THOUSAND NAMES OF SIVA

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 THAN 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