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वैसे तो शिव पुराण के अनुसार भगवान शिव के 1000 नाम हैं, परंतु इनमें से लोकप्रिय एवं सर्वसम्मत केवल 108 शिवनाम ही हैं।
शिव की भक्ति, अर्थात, शिव के अंतर को जान लेने वाला भेद, या यूं कहें, संसार के सभी सुखों, दुखों, जन्म, मृत्यु, कर्म, मोक्ष, एवं कल्याण का मार्ग प्राप्त हो जाने का संयोग। परंतु क्या शिव के सभी गुणों को जाने बिना ये संभव है?
कदाचित नहीं! क्योंकि शिव के स्वरूप को समझ पाना, न केवल असंभव है, अपितु वर्षों की तपस्या से भी शिवरूप के संपूर्ण तथ्य जान ले, ऐसा बिरला ही कोई होगा।
इतना ही नहीं, आपने न जाने कितनी ही बार सुना होगा, कि शिव न केवल एक ईश्वरीय स्वरूप हैं, बल्कि वह सभी देवी, देवताओं, यक्ष, यक्षिणी, मनुष्य एवं पशु, आदि सभी के स्वामी एवं रक्षक हैं। वह देवों के भी देव है इसीलिए उन्हें महादेव की उपाधि दी गई है। मान्यता यही कहती है कि शिव ही आदिगुरु एवं आदियोगी हैं, जिन्होंने संसार को धर्म-कर्म, ध्यान एवं भक्ति का पाठ सिखाया है। ऐसे भोले हैं हमारे भगवान शिव, जिनको समय के आदि एवं अनंत के सभी भेद ज्ञात हैं, स्वयं जो महाकाल हैं, जिनके चक्र से ही समय-घट को प्रभावित किया जा सकता है। सनातन धर्म के त्रिमूर्ति देवों – ब्रह्मा, विष्णु, एवं महेश में से एक, महेश का स्वरुप यह दर्शाता है की कैसे भगवान शिव, सभी ईश्वरीय सत्ताओं में सर्वोपरि हैं।
महाकाल, महादेव, एवं महायोगी के अतिरिक्त भगवान शिव के अस्तित्व का आधार, और क्या है? तो आइए जानते हैं, शिव, इसके अतिरिक्त और क्या-क्या हैं:
| क्रम संख्या | शिव सहस्रनाम (Lord Shiva Names in Hindi) | Lord Shiva’s 108 Names in English | भगवान शिव के 108 नामों की व्याख्या |
| 1. | आशुतोष | Ashutosh | The one who immediately fulfills all our wishes |
| 2. | आदिगुरु | Adiguru | The first teacher in the universe, or guru |
| 3. | आदिनाथ | Adinath | The first-ever lord to come into existence |
| 4. | आदियोगी | Adiyogi | The first yogi of the Universe |
| 5. | अज | Aja | The one who’s not born from anybody |
| 6. | अक्षयगुणा | Akshayguna | The one who can’t run out of capabilities, limitless guna |
| 7. | अनघा | Anagha | The one who’s never at fault |
| 8. | अनंतदृष्टि | Anantdrishti | One with the infinite vision of time |
| 9. | औघड़ | Aughad | The one who reveals himself at times |
| 10. | अव्ययप्रभु | Avyayprabhu | Indestructible /perennial |
| 11. | भैरव | Bhairava | The destroyer of all fear |
| 12. | भालनेत्र | Bhalnetra | Has a visionary eye in the middle of the forehead |
| 13. | भोलेनाथ | Bholenatha | Who’s simple, modest, and kind |
| 14. | भूतेश्वर | Bhooteshwara | Who is the master of all the elements, “bhootas” |
| 15. | भूदेव | Bhudeva | The earth’s lord |
| 16. | भूतपाल | Bhutapala | A protector of the spirits of the departed |
| 17. | चंद्रपाल | Chandrapala | Master of the Moon |
| 18. | चंद्रप्रकाश | Chandraprakasha | One whose direct pinnacle is the “moon” |
| 19. | दयालु | Dayalu | With all compassion, for all |
| 20. | देवादिदेव | Devadideva | The one who is the god of gods |
| 21. | धनादीप | Dhanadeepa | The lord of abundance and wealth |
| 22. | ध्यानदीप | Dhyanadeepa | One being the light of the meditational state of mind |
| 23. | ध्युतिधारा | Dhyutidhara | The lord of brilliance |
| 24. | दिगंबर | Digambara | The one whose apparel is the sky itself |
| 25. | दुर्जनीय | Durjaneeya | The one who’s difficult to be known completely |
| 26. | दुर्जय | Durjaya | The triumphant, who can’t be beaten/rivaled by anyone |
| 27. | गंगाधर | Gangadhara | The one who possesses the river Ganga |
| 28. | गिरिजापति | Girijapati | The one whose consort is Girija, “goddess Parvati” |
| 29. | गुणग्रहीन | Gunagrahin | The one who accepts all the gunas, peculiarity/attributes |
