65 - Thousand names of Shiva

The sages said:

1. O Romaharshana, the best among the knowers of races, it behoves you to recount succinctly to us the solar race and the lunar race.

Suta said: 

2. O brahmins, Aditi bore to Kashyapa the son Aditya. Aditya had a chief wife and three others. 

3-5. They were Queen Samjna, Rajni, Prabhā and Chaya. I shall mention their sons to you. Queen Samjna the daughter of Tvashtru bore to the Sun the excellent Manu. Rajni gave birth to Yama, Yamuna and Revata. Prabhā bore to the sun the son Prabhata. Samjna gave birth to Chaya. O brahmins, Chaya bore to Savarni, Shani, Tapati and Vishti in due order. 

6-7. More than her own sons Chaya loved Manu.384 Yama could not brook this. He became exceedingly infuriated. Listing up his right foot he kicked her furiously. Assaulted by Yama, Chaya became very miserable.

384. Purvo Manu: i.e., Vaivasvata. Construe: purvo Manu chakshama, Manus tu na (Chakshama).

8. Due to the curse of Chaya one healthy foot of Yara became watery i.e., covered with eczematic eruptions and full of foetid blood and swarms of germs. 

9. He went to Gokarna travelling on a plank, and propitiated Mahadeva there for millions of years living only on air. 

10-11a. By the grace of Bhava, he attained the excellent guardianship of the Southern quarter, the overlordship of the Pitrus and freedom from the curse. He attained these by the power of the trident-armed lord of Devas. 

11b-12. Formerly the spotless daughter of Tvashtru, unable to bear the excess of refulgence of the sun, created out of her own body another lady called Chaya. 

The lady of good holy rites assumed the form of a mare and performed penance: 

13. In course of time lord sun the husband of Ghaya realised after a great effort that she was only a shadow. Assuming the form of a horse he indulged in sexual intercourse with Samjna who had adopted the form of a mare. 

14. Thus Samjna the daughter of Tvashtru who was in the guise of a mare bore to him the twin lords Ashvins, the excellent physicians of Devas. 

15-16a. Later, the sun was ground down385 by the noble-shouled father of Samjna. It was from the disc of the sun (i.e., the ground portion) that the terrible discus of Vishnu his chief divine weapon was evolved by lord Tvashtru.

385. For detail about the paring of glory of the sun, see Marka. Ch. 108.

16b-17a. Lord Krishna obtained this famous Sudarshana discus that shone like the fire at the time of dissolution, thanks to the grace of Rudra.

17b-19a. The first Manu (i.e., born of Samjna) had nine sons all equal to him. They were: --Ikshvaku, Nabhaga, Dhrushnu, Sharyåti, Narishyanta, Nābhāga, Arishta, Karusha and Prushadhra. These nine are known as Mänavas (sons of Manu). 

19b-21. Ila his eldest daughter and the most excellent one had formerly attained the state of a man. O leading sages, it was due to the grace of Mitra and Varun, that she attained the state of a man when she was known as Sudyumna. Again, she went to Sharavana386 and regained the state of t woman at the behest of Bhava. Sudyumna the glorious son of Manu became a woman for the increase of the lunar race.

386. Sharavana: a Himalayan forest where Karttikeya, the eldest son of Shiva, was born. Lord Shiva had pronounced a curse that a man entering this forest would turn into a woman.

22. It was at the time of the horse-sacrifice of Ikshvaku that Ila became a Kimpurusha. During the state of Kimpurusha, also Ila is called Sudyumna. 

23-24. Then it chanced she was a woman for one month and a man for another. Ila resorted to the house of Budha, the son of Soma. Finding an opportunity, she was made to indulge in sexual intercourse by Budha. Pururavas was born as the son of Ila and Budha. 

25. He was intelligent and the first-born in the line of Soma. He was a devotee of Shiva and very valorous. O ascetics, I shall dilate later on the extent of expansion of Ikshvaku race. 

26. O excellent brahmins, Sudyumna had three sons viz.: -Utkala, Gaya and Vinatashva. 

27. The land of Utkala was assigned to Utkala, the western land was given to Vinatashva. Gaya is said to be the excellent city of Gaya. 

28. In Gaya Devas and the Pitrus are stationed always. 

The eldest of brothers, viz. Ikshvaku obtained the Madhya desha (Middle land).

29-32. In view of his feminine nature Sudyumna did not get his share but at the instance of Vasishtha, Sudyumna was installed in Pratishthana, as its glorious and righteous king. After attaining kingdom, the highly blessed son of Manu equipped with the characteristics of both man and woman, the king of great renown gave that kingdom to Pururavas.

The heroic son of Ikshvaku was Vikukshi who was the best among the knowers of Dharma as also the eldest of Ikshvaku's hundred sons He had fifteen sons. The eldest was Kakutstha From Kakutstha was born Suyodhana.

33. O excellent sages thereafter were born Pruthu, Vrusvaka and Parthiva Vishvaka’s son was Ardraka, Yuvanashva was his son.

34. Thereafter were born Sravastru of great splendour and then Vamshaka O excellent brahmins it was by the former that Sravastru city was built in the?????

35. Vamsha’s son was????? By killing Dhundhu of great strength he acquired the name of?????

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Purukutsa’s successor was ????? of great renown Sambhuti born of Narmada was his son Vishnuviddha was his son and after him his descendants are known as Vishnuviddhas.

43. These also resorted to the line of Angiras and were equipped with the characteristics of Kshatriyas Sambhuti procreated anoter son named Anaranya.

44. O brahmins in the course of his ????? of the three worlds. Anaranya was killed by Ravana. Bruhadashva was the son of Anaranya and Haryashva was his son.

45. King Vasumanas was born of Drushadvati and Haryashva. His son was the king Tridhanvan a great devotee of Shiva.

46-51a. He became the disciple of Tandm, the son of Brahma By his grace he attamed the fruit of a thousand horse-sacrifices. At his behest he became a valorous devotee of Shiva and attained the lordship of Ganas. 

At the outset he had no money with him. The righteous soul pondered over this: -How shall I perform the horse-sacrifice?" O excellent brahmins, it was then that he met the son of Brahma, the brahmin Tandin and acquired from him the thousand names of Rudra, formerly mentioned by Brahma. Tandin eulogised the great lord Shiva by means of these thousand names. The excellent brahmin born of Brahma thereby acquired the lordship of Ganas. Thereafter the king too obtained the thousand names mentioned by Tandin formerly. By repeating them he too acquired the lordship of Ganas. 

The sages said: 

51b-52a. O Suta, of good holy rites, the thousand names387 of Rudra had been repeated by Tandin born of Brahma. They contain a good lot of the meanings of all Vedic texts. It behoves you to mention those splendid names to us.

