॥ Shankaracharya Ashtottarashata Namavali English Lyrics ॥
॥ śrīśaṅkaracaryastottaraśata sarthanamavaliḥ ॥
VERSE 1
śrīśaṅkaracaryavaryo brahmanandapradayakaḥ ।
ajñana timiradityassujñanambudhi candramaḥ ॥ 1॥
1) Om̃ śrīśaṅkaracaryavaryaya namaḥ
I bow to the noble and respectable shankarAcharya. The word
᳚varya᳚ is a modification of ᳚Arya᳚ (and it is closely related to the
tamil word aiyA).
2) Om̃ brahmanandapradayakaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who bestows the bliss of brahman to his
disciples by conferring AtmajnAnam.
3) Om̃ ajñanatimiradityaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who dispels the aj’nAnam with brahmaj’nAnam
like the Sun’s bright light rays dispels the darkness.
4) Om̃ sujñanambudhicandramase namaḥ
I bow to shankara who bestows the auspicious knowledge of
brahman to his disciples, like a a full moon showering its cool rays
to a large body of water.
VERSE 2
varnaśramapratistata śrīmanmuktipradayakaḥ ।
śisyopadeśanirato bhaktabhīstapradayakaḥ ॥ 2॥
5) Om̃ varnaśramapratisthatre namaḥ
I bow to shankara who firmly [re-]stablished the varNAshrama
system.
6) Om̃ śrīmate namaḥ
I bow to shankara who possesses all auspicious attributes.
7) Om̃ muktipradayakaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who bestows mukti to his devotees by
conferring Atmaj’nAnam to them.
8) Om̃ śisyopadeśanirataya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is ever keen to instruct his disciples.
9) Om̃ bhaktabhīstapradayakaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who grants the much desired wishes (abhi
iShTa) of his devotees. The most desired thing is the non-dual bliss
of brahman, which He bestows to them through Atmaj’nAnam.
VERSE 3
sūksmatattvarahasyajñaḥ karyakaryaprabodhakaḥ ।
jñanamudrañcitakaraśśisyahrttapaharakaḥ ॥ 3॥
10) Om̃ sūksma-tattva-rahasya-jñaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who knows the intricate and secret
tattvam. The word tattvam which is often used to mean philosophy is
the key as it denotes tattvamasi. The most secret, sacred and
intricate truth is the identity of Atman and brahman.
11) Om̃ karyakaryaprabodhakaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who taught about ᳚what that needs to be done᳚
and ᳚what that should not be done᳚. To do what has to be done and to
abstain from what that should not be done is the art of right
living.
12) Om̃ jñana-mudrañcitakaraya namaḥ
I bow to shankara whose hands hold the jnAna mudrA. mudrA means
gesture. There is specific gesture known as jnAna mudrA. This mudra is
also known as chinmudra. In this one joins the tip of the thumb with
the tip of the index finger forming a circle. The term jnAna mudrA
also means one who gives (ra) the bliss (mud) of jnAna.
13) Om̃ śisyahrttapaharakaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who destroys the heat or obstacles that
trouble the hearts of his disciples. He destroys that heat by
bestowing cool nectar like AtmajnAnam. We chant shAnti thrice to
overcome the tApatraya (AdhyAtmika, Adhibautika and Adhidaivika). shrI
lalita sahasranAmam praises mAtA as ᳚tapatrayagni samtapta
samhladana candrika᳚, Like HER, shankara destroys the tApa by
bestowing the cool nectar of AtmajnAnam.
VERSE 4
parivrajaśramoddharta sarvatantrasvatantradhīḥ ।
advaitasthapanacaryassaksacchaṅkararūpabhrt ॥ 4॥
14) Om̃ parivrajaśramoddhartre namaḥ
I bow to shankara who re-organized and strengthened the
sannyAsa Ashrama. The present dashanAmi sampradAyam owes its
existence to shankara.
15) Om̃ sarvatantrasvantradhiye namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is the master of all existing systems of
thought yet formulated and presented his own system of thought in a
unique fashion.
16) Om̃ advaita-sthapanacaryaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who firmly [re-]established the advaita
vedAnta. Advaita guru paramparA starts with shrIman nArAyana. But it
was shankara who established it firmly through his bhAshyams on
upaniShads, bhagavad gIta and brahmasUtra, prakaraNa granthas and
through establishment of mAthas.
17) Om̃ saksacchaṅkararūpabhrte namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is indeed Lord shiva. shankara is
considered by his disciples as none but the great Lord shiva himself.
