Visnu eulogized Siva with the thousand names,
which Siva was prayed to and worshipped with
Lotuses.
NAMES
MEANING
SIVA
PURE
HARA
DESTROYER
MRDA
GRACIOUS
RUDRA
TERRIBLE
PUSKARA
NOURISHER
PUSPALOCANA
OF FLOWERY EYES
ARTHIGAMYA
ACCESSIBLE TO THE
SUPPLIANTS
SADACARA
OF NOBLE CONDUCT
SARVA
ALL-IN-ALL
MAHESVARA
GREAT LORD
CANDRAPIDA
WITH MOON FOR THE
DIADEM
CANDRAMAULI
WITH MOON FOR ITS
CREST-JEWEL
VISVA
UNIVERSE
VISVAMBHARESVARA
LORD OF THE EARTH
VEDANTASARASANDOHA
THE ESSENCE OF
VEDANTA PHILOSOPHY
KAPALIN
WITH A SKULL IN THE
HAND
NILALOHITA
BLUE-BLOODED
DHYANADHARA
OBJECT OF MEDITATION
APARICCHEDYA
INEXPLICABLE
GAURIBHARTR
HUSBAND OF GAURI
GANESVARA
LORD OF GANAS
ASTAMURTI
HAVING EIGHT COSMIC
BODIES
VISVAMURTI
UNIVERSE-BODIED
TRIVARGA
BESTOWER OF VIRTUE,
WEALTH AND LOVE
SARGASADHANA
ACHIEVER OF CREATION
JNANAGAMYA
ACCESSIBLE TO PERFECT
KNOWLEDGE
DRDHAPRAJNA
OF STEADY INTELLECT
DEVADEVA
LORD OF GODS
TRILOCANA
THREE-EYED
VAMADEVA
LOVELY GOD
MAHADEVA
GREAT GOD
PATU
EFFICIENT
PARIVRDHA
CHIEF
DRDHA
FIRM
VISVARUPA
MULTIFORMED
VIRUPAKSA
ODD-EYED
VAGISA
LORD OF SPEECH
SURASSATTAMA
THE MOST EXCELLENT
GOD
SARVAPRAMANASAMVADIN
IN WHOM ALL
AUTHORITIES AND PROOF AGREE
VRSANKA
BULL-BANNERED
VRSAVAHANA
BULL-VEHICLED
ISA
LORD
PINAKIN
HOLDING BOW
KHATVANGIN
HOLDING MISSILE
KHATVANGA
CITRAVESA
OF VARIEGATED DRESS
CIRANTANA
ETERNAL BEING
TAMOHARA
REMOVER OF IGNORANCE
MAHAYOGIN
GREAT YOGIN
GOPTR
PROTECTOR
BRAHMANDAHRT
HEART OF COSMOS
JATIN
WITH MATTED HAIR
KALAKALA
SLAYER OF DEATH
KRRTIVASAS
WEARING HIDE
SUBHAGA
COMELY
PRANATATMAKA
SOUL OF DEVOTEES
UNNADHRA
UPLIFTED
PURASA
DIVINE BEING
JUSYA
WORHTY TO BE SERVED
DURVASAS
SAGE DURVASAS
PURSASANA
CHASTISER OF THE
TRIPURAS
DIVYAYUDHA
HAVING DIVINE WEAPONS
SKANDAGURU
PRECEPTOR OF SKANDA
PARAMESTHIN
STAYING AT THE ACME
PARATPURA
GREATER THAM THE
GREATEST
ANADIMADHYANIDHANA
WITH NO BEGINNING,
MIDDLE OR END
GIRISA
LORD OF MOUNTAINS
GIRIJADHAVA
HUSBAND OF PARVATI
KUBERABANDHU
KINSMAN OF KUBERA
SRIKANTHA
OF GLORIOUS NECK
LOKAVARNOTTAMA
EXCELLENT OF ALL CASTES
IN THE WORLD
SAMADHIVEDYA
WHO CAN BE REALISED
THROUGH TRANCE
KODANDIN
HOLDING BOW
NILAKANTHA
BLUE-NECKED
PARASVADHIN
HOLDING AXE
VISALAKSA
WIDE EYED
MRGAVYADHA
HUNTER OF ANIMAL
SURESA
LORD OF GODS
SURYATAPANA
SCORCHER OF THE SUN
DHARMADHYAKSA
PRESIDING DEITY OF
VIRTUE
KSAMAKSETRA
SPLITTER OF THE EYES OF
BHAGA
URGA
FIERCE
PASUPATI
LORD OF BEASTS, THE
INDIVIDUAL SOULS
TARKSYA
IDENTICAL WITH GARUDA
PRIYABHAKTA
FAVOURITE OF THE
DEVOTEE
PARANTAPA
SCORCHER OF ENEMIES
DATR
DONOR
DAYAKARA
COMPASSIONATE
DAKSA
SKILFUL
KAPARDIN
HAVING MATTED AHIR
KAMASASANA
CHASTISER OF CUPID
SMASANANILAYA
RESIDING IN CREMATION
GROUND
SUKSMA
SUBTLE
SMASANASTHA
STAYING IN THE
CREMATION GROUND
MAHESVARA
GREAT GOD
LOKAKARTR
CREATOR OF THE WORLDS
MRGAPATI
LORD OF DEER
MAHAKARTR
GREAT MAKER
MAHAUSADHI
GREAT MEDICINE
SOMAPA
INBIBER OF SOMAJUICE
AMRTAPA
DRINKER OF NECTAR
SAUMYA
GENTLE
MAHATEJAS
OF GREAT SPLENDOUR
MAHADYUTI
OF GREAT BRILLIANCE
TEJOMAYA
FULL OF LUSTRE
AMRTAMAYA
FULL OF NECTAR
ANNAMAYA
OF THE NATURE OF FOOD
SUDHAPATI
LORD OF NECTAR
UTTAMA
THE MOST EXCELLENT
GOPTR
PROTECTOR
JNANAGAMYA
ATTAINABLE THROUGH
PERFECT KNOWLEDGE
PURATANA
ANCIENT BEING
NITI
JUSTICE
SUNITII
GOOD JUSTICE AND POLICY
SUDDHATMAN
PURE SOUL
SOMA
ACCOMPANIED BY UMA
SOMATRA
EXCELLING THE MOON
SUKHIN
HAPPY BEING
AJATASATRU
WHOSE ENEMY IS NOT YET
BORN
ALOKSAMBHAVYA
WHOSE EXISTENCE IS
INFERRED AS POSSIBLE THROUGH LUSTRE
HAVYAVAHANA
CARRIER OF SACRIFICIAL
OFFERINGS I.E. FIRE
LOKANKARA
MAKER OF THE WORLDS
VEDAKARA
ORIGINATOR OF THE VEDAS
SUTRAKARA
COMPOSER OF APHORISMS
SANTANA
ETERNAL
MAHARSI
GREAT SAGE
KAPILACARYA
PRECEPTOR KAPILA
VISVADIPTI
LIGHT OF THE UNIVERSE
TRILOCANA
THREE-EYED
PINAKAPANI
HOLDING PINAKA IN THE
HAND
BHUDEVA
GOD OF THE EARTH
SVASTIDA
BESTOWER OF WEAL
SUKRTA
MERITORIOUS
SUDHI
INTELLIGENT
DHATRDHAMAN
ABODE OF THE CREATOR
DHARMAKARA
CREATER OF THE LUSTRE
SARVADA
BESTOWER OF ALL
SARVAGOCARA