387. In fact, the text records less than one thousand names, unless we include 'matah' (repeated thrice, cf. verses 61, 75, 87) etc, as proper names. It may also be observed that some names are identical in form: Nilah (105, 116), Aninditah (121, 124), Guhāvasi (131, 138), Vishnu (126, 162), Jați (55, 81), Dhätā (126, 141), Balah (99, 122), Munih (91, 91), Lambitoshthah (109, 123), Mahākanthaḥ (108, 147), Vrukshah (85, 132); others are repetitive in sense: Shmashanavasi (57), Shmashnavan (108); Narah (59), Nara, Vigrahah (105); Mahāromā (110), Mahäkeshah (110); Chandraḥ (61) Induḥ (150); Others are the names of gods and sages: Väsudevah (92), Adhokshajah (101), Vishņu (126, 162) (of Vishnu); Dhātā (126) (of Brahma); Devendra (155), Shakra (126), Amaresha (122), Vajri (154) (of Indra); Vāmadeva (92), Kapila (119) (of sages).

ST. explains these anomalies in the following way: (1) Identical forms are interpretable differently. (2) Shiva is omni-formed and hence can be identical with Vishnu, Brahma, Indra, fire, air, etc. (3) Originally, there were ten thousand names whose authorship was assigned to Brahma. They were reduced to one thousand and eight numbers by Brahma himself?????

Suta said: 

52b-54a O sages of good holy rites, listen to the thousand and eight names of Shiva who is the soul of all living beings and whose splendour is unmeasured. It was by repeating these that he attained the lordship of Ganas.

54b-60. Rudra's thousand names: (1) Sthira (steady) (2) Sthaņu388 (fixed as a stump) (3) Prabhu (lord) (4) Bhānu389 (sun) (5) Pravara (very good one) (6) Varada390 (one who grants boons) (7) Vara (excellent) (8) Sarvatman (soul of all) (9) Sarvavikhyāta (well known to all) (10) Sarva (identical with all) (11) Sarvakara391 (doing everything) (12) Bhava (source of all) (13) Jațin (having matted hair) (14) Dandin (having the staff) (15) Shikhandin392 (having the tuft) (16) Sarvaga (reaching everything) (17) Sarvabhāvana (conceiver and creator of all) (18) Hari (identical with Hari) (19) Harināksha (deer-eyed (20) Sarvabhūtahara (destroyer of all living beings) (21) Smruta (remembered) (22) Pravrutti (activity) (23) Nivrutti (withdrawal of worldly activity) (24) Shantātman393 (of quiescent soul) (25) Shāśhvata (permanent) (26) Dhruva (steady) (27) Shmaśhānavāsin394 (residing in the cremation ground) (28) Bhagavān395 (lord) (29) Khechara (one walking over the sky) (30) Gochara (one walking over the earth) (31) Ardana396 (one who harasses) (32) Abhivadya (one who is worthy of being saluted) (33) Mahäkarman (one of great tasks) (34) Tapasvin (ascetic) (35) Bhútadhārana (one who sustains the living beings) (36) Unmattavesha397 (one who appears in the guise of a mad man) (37) Pracchanna (one who is in disguise) (38) Sarvaloka (omni-seer), (39) Prajapati (lord of subjects) (40) Mahārūpa398 (one having great forms) (41) Mahākāya (one of great body) (42) Shivarūpa399 (one of auspicious forms) (43) Mahayashas (one whose fame is great) (44) Mahātman (Great soul) (45) Sarvabhūta (one who has become all) (46) Virūpa400 (deformed) (47) Vāmana (dwarf) (48) Nara401 (man) (49) Lokapăla (the protector of the worlds) (50) Antarhitaman (one whose soul is hidden) (51) Prasada (pleasure) (52) Abhayada402. (bestower or of fearlessness) (53) Vibhu403 (all-pervading) (54) Pavitra (holy) (55) Mahān (great) (56) Niyata (restrained) (57) Niyatashraya (invariable support) (58) Svayambhu (self-born) (59) Sarvakarman (one performing all holy rites) (60) Adi404 (the first one) (61) Adikara405 (one who creates the first) (62) Nidhi (treasure for all).

388. Sthānuḥ--tishthanty asmin ST.: the abode of the universe. Cf. “samsāramandapasyāsya mulastambhaya shambhave-cited in ST.

389. Bhanu-the sun or the illuminator of the universe. Cf. 'yasya bhāsā sarvam idam vibhāti' -cited in ST. 

390, Varadaḥ--One who grants boons or one who destroys the covering of illusion (mäyä-vilāsän dyati khandayati) ST. 

391. Sarvakarah-the material cause of the universe. Cf. “yato vă imāni bhūtäni jāyante'-cited in ST. 

392. Shikhandi- in the form of a hunter adorned with the peacock feathers. 

393. Shantātmā--identical with the persons devoid of desires. Cf. yacchāsya santato bhāvas tasmädätmeti giyate--cited in ST. 

394. Shmashana-vāsi--one who abides in sushumnā artery. For this meaning sushumnā ST. quotes Hatha-Yoga-pradipikā: "sushumna shūnya-padavi brahmarandhram mahapathaḥ / shmashānań śhämbhavi madhya-margasoetyekavāchakāḥ. 

395. bhagavấn--shadgunaishvarya-visishthaḥ ST. Cf. Vishnu. "ut-pattim pralayam chaiva bhūtänām ägatim gatim vetti vidyām avidyām cha sa vachyo bhagavān iti. 

396. Ardanaḥ -one who causes distress to the sinner (ardayati=pidayati) or one who lives on alms (bhaikshya-charyaya charati) ST. 

397. Unmatta-Veshah -this refers to his abnormal behaviour in Daru forest (Ch. 

398. Mahārūpah-of great dimension. Cf mahato mahiyan- cited in ST. 

399. N.S. Text reads sarvarūpah for Shivapurah or Śhavarupah. 

400. Virūpah- sharabha-paksitūpah ST. one who has the form of a bird (=vi). See ch.31. 

401. Narah one who assumed a human shape. 

402. Abhayadah abhayam svātmaikyam dadáti ST. one who identifies himself with his devotees and thus makes them fearless. Cf. 'bhayam dvitiyābhiniveshatah syāt- cited in ST. 