The verse in toTakAShTakam
bhava eva bhava niti me nitaram samajayata cetasi kautikita mama
varaya moha mahajaladhim bhava śaṅkara deśikame śaranam
and the famous verse attributed to padmapAda which he realized and
uttered during the great debate between vedavyAsa and shrI
shankara
śanṅkaraśśaṅkarassaksadvyaso narayana svayam ।
tayor vivade samprapte kiṅkaraḥ kim karomyaham ॥
indicates this.
VERSE 5
sanmatasthapanacaryastrayīmarga prakaśakaḥ ।
vedavedantatattvajño durvadimatakhandanaḥ ॥ 5॥
18) Om̃ sanmatasthapanacaryaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who established the six modes (religions) of
worship. These are:
a) shaivam Worship of Lord Shiva b) shAktam Worship of parAshaktI c)
vaiShnavam Worship of shrIman nArAyaNa d) gAnapatyam Worship of
mahAgaNapati e) sauram Worship of Surya f) kOMAram Worship of kumara
or Lord Muruga
19) Om̃ trayīmargaprakaśakaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who made the path of the followers of vedas
easy by shedding light on its meanings. Vedas are known by the term
᳚trayI᳚.
20) Om̃ vedavedantatattvajñaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who knew the intricate and subtle philosophy
of vedas and upaniShads. To Him the ocean of knowledge was a mere
drop of water which He could sip as easily as one sips water from
one’s palm.
21) Om̃ durvadimatakhandanaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who cut the arguments of avaidika philosphers
into pieces and eliminated nAstika systems.
VERSE 6
vairagyanirataśśantassamsararnavatarakaḥ ।
prasannavadanambhojaḥ paramarthaprakaśakaḥ ॥ 6॥
22) Om̃ vairagyanirataya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is keen on detachment from sense
pleasures. Verse 21 of vivekachUDamaNI describes what
vairagyam. Starting from this body even upto brahmA’s body, whatever
pleasure arises through senses lead only to trouble. Knowing this a
jnAni detaches himself and desires to abandon them.
23) Om̃ śantaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is always peaceful. This peacefulness is
a mark of self-realization.
24) Om̃ samsarnavatarakaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who helps his discIples to cross the ocean
of saMsara.
25) Om̃ prasannavadanambhojaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara whose face is bright and beautiful like a
lotus.
26) Om̃ paramarthaprakaśakaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who sheds light on the way to achieve the
highest goal, mukti.
VERSE 7
puranasmrtisarajño nityatrpto mahañchuciḥ ।
nityanando nirataṅko nissaṅgo nirmalatmakaḥ ॥ 7॥
27) Om̃ puranasmrtisarajñaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who knows the essence of purANas and
smR^iti.
28) Om̃ nityatrptaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is ever content.
29) Om̃ mahate namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is great.
30) Om̃ śucaye namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is pure.
31) Om̃ nityanandaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is ever in the state of bliss.
32) Om̃ nirataṅkaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is fearless.
33) Om̃ nissaṅgaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who has no bondage.
34) Om̃ nirmalatmakaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is free of impurities.
VERSE 8
nirmamo nirahaṅkaro viśvavandyapadambujaḥ ।
sattvapradhanassadbhavassaṅkhyatītagunojjvalaḥ ॥ 8॥
35) Om̃ nirmamaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is free from mamakAra. (mamakAra is an
attitude which leads one to think ᳚this is mine᳚, which would also
simulataneously imply ᳚something else is not mine. It can be
translated as Mineness).
36) Om̃ nirahaṅkaraya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is free from aha~NkAra. aha~NkAra is ᳚I am
the doer᳚ attitude. HE is free from that.
37) Om̃ viśva-vandya-padambujaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara at whose lotus feet the universe bows.
38) Om̃ sattvapradhanaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara in whom sattva guNa is predominant.
39) Om̃ sadbhavaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who (always) contemplates on the Truth.
40) Om̃ saṅkhyatītagunojjvalaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is endowed with countless guNas.
VERSE 9
anaghassarahrdayassudhīssarasvatapradaḥ ।
satyatma punyaśīlaśca saṅkhyayogavilaksanaḥ ॥ 9॥
41) Om̃ anaghaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is free from bad qualities.
42) Om̃ sarahrdayasudhiye namaḥ
I bow to shankara the essence of whose heart is nectar.
43) Om̃ sarasvatapradaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who bestows knowledge and kavitvam.
