Shiva 108 Name

One of the most popular icons of South-East Asia is Shiva. The iconography and the legend of Shiva are found throughout the length and breadth of the Indian sub-continent.

This has led to him being depicted in various forms - as a householder with Goddess Parvati and children, Ganesha and Skanda; as an ascetic in deep meditation in the snow-clad Himalayas; he is both the master of fertility as well as the conqueror of desire. He is the lovable Bholenath (the innocent one) and yet he is also the wise all-knowing Adiguru (the first Guru). He is known as Aashutosh (one who is easily pleased) and yet the third-eye of Shiva is feared by everyone because of which he is called Bhalanetra (one who has an eye in the forehead).

Who is Shiva?
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar says Shiva was never really a person but is an abstract principle - Shiva Tattva - an all-pervading consciousness that is seated deep within every animate and inanimate entity of this universe.

Shiva is that nothingness, from which all creation - the stars, planets, galaxies, mountains, oceans, all living beings, etc. - Manifests and into which all creation disintegrates.

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108 Names of Lord Shiva with Meaning

Now that we have understood the meaning and essence of Shiva, let’s have a look at the different names that Shiva is known by in the Indian sub-continent.

There are more than a thousand names attributed to Lord Shiva of which 108 are given here:

Aashutosh - One who instantly fulfills all wishes
Adiguru - The first Guru
Adinath - The first Lord
Adiyogi - The first Yogi
Aja - The Unborn
Akshayaguna - The one with limitless qualities
Anagha - The faultless one
Anant Drishti - Of infinite vision
Augadh - One who reveals all the time
Avyaya Prabhu - Imperishable
Bhairav - Destroyer of fear
Bhalanetra - One who has an eye in the forehead
Bholenath - The simple one
Bhooteshwara - One who has mastery over the elements
Bhudeva - Lord of the earth
Bhutapala - Protector of the disembodied beings
Chandrapal - Master of the moon
Chandraprakash - One who has moon as a crest
Dayalu - The compassionate one
Devadi Deva - The god of gods
Dhanadeepa - Lord of wealth
Dnyandeep - The light of meditation
Dhyutidhara - Lord of brilliance
Digambara - The one who wears the sky as his raiment
Durjaneeya - Difficult to be known
Durjaya - The unvanquished
Gangadhara - Lord of river Ganga
Girijapati - Consort of Girija
Gunagrahin - Acceptor of gunas
Gurudeva - The great Guru
Hara - Remover of sins
Jagadisha - Master of the Universe
Jaradhishamana - Redeemer from afflictions
Jatin - The one with matted hair
Kailashadhipati - Lord of Mount Kailash
Kailashnath - Master of Mount Kailash
Kamalakshana - Lotus-eyed lord
Kantha - Ever-radiant
Kapalin - One who wears a necklace of skulls
Kedarnath - Lord of Kedar
Kochadaiyaan - The lord with long dreadlocks
Kundalin - One who wears earrings
Lalataksha - One who has an eye in the forehead
Lingadhyaksha - Lord of the linga
Lokankara - Creator of the three worlds
Lokapal - One who takes care of the world
Mahabuddhi - Extreme intelligence
Mahadeva - Greatest God
Mahakala - The lord of time
Mahamaya - Creator of great illusions
Mahamrityunjaya - Great victor of death
Mahanidhi - Great storehouse
Mahashaktimaya - One who has boundless energies
Mahayogi - Greatest yogi
Mahesha - Supreme lord
Maheshwara - Lord of Gods
Nagabhushana - One who has serpents as ornaments
Nataraja - King of the art of dancing
Nilakantha - The Blue-throated one
Nityasundara - Ever beautiful
Nrityapriya - Lover of Dance
Omkara - Creator of AUM
Palanhaar - One who protects all
Panchatsaran - Vigorous
Parameshwara - First among all gods
Paramjyoti - Greatest splendor
Pashupati - Lord of all living beings
Pinakin - One who has a bow in his hand
Pranava - Originator of the primal sound of AUM
Priyabhakta - Favorite of the devotees
Priyadarshana - Of loving vision
Pushkara - One who gives nourishment
Pushpalochana - One who has eyes like flowers
Ravilochana - Having Sun as the eye
Rudra - The Roarer
Sadashiva - The Transcended one
Sanatana - The Eternal God
Sarvacharya - The Supreme Teacher
Sarvashiva - The Eternal Lord
Sarvatapana - Preceptor of All
Sarvayoni - Always Pure
Sarveshwara - Lord of All
Shambho - The auspicious one
Shankara - Lord of All Gods
Shantah - Preceptor of Skanda
Shoolin - Giver of Joy
Shreshtha - Lord of the Moon
Shrikantha - Always Pure
Shrutiprakasha - The one who has a trident
Skandaguru - Illuminator of the vedas
Someshwara - One who has a pure body
Sukhada - The giver of joy
Swayambhu - Self-created
Tejaswani - One who spreads illumination
Trilochana - Three-eyed Lord
Trilokpati - Master of all the three worlds
Tripurari - Destroyer of the ‘Tripur’ (the 3 planets created by Asuras)
Trishoolin - One who has a trident in his hands
Umapati - Consort of Uma
Vachaspati - Lord of Speech
Vajrahasta - One who has a thunderbolt in his hands
Varada - Granter of Boons
Vedakarta - Originator of the Vedas
Veerabhadra - Supreme Lord of the Nether World
Vishalaksha - Wide-eyed Lord
Vishveshwara - Lord of the Universe
Vishwanath - Master of the Universe
Vrishavahana - One who has the bull as his vehicle