Devi Ashtottara Shatanamavali
Offer a flower or a grain of rice mentally or physically as you chant each of these 108 holy names of the Mother Goddess.
ॐ महा लक्ष्मी नमः
Oṃ mahā lakṣmī namaḥ
Glory to Mahā Lakṣmī
ॐ ईश्वरी नमः
Oṃ īśvarī namaḥ
Glory to the Goddess
ॐ कमला नमः
Oṃ kamalā namaḥ
Glory to the lotus [-like] (Lakṣmī)
ॐ छाला नमः
Oṃ chālā namaḥ
Glory to the moving (shaking, stirring) One
ॐ भूती नमः
Oṃ bhūtī namaḥ
Glory to Existence
ॐ हरिप्रिया नमः
Oṃ hari-priyā namaḥ
Glory to the One who is dear to Viṣṇu
ॐ पद्मा नमः
Oṃ padmā namaḥ
Glory to the lotus [-like] (Lakṣmī)
ॐ पद्मालया नमः
Oṃ padmā-layā namaḥ
Glory to the lotus-dweller
ॐ सम्पत् नमः
Oṃ sampat namaḥ
Glory to the One who is prosperity
ॐ उच्छैः नमः
Oṃ ucchaiḥ namaḥ
Glory to the haughty/intense One
ॐ श्री नमः
Oṃ śrī namaḥ
Glory to the auspicious One (Lakṣmī)
ॐ पद्माधारिनी नमः
Oṃ padmā-dhārinī namaḥ
Glory to the lotus-wearer
ॐ दुर्गा नमः
Oṃ durgā namaḥ
Glory to Durgā
ॐ अम्बा नमः
Oṃ ambā namaḥ
Glory to Mother
ॐ गङ्गा नमः
Oṃ gaṅgā namaḥ
Glory to Gaṅgā
ॐ शारदा नमः
Oṃ śāradā namaḥ
Glory to Śāradā (who represents knowledge and joy)
ॐ तारा नमः
Oṃ tārā namaḥ
Glory to the liberator
ॐ उमा नमः
Oṃ umā namaḥ
Glory to Umā [lit. ‘One who is Light’]
ॐ ललिता नमः
Oṃ lalitā namaḥ
Glory to the beloved (charming/tender/playful) One
ॐ राधा नमः
Oṃ rādhā namaḥ
Glory to Rādhā [lit. ‘prosperity’, ‘success’]
ॐ सीता नमः
Oṃ sītā namaḥ
Glory to Sītā
ॐ जगन्माता नमः
Oṃ jagan-mātā namaḥ
Glory to the Universal Mother
ॐ गिरिजा नमः
Oṃ giri-jā namaḥ
Glory to the mountain-born
ॐ श्यामा नमः
Oṃ śyāmā namaḥ
Glory to the dark[-coloured] One
ॐ एकजाता नमः
Oṃ eka-jātā namaḥ
Glory to the single creation/origin (‘One and only’)
ॐ गुरुगुहा नमः
Oṃ guru-guhā namaḥ
Glory to the refuge of gurus
ॐ अन्नपूर्णा नमः
Oṃ anna-pūrṇā namaḥ
Glory to the food-filled One
ॐ नीलसरस्वती नमः
Oṃ nīla-sarasvatī namaḥ
Glory to the dark-blue Sarasvatī (a fierce aspect of Tārā)
ॐ शाकम्भरी नमः
Oṃ śākam-bharī namaḥ
Glory to the herb/vegetable nourisher
ॐ महादेवी नमः
Oṃ mahā-devī namaḥ
Glory to the Great Goddess
ॐ ब्रह्माणी नमः
Oṃ brahmāṇī namaḥ
Glory to the female Brahmā (Sarasvatī)
ॐ रुद्राणी नमः
Oṃ rudrāṇī namaḥ
Glory to the female Rudra (Durgā)
ॐ वैष्णवी नमः
Oṃ vaiṣṇavī namaḥ
Glory to the female Viṣṇu (Lakṣmī)
ॐ नारायणी नमः
Oṃ nārāyaṇī namaḥ
Glory to the refuge of mankind
ॐ मोहिनी नमः
Oṃ mohinī namaḥ
Glory to the deceiver (Viṣṇu took a female form to trick demons)
ॐ ऊर्वशी नमः
Oṃ ūrvaśī namaḥ
Glory to the immense One (Personification of the Dawn)
ॐ वराही नमः
Oṃ varāhī namaḥ
Glory to the boar (female Varāha – the 3rd Avatāra of Viṣṇu)