Once shankara bestowed out of his infinite grace,
instantaneously, knowledge and kavitvam to his disciple giri. shrI
giri is known as toTakAcharya after the toTakAShTakam which he
composed in praise of shankara.
44) Om̃ satyatmane namaḥ
I bow to shankara who abides in the Truth.
45) Om̃ punyaśīlaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara whose conduct is pious.
46) Om̃ saṅkhyayogavilaksanaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who through his advaita-vedanta vAda proved
that the goal of sAnkhyayoga deviates from the truth. Non-dual
brahman is not described correctly by the sA~Nkhya philosophy which
enumerates 25 principles.
VERSE 10
taporaśir mahatejo gunatrayavibhagavit ।
kalighnaḥ kalakarmajñastamogunanivarakaḥ ॥ 10॥
47) Om̃ taporaśaye namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is the embodiment of penance.
48) Om̃ mahatejase namaḥ
I bow to shankara who has great effulgence.
49) Om̃ gunatrayavibhagavide namaḥ
I bow to shankara who has the knowledge about the three
different guNas (sattva, rajas and tamas).
50) Om̃ kalighnaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is the enemy (or destroyer) of the sinful
effects of the kali age.
51) Om̃ kalakarmajñaya namaḥ (athava pathabheda kaladharmajñaya)
I bow to shankara who knows the time for appropriate
actions. It can also means He knows what events will happen with the
flow time.
52) Om̃ tamogunanivarakaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who removes the tamo guNam from his devotees
or prevents them from it. tamas literally means darkness. tamo guNam
denotes ignorance. He removes ignorance from his devotees by bestowing
AtmajnAnam. There can be no darkness where there is light, His very
presence prevents the advent of ignorance.
VERSE 11
bhagavanbharatījeta śaradahvanapanditaḥ ।
dharmadharmavibhavajño laksyabhedapradarśakaḥ ॥ 11॥
53) Om̃ bhagavate namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is the supreme Lord.
54) Om̃ bharatījetre namaḥ
I bow to shankara who defeated sarasvatI in debate.
55) Om̃ śaradahvanapanditaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara the great scholar who was invited by shrI
sarasvatI (bhAratI, wife of maNDana mishra who is considered as
avatAram of Goddess Sarasvati) for debate. He defeated Her in the
debate.
Finally even when ascending the sarvaj’na pITham, he silenced Her
protest by refuting her charge. sarasvatI charged him saying that
he is not pure. shankara refuted the charge by saying that this body
cannot be held inmpure for the sins committed by the King’s body. She
then remained silent and let him ascend the sarvaj’na pITham.
56) Om̃ dharmadharmavibhavajñaya namaḥ (pathabheda vibhaga)
I bow to shankara who knows the distinction between dharma and
adharma and who has an in-depth understanding of it.
57) Om̃ laksyabhedapradarśakaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who knows what the goal is and what is
not. His teachings exhibit this difference and helps his
disciples. For if one does not know the distinction he/she may not
attain it.
VERSE 12
nadabindukalabhijño yogihrtpadmabhaskaraḥ ।
atīndriyajñananidhirnityanityavivekavan ॥ 12॥
58) Om̃ nadabindukalabhijñaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who knows the philosophy of nAda-bindu-kalA.
nAda denotes sound or vibration, and often the praNava OM. Bindu
denotes a dot or a central point. kalA has various interpretions.
Theory of creation is explained in many texts using this
terminology.
59) Om̃ yogihrtpadmabhaskaraya namaḥ
I bow to shankara at whose thought the heart of a yogi blooms
like a lotus which blossoms at the sight of Sun. In the case of the
lotus flower the physical presence of Sun is required. But yogi’s
heart opens up with joy at the mere thought of the name of the shrI
shankara. Such is his greatness.
60) Om̃ atīndriya jñananidhaye namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is the treasure house of that j’nAna
which is atIndriya, i.e., the wisdom that is beyond the realm of
operation of the sense organs.
61) Om̃ nityanityavivekavate namaḥ
I bow to shankara who knows the distinction between eternal
(nitya) and ephemeral (anitya or non-eternal).
VERSE 13
cidanandaścinmayatma parakayapraveśakrt ।
amanusacaritradhyaḥ ksemadayī ksamakaraḥ ॥ 13॥
62) Om̃ cidanandaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara whose form is consciousness and bliss. Knower
of brahman indeed becomes brahman.
63) Om̃ cinmayatmane namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is the all pervading consciouness or
Awareness.