| 30. | गुरुदेव | Gurudeva | The greatest guru god |
| 31. | हर | Hara | The one who removes our sins |
| 32. | जगदीश | Jagadisha | The master of the multi-universes |
| 33. | जराधीशमन | Jaradhishamana | The rescuer, free from all suffering, distress, or hardship |
| 34. | जतिन | Jatin | The one who has matted hair, also called Jatadhaari |
| 35. | कैलाश | Kailas | The peacemaker, or the one who bestows peace as his jewel |
| 36. | कैलाशाधिपति | Kailashadhipati | The lord of Mount Kailash, Kailash’s residing deity |
| 37. | कैलाशनाथ | Kailashnatha | The duke of Mount Kailash, who rules his gana there |
| 38. | कमलक्षण | Kamalakshana | The lord with his eyes as lotus-shaped |
| 39. | कंठ | Kantha | The being who is effulgent and incandescent |
| 40. | कपालिन | Kapalin | The one who wears a skull necklace ‘mundamala’ as a testament of the conquest over time and death |
| 41. | कोचादेयान | Kochadeyaan | The lord who has lengthened dreadlocks or locs |
| 42. | कुंडलिन | Kundalin | The one who wears earcuffs/earrings |
| 43. | लालताक्ष | Lalataksha | The being with an eye on his forehead foresees beyond time and death |
| 44. | लिंगध्यक्ष | Lingadhyaksha | The lord of all the lingams |
| 45. | लोकंकार | Lokankara | The lord who created the three worlds, the Bhuloka, Bhuvaloka, and Swargloka |
| 46. | लोकपाल | Lokapala | The caretaker, guardian, and protector of the world |
| 47. | महाबुद्धि | Mahabuddhi | The one with extreme intelligence |
| 48. | महादेव | Mahadeva | The greatest of all gods, the god of gods |
| 49. | महाकाल | Mahakala | The lord of all dimensions of time: bhoota, vartamana, bhavishya |
| 50. | महामाया | Mahamaya | The source of great illusions |
| 51. | महामृत्युंजय | Mahamrityunjaya | The one who has achieved victory over death or who can’t die |
| 52. | महानिधि | Mahanidhi | A great figure of stewardship, to store all the wealth |
| 53. | महाशक्तिमाया | Mahashaktimaya | One whose energies and powers can’t be limited or bound |
| 54. | महायोगी | Mahayogi | The greatest yogi of all gods, or the supreme |
| 55. | महेश | Mahesha | The greatest lord of all gods, or the supreme |
| 56. | महेश्वर | Maheshwara | All god’s beloved Lord |
| 57. | नागभूषण | Nagabhushana | The one who adores serpents as his ornament/costume jewel |
| 58. | नटराज | Nataraja | The first ever dancer, and the one crowned as the king of his ornament/costume jewel |
| 59. | नीलकंठ | Nilakantha | The one whose throat is blue, due to the intake of halahala during the amrit manthan |
| 60. | नित्यसुंदर | Nityasundara | One who looks adorable and beautiful, forever |
| 61. | नृत्यप्रिय | Nrityapriya | The one who loves to dance |
| 62. | ओंकार | Omkara | The creator of ॐ (the sound of the universe) |
| 63. | पालनहार | Palanhara | The protector and caretaker of all, beyond bias |
| 64. | पंचत्सरण | Panchatsaran | The one who lives with the idea of vigour, strength, health and a dynamic physique |
| 65. | परमेश्वर | Parmeshwara | The first among all the gods, meaning Shiva is the only one to be called ‘Lord’ |
| 66. | परमज्योति | Paramjyoti | The ultimate divine light |
| 67. | प्रजापति | Prajapati | The Lord/master of all the creatures in this world |
| 68. | पशुपति | Pashupati | The lord of all living creatures of the universe |
| 69. | पिनाकिन | Pinakin | One who possesses a bow in his hand |
| 70. | प्रणव | Pranava | The one from whom the primary sound of ॐ has originated |
| 71. | प्रियदर्शन | Priyadarshan | The one, a vision of whose sight is loving and dear |