VISIBLE TO ALL
BRAHMARSK
CREATOR OF BRAHMA
VISVASRK
CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE
SARGA
CREATION
KARNIKARAPRIYA
FOND OF THE PERICARP OF
THE LOTUS
KAVI
POET
SAKHA
VISAKHA
GOSAKHA
SIVA
THE CAUSE OF WELFARE
BHISAK ANUTTAMA
EXCELLENT PHYSICIAN
BHAVYA
GOOD
PUSKALA
EMINENT ONE
STHAPATI
ARCHITECT
STHIRA
STEADY
VIJITATMAN
SELF-CONQUEROR
VIDHEYATMAN
SELF-CONTROLLED
BHUTAVAHANASARATHI
WITH BHUTAS AS
CHARIOTEERS
SAGANA
ACCOMPANIED BY GANAS
GANAKAYA
WITH GANAS AS
BODY-GUARDS
SUKIRTI
OF GOOD FAME
CHINNASAMSAYA
ONE TO WHOM DOUBTS HAVE
BEEN CLEARED
KAMADEVA
IDENTICAL TO CUPID
KAMAPALA
PROTECTOR OF THE
DESIRES
BHASMODDULITAVIGRAHA
WHOSE BODY IS DUSTED
WITH BHASMA
BHASMAPRIYA
FOND OF BHASMA
BHASMASAYIN
LYING ON THE BASMA
KAMIN
LOVER
KANTA
BRILLIANT
KRTAGAMA
ONE WHO HAS CREATED
AGAMAS
SAMAVARTA
WHO WHIRLS THE WHEEL OF
WORDLY EXISTENCE
ANIVRTTATMA
WHOSE SOUL NEVER TURNS
BLACK
DHARMAPUNJA
MASS OF VIRTUE
SADASIVA
AUSPICIOUS FOR EVER
AKALMASA
SINLESS
PUNYATMAN
MERITORIOUS SOUL
CATURBAHU
FOUR-ARMED
DURASADA
DIFFICULT TO ACCESS
DURLABHA
RARE ONE
DURGAMA
IMPASSABLE
DURGA
DIFFICULT OF BEING
ATTAINED
SARVAYUDHAVISARADA
EXPERT IN WIELDING
WEAPONS
ADHYATMAYOGANILAYA
STATIONED IN SPIRITUAL
YOGA
SUTANTU
WEARING GOOD FABRIC OF
UNIVERSE
TANTUVARDHANA
ENHANCER OF THE FABRIC
SUBHANGA
HAVING AUSPICIOUS LIMBS
LOKASARANGA
ESSENCE OF THE WORLDS
JAGADISA
LORD OF THE UNIVERSE
BHASMASUDDHIKARA
CAUSING PURITY THROUGH
BHASMA
ABHIRU
NON-COWARDLY
OJASVIN
VIGOROUS
SUDDHAVIGRAHA
OF PURE BODY
ASADHYA
UNACHIEVABLE
SADHUSADHYA
ACHIEVABLE EASILY BY
THE SAINTLY
BHRTYAMARKATARUPADHRK
ASSUMING THE FORM OF
THE SERVILE MONKEY
HIRANYARETAS
GOLD-SEMENED
PAURANA
ANCIENT ONE
RIPUJIVAHARA
DESTROYER OF ENEMIES
BALIN
STRONG
MAHAHRADA
DEEP EDDY
MAHAGARTA
DEEP DITCH
SIDDHA
VRNDARAVANDITA
SALUTED BY THE GODS
VYAGHRACARMAMBARA
WEARING THE TIGER HIDE
VYALIN
CLAPSED BY SERPENTS
MAHABHUTA
GREAT LIVING BEING
MAHANIDHI
GREAT STOREHOUSE
AMRTA
NECTAR
AMRTAPA
DRINKER OF THE NECTAR
SRIMAT
GLORIOUS
PANCAJANYA
FAVOURABLE TO THE FIVE
CLASSES OF BEINGS
PRABHANJANA
HAILSTORM
PANCAVIMSATITATTVASTHA
STATIONED IN TWENTYFIVE
PRINCIPLES
PARIJATA
CELESTIAL TREE
PARATPARA
GREATER THAN THE
GREATEST
SULABHA
EASY TO ACCESS
SUVRATA
OF GOOD RITES
SURA
HEROIC
VANMAYAIKANIDHI
TREASURE STORED IN ALL
EXTANT LITERATURE
VARNASRAMAGURU
PRECEPTOR OF CASTES AND
STAGES OF LIFE
VARMIN
THE RELIGIOUS STUDENT
SATRUJIT
CONQUEROR OF THE
ENEMIES
SATRUTAPANA
SCORCHER OF ENEMIES
ASRAMA
STAGE OF LIFE
SRAMANA
ASCETIC
KSAMA
EMACIATED
JNANAVAT
WISE
ACALESVARA
LORD OF THE MOUNTAINS
PRAMANABHUTA
THE AUTHORITATIVE PROOF
DURNEJA
DIFFICULT TO BE KNOWN
SUPARNA
GARUDA OF GOOD WINGS
VAYUVAHANA
HAVING WIND AS VEHICLE
DHANURDHARA
WIELDER OF THE BOW
DHANURVEDA
SCIENCE OF ARCHERY
GUNA
ATTRIBUTE
SASIGUNAKARA
STOREHOUSE OF THE
QUALITIES OF THE MOON
SATYA
TRUTH
SATYAPARA
DEVOTED TO TRUTH
ADINA
NON-DISTRESSED
DHARMA
SACRED VIRTUE
GODHARMASANA
CHESTISER OF THE
BEASTLY NATURED
ANANTADRSTI
OF INFINITE VISION
ANANDA
BLISS
DANDA
PUNISHMENT
DAMAYITR
SUPPRESSOR
DAMA
CONTROLLER OF SENSES
ABHICARYA
WORTH OF BEING
APPROACHED
MAHAMAYA
OF GREAT MAYA
VISVAKARMAVISARADA
ADEPT IN ALL ACTIVITIES
OF THE UNIVERSE
VITARAGA
DEVOID OF PASSION
VINITATMAN
OF WELL DISCIPLINED
SOUL
TAPASVIN
ASCETIC
BHUTABHAVANA
CONCEIVER AND CREATER
OF LIVING BEINGS
UNMATTAVESA
HAVING THE GUISE OF A
MAD ONE
PRACCHANNA
HIDDEN ONE
JITAKAMA
CONQUEROR OF LUST
JITENDRIYA
CONQUEROR OF SENSE
ORGANS
KALYANAPRAKRTI
OF GOOD NATURE
KALYA
AGREEABLE
SARVALOKA PRAJAPATI
CREATOR OF THE WORLDS
TARASVIN
FORCEFUL
TARAKA
ONE WHO TAKES ACROSS
AND SAVES
DHIMAT
INTELLIGENT
PRADHANA
CHIEF
AVYAYA PRABHU
IMPERISHABLE LORD
LOKAPALA
PROTECTOR OF THE WORLDS
ANTARATMAN
IMMANENT SOUL
KALPADI
THE BEGINNING OF AEON
KAMALEKSANA
LOTUS EYES
VEDASASTRARTHATATTVAJNA
KNOWER OF THE
PRINCIPLES AND MEANINGS OF THE SASTRAS
NIYAMIN
OBSERVER OF REATRAINTS
NIYAMASRAYA
SUPPORT OF OBSERVANCES
AND RESTRAINTS
CANDRA