403. Vibhuḥ-omnipresent. Cf 'tenedam purnam purushena sarvam' cited in ST. 

404. Adih primeval being. Cf. 'yo devānām prathamam purastāt-- cited in ST. 

405. Adikaraḥ the creator of the creator. Cf. 'yo brahmänam vidadhāti pūrvam'. cited in ST. 

61-70 (63) Sahasraksha (thousand-eyed) (64) Vishalaksha (wide-eyed) (65) Soma (accompanied by Uma) (66) Nakshatra Shadhaka (the creator of stars) (67) Chandra (identical with the moon) (68) Sürya (idental with the sun) (69) Shani (identical with Saturn, (70) Ketu (identical with Ketu) (71) Graha406 (planet) (72) Grahapati407 (the lord of planets) (73) Mata408 (identical with Budha (74) Rājan409 (king) (75) Rajyodaya410 (cause of the rise of kingdoms) (76) Karta (the door) (77) Mrugabāņārpaņa411 (one who discharges arrows on the deer) (78) Ghana (solid, cloud) (79) Mahatapas (of great penance) (80) Dirghatapas (of long penance) (81) Adrushya (invisible) (82) Dhanasādhaka (realiser of riches) (83) Samvatsara (year) (84) Kruti412 (one who has fulfilled duties) (85) Mantra (identical with mantra) (86) Praņāvama, (87) Parantapa (one who scorches enemies) (88) Yogin (89) Yoga (90) Mahābija (having great seed) (91) Mahāretas (one whose semen virile is great) (92) Mahābala (one of great strength, (93) Suvarnaretas (having golden semen) (94) Sarvajna (omniscient) (95) Subija413 (having good seed) (96) Vrushavāhana (bull-vehicled) (97) Dashabahu (having ten arms) (98) Animisha (winkless) (99) Nilakantha (blue-necked) (100) Umapati414 (lord of Uma) (101) Vishvarupa (universal formed) (102) Svayamshreshtha (one who is the most excellent oneself) (103) Balavira (strong and hetorc) (101) Balagrani (leader of the army) (105) (Ganakarta (Creator of ganas) (106) Ganapati (lord of the ganas) (107) Digvisas (naked) (108) Kamya (one worthy of being loved) (109) Mantravit (knower of the mantras) (110) Parama (greatest) (111) Mantra (112) Sarvabhāvakara (inducer of all emotions) (113) Hara (destroyer) (114) Kamandaludhara (holding the water-pot) (115) Dhanvin (holding the now) (116) Banahasta (having arrows in the hand) (117) Kapālavān (having the skull) (118) Sari (having the arrows) (119) Shataghni (having the hundred-killer weapon) (120) Khadgin (having the sword) (121) Pattishin (having the iron club) (122) Ayudhin (having weapons) (123) Mahān (great) (124) Aja (Unborn) (125) Mrugarūpa (having the form of the deer) (126) Tejas (splendour) (127) Tejaskara (creator of splendour) (128) Vidhi (precept) (129) Ushnishin (having turban) (130) Suvaktra (having good face) (131) Udagra (exalted) (132) Vinata (humble) (133) Dirgha (long) (134) harikesha415 (green-haired) (135) Sutirtha (having good holy centres) (136) Krishna416 (black or identical with Krishņa, the son of Vasudeva) (137) Shrugālarūpa417 (one having the form of a jackal) (138) Sarvārtha (having all riches) (139) Munda (one with tonsured head) (140) Sarvashubhamkara (one who does good to all) (141) Simhashardūlarūpa (one having the forms of lion and tiger) (142) Gandhakāri (one causing fragrance) (143) Kapardin (one having matted hair) (144) Urdhvaretas (one of sublimated sexuality) (145) Urdhvalingin (one having the penis lifted up) (146) Urdhvashayin418 (one lying upwards) (147) Nabhas (one abiding in the sky) (148) Tala (of the form of pātāla--nether world), (149) Trijatin419 (one having three locks of matted hair) (150) Chiravāsas (one wearing bark garments) (151) Rudra (of tearful form) (152) Senā (in the form of army or Devas) (153) Pati (sustainer of the people) (154) Vibhu (Lord).

406. Grahah --Vrushtyavagrahakarako bhaumaḥ ST. Mars who with-holds rains. 

407. Grahapatiḥ-lord of planets (grahas), i.e., Jupiter (Bruhaspati).

408. Matah-the planet mercury (budha).

409. Räjä --the planct Venus.

410. Rajyodayah--Rāhu ST.

411. Murgabāņārpanah. ST. cites Mahimna stotra to explain the legend of Brahmä becoming a deer and of Shiva, an arrow. 

412. Kruti --N.S. text reads krutaḥ -- Kruta-yugarūpah ST. 

413. Subijah-whose semen virile is infallibly productive. It refers to the birth of Kärttikeya, the son of Shiva, out of the fire. The fire could not destroy the semen of Shiva. 

414. Umã-patih-lord of Energy in the form of Om, or the master of Brahma-vidya. Cf. Kena--Brahma-vidyaiva om-cited in ST. 