| 72. | पुष्कर | Pushkara | The one who nourishes life |
| 73. | पुष्पलोचन | Pushplochana | The one with flower-like eyes |
| 74. | प्रियभक्त | Priyabhakta | His devotee’s favourite |
| 75. | रविलोचन | Ravilochana | The one who has eyes like the sun |
| 76. | रुद्र | Rudra | The fierce roaring one, who ensures the destruction of ailments and foulness |
| 77. | सदाशिव | Sadashiva | The one with his transcendental form |
| 78. | सनातन | Sanatana | The eternal one who has had an existence from the time of the multiverse’s creation |
| 79. | सर्वाचार्य | Sarvacharya | A teacher to the world, superior in his teaching |
| 80. | सर्वशिव | Sarvashiva | The Eternal Lord of the universe |
| 81. | सर्वतपण | Sarvatapana | The one who knows it all and is the greatest mentor |
| 82. | सर्वयोनी | Sarvayoni | The purest character that has ever existed since the creation of this universe |
| 83. | सर्वेश्वर | Sarveshwara | The Lord to all of us, including creatures other than humans |
| 84. | शंभू | Shambhoo | The most sacred or auspicious one to be worshipped |
| 85. | शंकर | Shankara | The balanced energy of purush and prakriti, in the state of equilibrium |
| 86. | शांता | Shantah | The Lord who keeps peace and poise |
| 87. | शूलीन | Shoolin | The Lord with a trident/trishul |
| 88. | श्रेष्ठ | shreshhtha | The best one among all |
| 89. | श्रीकण्ठ | Shrikantha | One who has a pure body |
| 90. | श्रुतिप्रकाश | Shrutiprakasha | The one who preaches the religious or spiritual essence of the great Vedas in Hinduism |
| 91. | स्कंदगुरु | Skandaguru | The mentor to Skanda (Lord Shiva’s son) |
| 92. | सोमेश्वर | Someshwara | The Lord of the majestic Moon |
| 93. | सुखदा | Sukhada | The one who gives joy to living beings |
| 94. | स्वयंभू | Swayambhoo | The self-manifested avatar of the Lord |
| 95. | तेजस्विन | Tejaswin | The Lord, with an ultimate divine light, concentrated at one source |
| 96. | त्रिलोचन | Trilochana | The Lord with three eyes, one especially on the forehead |
| 97. | त्रिलोकपति | Trilokpati | One who is the master of all three worlds: patal lok, bhoolok, swarglok |
| 98. | त्रिपुरारी | Tripurari | The 3 planets ‘Tripur’ of which were created by the asuras, he is the destroyer of the ‘Tripur’ |
| 99. | विष्णुवल्लभ | Vishnuvallabha | The one who is loved by Lord Vishnu himself and is his favored deity |
| 100. | उमापति | Umapati | The consort/ardhang of Goddess Parvati ‘Uma’ |
| 101. | वाचस्पति | Vachaspati | The Lord who gives speech to the silly |
| 102. | वज्रहस्त | Vajrahasta | The one whose hand holds a thunderbolt/vajra |
| 103. | वरदा | Varada | The only Lord who grants boons very quickly and dearly |
| 104. | वेदकर्ता | Vedkarta | One from whom the Vedas originated |
| 105. | वीरभद्र | Veerbhadra | The Lord/Supreme of the Mrityulok (the Nether world) |
| 106. | विशालाक्ष | Vishalaksha | The Lord, who has wide eyes, who leaves nothing unseen |
| 107. | विश्वनाथ | Vishwanatha | The caretaker, master, and nurturer of the universe |
| 108. | वृषवाहन | Vrisshvahana | The Lord, who has a bull (Vrishabh) named Nandi as his vehicle |
भगवान शिव के 108 नाम, उनके भक्तों के बीच विश्वविख्यात हैं, जिसे हम शिव पुराण में कथित शिव सहस्रनाम के रूप में भी जानते हैं। हालांकि, शिव पुराण के अनुसार भगवान शिव के संपूर्ण 1000 नाम (सहस्रनाम) हैं, किंतु, प्रसिद्धि केवल 108 नामों की ही बताई जाती है। ऐसी मान्यता है कि, यदि कोई शिवभक्त इन 108 शिव नामों का जाप करता है, तो उसके सभी दुखों, शंकाओं, एवं दुर्विचारों का क्षय हो जाता है।
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