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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.

Reciting these names is one way to invoke the blessings of Shiva in the same manner that Vishnu devotees invoke Lord Vishnu’s blessings by reciting the Vishnu Sahasranamam (1000 names of Vishnu). The 108 names of Lord Shiva are listed below. Shiva is also worshipped in the form of the phallic Lingam, which represents fertility.

He sits on a tiger skin, and his body is smeared with ash. The snake coiled around his neck represents Kundalini energy. He has matted hair adorned by the crescent moon, and the river Ganges gushes forth from his locks. He has a dark side, too, as he is the leader of ghosts, evil spirits, etc. He is an ascetic who avoids indulgence and pleasure. He shuns the usual trappings of divinity like fine raiments and jewelry. Unlike other Hindu gods, Shiva is a very complex character. Thus he got the name, Neelakantha.ĭownload Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali MP3 On AstroVed Astrology Podcast

Instead, he held it in his throat, which turned blue. The universe and everything in it was in danger of being destroyed when Shiva drank the poison to save the universe. When the gods and demons were churning the Milky Ocean for Amrit, the nectar of immortality, a deadly poison called Halahala emerged from the ocean. For instance, one of Shiva’s names is Neelakantha, which means ‘the blue-throated one.’ There is a story about how he got this name. Hindu gods often have many names, each of which describes a particular attribute of the deity. Ashtottara Shatanamavali is a compilation of the 108 names of Lord Shiva.