415. Harikesha, -lord of Vishnu ????? and Brahma (k).

416. Krishna - In the form of ?????

417. Shrugalarapah See ch. 92.

418. Urdhvasayi-one who sleeps in the firmament ST.

419. Tri-jati-having Prakruti of three gunas as his consort.

71-80. (155) Ahorātram (of the form of day and night) (156) Naktam (of the form of night) (157) Tigmamanyu (of fierce anger) (158) Suvarchas (having good refulgence) (159) Gajaha slayer of the elephant) (160) Daityahá (slayer of the dartyas) (161) Kāla (death, time) (162) Lokadhāta420 (creator of the world) (163) Gunakara421 (mine of good qualities) (164) Simhashardularpanam ārdra-charmambaradhura (one who wear the fresh hide of the lion and tiger as his cloth (165), Kala yogin (one who connects everything with time or death) (166) Mahānāda (having great sound) (167) Sarvāvāsa (abode of all) (168) Chatuspatha422 (one who goes in all four ways at the same time) (169) Nishāchara (one walking at night) (170) Pretacharin423 (walking among the ghosts) (171) Sarvadarshin (seeing all) (172) Maheshvara (great lord) (173) Bahu (omni-formed) (174) Bhuta (of the form of the past) (175) Bahudhana (one having much wealth) (176) Sarvasāra (essence of all) (177) Mruteshvara (lord of the dead) (178) Nrutyapriya (one who is fond of dances (179) Nityanrutya (one who dances perpetually) (180) Nartana424 (one who makes others dance) (181) Sarvasādhaka (achiever of all) (182) Sakarmuka (one who has a bow) (183) Mahabāhu (large-armed) (184) Mahaghora (extremely terrible) (185) Mahātapas (of great penance) (186) Mahāshara425 (of great arrows) (187) Mahāpāsha (having a great noose) (188) Nitya (permanent) (189) Girichara (walking over the mountains) (190) Amataḥ (not recognizable)426 (191) Sahasrahasta (thousand-armed) (192) Vijaya (victorious) (193) Vyavasāya (enterprise) (194) Anindita (uncensured) (195) Amarshaņa (angry) (196) Marshaņātma (one who endures and excuses) (197) Yajnaha427 (Destroyer of the Sacrifice) (198) Kamanāshana (destroyer of Kama) (199) Daksaha (prayer of Daksa) (200) Parichārin (one who walks all round) (201) (201) Prahasa428 (one who laughs aloud) (202) Madhyama429 (Middling) (203) Tejsas430 (of the form of fire) (204) apahärin (destroyer of the universe) (205) Balavān (strong) (206) Vidita431 (known) (207) Abhyudita (one who has risen up) (208) Bahu432 (many) (209) Gambhiraghosha (one whose voice is profound) (210) Yogātman of yogic soul (211) Yajñahā (i.e., destroyer of the sacrifice) (212) Kāmanā (of the form of desire for release) (213) Ashana (Destroyer) (214) Gambhirarosha (one whose fury is profound) (215) Gambhira (majestic) (216) Gambhira Balavāhana (one whose strength and vehicle are profound) (217) Nyagrodharupa (one who has the form of the holy fig tree) (218) Nyagrodha (identical with the holy fig tree) (219) Vishvakarman (one of universal activities) (220) Vishvabhuk (swallower of the universe) (221) Tikshna (one having fierce form) (222) Apāya (one who does not take the riches of his devotees) (223) Haryashva433 (having green horses) (224) Sahāya (help) (225) Karma434 (of the form of sacrificial ritual) (226) Kālavid435 (one who knows the time) (227) Vishņu (pevading all ) (228) Prasadita (one who has been propitiated) (229) Yajña (230) Samudra (ocean) (231) Badavāmukha (mouth of the submarine fire) (232) Hutāshanasahāya (one who is helped (assisted) by fire) (233) Prashāntātman (quiescent soul) (234) Hutashana (fire) (235) Ugratejas (one whose refulgence is fierce) (236) Mahatejas (of great splendour) (237) Jaya (victory) (238) Vijayakalavid (one who knows the time of victory).

420. Loka-dhata-support of the fourteen worlds.

421. Gunākaraḥ--mine or the receptacle of yogic guņas (ch. 16) or of the 24 guņas admitted by the Nyåya philosophy.

422. Chatushpathah-- the path of the four goals of life, viz. (1) dharma, (ii) artha, (iii) kama, (iv) moksha. Or the originator of four stages of life, Viz. (i) brahma-charya (stage of celibacy) (ii) gruhastha (stage of a house holder), (iii) Vânaprastha (stage of a forester), (iv) Sannyasa (stage of a renouncer).

423. Preta-vähanah- one who has a preta (a ????? being) as his vehicle. Cf. Chāmunda ?????- cited in ST.

424. Nartanaḥ-sarva-prerakaḥ. ST. One who instigates all to activity.

425. Mahasharah- one who has a powerful missile. ST. refers to Shiva's destruction of Tripuri. 

426. ST. dissolves "giricharo matah' as 'giricharah amatah'. amatah -unknown or unrecognized. ST refers to the event of Dāru forest when the sages could not recognize him dressed in strange guise. 

427. Yajnaha-destroyer of sacrifice. It refers to the legend of Shiva.

428. Prahasaḥ-who is prone to laughter. Cf. 'sphutāttahāso-ccalitāņdakoshaḥ’ – Shiva Kavacha as cited in ST.

429. Madhyamaḥ the middling. It refers to the Rudra form of Shiva. CF. "madhyato Rudram Ishanam"- cited in ST. 

430. Tejas--in the form of fire. Cf. “Rudro vă esha yad agniḥ" cited in ST. 

431. Viditaḥ-brahmavid-rūpaḥ. ST. one who has identified himself who those with have realized Brahman. "brahma-vid brahmaiva bhavati"-- cited in ST. 