64) Om̃ parakayapraveśakrte namaḥ
I bow to shankara who knows the art of para kAya praveshaM and
who has done that. para kAya pravesham is entering into another body.
Patanjali yoga sUtras describe how an advanced yogi can do that. When
challenged by bhAratI (maNDAna mishra’s wife, who is the avataram
of sarasvatI) with questions related to conjugal love, shankara
used the parakAya pravesha vidyA and entered body of the king
amaruka. In that body he wrote a work describing the nature of
conjugal love which is called after the name of the King. This episode
can be learnt in detail from the shankara digvijaya of
Madhava-Vidyaranya*.
65) Om̃ amanusacaritradhyaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara whose life exemplifies divine nature. It is
humanly impossible task to accomlish what shankara accomplished
in a brief span of his life on earth. His divine nature is
demonstrated through this. Out of boundless mercy, Ishwara himself
came down to this earth to establish dharma.
66) Om̃ ksemadayine namaḥ
I bow to shankara who bestows welfare to his devotees. The best
thing which will bring welfare to person is nitya-anitya vastu
viveka. Through His teachings, shankara, taught the knowldge
which discriminates between the eternal and ephemeral.
67) Om̃ ksamakaraya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who forgives the mistakes out of His
boundless love.
VERSE 14
bhavyo bhadraprado bhūri mahima viśvarañjakaḥ ।
svaprakaśassadadharo viśvabandhuśśubhodayaḥ ॥ 14॥
68) Om̃ bhavyaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who has become (That). bhava means become.
69) Om̃ bhadrapradaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is the bestower of
auspiciousness. bhadraM means auspiciousness or goodness or something
that has to be treasured.
70) Om̃ bhūrimahimne namaḥ
I bow to shankara who has countless glories.
71) Om̃ viśvarañjakaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who (through his teachings) made the world
happy.
72) Om̃ svaprakaśaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is self luminous.
73) Om̃ sadadharaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is the eternal support.
74) Om̃ viśvabandhave namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is a relative (and friend ) to all. Being
the Self He is related to everyone. A true friend is one who is
interested in one’s welfare. Through His teachings shankara helps
the devotees to cross the might ocean of saMsara. He is indeed the
best friend for everyone.
75) Om̃ śubhodayaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is the auspicious dawn to his
devotees. He dispells the darkness of ignorance through the light of
his knowledge.
VERSE 15
viśalakīrtirvagīśassarvalokahitotsukaḥ ।
kailasayatrasampraptacandramauliprapūjakaḥ ॥ 15॥
76) Om̃ viśalakīrtaye namaḥ
I bow to shankara whose fame is vast and great.
77) Om̃ vagīśaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is a Lord of speech. His skill in
debating and in expressing the great truths is very well known.
78) Om̃ sarvalokahitotsukaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is keen in the welfare of beings in all
the worlds.
79) Om̃ kailasayatrasampraptacandramauliprapūjakaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who after reaching kailAsam (abode of Lord
shiva)and worshipped him as chandramaulIshvara. The shiva lingAm-s he
brought back from the trip are still being worshipped at the maTham-s
established by shankara.
VERSE 16
kamcyam śrīcakrarajakhyayantrasthapanadīksitaḥ ।
śrīcakratmaka tataṅka tositamba manorathaḥ ॥ 16॥
80) Om̃ kamcyam śrīcakrarajakhyayantrasthapanadīksitaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who established the famous shrIchakra yantra
at the kAnchi temple. Among the many yantra-s chakra is the most
powerful and it is considered as the king of all yantra-s.
81) Om̃ śrīcakratmaka tataṅka tositamba manorathaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who adorned akhilAndeshvarI (at
tiruvAnaikka)with ear rings in the form of chakra and made Her
happy by fulfilling Her wish.
VERSE 17
brahmasūtropanisadbhasyadigranthakalpakaḥ ।
caturdikcaturamnayapratisthata mahamatiḥ ॥ 17॥
82) Om̃ brahmasūtropanisadbhasyadigranthakalpakaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who wrote bhAShya-s on brahmasUtra,
upaniShad-s, bhagavadgItA, and prakaraNa granthas like vivekachUDAmaNi
explaining the Ultimate. I bow to Him again and again. Without these
works it is impossible to understand the Ultimate truth explained in
veda-s and upaniShad-s.
