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Shiva Sahasranamah - The thousand names of Shiva
In reality there are one hundred and fifty
- Aghora = the Horrific
- Ahirbudhnya
- Anagha = the Flawless
- Ambikanatha = the Lord of the (mother) Goddess
- Ananta = the Endless
- Andhakasurasudana
- Anekaatman = the Soul of many, the Multiply present
- Anishvara
- Apavargaprada
- Ardhanisvara
- Arunah = the Red one (also refers to Sun)
- Asani
- Ashtamurti = the Eight formed
- Asitanga
- Avyagra
- Avyaya = the Unmeasurable
- Ajaaya = the Unconquerable
- Babhlusha = the Bull vehicled
- Bhaganetrabhide = the Remover of the eye of bhaga
avyakta
- Bhagavat = the Lord
- Bhaktavatsala = the Blesser of the devotee
- Bharga
- Bhavah = the Source
- Bhairava = the Terrifying
- Bhasmodhulita vigraha = the One smeared in Ash
- Bhiimah = the Strong
- Bhujangabhushana = the Snake ornated
- Bhutesvar
- Bhutapati = the Head of elements
- Chandrasekara = with the Moon
- Charuvikrama
- Dakshadhvarahara
- Deva = Divine, the Basic element (of world)
- DigaMbara = the Sky cladded
- Durdharsha
- Gangadhra = the Bearer of the Ganga
- Ganesavara = the Lord of Ganas
- Gananatha = the Lord of organised group
- Giridhanva = the Mount bowed
- Giripriya = the Liker of mounts
- Girishantah -the One on the mount
- Girishah = Lord of the mountains
- Giritrah
- Hara
- Haraye
- Harikesha = the Brown haired, the Green (leaves) haired
- Havish
- Hiranyaretase
- Isana = the Lord
- Jagadguru = the Guide of the world
- Jagadvyapin = the Omnipresent in the world
- Jalamukti
- Jatadhara = the Matted haired
- Kaiagnirudra
- Kailashavasi =the Resident of Kailash
- Kalakala = the Death to death (the Time to deva of time)
- Kamari = the Enemy of lust
- Kapalamalin = with skulls necklage
- Kapaali = the One adorned with skull
- Kapardin = the Long (matted) haired
- Kasinatha
- KaThora
- Kavachin
- Khandaparashu
- Khatvangi = the One with axe
- Kripanidhi = the Grace wealth
- Krittivasa
- Krodha = Fury
- Kumara = the Boy
- Lalataksha = the Forehead eyed
- Lingaraj = the Lord of Linga
- Mahadeva = the Great God
- Mahakala = the Great Time
- Mahadeva = the Great deva, the Highly divine, the Great Basic element
- Mahasadasiva = the Supreme god
- Mahat = the Great
- Maheshvara = the Great Lord
- Mahasenajanaka = the One gave birth to the great commandor (mahaa sena - subrahmanya)
- Mahayogi = the Great Yogi
- Mrida = the One who makes joyful
- Mrigapaani = the Animal (Deer) handed
- Mrityuanjaya = the Winner of Death = Dakshinamurti
- Nandisvara =Lord of Nandi
- Nataraja
- Nilagriva = the Black throated
- Nilakanta = with blue throat
- Nilalohita = the Black throated
- Panchavaktra = the Five faced
- Panchamukhi = with five faces = Panchanana
- Parashuhasta = the Axe handed
- Pashavimochaka = the Liberator of bonds
- Pasupatih = the Lord of creatures
- Parameshvara = the Supreme God
- Paramashiva
- Paramatman = the Supreme soul
- Pinaaki = the One with pinaaka bow
- Prajapati = the Lord of the people
- Pramathadhipa = the Prime Lord
- Purarataye
- Pushadantabhide
- Rohita = the Red one
- Rudra the Remover of suffering
- Ruru
- Sadasiva = the Eternal Shiva
- Samapriya = Please with saama (veda)
- Sahasraaksha = the Thousands of eyed
- Sahasrapade = the Thousands worded (named)
- Shambu
- Shankar = the Doer of good
- Sharvah
- Shashishekhara = the Adorned with Moon
- Satvika = the Nice charactered
- Sarvagya = the Omniscient
- Shashvata = the Permanent
- Shipivishta = the One encircled in luminance
- Shitikanbtha = the White throated
- Shiva = the Propitius, the Auspicious
- Shivapriya
- Shrikantha
- Shuddhavigraha
- Shulapani = the One with trident
- Soma = the One with Uma (also refers to Moon)
- Somanatha = the Lord of the Soma
- Somasuryagnilochana = moon, sun and fire eyed
- Sthanu = the Stable
- Stirah = the Stable
- Sundareshvara
- Suxmatanu = the Cryptic formed
- Svaramaya = Musicful (Full of sound)
- Taraka
- Triambaka = the Three eyed
- Trilokesha = the God of three worlds
- Trilokesvara = the Lord ot three worlds
- Trilochana = with three eyes
- Tripuraantaka = the Terminator of three cities
- Ugrah = the Fierce
- Ugradeva = the Might god
- Upavidin = the Thread wearing
- Vaamadeva
- Vastospati
- Vilohitah = the Admirable (Strange) throated
- Virabhadra a Shiva's avatar
- Virupaksha = the Strange formed and eyed
- Vishnuvallabha
- Visvanata = the Lord of All
- Visvesvara = the Lord of Varanasi
- Vishveshvara -the God of the world
- Vrishanka
- Vyomakesha = the Widespread haired
- Vrishabharudha = the Bull mounting
- Yagyamaya
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