432. Bahuḥ--ST. dissolves as 'a-bahuḥ-one, not many. "ekam sad viprā bahudhå Vadanti" - cited in ST. 

433. Haryashvaḥ-- one who has Vishnu for his vehicle ST.

434. Karma-one who symbolises pious or charitable deeds.

435. Kalavid--one who knows auspicious or inauspicious times ST. 

81-100. (239) Jyotishāmayanam (the cause of the transit of the luminaries) (240) Siddhi (Achievement) (241) Sandhi (alliance) (242) Vigraha (clash) (243) Khadgin (one who has a sword) (244) Shankhin (one who has a conch) (245) Jațin436 (one who has matted hair) (246) Jvălin (one who has flames) (247) Khechara (one moving about in the firmament) (248) Dyuchara (one moving about in the heaven) (249) Balin (strong) (250) Vaiņavin (one having the lute) (251) Panavin (one having the Panava drum) (252) Kāla (Death, Time) (253) Kälakantha (dark-necked) (254) Katankața (one who lovingly touches the elephantine face of his son Ganesha) (255) Nakshatravigraha437 (one having the stellar body) (256) Bhāva (emotion) (257) Vibhāva (friend) (258) Sarvatomukha438 (having faces all round) (259) Vimochana439 (one who releases (260) Sharana (refuge) (261) Hiranyakavachodbhava (born of golden armour) (262) Mekhalā (one in the form of yoni--womb) (263) Krutirūpa (one in the form of effort) (264) Jalāchāra440 (one having actions similar to those of senseless persons) (265) Stuta (one who is eulogised) (266) Viņi (one having the lute Viņā) (267) Panavin (one having the drum Panava) (268) Tālin441 (one having the Tāla (beating of the time) (269) Nālin442 (one having the tube) (270) Kalikatu (one who is harsh to Kali) (271) Sarvatüryaninādin (one who sounds his instruments) (272) Sarvavyāpyāparigraha443 (one who is omnipresent and does not accept gifts) (273) Vyālarūpin (one having the form of a tiger) (274) Bilāvāsa (one residing in a hollow) (275) Guhāvāsa444 (one whose residence is cave) (276) Tarangavid (one who knows the innermost idea) (277) Vruksha (kalpavruksha) (278) Shrimalakarmin445 (one who has Shrikshetra as the sphere of his worship) (279) Sarvabandha vimochana (one who releases (devotees from all bondages) (280) Bandhana (one who binds the non-devotees) (281) Surendranam yudhi shatruvinashana (one who destroys the enemies of Devas in the battle) (282) Sakhã446 (friend) (283) Pravāsa447 (shelter for all) (284) Durāpa (unattainable) (285) Sarvasādhunishevita (one who is resorted to by all good men) (286) Praskanda (one who is drying up and moving ahead) (287) Avibhāva (one who is not comprehended) (288) Tulya (equal)448 (289) Yajñavibhāgavid (one who knows the divisions of Yajnas) (290) Sarvavāsa449 (one who abides in all) (291) Sarvacharin (one who goes everywhere) (292) Durvasas Identical with the sage of that name) (293) Vasava (Indra) (294) Mata450 (non-dual) (295) Haima (pertaining to gold or snow) (296) Hemakara (one who has gold in his hands) (297) Yajña (sacrifice) (298) Sarvadhāri (holding all) (299) Dharottama (best among the supporters) (300) Akasha451 (firmament) (301) Nirvirüpa452 (having no form) (302) Vivāsa453 (one who has no clothes) (303) Uraga (serpent) (304) Khaga (going in the sky) (305) Bhikshu (beggar, mendicant) (306) Bhiksurūpin (one who is in the guise of a mendicant) (307) Raudrarūpa (one who has a terrible force) (308) Surūpavān454 (one who has good forms) (309) Vasuretas (one whose semen virile causes riches) (310) Suvarchasvin (having good refulgence) (311) Vasuvega (one who has the velocity of the Vasus) (312) Mahäbala (one who has great strength) (313) Manas (mind) (314) Vega (one who has velocity) (315) Nishā (night) (316) Chara (a spy) (317) Sarvalokashubhaprada (one who grants auspicious things to all the worlds) (318) Sarvāvāsin455 (one whose residence is in everything) (319) Trayiväsin456 (one who resides in the three Vedas) (320) Upadeshakara (one who gives instructions) (321) Adhara (one having no support) (322) Muni457 (sage) (323) Ātman (soul) (324) Muni (sagacious) (325) Loka (world) (326) Sabhāgya (Fortunate) (327) Sahasrabhuk458 (one who enjoys thousand things) (328) Pakshin459 (bird) (329) Paksharüpa460 (having the form of the wing) (330) Atidipta (highly illuminated) (331) Nishakara (moon) (332) Samira (wind) (333) Damanākāra (one who has the form of a suppressor) (334) Artha (wealth, meaning purpose) (335) Arthakara (serving the purpose) (336) Avasha461 (uncontrolled by another) (337) Väsudeva462 (identical with that god) (338) Deva (lord) (339) Vāmadeva (lord of opposites) (340) Vämana (Dwarf) (341) Siddhiyogāpahārin (one who removes Siddhi and Yoga) (342) Siddha463 (self proved) (343) Sarvārthasādhaka (one who realises all purposes) (344) Akshuņņa (undefeated) (345) Kshunnarūpa (one who has the form of the defeated) (346) Vrusaņa. (one who extends morality) (347) Mrudu464 (soft) (348) Avyaya (unchanging) (349) Mahāsena (one who has a big army) (350) Vishākha465 (Kārttikeya) (351) Shashţibhaga466 (one-sixtieth part) (352) Gavām pati467 (lord of the line) (353) Chakrahasta (having discus in the hands) (354) Vishtambhi468 (impending) (355) Mülastambhana469 (one who steadies the root) (356) Řutu (season) (357) Řutukara (one who causes the seasons) (358) Tala (palmyra tree) (359) Madhu (honey) (360) Madhukara (bee) (361) Vara (excellent one) (362) Vanaspatya (belonging to a tree) (363) Vājasana470 (one loving clarified butter) (364) Nitya (eternal) (365) Aśhramapūjita (worshipped by people in all stages of life) (366) Brahmachārin (religious student) (367) Lokachărin (one who walks over the world) (368) Sarvacharin (moving about on everything) (369) Suchāravit (one who knows good conduct) (370) Išhāna471 (371)Ishvara472 (lord) (372) Kāla (time, death) (373) Niśhāchārin (one moving about at night) (374) Anekadruk473 (having many eyes) (375) Nimittastha (one stationed in the cause) (376) Nimittam (cause) (377) Nandi (delighted and delighter) (378) Nandikara (one causing others to be delighted) (379) Hara (destroyer) (380) Nandi (Nandin) (381) Iśhvara474 (382) Sunandin (383) Nandana (delightful) (384) Visamardana (one suppressing poison) (385) Bhagahārin (remover of Bhaga) (386) Niyantru475 (one who restrains, a charioteer) (387) Kāla (388) Lokapitāmaha (grandfather of the worlds) (389) Chaturmukha476 (four-faced) (390) Mahālinga (having great linga) (391) Charulinga (having charming linga) (392) Lingādhyaksha477 (presiding deity of the lingas) (393) Suradhyaksha (presiding deity of Devas (394) Kälädhyaksha (presiding deity of time) (395) Yugăvaha (bringing about the yuga) (396) Bijādhyaksha478 (presiding deity of the seeds or corns) (397) Bījakartă (the maker of the seeds) (398) Adhyātma (self-centred) (399) Anugata (one with the followers in spiritual line) (400) Bala479 (strength) (401) Itihāsa480 (Mythological text) (402) Kalpa (ritualistic text) (403) Damana (suppressor) (404) Jagadishvara (lord of thc universe) (405) Dambha (arrogance) (406) Dambhakara. (one causing arrogance) (407) Dātru (donor) (408) Vamsha (race) (409) Vamshakara (one who maintains the family) (410) Kali (identical with the yuga Kali).

436. Jați-one who is the base of the universe ST.

437. Nakshatravigrahaḥ--one who is the abode (vigraha) of constellations.

438. Sarvatomukhah--having face in all directions. "Vishvatashchakshur uta vishvatomukhah"-cited in ST. 

439. Vimochanaḥ--one who releases jivas from the net of twentyfour tattvas. 

440. Jalāchārah or Jalādhärah-one who is the support or the cause of movement for watery reservoirs, rivers, streams and oceans. 

441. Täli-one who has a tala-a musical instrument.

442. Näli-one who holds a lotus in his hand or is born of a lotus. ST.

443. Sarva-vyāpi-one who has an all-pervasive subtle body.

444. Guhā-väsah --one who abides in guba (intellect).

445. Shrimālakarmin--one who resorts to the abode of Lakshmi (Shrimäla) for yogic trance. 

446. One who is the friend of Jiva (i.e., the individual soul) "suparnavaitau sadrushau sakhayau" -cited in ST. 

447. Praväsah-one who is the eternal abode of all mobile and immobile beings. 

448. Tulyaḥ -unprejudiced. 

449. Sarva-vāsaḥ -one who is the sheath of all, "ishäväsyam idam sarvam" cited in ST. 

450. Matah-advaita-mata-rūpaḥ ST. of non-dual form

451. Akāshaḥ--one who shines splendidly. 

452. Nirvirūpah- nirgatam virūpam sharabha-pakshirūpam yasmāt ST. the source of origin of Sharabha. It refers to the narrative of Sharabha occurring in this purana. 

