी

Mahāyogī

ॐ महायोगिने नमः

The supreme yogi, the ultimate master of meditation

भूतपति

Bhūtapati

ॐ भूतपतये नमः

Lord of all beings and the five elements

कपर्दी

Kapardī

ॐ कपर्दिने नमः

The one with matted, spiralling locks like cosmic coils

ईशान

Īśāna

ॐ ईशानाय नमः

The supreme ruler, lord of the northeast direction

अज

Aja

ॐ अजाय नमः

The unborn one, existing before all creation

गर्भ

Garbha

ॐ गर्भाय नमः

The cosmic womb from which all creation emerges

शरणागतवत्सल

Śaraṇāgatavatsala

ॐ शरणागतवत्सलाय नमः

The one who is infinitely loving to those who seek refuge

महेश्वर

Maheśvara

ॐ महेश्वराय नमः

The great lord, supreme controller of all existence

बहुरूप

Bahurūpa

ॐ बहुरूपाय नमः

The one who manifests in countless forms and disguises

सर्व

Sarva

ॐ सर्वाय नमः

The all-encompassing one, who is everything that exists

शर्व

Śarva

ॐ शर्वाय नमः

The divine destroyer who annihilates affliction

प्रमथाधिप

Pramathādhipa

ॐ प्रमथाधिपाय नमः

The chief of the Pramathas, lord of Shiva's divine attendants

मृत्युंजय

Mṛtyuñjaya

ॐ मृत्युंजयाय नमः

The conqueror of death, the supreme vanquisher of mortality

नीललोहित

Nīlalohita

ॐ नीललोहिताय नमः

The one who is both blue and red, uniting opposites in himself

दिगम्बर

Digambara

ॐ दिगम्बराय नमः

The sky-clad one, clothed only by the vast directions

अष्टमूर्ति

Aṣṭamūrti

ॐ अष्टमूर्तये नमः

The one who embodies the eight elemental forms of nature

तत्पुरुष

Tatpuruṣa

ॐ तत्पुरुषाय नमः

The supreme cosmic being, the ultimate transcendent self

अघोर

Aghora

ॐ अघोराय नमः

The non-terrifying one, gentle beyond his fierce appearance

सद्योजात

Sadyojāta

ॐ सद्योजाताय नमः

The one who manifests instantly, ever freshly born

अनागत

Anāgata

ॐ अनागताय नमः

The one beyond the reach of time, transcending future itself

धूर्जटि

Dhūrjaṭi

ॐ धूर्जटये नमः

The one bearing the heavy weight of matted locks upon his head

नागभूषण

Nāgabhūṣaṇa

ॐ नागभूषणाय नमः

The one adorned with serpents as divine ornaments

व्योमकेश

Vyomakeśa

ॐ व्योमकेशाय नमः

The one whose hair is the vast sky itself

चन्द्रशेखर

Candraśekhara

ॐ चन्द्रशेखराय नमः

The one who wears the crescent moon as his crown