83) Om̃ caturdikcaturamnayapratisthatre namaḥ
I bow to shankara who established four AmnAya maTham-s at
corners of four directions in bharatam. These maTham-s are shr^ingeri
(south), pUrI (East), jyotirmaTh (north), and dvArakA (west). These
maTham-s in a sense give the geographic extent of bhAratham, were the
sanAtana dharma is practised.
84) Om̃ mahamataye namaḥ
I bow to shankara whose intellectual power was great. shrI
shankara is well known for his logic and skills in debating.
VERSE 18
dvisaptati matocchetta sarvadigvijayaprabhuḥ ।
kasayavasanopeto bhasmoddhūḷitavigrahaḥ ॥ 18॥
85) Om̃ dvispatati matocchettre namaḥ
I bow to shankara who through the advaita vedAnta uplifted many
forms of religious worship by giving them a proper focus. dvisaptati
is 72, mata means religion and uchChetta means uplifting. Many
religious observances can be done with various goals, but if done with
earnest intention of knowing the Self, these observances get a proper
focus. According to available extracts from the lost AnandagirIya
sha.nkaravijaya (e.g., in the commentaries on the popular mAdhavIya
sha.nkaravijaya) sha.nkarAchArya reformed 72 different cults in the
course of his travels in India.
86) Om̃ sarvadigvijayaprabhave namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is ever vistorious (hence the Lord) in
all his digvijayaM-s. shankara undertook many digvijayaM-s,
during which he met many scholars of various religious traditions and
debated with them. He always emerged victorious. During his
digvijayas he increased the spiritual power of many temples by
establishing shrIchakra yantra in them and helped bhaktas by composing
hymns on different deities. These digvijayas occupied a central place
in his life, hence his biographies are called as digvijaya-s.
87) Om̃ kasayavasanopetaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is dressed in ochre robes. kAShAyam means
ochre colour and denotes the clothes in that colour. sannyAsin wear
ochre coloured clothes. This colour resembles fire and denotes that
the sannyAsin has burnt all his attachments in the fire of
wisdom. shankara who renounced all the attachments at a very
young age is the greatest of the sannyAsins.
88) Om̃ bhasmoddhūḷitavigrahaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara whose body has the sacred marks of bhasmam or
ash. His body smeared with bhasmam shines like a vigraham.
The sacred ash not only indicates the ephemeral nature of the world
(in a symbolic way), but also protects the wearer from evil influences
(being a yaj’na prasAda). In subrahmanya bhujangam, shankara
says that the vibhuti prasAda of lord shanmukha will destroy many ills
and evil influences.
VERSE 19
jñanatmakaikadandadhyaḥ kamandalulasatkaraḥ ।
gurubhūmandalacaryobhagavatpadasamjñakaḥ ॥ 19॥
89) Om̃ jñanatmakaikadandadhyaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who bears a single daNDa (stick) to
symbolically show the j’nAna that AtmA is one. This points to the fact
that Atman and brahman are one. sannyAsins of dashanAmi order follow
this tradition till today.
90) Om̃ kamandalulasatkaraya namaḥ
I bow to shankara whose hand is adorned with
kamaNDalam. kamaNDalam is a small vessel (made from clay or wood. The
tree from which it is made is known as kamaNDalataru). SannyAsin-s
carry water in this small vessel. It can symbolically mean a simple
and self contained life.
91) Om̃ gurave namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is our teacher. guru means one who
dispels ignorance. ᳚gu᳚ means darkness or ignorance and ᳚ru᳚ is one
who dispels it.
92) Om̃ bhūmandalacaryaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is a world teacher. bhUmaNDalam means
Earth, it also indicates the Universe. He is guides them through his
teachings. This word is synonymous to jagadguru.
93) Om̃ bhagavatpadasamjñakaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is known as bhagavatpAda.
VERSE 20
vyasasamdarśanaprītaḥ rsyaśrṅgapureśvaraḥ ।
saundaryalaharī mukhya bahustotra vidhayakaḥ ॥ 20॥
94) Om̃ vyasasamdarśanaprītaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who was pleased by the vision of sage shrI
vyAsa. bhagavan vedavyAsa came disguised as a old man and invited shrI
shankara for a debate on shankara’s brahma sUtra bhAshya. The
debate will go on for a long time. padmapAda, one of the chief
disciples of shankara, at that point realized that the old man is
none but vyAsa (who is indeed mahAviShNu) and shankara is indeed
Lord shiva, and said the following famous verse:
śanṅkaraśśaṅkarassaksadvyaso narayana svayam ।
tayor vivade samprapte kiṅkaraḥ kim karomyaham ॥
Pleased with shankara’s bhAshya, sage vyAsa blessed him with
additional 16 years of life. One can read about this incident in
detail in madhaviya shankara digvijayam.