IDENTICAL WITH THE MOON
SURYA
IDENTICAL WITH THE SUN
SANI
SATURN
KETU
PLANET KETU
VARAMGA
EXCELLENT BODIED
VIDRUMACCHAVI
HAVING THE LUSTRE OF
CORAL
BHAKTIVASYA
SUSERVIENT TO DEVOTION
PARAMBRAHMA
GREAT BRAHMAN
MRGABANARPANA
ONE WHO DISCHARGED
ARROWS ON THE DEER
ANAGHA
FAULTLESS
ADRI
MOUNTAIN
ADYALAYA
RESIDENT OF THE
MOUNTAIN
KANTA
THE LUMINOUS
PARAMATMAN
GREAT SOUL
JAGADGURU
PRECEPTOR OF THE
UNIVERSE
SARVAKARMALAYA
ABODE OF ALL RITES
TUSTA
SATISFIED
MANGALYA
AUSPICIOUS
MANGALAVRTA
SURROUNDED BY
AUSPICIOUSNESS
MAHATAPAS
OF GREAT AUSTERITY
DIRGHATAPAS
OF LONG PENANCE
STHAVISTHA
GROSSEST ONE
STHAVIRA-DHRUVA
AGED AND STEADY
AHAN
DAY
SAMVATSARA
YEAR
VYAPTI
CONCOMITANCE
PRAMANA
PROOF
PARAMTAPAS
SUPREME PENANCE
SAMVATSARAKARA
ONE CAUSING THE YEAR
MANTRA PRATYAYA
CREDENCE
SARVATAPANA
SCORCHER OF ALL
AJA
UNBORN
SARVESVARA
LORD OF ALL
MAHATEJAS
OF GREAT LUSTRE
MAHABALA
OF GREAT STRENGTH
YOGYA
WORTHY
YOGIN
MAHARETAS
OF GREAT VIRILITY
SIDDHI
ACHIEVEMENT
SARVADI
BEGINNING OF ALL
AGRAHA
ELDERLY
VASU
WEALTH
VASUMANAS
OF PRAISEWORTHY MIND
SATYA
OF TRUTHFUL EXISTENCE
SARVAPAPAHARA
DESTROYER OF SINS
HARA
REMOVER OF SINS
SUKIRTI
OF GOOD FAME
SOBHANA
OF GOOD BEAUTY
SRAGVIN
WEARING GARLANDS
VEDANGA
ANCILLIARY OF THE VEDAS
VEDAVIT
KNOWER OF THE VEDAS
MUNI
ASCETIC
BHRAJISNU
LORD OF WORLDS
DURADHARA
UNCONQUERABLE
AMRTA
NECTAR
SASVATA
PERMANENT
SANTA
QUIESCENT
BANAHASTA
HOLDING ARROWS IN THE
HAND
PRATAPAVAT
VALOROUS
KAMANDALUDHARA
HOLDING WATER POT
DHANVIN
HAVING BOW
AVANMANASAGOCARA
INEXPRESSIBLE AND
INCONCEIVABLE
ATINDRIYA
BEYOND THE SCOPE OF
SENSE ORGANS
MAHAMAYA
WIELDING GREAT MAYA
SARVAVASA
ABODE OF ALL
CATUSPATHA
OF FOUR PATHS
KALAYOGIN
UNITED IN TIME
MAHANADA
OF LOUD SOUND
MAHOTSAHA
OF GREAT ZEAL
MAHABALA
OF GREAT STRENGTH
MAHABUDDHI
OF GREAT INTELLECT
MAHAVIRYA
OF GREAT VIRILITY
BHUTACARIN
MOVING ABOUT WITH THE
BHUTAS
PURANDARA
DESTROYER OF THE CITIES
NISACARA
STALKING AT NIGHT
PRETACARIN
MOVING ABOUT WITH
GHOSTS
MAHASAKTI
OF GREAT STRENGTH
MAHADYUTI
OF FICALLY INDICATED
SRIMAT
GLORIOUS
SARVACARYA
PRECEPTOR OF ALL
MANOGATI
HAVING THE VELOCITY OF
THE MIND
BAHUSRUTI
OF MANY YEARS OR OF
GREAT FAME
MAHAMAYA
OF GREAT MAYA
NITYATATMAN
OF RESTRAINED SOUL
DHRUVA
STEADY
ADHRUVA
UNSTEADY
TEJASTEJAS
SPLENDOUR OF SPLENDOURS
DYUTIDHARA
HAVING BRILLIANCE
JANAKA
FATHER
SARVASASANA
CHASTISER OF ALL
NRTYAPRIYA
FOND OF DANCE
NITYANRTYA
EVER DANCING
PRAKASATMAN
OF LUMINOUS SOUL
PRAKASAKA
THE ILLUMINATOR
SPASTAKSARA
OF CLEAR WORLDS AND
SYLLABLES
BUDHA
WISE
SAMANA
IMPARTIAL
SARASAMPLAVA
FLOATING THE ESSENCE
YUGADIKRT
CAUSE OF THE BEGINNING
OF YUGAS
YUGAVARTA
CAUSING THE YUGAS TO
RESOLVE
GAMBHIRA
GRAVE
VRSAVAHANA
BULL VEHICLED
ISTA
ONE WHO IS WISHED FOR
OR WORSHIPPED
VISISTA
SPECIAL OR WELL
EQUIPPED
SISTESTA
LIKED BY THE CULTURED
SULABHA
EASY OF ACCESS
SARASODHANA
PURIFIER OF THE ESSENCE
TIRTHARUPA
OF THE FORM OF THE HOLY
CENTRE
TRITHANAMAN
NAMED AFTER THE HOLY
CENTRES
TIRTHADRSYA
VISIBLE AT THE HOLY
CENTRES
TIRTHADA
BESTOWER OF TIRTHAS
APAM NIDHI
STOREHOUSE OF WATERS
ADHISTHANA
SUPPORTING BASE
DURJAYA
DIFFICULT TO BE
CONQUERED
JAYAKALAVIT
KNOWER OF THE TIME OF
CONQUEST
PRATISTHITA
WELL ESTABLISHED
PRAMANAJNA
KNOWER OF TESTIMONIES
HIRANYAKAVACA
HAVING GOLDEN COAT OF
MAIL
HARI
IDENTICAL WITH VISNU
VIMOCANA
RELEASER
SURAGANA
HAVING GODS AS
ATTENDANTS
VIDYESA
LORD OF LORE
BINDUSAMSRAYA
STATIONED IN THE MYSTIC
DOT
VATARUPA
IN THE FORM OF WIND
AMALONMAYAIN
FREE FROM IMPURITY
VIKARTR
SPECIAL MAKER
GAHANA
DENSE
GUHA
IDENTICAL WITH
KARTIKEYA
KARANA
CAUSE
KARTR
ACTIVE
SARVABANDHAVIMOCANA
RELEASER FROM ALL
BONDAGES
VYAVASAYA
DETERMINATION
VYAVASTHANA
ESTABLISHER OF ORDER
STHANADA
BESTOWER OF PROPER
POSITION
JAGADADIJA
ORIGINATION AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE UNIVERSE
GURUDA
CONFERER OF WEIGHTY
THINGS
LALITA
SIMPLE AND DELICATE
BHEDA
DIFFERENCE
NAVATMAN
NEW SOUL
ATMANI SAMSTHITA
STATIONED IN THE SOUL
VIRESVARA
LORD OF HEROES
VIRABHADRA
IDENTICAL WITH