ॐ सुन्दरी नमः
Oṃ sundarī namaḥ
Glory to the beautiful One
ॐ जननी नमः
Oṃ jananī namaḥ
Glory to Mother [lit. ‘birth giver’]
ॐ नारसिंही नमः
Oṃ nāra-siṃhī namaḥ
Glory to the female Nāra-siṃha (Man-lion)
ॐ हरसिद्धी नमः
Oṃ hara-siddhī namaḥ
Glory to the ability of the destroyer (Śiva)
ॐ महारात्रि नमः
Oṃ mahā-rātri namaḥ
Glory to the great-night
ॐ कालरात्रि नमः
Oṃ kāla-rātri namaḥ
Glory to the black-night
ॐ पद्मावती नमः
Oṃ padmā-vatī namaḥ
Glory to the lotus-bearer
ॐ शिवदूती नमः
Oṃ śiva-dūtī namaḥ
Glory to Śiva’s messenger
ॐ शैलपुत्री नमः
Oṃ śaila-putrī namaḥ
Glory to the daughter of the mountain
ॐ सिंहवाहिनी नमः
Oṃ siṃha-vāhinī namaḥ
Glory to the lion-rider
ॐ विन्ध्यवासिनी नमः
Oṃ vindhya-vāsinī namaḥ
Glory to the mountain-dweller
ॐ माताभवनी नमः
Oṃ mātā-bhavanī namaḥ
Glory to the mother of Existence
ॐ महेश्वरी नमः
Oṃ maheśvarī namaḥ
Glory to the Great Goddess
ॐ शङ्करी नमः
Oṃ śaṅkarī namaḥ
Glory to the female Śaṅkara (i.e. Parvatī) [lit. ‘beneficent’]
ॐ दुर्गेश्वरी नमः
Oṃ durgeśvarī namaḥ
Glory to Goddess Durgā [implies overcoming of difficulty]
ॐ जगदीश्वरी नमः
Oṃ jagad-īśvarī namaḥ
Glory to the Universal Goddess
ॐ भुवनेश्वरी नमः
Oṃ bhuvaneśvarī namaḥ
Glory to the Goddess of the earth
ॐ त्रिपुरसुन्दरी नमः
Oṃ tri-pura-sundarī namaḥ
Glory to Tripurasundarī [lit. ‘The Beauty of the Three Citadels’]
ॐ राजराजेश्वरी नमः
Oṃ rāja-rājeśvarī namaḥ
Glory to Rājarājeśvarī [lit. ‘Goddess of the King of Kings’]
ॐ परमेश्वरी नमः
Oṃ parameśvarī namaḥ
Glory to the Supreme Goddess
ॐ सुरेश्वरी नमः
Oṃ sureśvarī namaḥ
Glory to the Goddess of the Gods
ॐ सिद्धेश्वरी नमः
Oṃ siddheśvarī namaḥ
Glory to the Goddess of accomplishment
ॐ सर्वेश्वरी नमः
Oṃ sarveśvarī namaḥ
Glory to the Goddess of all
ॐ कामेश्वरी नमः
Oṃ kāmeśvarī namaḥ
Glory to the Goddess of desire
ॐ कमलेश्वरी नमः
Oṃ kamaleśvarī namaḥ
Glory to the Goddess of the lotus
ॐ अखिलाण्डेश्वरी नमः
Oṃ akhilāṇḍeśvarī namaḥ
Glory to the Goddess-ruler of the Universe
ॐ शशीशेखरी नमः
Oṃ śaśī-śekharī namaḥ
Glory to the One who wears the Moon as a diadem
ॐ भयङ्करी नमः
Oṃ bhayaṅkarī namaḥ
Glory to the One who instills fear
ॐ देवीकुण्डलिनी नमः
Oṃ devī-kuṇḍalinī namaḥ
Glory to the ‘serpentine power’ of the Goddess
ॐ सत्यस्वरूपिनी नमः
Oṃ satya-svarūpinī namaḥ
Glory to the One whose own nature is Truth
ॐ प्रेमप्रदायिनी नमः
Oṃ prema-pradāyinī namaḥ
Glory to the giver of love
ॐ आनन्ददायिनी नमः
Oṃ ānanda-dāyinī namaḥ
Glory to the giver of bliss
ॐ पालिनी नमः
Oṃ pālinī namaḥ
Glory to the protector
ॐ पट्टिनी नमः
Oṃ paṭṭinī namaḥ
Glory to Paṭṭinī (Goddess of fertility and health)
ॐ कुमारी नमः
Oṃ kumārī namaḥ
Glory to the young princess
