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शिवसहस्रनाम · 1,008 Names
Lord Kṛṣṇa teaches the thousand names of Śiva to Yudhiṣṭhira, as learnt from Sage Upamanyu. A cornerstone of Śaiva devotion.
Source: Mahābhārata 13.17 (Anuśāsana Parva) · Śiva Purāṇa · Liṅga Purāṇa
1008 of 1008 names
sthiraḥ
The Stable One; Unchanging, Permanent.
sthāṇuḥ
The Motionless/Fixed One (like a pillar).
prabhuḥ
The Lord; The Powerful/Puissant One.
bhīmaḥ
The Formidable/Fearsome One.
pravaraḥ
The Best/Exalted One; The Most Excellent.
varadaḥ
The Bestower of Boons.
varaḥ
The Supreme/Excellent One.
sarvātmā
The Self of All; The Indwelling Spirit of all.
sarvavikhyātaḥ
The One Renowned in all; Famous everywhere.
sarvaḥ
The All; The One who is everything.
sarvakaraḥ
The Creator of All; The Doer of all actions.
bhavaḥ
The Existence/Origin of all; One who becomes everything.
jaṭī
One with matted hair (Jata).
carmī
One wearing animal skin.
śikhaṇḍī
One wearing a peacock feather or tuft.
sarvāṅgaḥ
One whose body constitutes all (The Universal Form).
sarvabhāvanaḥ
The Creator/Manifestor of everything.
haraḥ
The Destroyer (of sorrows or the universe).
hariṇākṣaḥ
The Deer-eyed (or having eyes like a deer).
sarvabhūtaharaḥ
The Destroyer of all created beings (at dissolution).
prabhuḥ
The Master/Lord.
pravṛttiḥ
The One who manifests as the active life-force.
nivṛttiḥ
The One who manifests as renunciation/cessation.
niyataḥ
The Consistent One; Bound by his own vows.
śāśvataḥ
The Eternal/Everlasting One.
dhruvaḥ
The Constant/Immortal One.