VIRABHADRA
VIRASANA VIDHI
KNOWING THE MODE OF
SITTING IN THE HEROIC POSTURE
GURU
PRECEPTOR
VIRACUDAMANI
CREST JEWEL OF HEROES
VETTR
KNOWER
CIDANANDA
SENTIENCE AND BLISS
NADISVARA
LORD OF RIVERS
AJNADHARA
HOLDER OF BEHESTS
TRICULIN
HOLDING THE TRIDENT
SIPIVISTA
ENTERING AND STATIONED
IN RAYS
SIVALAYA
OF AUSPICIOUS RESIDENCE
BALAKHILYA
IDENTICAL WITH SAGE
BALAKHILYAS
MAHAVIRA
GREAT HERO
TIGMAMSU
OF FIERY RAYS
BADHIRA
DEAF
KHAGA
TRANVERSING THE SKY
ABHIRAMA
THE CHARMING ONE
SUSARANA
WORTHY REFUGE
SUBRAHMANYA
IDENTICAL WITH KUMARA
SUDHAPATI
LORD OF NECTAR
MAGHAVAT
IDENTICAL WITH INDRA
KAUSIKA
IDENTICAL WITH SAGE
KAUSIKA
GOMAT
POSSESSING COWS, RAYS
ETC
VIRAMA
FINAL STOPPAGE
SARVASADHANA
HAVING ALL EQUIPMENTS
LALATAKSA
HAVING EYE IN THE
FOREHEAD
VISVADEHA
HAVING THE UNIVERSE AS
BODY
SARA
ESSENCE
SEMSARA CAKRABHRT
HOLDER OF THE WHEEL OF
WORDLY EXISTENCE
AMOGHADANDA
OF NEVER FAILING
PUNISHMENT
MADHYASTHA
STATIONED IN THE MIDDLE
HARINA
DEER
BRAHMAVARCASA
HAVING THE BRAHMINICAL
LUSTRE
PARAMARTHA
THE GREATEST ENTITY
PARAMAYA
WIELDING THE GREAT MAYA
SANCAYA
COLLECTION
VYAGHRAKOMALA
TENDER TO THE TIGER
RUCI
INTEREST
BAHURUCI
HAVING GREAT INTEREST
VAIDYA
PHYSICIAN
VACASPATI
LORD OF SPEECH
AHASPATI
LORD OF THE DAY, THE
SUN
RAVE
SUN
VIROCANA
SUN, MOON OR FIRE
SKANDA
KARTTIKEYA
SASTR
CHASTISER
VAIVASVATA YAMA
YAMA THE SON OF
THE SUN
YUKTI
JOINT
UNNATAKIRTI
OF LOFTY FAME
SANURAGA
LOVING
PURANJANA
KAILASADHIPATI
LORD OF KAILASA
KANTA
BRILLIANT
SAVITR
SUN
RAVILOCANA
HAVING THE SUN AS
THE EYE
VISVOTTAMA
EXCELLENT IN THE
UNIVERSE
VITABHAYA
FREE FROM FEAR
VISVABHARTR
SUPPORTER OF THE
UNIVERSE
ANIVARITA
UNOBSTRUCTED
NITYA
ETERNAL
NIYATAKALYANA
OF INVARIABLE
WELFARE
PUNYASRAVANAKIRTANA
HEARING ABOUT AND
GLORIFICATION OF WHOM IS MERITORIUS
DURASRAVA
HEARD FAR OFF
VISVASAHA
FOREBEARER OF
EVERYTHING
DHYEYA
WORTH OF BEING
MEDITATED UPON
DUHSVAPNA NASANA
DESTROYER OF BAD
DREAMS
UTTARANA
HE WHO TAKES
ACROSS
DUSKRIHA
DESTROYER OF
WICKED DEEDS
VIJNEYA
WORTHY OF BEING
KNOWN
DUHSAHA
UNBEARABLE
DHAVA
LORD
ANADI
HAVING NO
BEGINNING
BHU
EARTH
BHUVAH LAKSMIH
WEALTH AND THE
GLORY OF THE EARTH
KIRITIN
WEARING THE CROWN
TRIDASADHIPA
LORD OF THE GODS
VISVAGOPTR
PROTECTOR OF THE
UNIVERSE
VISVAKARTR
CREATOR OF THE
UNIVERSE
SUVIRA
GOOD HERO
RUCIRANGADA
BESTOWER OF
BEAUTIFUL LIMBS
JANANA
THE PROGENITOR
JANAJANMADI
CAUSE OF BIRTH
ETC OF THE PEOPLE
PRITMAN
POSSESSING
PLEASURE
NITIMAN
JUST
DHRUVA
STEADY
VASISTHA
SAGE VASISTHA
KASYAPA
SAGE KASYAPA
BHANU
SUN
BHIMA
TERRIBLE
BHIMAPARAKRAMA
OF TERRIBLE
EXPLOIT
PRANAVA
THE MYSTIC
SYLLABLE OM
SATPATHACARA
TRANSVERSING THE
PATH OF THE GOOD
MAHAKOSA
OF GREAT TREASURE
MAHADHANA
OF GREAT WEALTH
JANMADHIPA
LORD OF BIRTH
MAHADEVA
GREAT LORD
SAKALAGAMAPARAGA
ONE WHO HAD
MASTERED ALL VEDAS
TATTVA
TENET
TATTVAVIT
KNOWER OF TRUTH
EKATMAN
SINGLE SOUL
VIBHU
ALL PREVADING
VISNUVIBHUSANA
ORNAMENT OF VISNU
RSI
SAGE
BRAHMANA
KNOWER OF BRAHMAN
AISVARYAM
LORDLINESS
JANMAMRTYUJARATIGA
WHO IS BEYOND BIRTH,
DEATH AND OLD AGE
PANCATATTVASAMUTPATTI
ORIGIN OF THE FIVE
PRICIPLES
VISVESA
LORD OF THE UNIVERSE
VIMALODAYA
OF PURE RISE
ANADYANTA
HAVING NEITHER
BEGINNING NOR END
ATMAYONI
HAVING THE SELF AS THE
SOURCE
VATSALA
DARLING
BHUTALOKADHRK
SUPPORTER OF THE WORLD
OF LIVING BEINGS
GAYATRIVALLABHA
LOVER OF THE MANTRA
GAYATRI
PRAMSU
LOFTY
VISVAVASA
ABODE OF THE UNIVERSE
PRABHAKARA
SUN
SISU
INFANT
GIRIRATA
DELIGHTED IN THE
MOUNTAIN
SAMRAT
EMPEROR
SUSENA
HAVING AUSPICIOUS ARMY
SURASATRUHA
SLAYER OF THE ENEMIES
OF GODS
ANEMI
HAVING NO RESTRICTING
RIMS
ISTANEMI MUKUND
BESTOWER OF SALVATION
OR IDENTICAL WITH LORD VISNU
VIGATAJVARA
FREE FROM FEVER
SWAYAMJYOTI
SELF-LUMINOUS
MAHAJYOTI
OF GREAT SPLENDOUR
TANUJYOTI
OF SHORT SPLENDOUR
ACNACALA
NON-FICKLE
PINGALA
OF TAWNY COLOUR
KAPILASMASRU
OF BROWN MOUSTACHE
BHALANETRA
WITH AN EYE IN THE
FOREHEAD
TRAYITANU
HAVING THE VEDAS FOR
BODY
JNANASKANDHA
WITH BRANCHING
KNOWLEDGE
MAHANITI
OF GREAT JUSTICE
VISVOTPATTI
ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE
UPAPLAVA
OBSTACLE, DISTRESSING
BHAGA
FORTUNE
VIVASVAT
SUN
DITYA
SUN
GATAPARA
ONE WHO HAS REACHED THE
OTHER SHORE
BRHASPATI
PRECEPTOR OF GODS
KALYANAGUNANAMAN
HAVING AUSPICIOUS
ATTRIBUTES AND NAMES
PAPAHA
DESTROYER OF SINS
PUNYADARSANA
OF MERITORIOUS VISION
UDHARAKIRTI
OF LIBERAL RENOWN
UDYOGIN
ENTERPRISING
SADYOGIN
OF GOOD YOGA
SADASATTRAPA
ASHAMED OF THE GOOD AND
THE BAD
NAKSATRAMALIN
HAVING THE GARLANDS OF
STARS
NAKESA
LORD OF HEAVON
SVADHISTHANA
SELF BASED
SADASRAYA
SUPPORT OF THE SIX
PRINCIPLES
PAVITRA
HOLY
PAPNASA
DESTROYER OF SINS
MANIPURA
FILLING WITH JEWELS
NABHOGATI
TRAVERSING THE
FIRMAMENT
HRTPUNDARIKASINA
OCCUPYING THE LOTUS OF
THE HEART
SAKRA
IDENTICAL WITH INDRA
SANTI
PEACE
VRSAKAPI
OF THE FORM OF DHARMA
OR BOAR INCARNATION
USNA
HOT
GRHAPATI
LORD OF THE HOUSE
KRSNA SAMARTHA
CAPABLE
ANARTHANASANA
DESTROYER OF EVIL
CALAMITIES
ADHARMASATRU
INIMICAL TO EVIL
AJNEYA
UNKNOWABLE
PURUHUTA
INVOKED MANY TIMES
PURUSRUTA
VERY FAMOUS
BRAHMAGARBHA
HAVING BRAHMA WITHIN
BRHADGARBHA
HAVING BIG WOMB
DHARMADHENU
COW OF VIRTUE
DHANAGAMA
SOURCE OF WEALTH
JAGADDHITAISIN
WELL WISHER OF THE
UNIVERSE
SUGATA
HAVING GOOD GAIT
KUSALAGAMA
SOURCE OF WELFARE
HIRANYAVARNA
GOLDEN COLOURED
JYOTISMAT
LUMINOUS
NANABHUTARATA
INTERESTED IN DIFFERENT
LIVING BEINGS
DHVANI
SOUND
AROGYA
HEALTH
NAMANADHYAKSA
PRESIDING DEITY OF
OBEISANCES
VISVAMITRA
SAGE VISVAMITRA
DHANESVARA
LORD OF WEALTH
BRAHMAJYOTI
BRILLIANCE OF BRAHMA
VASU
THE SEMIDIVINE BEINGS
DHAMAN
SPLENDOUR
MAHAJYOTI
OF GREAT SPLENDOUR
ANUTTAMA
EXCELLENT
MATAMAHA
MATERNAL GRANDFATHER
MATARTISVAN
WIND GOD
NABHASVAT
VAPOROUS AIR
NAGAHARADHRK
WEARING GARLANDS OF
SERPENTS
PARASARA
ALL THE FIVE SAGES
NIRAVARANANIRVARA
UNCOVERED AND
UNPREVENTED
VAIRANCYA
SON OF BRAHMA
VISTARASRAVAS
KUSA CARED
ATMABHU
SELF BORN
ANIRUDDHA
UNOBSTRUCTED
ATRI JNANAMURTI
KNOWLEDGED BODIED
MAHAYASAS
OF GREAT RENOWN
LOKAVIRAGRANI
LEADER OF THE HEROES OF
THE WORLD
VIRA
HEROIC
CANDRA
MOON
SATYAPARAKRAMA
OF TRUTHFUL EXPLOIT
VYALAKALPA
RESEMBLING A HUGE
SERPENT
MAHAKALPA
OF GREAT CONCEPTION
KALPAVRKSA
WISH YIELDING KALPA
TREE
KALADHARA
POSSESSING ARTS
ALANKARISNU
DESIROUS OF ADORNING
ACALA
UNMOVING
ROCISNU
APPEALING
VIKRAMONNATA
LOFTY IN VALOUR
AYU
LONGEVITY
SABDAPATI
LORD OF WORDS
YAGMIN
ELOQUENT
PLAVANA
FLOATING
SIKHISARATHI
HAVING FIRE AS
CHARIOTEER
ASAMSPRSTA
UNTOUCHED
ATITHI
GUEST
SATRUPRAMATHIN
SUPPRESSOR OF ENEMIES
PADAPASANA
TREE SEATED
VASUSRAVAS
WEALTH-EARED
KAVYAVAHA
BEARING KAVYA OFFERINGS
PRATAPTA
HEATED
VISVABHOJANA
UNIVERSE DIETED
JAPYA
WORTHY OF BEING
WORSHIPPED WITH JAPAS
JARADISAMANA
SUBDUER OF OLD AGE ETC
LOHITA
RED
TANUNAPAT
FIRE GOD
PRSADASVA
WIND GOD
NABHAOYONI
ORIGIN OF FIRMANENT
SUPRATIKA
OF GOOD SYMBOLS
TAMISRAHA
DESTROYER OF DARKNESS
NIDAGHA
SUMMER
TAPANA
SUN
MEGHABHAKSA
DEVOURING CLOUDS
PARAPURANJAYA
CONQUEROR OF THE CITIES
OF ENEMIES
SUKHANILA
PLEASING WIND
SUNISPANNA
WELL BORN
SURABHI
FRAGRANT
SISIRATMAKA
WINTER
VASANTA MADHAVA
SPRING
GRISMA
SUMMER
NABHASYA
MONTH OF BHADRAPADA
BIJAVAHANA
CARRIER OF SEEDS
ANGIRAGURU
PRECEPTOR ANGIRAS
VIMALA ATREYA
PURE SON OF THE SAGE
ATRI
VISVAVAHANA
HAVING THE UNIVERSE AS
VEHICLE
PAVANA
SANCTIFIER
PURAJIT
CONQUEROR OF THE CITIES
SAKRA
INDRA
TRAIVIDYA
OF THREE LORES
NAVAVARANA
PREVENTER OF THE NINE
MANOBUDDHI AHAMKARA
MIND INTELLECT EGO
KSETRANJNA
INDIVIDUAL SOUL
KSETRAPALAKA
PROTECTOR OF THE FIELD
JAMADAGNI
SAGE
JALANIDHI
STOREHOUSE OF WATER
VISVAGALAYA, VISVAGA
UNIVERSAL ABODE
AGHORA
NON TERRIBLE
ANUTTARA
UNSURPASSED
YAJNA
SACRIFICE
SRESTHA
EXCELLENT
NIHSREYASAPRADA
BESTOWER OF SALVATION
SAILA
MOUNTAIN
GAGANAKUNDABHA
RESEMBLING THE SKY
FLOWER KUNDA
DANAVARI
ENEMY OF THE DANAVAS
ARINDAMA
SUPPRESSOR OF ENEMIES
JANAKA, CARU
BEAUTIFUL
NIHSALYA
FREE FROM PAINTING DART
LOKASALYADHRK
HOLDER OF THE DARTS OF
THE WORLD
CATURVEDA
FOUR VEDAS
CATURBHAVA
POSSESSED OF THE FOUR
FOLD EMOTIONS
CATURA
SKILLFUL
CATURAPRIYA
FOND OF THE SKILFUL