453. Vivāsā-one who has no covering over his body. i.e., naked. 

454. Surupavān-of auspicious form: "tasyaite tanuvau ghorä anyā Shivarūpā"- cited in ST. 

455. Sarvāvāsi- all-pervasive.

456. Trayīvāsi--one who abides in the three Vedas. 

457. Munih-- in the form of sacred tree agasti. ST. cites Vishva in support of this meaning. 

458. Sahasrabhuk--one who destroys(bhunkte) or protects (bhunakti) people. 

459. Paksi -one who has two wings. Ruk and Säman. “Ruk dakshinam, pakshaḥ samottarah pakshaḥ". ST. 

460. Paksharüpaḥ-in the form of two fortnights. white and dark.

461. Vashaḥ--amenable to the wishes of his devotees. Or dissolve ‘avashaḥ'---free. 

462. Vasudevaḥ-ST. offers a far-fetched explanation: one who sports in disguise. 

463. Siddhah- Kapila: "siddhanám Kapilo munih" Bhagavad-Gita cited in ST.

464. Mruduh-of soft nature. "akranta-sapta-pätala-kuharopi mahā balaḥ prāpte Kaliyuge ghore mrudutam upayāsyati”- cited in ST. 

465. Višhākhah-of the form of Kärttikeya.

466. Sashtibhāgah-one who has sixty tattvas at his command. See Mändūkyopanishad. 

467 Gavām patih--lord of the sacred hymns. ST. quotes Shiva Gitā: "Chandasām yastu dhenūnām rushabhatvena Kirtitaḥ". 

468. Vistambhi-one who makes others motionless.

469. Mülastambhanaḥ- Controller of Prakruti (můla). 

470. Vājasanah-of the form of Vājasaneyi śhākhả of the Shukla Yajurveda. 

471. Išhānah -lord of all knowledge: “Ishänaḥ sarva-vidyānām". 

472. Išhvaraḥ -controller of all beings. "ishvarah sarva-bhütānam"-- cited in ST. 

473. Anekadruk -multi-eyed. Cf. "namo astu nilagrvaya saha sräksāya midhushe"-cited in ST.

474. Iśhvarah-abounding in wealth or prosperity. Cf "īśhvaro vibhavair adhyah" Vishva cited in ST. 

101-110. (411) Lokakartā (maker of the worlds) (412) Pashupati (lord of the Pashus or individual souls) (413) Mahākartā (the great maker) (414) Adhokshaja481 (Vishņu, identical with Vishņu) (415) Aksharam (imperishable) (416) Paramam (great) (417) Brahman (brahman) (418) Balavan (strong) (419) Shukra (Venus) (420) Nitya (permanent) (421) Anisa (having no lord above him) (422) Shuddhātmā482 (Pure soul) (423) Shuddha (pure) (424) Māna (measure) (425) Gati (goal) (426) Havis (rice and ghee offering) (427) Prasada (mansion) (428) Bala483 (strength) (429) Darpa (arrogance) (430) Darpana (mirror) (431) Havya (offering consigned to the fire) (432) Indrajit (conqueror of Indra) (433) Vedakāra (maker of the Vedas) (434) Sūtrakira (compiler of the Aphorisms) (435) Vidvăn (scholar) (436) Paramardana (suppressor of enemies) (437) Mahāmeghanivasin484 (resident of the great cloud) (438) Mahāghora (extremely terrible) (439) Vashin485 (one who keeps persons under control) (440) Kara (the destroyer of the universe) (441) Agnijvāla (flame of the fire) (442) Mahājvāla (having great flame) (443) Paridhūmrāvruta (one surrounded by smoke) (444) Ravi (sun) (445) Dhishana (intelligent one) (446) Shankara (447) Anitya (non-eternal in the form of the universe) (448) Varchasvin (refulgent) (449) Dhūmralochana (having smoke-coloured eyes) (450) Nila486 (blue-coloured) (451) Angalupta487 (one deficient in a limb) (452) Sobhana (splendid one) (453) Naravigraha488 (one having human body) (454) Svasti (hail) (455) Svastisvabhāva (naturally faring well) (456) Bhogin (enjoying pleasures) (457) Bhogakara (causing pleasures) (458) Laghu (light) (459) Utsanga (lap, devoid of attachment) (460) Mahanga (having great limbs) (461) Mahāgarbha (having great womb) (462) Pratāpavän (valorous) (463) Krishnavarna (black in colour) (464) Suvarna (having good colour) (465) Indriya (sense-organ) (466) Sarvavarnika [of all castes (colours)] (467) Mahāpāda (having big feet) (468) Mahähasta (having big hands) (469) Mahākāya (of great body) (470) Mahayashas (having great fame) (471) Mahāmūrdhā (having great head) (472) Mahāmātra489 (having great Mātrās (units of time (473) Mahamitra (Great friend (474) Nagālaya490 (having mountain as residence) (475) Mahäskandha (having great shoulder) (476) Mahákarna (having great ears) (477) Mahoshtha (having great lips) (478) Mahāhanu (having great jaws) (479) Mahanasa (having great nose) (480) Mahākantha (having great neck) (481) Mahagriva (having great cervix) (482) Smashanavan490a (having the cremation ground) (483) Mahāhala (having great strength) (484) Mahātejas (having great splendour) (485) Antar (omnipresent491 (486)????? soul, (487) Mrugalaya (abode of the deity) (488) Lambitoshtha492 having suspended lips) (489) Nishtha (steady) (490) Mahamaya (having or wielding great Maya). (491) Payonidhi store house of water, milk (492) Mahadanta (having great teeth) (493) Mahadarishtra (having great great curved fangs) (494) Mahajihva (having great tongue) (495) Mahamukha (having great face) (496) Mahanakha (having great nail) (497) Maharoman (having great hairs) (498) Mahakesha (having great tresses hair) (499) Mahajata (having great matted hair).

475. Niyantā---charioteer. "jagad-yantra-svarūpasya rathasya śhri-maheshvaraḥ/niyantā tata eveśhah sūta ityabhidhiyate"- Ahobala cited in ST. 

476. Chaturmukhah- of the form of four-faced Brahmå.

477. Lingadhyakshaḥ- lord of unmanifest Prakruti (linga).

478. Bijādhyaksah-dispenser of the fruits of dharma and adharma.

479. Balaḥ- strong one. Cf. “balāya namaḥ" -cited in ST.

480. Itihāsaḥ- of the form of tradition.

481. Adhokshajaḥ--not realizable by the organs of sense. 

482. Shuddhātmā- of pure mind. For 'ātman' in the sense of 'mind'. see Viśhva: 'ätmã deha-mano-buddhishu'--- cited in ST.