95) Om̃ rsyaśrṅgapureśvaraya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is the lord of R^iShyashR^i’Ngapuri (now
known as shR^i’Ngeri). shankara established the first maTham at
shR^i’Ngeri and nominated sureshvarAcharya as its head. It is
said that shankara also stayed at shR^i’Ngeri for a very long
period(12 years).
96) Om̃ saundaryalaharīmukhyabahustotravidhayakaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who provided us with many stotram-s like
saundaryalaharI for worship. shankara keeping in mind of many
sAdhaka-s who are not ready for study of vedAnta and Atmavichara,
composed many works promoting bhakti which will lead them to that
state.
VERSE 21
catussastikalabhijño brahmaraksasaposakaḥ ।
śrīmanmandanamiśrakhyasvayambhūjayasannutaḥ ॥ 21॥
97) Om̃ catussastikalabhijñaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is knows (and a master of) of all the 64
arts.
98) Om̃ brahmaraksasaposakaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who freed a brahmarAkShasa from the curse.
99) Om̃ śrīmanmandanamiśrakhyasvayambhūjayasannutaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who was hailed as svayambhU (One who has
descended onto the earth out of his own volition, AvatAra) by shrI
maNDana mishra and others.
VERSE 22
totakacaryasampūjya padmapadarcitaṅghrikaḥ ।
hastamalayogindra brahmajñanapradayakaḥ ॥ 22॥
100) Om̃ totakacaryasampūjyaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is worshipped by toTakAchArya.
101) Om̃ padmapadarcitaṅghrikaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara whose feet were worshipped by padmapAda.
102) Om̃ hastamalayogindra brahmajñanapradayakaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who bestowed the brahma j’nAnaM to
hastAmalaka.
VERSE 23
sureśvarakhya sacchisya samnyasaśrama dayakaḥ ।
nrsimhabhaktassadratnagarbhaherambapūjakaḥ ॥ 23॥
103) Om̃ sureśvarakhya sacchisyasamnyasaśramadayakaya namaḥ (pathabheda sureśvaradisatśisya)
I bow to shankara who has ordained sureshvara and others into
the sannyAsAshrama (monkhood).
104) Om̃ nrsimhabhaktaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is an ardent devotee of shrI
nR^isiMha. shankara’s lakShmI nR^isiMha karAvalambana stotram
is well known.
105)Om̃ sadratnagarbhaherambapūjakaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who worshipped ratna garbha heramba gaNapati.
There is a temple for ratna garbha heramba gaNapati in shR^ingeri.
VERSE 24
vyakhyasimhasanadhīśo jagatpūjyo jagadguruḥ ।
iti śrīmacchaṅkaracaryasarvalokaguroḥ param ॥ 24॥
106) Om̃ vyakhyasimhasanadhīśaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is considered as the lord of
vyAkhyAnam. His commentaries for prasthAna traya are well known and
considered the best.
107) Om̃ jagatpūjyaya namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is worshipped by the jagat. The term
jagat here indicates the beings of all the worlds.
108) Om̃ jagadgurave namaḥ
I bow to shankara who is the teacher of the world.
namnamastottaraśatam bhuktimuktiphalapradam ।
trisandhyam yaḥ pathedbhaktya sarvankamanavapnuyat ॥
Chanting this aShTottarashatanAma stotram will bestow the devotee
with material comforts in this world and final liberation also. One
who chants this thrice a day (during the sandhyA kAla) with devotion
will realize all the desires.