AMNAYA
VEDAS
SAMAMNAYA
WELL REITED VEDAS
TIRTHADEVA
LORD OF THE HOLY CENTRE
SIVALAYA
HAVING AUSPICIOUS
RESIDENCE
BAHURUPA
MULTIFORMED
MAHARUPA
IMMENSE FORMED
SARVARUPA
OMNIFORMED
CARACARA
PREVADING THE MOBILE
AND IMMOBILE BEING
NYAYANIRNAYAKA
DECIDER OF JUSTICE
NEYA
LED
NYAYAGAMYA
KNOWABLE THROUGH
JUSTICE
NIRANJANA
SPOTLESS
SAHASRAMURDHAN
THOUSAND HEADED
DEVENDRA
LORD OF THE GODS
SARVASASTRA PRABHANJANA
BREAKER OF WEAPONS AND
MISSILES
MUNDIN
OF CLEAN SHAVEN HEAD
VIRUPA
HIDEOUS FORMED
VIKRTA
DEFORMED
DANDIN
STAFF BEARING
DANIN
DONOR
GUNOTTAMA
EXCELLING IN GOOD
QUALITIES
PIGALAKSA
TAWNY EYED
BAHVAKSA
MANY EYED
NILAGRIVA
BLUE NECKED
NIRAMAYA
FREE FROM SICKNESS
SAHASRABAHU
THOUSAND ARMED
SARVESA
LORD OF ALL
SARANYA
WORTHY OF TAKING REFUGE
IN
SARVALOKADHRK
SUPPORTER OF ALL THE
WORLDS
PADMASANA
LOTUS SEATED
PARAMJYOTI
THE GREATEST SPLENDOUR
PARAMPARYA PHALAPRADA
THE BESTOWER OF
BENEFITS
PADMAGARBHA
LOTUS WOMBED
MAHAGARBHA
HUGE WOMBED
VISVAGARBHA
HAVING THE UNIVERSE IN
THE WOMB
VICAKSANA
SKILFUL
PARAVARAJNA
KNOWER OF THE GREATEST
AND THE SMALLEST
VARADA
BESTOWER OF BOONS
VARENYA
EXCELLENT
MAHASVANA
OF LOUD SOUND
DEVASURAGURU
PRECEPTOR OF THE GODS
AND ASURAS
DEVADEVASURANAMASKRTA
LORD ADORED BY THE GODS
AND THE ASURAS
DEVASURAMAHAMITRA
FRIEND OF THE GODS AND
THE ASURAS
DEVASURAMAHESVARA
LORD OF THE GODS AND
THE ASURAS
DIVYA
DIVINE BEING
DEVASURAMAHASRAYA
GREAT BASE OF THE GODS
AND THE ASURAS
DEVADEVA
LORD OF THE GODS
ANAYA
HAVING NO MEAN STRATEGY
ACINTYA
INCONCEITABLE
DEVATATMA
SOUL OF ALL DEITIES
ATMASAMBHAVA
SELF BORN
SADYOJATA
SUDDEN BORN
ASURAVYADHA
HUNTER OF THE ASURAS
DEVASIMHA
LION AMONG THE GODS
DIVAKARA
SUN
VIBUDHAGRACARA
GOING AT THE HEAD OF
GODS
SRESTHA
MOST EXCELLENT
SARVADEVOTTAMOTTAMA
MOST EXCELLENT OF ALL
THE GODS
SIVAJNANARATA
INTERESTED IN THE
KNOWLEDGE OF SIVA
SRIMAT
GLORIOUS
SIKHI
FIRE GOD
SRIPARVATAPRIYA
FOND OF THE MOUNTAIN
SRIPARVATA
VAJRAHASTA
HAVING THE THUNDERBOLT
IN THE HAND
SIDDHAKHADGA
HAVING STEADY SWORD
NARASIMHA NIPATANA
ONE WHO FELLED DOWN
NARASIMHA
BRAHMCARIN
TRAVERSE OF THE PATH OF
BRAHMAN
LOKACARIN
MOVING ABOUT IN THE
WORLD
DHARMACARIN
THE TRAVERSER OF THE
PATH OF VIRTUE
DHANADHIPA
THE LORD OF WEALTH
NANDIN
THE DELIGHTED ONE
NANDISVARA
IDENTICAL WITH
NANDISVARA
ANANTA
THE INFINITE
NAGNAVRTTIDHARA
ONE ADOPTING THE
ACTIVITIES OF THE NAKED
SUCI
THE PURE
LINGADHYAKSA
THE PRESIDING LORD OF
THE LINGAS
SURADHYAKSA
PRESIDING DEITY OF THE
GODS
YUDADHYAKSA
PRESIDING DEITY OF THE
YUGAS
YUGAPAHA
DESTROYER OF YUGAS
SVADHAMA
SELF HOUSED
SVAGATA
SELF PREVADING
SVARGIN
ATTAINING HEAVEN
SVARA
ACCENT
SVARAMAYA SVANA
VOWEL SOUND
BANADHYAKSA
SUPERVISOR OF ARROWS
BIJAKARTR
CREATOR OF SEEDS
KARMAKRT
PERFORMER OF RITES
DHARMASAMBHAVA
BORN OF VIRTUES
DAMBHA
ARROGANCE
LOBHA
COVETOUSNESS
SAMBHU
BESTOWER OF THE WEAL
SARVABHUTAMAHESVARA
GREAT LORD OF ALL
LIVING BEINGS
SMASANILAYA
DWELLER IN THE
CREMATION GROUND
TRYAKSA
THREE EYED
SETU
BRIDGE
APRATIMAKRTI
OF UNEQUALLED FEATURES
LOKOTTARASPHUTA
MOST EXCELLENT IN THE
WORLD
LOKA
THE WORLD
TRYAMBAKA
THREE EYED
NAGABHUSANA
HAVING SERPENTS FOR HIS
ORNAMENTS
ANDHAKARI
ENEMY OF ANDHAKA
MAYADVESIN
ENEMY OF MAYA
VISNUKANDHARAPATANA
ONE WHO FELLED THE NECK
OF VISNU
HINADOSA
DEFICIENT IN BLEMISHES
AKSAYAGUNA
OF UNENDING ATTRIBUTES
DAKSARI
INIMICAL TO DAKSA
PUSADANTABHIT
TOOTH BREAKER OF
PUSAN(SUN)
PURNA
FULL
PURAYITR
THE FILLER
PUNYA
MERITORIOUS
SUKUMARA
VERY DELICATE AND
TENDER
SULOCANA
OF GOOD EYES
SANMARGAPA
THE LORD OF THE PATH OF
THE GOOD
PRIYA
LOVING
ADHURTA
NON ROGUISH
PUNYAKRITI
OF MERITORIOUS FAME
ANAMYA
FREE FROM SICKNESS
MANOJAVA
HAVING THE SPEED OF THE
MIND
TIRTHAKARA
MAKER OF HOLY CENTRES
JATILA
HAVING MATTED HAIR
NIYAMESVARA
LORD OF RESTRAINTS
JIVITANTAKARA
CAUSE OF THE END OF
LIFE
NITYA
ETERNAL
VASURETAS
COLD SEMENED
VASUPRADA
BESTOWER OF RICHES
SADGATI
GOAL OF THE GOOD
SIDDHIDA
BESTOWER OF SIDDHIS
SAJJATI, SIDDHA
OF GOOD NATIVITY
KHALAKANTAKA
THORNY TO THE KNAVISH