483. Bala -one who has an abode in the form of Kailasa). ST. cites Viśhva: 'balam sthane'.

484. Mahāmegha-nivāsin-one who has Vishņu (mahämegha) for his abode. 

485. Vashi--controller.

486. Nilah- blue or dark. It refers to his aghora form.

487. Anga-luptaḥ- part of whose body is possessed by Uma. 488. Nara-vigrahah-- one who had a battle with Arjuna.

489. Mahāmātrah- controller of elephants in the form of death.

490. Nagálayah - one who lives on mountains. 

490a. Shmaśhānavăn—shmanāṁ śharirāņām śhanam tanū-karanam punar-janma-niväraņam Kāśhipuraṁ yasya--one who saves men who live in Kasi from the circle of birth and death. 

491. Antar-- one who abides in all.

492. Lambitosthah -It refers to Ganesha

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493. Asapatnah-- Without a foe of a co-wife.

494. Prasadah- one who destroys (prakarsena sādayati) asuras.

495. Asvahenah (asu aha-inah) -- lord of Vishnu. ST. 

496. Adikah -the primeval (patriarch). "prajäpaunām prathamam" Mbh. (Drona parva) -cited in ST. 

497. Mahamunih -in the form of Närada.

498. Vrushakah -in the form of Dharma.

499. Vrushaketuh- one who has Vrusha (Nandikeshvara) on his flagstaff. 

500. Väyu-vāhanaḥ --one who has wind as his Vehicle. Cf. “Marun-maya-rathah shambhuh". -Shiva-rahasya cited in ST. 

the thousand Ruk verses as eyes of great power) (518) Yajuḥ pădabhuja (having the Yajur mantras as feet and arms) (519) Guhya (worthy to be secret) (520) Prakāśhaujas (of manifest power) (521) Amoghārthaprasāda (one whose grace is never futile) (522) Antarbhavya (one who should be meditated upon, within the heart) (523) Sudarshana (good to look at) (524) Upahāra501 (one to whom gifts are presented) (525) Priya (loving) (526) Sarva (All-in all) (527) Kanaka (gold) (528) Känchanasthita (one stationed in gold) (529) Nábhi (the nave) (530) Nandikara (one who causes delight) (531) Harmya502 (having a mansion) (532) Pushkara503 (having a lotus as [residence]) (533) Sthapati (monarch, architect) (534) Sthita (stationed) (535) Sarvašhāstra (having all sacred scriptures) (536) Sarva-dhana (having all riches) (537) Sarvädya (first among all) (538) Sarvayajña (having all Yajñas) (539) Yajvā (performer of sacrifices) (540) Samāhita (one who has concentration and mental purity) (541) Naga (having mountain as home) (542) Nila504 (blue) (543) Kavi (poet) (544) Kāla (time, death) (545) Makara (crocodile) (546) Kāla-pūjita (one who is worshipped by kāla) (547) Sagaña (having attendants) (548) Gaņakāra (Maker of the ganas) (549) Bhūtabhāvanasārathi (one who has Brahmä as his charioteer) (550) Bhasmaśhāyin (one who lies in Bhasma) (551) Bhasmagoptru505 (protector of bhasman) (552) Bhasmabhūtatanu506 (one whose body is fully covered with ash) (553) Gana (attendant) (554) Agama (sacred literature) (555) Vilopa (one who dissolves) (556) Mahātman (noble soul) (557) Sarvapūjita (adored by all), (558) Shukla (white) (559) Strirüpasampanna (equipped with the form of a lady) (560) Shuchi (pure) (561) Bhútanisevita (resorted to by the goblins) (562) Aśhramastha (one stationed in the hermitage) (563) Kapotastha507 (one stationed in the dove) (564) Viśhvakarmā (doing everything) (565) Pati (lord) (566) Virāt (huge massive one) (567) Vishala-śhākha508 (having wide branches) (568) Tāmroshtha (having copper-coloured lips) (569) Ambujāla (having collection of waters) (570) Sunishchita (well decided) (571) Kapila (tawny-coloured) (572) Kalasha (water pot) (573) Sthūla (stout) (574) Ayudha (weapon) (575) Romašha (hairy) (576) Gandharva (577) Aditi (578) Tārkshya (579) Avijneya (incomprehensible) (580) Sušhārada (very young and fresh) (581) Parashvadhāyudha (axe-armed) (582) Deva (illustrious deity) (583) Arthakärin (creator of wealth) (584) Subandhava (good kinsman).

501. Upahărah-- one to whom offerings are made. Cf. "sarve asmai balim äharanti" --cited in ST. 

502. Harmyah-- one who has got a palace for his abode. 

503. Pushkarah-- one who abides in Pushkara. Pushkara is a sacred place where Brahmā is stated to have set up Nilalohita (Shiva-linga) (Sk. I. ii. 45. 105). It lies near Ajmer. 

504. Nilah-- one who has some peculiar marks on his body. Cf. Viśhva as cited in ST.

505. Bhasma-gopta-- one who protects through ashes. ST. quotes Mbh.: "raksharthaṁ mangalärtham cha pavitrārtham cha bhämini lancha-närtham cha bhaktānäm bhasma dattam mayā pură // 