atha namavaliḥ ।
Om̃ śrīśaṅkaracaryavaryaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ brahmanandapradayakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ ajñanatimiradityaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ sujñanambudhicandramase namaḥ ।
Om̃ varnaśramapratisthatre namaḥ ।
Om̃ śrīmate namaḥ ।
Om̃ muktipradayakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ śisyopadeśanirataya namaḥ ।
Om̃ bhaktabhīstapradayakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ sūksma-tattva-rahasya-jñaya namaḥ । 10
Om̃ karyakaryaprabodhakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ jñana-mudrañcitakaraya namaḥ ।
Om̃ śisyahrttapaharakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ parivrajaśramoddhartre namaḥ ।
Om̃ sarvatantrasvantradhiye namaḥ ।
Om̃ advaita-sthapanacaryaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ saksacchaṅkararūpabhrte namaḥ ।
Om̃ sanmatasthapanacaryaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ trayīmargaprakaśakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ vedavedantatattvajñaya namaḥ । 20
Om̃ durvadimatakhandanaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ vairagyanirataya namaḥ ।
Om̃ śantaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ samsarnavatarakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ prasannavadanambhojaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ paramarthaprakaśakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ puranasmrtisarajñaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ nityatrptaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ mahate namaḥ ।
Om̃ śucaye namaḥ । 30
Om̃ nityanandaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ nirataṅkaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ nissaṅgaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ nirmalatmakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ nirmamaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ nirahaṅkaraya namaḥ ।
Om̃ viśva-vandya-padambujaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ sattvapradhanaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ sadbhavaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ saṅkhyatītagunojjvalaya namaḥ । 40
Om̃ anaghaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ sarahrdayasudhiye namaḥ ।
Om̃ sarasvatapradaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ satyatmane namaḥ ।
Om̃ punyaśīlaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ saṅkhyayogavilaksanaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ taporaśaye namaḥ ।
Om̃ mahatejase namaḥ ।
Om̃ gunatrayavibhagavide namaḥ ।
Om̃ kalighnaya namaḥ । 50
Om̃ kalakarmajñaya namaḥ । (athava pathabheda kaladharmajñaya)
Om̃ tamogunanivarakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ bhagavate namaḥ ।
Om̃ bharatījetre namaḥ ।
Om̃ śaradahvanapanditaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ dharmadharmavibhavajñaya namaḥ । (pathabheda vibhaga)
Om̃ laksyabhedapradarśakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ nadabindukalabhijñaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ yogihrtpadmabhaskaraya namaḥ ।
Om̃ atīndriya jñananidhaye namaḥ । 60
Om̃ nityanityavivekavate namaḥ ।
Om̃ cidanandaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ cinmayatmane namaḥ ।
Om̃ parakayapraveśakrte namaḥ ।
Om̃ amanusacaritradhyaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ ksemadayine namaḥ ।
Om̃ ksamakaraya namaḥ ।
Om̃ bhavyaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ bhadrapradaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ bhūrimahimne namaḥ । 70
Om̃ viśvarañjakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ svaprakaśaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ sadadharaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ viśvabandhave namaḥ ।
Om̃ śubhodayaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ viśalakīrtaye namaḥ ।
Om̃ vagīśaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ sarvalokahitotsukaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ kailasayatrasampraptacandramauliprapūjakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ kamcyam śrīcakrarajakhyayantrasthapanadīksitaya namaḥ । 80
Om̃ śrīcakratmaka tataṅka tositamba manorathaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ brahmasūtropanisadbhasyadigranthakalpakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ caturdikcaturamnayapratisthatre namaḥ ।
Om̃ mahamataye namaḥ ।
Om̃ dvispatati matocchettre namaḥ ।
Om̃ sarvadigvijayaprabhave namaḥ ।
Om̃ kasayavasanopetaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ bhasmoddhūḷitavigrahaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ jñanatmakaikadandadhyaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ kamandalulasatkaraya namaḥ । 90
Om̃ gurave namaḥ ।
Om̃ bhūmandalacaryaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ bhagavatpadasamjñakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ vyasasamdarśanaprītaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ rsyaśrṅgapureśvaraya namaḥ ।
Om̃ saundaryalaharīmukhyabahustotravidhayakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ catussastikalabhijñaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ brahmaraksasaposakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ śrīmanmandanamiśrakhyasvayambhūjayasannutaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ totakacaryasampūjyaya namaḥ । 100
Om̃ padmapadarcitaṅghrikaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ hastamalayogindra brahmajñanapradayakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ sureśvarakhya sacchisyasamnyasaśramadayakaya namaḥ । (pathabheda sureśvaradisatśisya)
Om̃ nrsimhabhaktaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ sadratnagarbhaherambapūjakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ vyakhyasimhasanadhīśaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ jagatpūjyaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ jagadgurave namaḥ ।
iti śrīśaṅkaracaryastottaraśata sarthanamavaliḥ samapta