KALADHARA
POSSESSOR OF DIGITS
MAHAKALABHUTA
THE BEING OF GREAT KALA
SATYAPARAYANA
DEVOTED TO TRUTH
LOKALAVANYAKARTR
CREATOR OF THE BEAUTY
OF THE WORLDS
LOKOTTARASUKHALAYA
ABODE OF THE MOST
EXCELLENT HAPPINESS
CANDRASANJIVANA
ENLIVENER OF THE MOON
SASTR
CHASTISER
LOKAGRAHA
GRASPER OF THE WORLDS
MAHADHIPA
GREAT LORD
LOKABANDHU
KINSMAN OF THE WORLDS
LOKANATHA
RULER OF THE WORLDS
KRTAJNA
GRATEFUL
KRTTIBHUSITA
ADORNED WITH THE
ELEPHANT'S HIDE
ANAPAYA
WITHOUT DANGER OR
DISTRESS
AKSARA
IMPERISHABLE
KANTA
BRILLIANT
SARVASASTRABHRDVARA
FOREMOST AMONG THE
BEARERS OF ALL WEAPONS
TEJOMAYA
FULL OF BRILLIANCE
DYUTIDHARA
RESPLENDENT
LOKAMANI
HONOURING THE WORLD
GHRNARNAVA
OCEAN OF MERCY
SUCISMITA
OF PURE SMILES
PRASANNATMAN
OF DELIGHTED SOUL
AJEYA
INVINCIBLE
DURATIKRAMA
UNTRANSGRESSABLE
JYOTIRMAYA
REFULGENT
JAGANNATHA
LORD OF THE UNIVERSE
NIRAKARA
SHAPELESS
JAESVARA
LORD OF WATERS
TUMBAVINA
HAVING HIS VINA MADE OF
THE GOURD
MAHAKAYA
OF HUGE BODY
VISOKA
FREE FROM SORROW
SOKANASANA
DESTROYER OF SORROWS
TRILOKAPA
LORD OF THE THREE
WORLDS
TRILOKESA
SUZERAIN OF THE THREE
WORLDS
SARVASUDDHI
ALL PURE
ADHOKSAJA
IDENTICAL WITH VISNU
AVYAKTALAKSAN
OF UNMANIFEST
CHARACTERISTICS
VYAKTAAVYAKTA DEVA
LORD OF MANIFEST AND
UNMANIFEST
VISAM PATI
LORD OF SUBJECTS
PARA SIVA
GREAT SIVA
VASU
WEALTH
NARASARA
BREATH, ESSENCE OF THE
NOSE
MANADHARA
HOLDER OF HONOUR
YAMA
RESTRAINER
PRAJAPALA
PROTECTOR OF SUBJECTS
HAMSA
SWAN
HAMSAGATI
HAVING THE GAIT OF SWAN
VAYAS
BIRD
VEDHAS
DISPENSER
VIDHATR
DISPOSER OF FATE
DHATR
SUSTAINER
SRASTR
CREATER
HARTR
DESTROYER
CATURMUKHA
FOUR FACED
KAILASASIKHARAVASIN
RESIDENT ON THE TOP OF
KAILASA
SARVASIN
RESIDING IN ALL
SADAGATI
ALWAYS MOVING
HIRANYAGARBHA DRUHINA
IDENTICAL WITH BRAHMA
BHUTAPALA
PROTECTOR OF THE BHUTAS
BHUPATI
LORD OF THE EARTH
SADAYOGIN, YOGAVID,
YOGIN
GREAT YOGIN
VARADA
BESTOWER OF BOONS
BRAHMANAPRIYA
FOND OF BRAHMINS
DEVAPRIYA
FOND OF GODS
DEVANTHA
LORD OF GODS
DEVAKA
SHINING
DEVACINTAKA
ONE CONSIDERATE OF THE
GODS
VIRUPAKSA
OF UNEVEN EYES
VRSADA
GRANTER OF VIRTUES
VRSAVARDHANA
ENCHANSER OF VIRTUES
NIRMAMA
DETACHED
NIRAHANKARA
FREE FROM EGOTISM
NIRMOHA
FREE FROM DELUSION
NIRUPADRAVA
HARMLESS
DARPAHA
DESTROYER OF ARROGANCE
DARPADA
BESTOWER OF ARROGANCE
DRPTA
ARROGANT
SAVARTHAPARIVARTAKA
CAUSE OF CHANGE IN
EVERYTHING
SAHASRARCIS
THOUSAND RAYED
BHUTIBHUSA
HAVING BHASMA AS
ORNAMENT
SNIGDHAKRTI
OF LOVING SHAPE
ADAKSINA
NON CHIVALROUS
BHUTABHAVYA BHAVANNATHA
LORD OF THE PAST,
PRESENT AND FUTURE
VIBHAVA
AFFLUENCE
BHUTINASANA
DESTROYER OF PROSPERITY
ARTHNARTHA
OF GOOD AND BAD FORTUNE
MAHAKOSA
OF GREAT TREASURE
PARAKARYAIKAPANDITA
SOLE SCHOLAR IN OTHER'S
ACTIVITIES
NISKANTAKA
FREE FROM THORNS
KRTANANDA
TAKING DELIGHT
NIRVYAJA
FREE FROM FALSE
PRETEXTS
VYAJAMARDANA
SUPPRESOR OF FALSE
PRETEXTS
SATTVAVAT
POSSESSING SATTVA
SATTVIKA, SATTVA,
KRTANEHA
LOVING
KRTAGAMA
ONE WHO HAS MADE AGAMAS
AKAMPITA
NON TREMBLING
GUNAGRAHIN
GRASPING GOODNESS
NAIKATMAN
NON SINGLE SOUL
NAIKAKARMAKRT
PERFORMING MANY
ACTIVITIES
SUPRITA
WELL PLEASED
SUKHADA
BESTOWER OF HAPPINESS
SUKSMA
SUBTLE
SUKARA
OF GOOD HANDS
CATURMUKHA
FOUR FACED
KAILASASIKHARAVASIN
RESIDENT ON THE TOP OF
KAILASA
SARVASIN
RESIDING IN ALL
SADAGATI
ALWAYS MOVING
HIRANYAGARBHA DRUHINA
IDENTICAL WITH BRAHMA
BHUTAPALA
PROTECTOR OF THE BHUTAS
BHUPATI
LORD OF THE EARTH
SADAYOGIN, YOGAVID,
YOGIN
GREAT YOGIN
VARADA
BESTOWER OF BOONS
BRAHMANAPRIYA
FOND OF BRAHMINS
DEVAPRIYA
FOND OF GODS
DEVANTHA
LORD OF GODS
DEVAKA
SHINING
DEVACINTAKA
ONE CONSIDERATE OF THE
GODS
VIRUPAKSA
OF UNEVEN EYES
VRSADA
GRANTER OF VIRTUES
VRSAVARDHANA
ENCHANSER OF VIRTUES
NIRMAMA
DETACHED
NIRAHANKARA
FREE FROM EGOTISM
NIRMOHA
FREE FROM DELUSION
NIRUPADRAVA
HARMLESS
DARPAHA
DESTROYER OF ARROGANCE
DARPADA
BESTOWER OF ARROGANCE
DRPTA
ARROGANT
SAVARTHAPARIVARTAKA
CAUSE OF CHANGE IN
EVERYTHING
SAHASRARCIS
THOUSAND RAYED
BHUTIBHUSA
HAVING BHASMA AS
ORNAMENT
SNIGDHAKRTI
OF LOVING SHAPE
ADAKSINA
NON CHIVALROUS
