

Lord Murugan manifested for the sole purpose of killing Tarakasura.ġ08 Name-Subrahmanya Ashtottara Shatanamavali Lord Murugan or Kartikeya is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Lord Ayyappa was born out of this union.ġ08 Names of Aiyappa, Ashtottara Shatanamavali To save the world from annihilation, Lord Vishnu incarnated as Mohini, and married Shiva.

Lord Aiyappa is the son of Vishnu and Shiva. He is known as the remover of obstacles.ġ08 Names of Ganesha, Ashtottara Shatanamavali Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu god of beginnings is traditionally worshiped and invoked before any major events. Goddess Saraswati is hailed as the Goddess of learning, learning, wisdom, music, and aesthetics in Hindu mythology.ġ08 Names of Saraswati, Ashtottara Shatanamavali Goddess Saraswati is the consort of Lord Brahma, the creator. He is the eighth manifestation or avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu.ġ08 Names of Krishna, Ashtottara Shatanamavali Lord Sri Krishna is the most broadly worshiped and one of the most prominent Hindu god. She is also She is considered as the Earth Goddess.ġ08 Names of Sita, Ashtottara Shatanamavali Goddess Sita is the consort of Lord Rama. Lord Rama ruled the kingdom of Ayodhya for eleven thousand yearsġ08 Names of Sri Rama, Ashtottara Shatanamavali Lord Sri Rama is the 7th avatar of the God Vishnu and the King of Ayodhya. She is the consort of Lord Shiva.ġ08 Names of Durga, Ashtottara Shatanamavali

Sitting astride a lion or tiger, Goddess Durga battles the forces of evil in the world and protects her devotees. He grants boons, bestows grace and awakens wisdom.ġ08 Names of Shiva, Ashtottara Shatanamavali He protects the devotees from worldly evils such as lust, greed, and anger. Lord Shiva is known as the god of mercy and compassion. She is one of the most popular goddesses of Hindu mythology and is known as the goddess of wealth, beauty and purity.ġ08 Names of Lakshmi, Ashtottara Shatanamavali Goddess Lakshmi is the consort of the god Vishnu. He is the preserver god of Hindu trinity and protects the universe from being destroyed and keeps it going.ġ08 Names of Vishnu, Ashtottara Shatanamavali Vishnu is one of the fundamental deities of Hindu mythology. Generally 108 names of deities are explanations of their Physical appearance, their forms, special powers, characteristics and what that particular god or goddess is associated that is wisdom, power, wealth etc, what is their Vahana or vehicle, some mythological incident that happened, their role, special powers, flags, the weapons they carry, their dressing, the ornaments they wear, who their son or daughter or husband or wife is and the demons they killed as per their avatar. Hence there are 108 names for each Gods and Goddesses and praying with 108 names are 108 paths to reach that particular deity for their blessing. That is the reason 108 is a scared number, it is a multiple of number 9 or the number 108 is divisible of 9. There were total 18 armies in Kurukshetra battlei.e 11 from Kauravas and 7 from the Pandavas. So multiples of 9 are sacred, that is why the Mahabharata has 18 chapters, the Mahabharata war lasted for 18 days. The Rama Navami and Nava Durga festivals are celebrated for 9 days. The Sree Yantra is made with the interjection of 4 upward and downward triangles and a total 9 of triangles. The sacredness of Ashtottara Shatanamavali or 108 names of GodsĪs per Hinduism and numerology, the number 9 is a sacred and mystical number, In the astrology, there are the 9 planets or nava grahas, the human body has 9 holes or 9 doors, the human fetus lives in the mother`s womb for 9 months etc. So Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali means 108 names corresponding to Lord Shiva. Ashtottara Shatanamavali are there for all the major Gods and Goddesses. So Ashtottara Shatanamavali literally means 108 names in an ordered list. 108 Names, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Ashtottara ShatanaamavaliĪshtottara Shatanamavali, the 108 names of Gods and GoddessesĪshta means number 8 and Shata means 100 in Sanskrit numbering system.108 Names, Sri Sathya Sai Baba Ashtottara Shatanaamavali.108 Names, Sri Mangala Gauri Ashtottara.