The above nAmAvalI is followed by Shringeri Matham. The text followed by Kanchi matham is slightly different which is given as
atha namavaliḥ ।
Om̃ śrīśaṅkaracaryavaryaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ brahmajñanapradayakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ ajñanatimiradityaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ sujñanambudhicandramase namaḥ ।
Om̃ varnaśramapratisthatre namaḥ ।
Om̃ śrīmate namaḥ ।
Om̃ muktipradayakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ śisyopadeśanirataya namaḥ ।
Om̃ bhaktabhīstapradayakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ sūksmatattvarahasyajñaya namaḥ । 10
Om̃ karyakaryaprabodhakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ jñanamudrañcitakaraya namaḥ ।
Om̃ śisyahrttapaharakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ parivrajyaśramoddhartre namaḥ ।
Om̃ sarvatantrasvatantradhiye namaḥ ।
Om̃ advaitasthapanacaryaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ saksacchaṅkararūpabhrte namaḥ ।
Om̃ sanmatasthapanacaryaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ trayīmargaprakaśakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ vedavedantatattvajñaya namaḥ । 20
Om̃ durvadimatakhandanaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ vairagyanirataya namaḥ ।
Om̃ śantaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ samsararnavatarakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ prasannavadanambhojaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ paramarthaprakaśakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ puranasmrtisarajñaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ nityatrptaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ mahate namaḥ ।
Om̃ śucaye namaḥ । 30
Om̃ nityanandaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ nirataṅkaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ nissaṅgaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ nirmalatmakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ nirmamaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ nirahaṅkaraya namaḥ ।
Om̃ viśvavandyapadambujaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ sattvapradhanaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ sadbhavaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ saṅkhyatītagunojjvalaya namaḥ । 40
Om̃ anaghaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ sarahrdayaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ sudhiye namaḥ ।
Om̃ sarasvatapradaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ satyatmane namaḥ ।
Om̃ punyaśīlaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ saṅkhyayogavicaksanaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ taporaśaye namaḥ ।
Om̃ mahatejase namaḥ ।
Om̃ gunatrayavibhagavide namaḥ । 50
Om̃ kalighnaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ kaladharmajñaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ tamogunanivarakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ bhagavate namaḥ ।
Om̃ bharatījetre namaḥ ।
Om̃ śaradahvanapanditaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ dharmadharmavibhagajñaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ laksyabhedapradarśakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ nadabindukalabhijñaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ yogihrtpadmabhaskaraya namaḥ । 60
Om̃ atīndriyajñananidhaye namaḥ ।
Om̃ nityanityavivekavate namaḥ ।
Om̃ cidanandaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ cinmayatmane namaḥ ।
Om̃ parakayapraveśakrte namaḥ ।
Om̃ amanusacaritradhyaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ ksemadayine namaḥ ।
Om̃ ksamakaraya namaḥ ।
Om̃ bhavyaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ bhadrapradaya namaḥ । 70
Om̃ bhūrimahimne namaḥ ।
Om̃ viśvarañjakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ svaprakaśaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ sadadharaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ viśvabandhave namaḥ ।
Om̃ śubhodayaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ viśalakīrtaye namaḥ ।
Om̃ vagīśaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ sarvalokahitotsukaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ kailasayatrasampraptacandramauliprapūjakaya namaḥ । 80
Om̃ kañcyam śrīcakrarajakhyayantrasthapanadīksitaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ śrīcakratmakatataṅkapositambamanorathaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ śrībrahmasūtropanisadbhasyadigranthakalpakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ caturdikcaturamnayapratisthatre namaḥ ।
Om̃ mahamataye namaḥ ।
Om̃ dvisaptatimatocchettre namaḥ ।
Om̃ sarvadigvijayaprabhave namaḥ ।
Om̃ kasayavasanopetaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ bhasmoddhūlitavigrahaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ jñanatmakaikadandadhyaya namaḥ । 90
Om̃ kamandalulasatkaraya namaḥ ।
Om̃ vyasasandarśanaprītaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ bhagavatpadasamjñakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ catussastikalabhijñaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ brahmaraksasamoksadaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ saundaryalaharīmukhyabahustotravidhayakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ śrīmanmandanamiśrakhyasvayambhūjayasannutaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ totakacaryasampūjyaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ padmapadarcitaṅghrikaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ hastamalakayogīndrabrahmajñanapradayakaya namaḥ । 100
Om̃ sureśvaradisatśisyasamnyasaaśramadayakaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ nirvyajakarunamūrtaye namaḥ ।
Om̃ jagatpūjyaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ jagadgurave namaḥ ।
Om̃ bherīpatahavadyadirajalaksanalaksitaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ sakrtsmaranasantustaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ sarvajñaya namaḥ ।
Om̃ jñanadayakaya namaḥ । 108
iti śrīśaṅkaracaryastottaraśata sarthanamavaliḥ samapta