BHUTABHAVYA BHAVANNATHA
LORD OF THE PAST,
PRESENT AND FUTURE
VIBHAVA
AFFLUENCE
BHUTINASANA
DESTROYER OF PROSPERITY
ARTHNARTHA
OF GOOD AND BAD FORTUNE
MAHAKOSA
OF GREAT TREASURE
PARAKARYAIKAPANDITA
SOLE SCHOLAR IN OTHER'S
ACTIVITIES
NISKANTAKA
FREE FROM THORNS
KRTANANDA
TAKING DELIGHT
NIRVYAJA
FREE FROM FALSE
PRETEXTS
VYAJAMARDANA
SUPPRESOR OF FALSE
PRETEXTS
SATTVAVAT
POSSESSING SATTVA
SATTVIKA, SATTVA,
KRTANEHA
LOVING
KRTAGAMA
ONE WHO HAS MADE AGAMAS
AKAMPITA
NON TREMBLING
GUNAGRAHIN
GRASPING GOODNESS
NAIKATMAN
NON SINGLE SOUL
NAIKAKARMAKRT
PERFORMING MANY
ACTIVITIES
SUPRITA
WELL PLEASED
SUKHADA
BESTOWER OF HAPPINESS
SUKSMA
SUBTLE
SUKARA
OF GOOD HANDS
VIGHNANASANA
DESTROYER OF OBSTACLES
SIKHANDIN
HAVING TUFT
KAVACIN
HAVING A COAT OF MAIL
SULIN
HAVING A TRIDENT
JATIN
WITH MATTED HAIR
MUNDIN
HAVING CLEAN SHAVEN
HEAD
KUNDALIN
HAVING EARRINGS
AMRTYU
DEATHLESS
SARVADRK
SEEING ALL
SIMHA
LEONINE
TEJORASI
HEAP OF SPLENDOUR
MAHAMANI
OF GREAT JEWEL
ASAMKHYEYA
INNUMERABLE
APRAMEYATMAN
OF IMMEASURABLE ATMAN
VIRYAVAT
OF GREAT VIRYA
VIRYAKOVIDA
KNOWER OF VIRILITY
VEDYA
COMPREHENSIBLE
VIYOGATMAN
OF DISUNITED SOUL
SAPTAVARAMUNISVARA
IDENTICAL WITH THE
SEVEN JUNIOR SAGES
ANUTTAMA
THE MOST EXCELLENT
DURADHARSA
INCAPABLE OF BEING
ATTACKED
MADHURA
SWEET
PRIYADARSANA
OF LOVING VISION
SURESA
LORD OF GODS
SMARANA
RECOLLECTION
SARVA
DESTROYER
SABDA
COMPREHENSIBLE THROUGH
WORDS OF THE SCRIPTURE
PRATAPATDVARA
FOREMOST AMONG THOSE
WHO BLAZE
KALAPAKSA
TIME WINGED
VALAYIKRTAVASUKI
HAVING VASUKI AS HIS
WRISTLET
MAHESVASA
HAVING GREAT BOW
MAHIBHARTR
LORD OF THE EARTH
NISKALANKA
STAINLESS
VISRNKHALA
FREE FROM FETTERS
DYUMANI
JEWEL OF THE FIRMAMENT
TARANI
SUN
DHANYA
BLESSED
SIDDHIDA
BESTOWER OF SIDDHIS
SIDDHISADHANA
ACHIEVER OF SIDDHIS
VISVATAH SAMPRAVRTTA
ENGAGED IN THE
ACTIVITIES FROM EVERYWHERE
VYUDHORASKA
OF BRAOD CHEST
MAHABHUJA
OF GREAT ARMA
SARVAYONI
SOURCE OF EVERYTHING
NIRATANKA
FREE FROM TERROR
NARANARAYNAPRIYA
FOND OF NARA AND
NARAYANA
NIRLEPA
FREE FROM ATTACHMENT
YATISANGATMAN
ASSOCIATING WITH THE
ASCETICS
NIRVYANGA
FREE FROM CRIPPLEDNESS
VYANGANASANA
DESTROYER OF MUTILATED
STATE
STAVA
HYMN
STUTIPRIYA
FOND OF EULOGY
STOTR
EULOGISER
VYAPTAMURTI
OF PERVASIVE BODY
NIRAKULA
UNAGITATED
NIRAVADYATAMAYOPAYA
OF BLAMELESS MEANS
VIDYARASI
HEAP OF LEARNING
SATRTA
HONOURED AND WELCOMED
PRASANTABUDDHI
OF CALM INTELLECT
AKSUNNA
UNBEATON
SAMGRAHA
COLLECTION
NITYASUNDARA
EVER BEAUTIFUL
VAIYAGHRA DHURYA
OF TIGERISH NATURE AND
CONSIDERED AT THE HEAD
DHATRISA
LORD OF THE EARTH
SAMKALPA
CONCEPTION
SARVARIPATI
LORD OF THE NIGHT
PARAMARTHAGURU
REAL PRECEPTOR
ATREYA
DATTA IDENTICAL WITH,
DATTA
SURI
WISE
ASRITAVATSALA
FAVOURABLY DISPOSED
TOWARDS DEPENDANTS
SOMA
ACCOMPANIED BY PARVATI
RASAJNA
KNOWER OF THE TASTE
RASADA
BESTOWER OF SWEETNESS
SARVASATTVAVALAMBANA
SUPPOTER OF ALL LIVING
BEINGS
On hearing the
eulogy made by Visnu consisting of the hymn of his
thousand divine names Lord Siva became delighted.
In order to test
Visnu, Siva, the lord of the worlds concealed one
of the lotus flowers. There was a shortage of one
lotus flower from among the thousand lotuses.
Hence Visnu was distressed in the course of his
worship of Siva. To replenish the last lotus Visnu
plucked out his one eye and repeated the last name
Sarvasattvavalambana.
Full of emotion
Visnu worshipped and eulogized Siva. On seeing
Visnu in that attitude, Siva the preceptor of the
universe appeared before him and forbade him do
that. Lord Siva descended from the pedestal of
that earthen phallic image installed by Visnu.
Siva said o Visnu,
for the achievement of the task of the gods and
for the destruction of the Daityas without strain,
I shall give the auspicious discus Sudarsana to
you. If this discus, this form and this hymn of
thousand names is remembered in the battlefield it
will quell miseries of the gods.
There is no doubt
that those who recite and teach this hymn will
have no misery at all even in dreams.