ॐ कौमारी नमः
Oṃ kaumārī namaḥ
Glory to the adolescent (Śakti of Skanda – Kumāra)
ॐ सवित्री नमः
Oṃ savitrī namaḥ
Glory to the stimulator/inciter (part of the power of the Sun)
ॐ गायत्री नमः
Oṃ gāyatrī namaḥ
Glory to the singer (embodiment of the Vedic gāyatrī metre)
ॐ भगवती नमः
Oṃ bhagavatī namaḥ
Glory to the Blessed One (a Tantric form of Lakṣmī)
ॐ जगद्धात्री नमः
Oṃ jagad-dhātrī namaḥ
Glory to the creator of the universe (associated with Sarasvatī)
ॐ गौरी नमः
Oṃ gaurī namaḥ
Glory to the fair One
ॐ अदिती नमः
Oṃ a-ditī namaḥ
Glory to the boundless One [lit. ‘unbroken’, ‘undivided’]
ॐ वऌऌई नमः
Oṃ vaḷḷī namaḥ
Glory to Vaḷḷī (Wife of Skanda)
ॐ देवानी नमः
Oṃ devānī namaḥ
Glory to Devānī (Wife of Skanda)
ॐ इन्द्राणी नमः
Oṃ indrāṇī namaḥ
Glory to the female Indra
ॐ रुक्मणी नमः
Oṃ rukmaṇī namaḥ
Glory to Rukmaṇī (Wife of Kṛṣṇa)
ॐ शिवशिवाभवानी नमः
Oṃ śiva-śivā-bhavānī namaḥ
Glory to Existence – Śiva and Śivā (male and female)
ॐ छन्दी नमः
Oṃ chandī namaḥ
Glory to the ferocious One
ॐ छामुण्डी नमः
Oṃ chāmuṇḍī namaḥ
Glory to the emaciated One
ॐ पर्वती नमः
Oṃ parvatī namaḥ
Glory to Parvatī (Wife of Śiva)
ॐ भैरवी नमः
Oṃ bhairavī namaḥ
Glory to the terrifying One (female Bhairava)
ॐ काशी नमः
Oṃ kāśī namaḥ
Glory to the shining One [linked to Vārāṇasī – ‘City of Light’]
ॐ मातङ्गी नमः
Oṃ mātaṅgī namaḥ
Glory to the elephant (fierce child of Kaśyapa & Krodhavaśā)
ॐ जगदम्बि नमः
Oṃ jagad-ambi namaḥ
Glory to the Universal Mother
ॐ महामाया नमः
Oṃ mahā-māyā namaḥ
Glory to the Great Illusion
ॐ महाशक्ति नमः
Oṃ mahā-śakti namaḥ
Glory to Great Power
ॐ कामाक्षी नमः
Oṃ kāmākṣī namaḥ
Glory to the One of desirous-glance
ॐ मीनाक्षी नमः
Oṃ mīnākṣī namaḥ
Glory to the One of fish[-shaped] eye
ॐ कालिका नमः
Oṃ kālikā namaḥ
Glory to the black-coloured One
ॐ काल्यै नमः
Oṃ kālyai namaḥ
Glory to Kālī [lit. ‘the black One’]
ॐ काली नमः
Oṃ kālī namaḥ
Glory to Kālī
ॐ महाकाली नमः
Oṃ mahā-kālī namaḥ
Glory to the Great Kālī
ॐ भद्रकाली नमः
Oṃ bhadra-kālī namaḥ
Glory to the Dear Kālī
ॐ श्यामकाली नमः
Oṃ śyāma-kālī namaḥ
Glory to the Dark Kālī
ॐ नित्यकाली नमः
Oṃ nitya-kālī namaḥ
Glory to the Eternal Kālī
ॐ रक्षकाली नमः
Oṃ rakṣa-kālī namaḥ
Glory to the Protecting Kālī
ॐ आनन्दकाली नमः
Oṃ ānanda-kālī namaḥ
Glory to the Blissful Kālī
ॐ महिषासुरमर्दिनी नमः
Oṃ mahiṣāsura-mardinī namaḥ
Glory to the killer of the demon Mahiṣa
ॐ एलोकेशी नमः
Oṃ elo-keśī namaḥ
Glory to the One with dishevelled hair
ॐ मुक्तकेशी नमः
Oṃ mukta-keśī namaḥ
Glory to the One with loose/flowing hair
ॐ रक्तदन्त दिगम्बरे नमः
Oṃ rakta-danta dig-ambare namaḥ
Glory to the One who is naked [lit. ‘sky-clad’] with bloody-teeth