506. Bhasma-bhūta-tanuḥ- who is the source of the origin of ashes. ST. refers to a Mbh. legend in this context.

507. Kapotasthaḥ -one who assumed the form of a pigeon. ST. refers to the legend of Shibi in the Mahabhārata. 

508. Viśhāla-sakhah --Veda-drumarüpah in the form of the tree of knowledge.

121-110. (585) Tumbaviņa (having the lute made of Tumba (a kind of gourd) (586) Mahākopa509 (having great wrath) (587) Urdhvareytas (one who has sublimated sexuality) (588) Jaleshaya (one lying down in the waters) (589) Ugra (fierce) (590) Vamshakara (sustainer of the families) (591) Vamsha (race bamboo) (592) Vamshavādin (one who expounds races) (593) Anindita510 (uncensured) (594) Sarvangarūpin (one who assumes the form of the part of all) (595) Mayavin (wielding Maya) (596) Suhruda (friend, having good heart) (597) Amla511 (wind) (598) Bala (strength) (599) Bandhana (binding) (600) Bandhakartă (cause of bondage) (601) Subandhanavimochana (one who liberates people from bondages easily) (602) Räkshasaghna (slayer of Rakshasas) (603) Kämäri (enemy of kāma) (604) Mahādamshtra512 (one who has large curved fangs) (605) Mahāyudha (having great weapons) (606) Lambita (one who is suspended down) (607) Lambitoshtha (one whose lips hang down suspended) (608) Lambahashta (one whose hands hang down) (609) Varaprada (one who grants the boon) (610) Bāhu (arm) (611) Anindita513 (uncensured) (612) Sarva (all) (613) Shankara (614) Akopana (having no work) (615) Amaresha (lord of the immortal beings) (616) Mahāghora (extremely terrible) (617) Viśhvedeva (lord of the universe) (618) Surārihã (destroyer of the enemies of Devas) (619) Ahirbudhnyad514 (620) Nirruti (621) Chekitana (knowing and conversant) (622) Halin (balarama with the ploughshare) (623) Ajaikapād515 (the single-footed unborn) (624) Kapalin516 (having the skull for rituals, (625) Sain (one who renders joy) (626) Kumāra (one who kills with spikes) (627) Mahāgiri517 (great mountain) (628) Dhanvantari518 (629) Dhūmaketu (comet) (630) Sūrya (sun) (631) Vaiśhravaņa519 (632) Dhātru (633) Vishnu (634) Sakra (635) Mitra (636) Tvashtru (637) Dhara (mountain) (638) Dhruva (steady) (639) Prabhāsa (640) Parvata (641) Vāyu (642) Aryaman (643) Savitri (644) Ravi (645) Dhruti (courage) (646) Vidhātru (Creator) (647) Mändhatru (648) Bhūtabhāvana (purifier of the living beings) (649) Nira (water) (650) Tīrtha (holy centre) (651) Bhima (terrible) (652) Sarvakarman (performing all duties) (653) Guņodvaha (one who lifts up the good attributes) (654) Padmagarbha (one who has lotus within) (655) Mahāgarbha (having a large womb) (656) Chandravaktra (moon-faced) (657) Nabhas (sky) (658) Anagha (sinless) (659) Balavān (powerful) (660) Upaśhanta (quiescent) (661) Purăņa (ancient one) (662) Punyakrut) (meritorious) (663) Tamas (characterized by tamas quality) (664) Krūrakartru (Ruthless maker) (665) Krūravāsin (ruthless dweller) (666) Tanu (slender) (667) Atman (668) Mahaushadha (great medicine) (669) Sarvāśhaya520 (Asylum of all) (670) Sarvachărin (moving in everything) (671) Pranešha (lord of the vital breaths) (672) Prāņinām pati (lord of the living beings) (673) Devadeva (lord of Devas ) (674) Sukhotsikta521 (proud due to happiness) (675) Sat (existent) (676) Asat (non-existent) (677) Sarvaratnavid (knower of all jewels) (678) Kailasastha (stationed in Kailasa) (679) Guhāvāsin522 (residing in a cave) (680) Himavad (snowy) (681) Girisamśhraya (one who has resorted to the mountain Himālaya) (682) Kulahärin (one who removes the families) (683) Kulākartă (one who does not shape the race) (684) Bahuvitta (one having much wealth) (685) Bahupraja (one who has many children) (686) Prāņeśha (lord of the vital breaths) (687) Bandhakī523 (of the form of māyā) (688) Vruksha524 (the destroyer of māyā (689) Nakula (mangoose) (690) Adrika (mountaineer) (691) Hrasvagriva (one with a short neck) (692) Mahāsānu (one with large knees) (693) Alola (not fickle) (694) Mahausadhi (great medicine) (695) Siddhantakärin (one who gets according to principles) (696) Siddhārtha (one who has achiever the purpose) (697) Chandas (of the form of chhandas, Gāyatri etc.) (698) Vyakara-nodbhava (one originating from prosody and grammar) (699) Simhanāda (one whose sound is like the roaring sound of the lion) (700) Simhadamshtra (one having the curved fangs of a lion) (701) Simhāsya (leonine faced) (702) Simhāvāhana (lion vehicled) (703) Prabhāvātman (one who has prowess in the Atman) (704) Jagatkāla (death unto the Universe) (705) Kāla (706) Kampin (shaking) (707) Taru525 (tree) (708) Tanu (slender) (709) Sáranga (Deer) (710) Bhūta-chakrānka526 (one marked with the multitudes of goblins) (711) Ketumālin (one having garlands of banners) (712) Suvedhaka (one who pierces well) (713) Bhūtālaya (one who is the abode of living beings) (714) Bhūtapati (lord of the goblins) (715) Ahorătra (day and night) (716) Mala527 (dirt) (717) Amala528 (devoid of dirt) (718) Vasubhrut (one holding riches) (719) Sarvabhūtātman (the Ātman, soul of all living beings) (720) Nisheala (non-moving) (721) Subudha (good scholar) (722) Vibudha (deva) (723) Durbudha (very difficult to comprehend) (724) Sarva bhūtānam asuhrut (he who takes away the life of all living beings) (725) Nishchala (unmoving) (726) Chalavid (one who knows the mobile beings (727) Budha (scholar) (728) Amoghasamyama (one whose restraint is never futile) (729) Hrusta (delighted) (730) Bhojana (of the form of food) (731) Pränadharana (one who sustains life) (732) Dhrutimān (courageous) (733) Matiman (intelligent) (734) Tryaksha529 (three-eyed) (735) Sukruta (well conducted) (736) Yudhāmpati (lord of battles) (737) Gopāla protector of the kine) (738) Gopati (lord of the kine) (739) Grama (village) (740) Govarmavasana (one wearing the leather of the bull) (741) Hara530 (742) Hiranyabāhu (one who has gloden arms) (743) Guhāvasa531 (resident of the cave) (744) Praveshana (one who enters the cavity) (745) Mahā manas (lofty-minded) (746) Mahākāma (one who has great love) (747) Chittakāma (one who has kept Kama within the mind) (748) Jitendriya (one who has conquered the sense-organs) (749) Gāndhāra (750) Surāpa532 (one who drinks wine) (751) Tāpakarmarata (one who is engaged in beating activity) (752) Hita (Beneficent) (753) Mahābhūta533 (great goblin) (754) Bhutavruta (surrounded by goblins) (755) Apsaras533a (having a watery pond in the form of the moon) (756) Gana-sevita (one who is resorted to by the Ganas) (757) Mahäketu (big-bannered) (758) Dharādhātā (creator of the earth) (759) Naikatānarata (one who does not concentrate on a single note) (760) Svara (one in the form of Tone) (761) Avedaniya (one who cannot be understood) (762) Avedya (one who cannot be informed) (763) Sarvaga534 (omnipresent) (764) Sukhävaha (one who causes happiness).

509. Mahakopaḥ - mahan pujyaḥ kopo yasya-one whose wrath is worshipped. Cf. "namaste rudra manyave" cited in ST.

510. Aninditah-ah Vishnu nindito yasmāt, through whom Vishnu was humiliated. It refers to the legend of Dadhichi.

511. Anilah- one who is distinct from Jiva (= nila), the latter being attached to the objects of senses.

512. Mahådamshtrah- one who has projected tusks. This refers to his boar-form.

513. Aninditaḥ-năsti inditam paramaishvaryam yasmät ST. the most prosperous lord.

514. Ahirbudhnyaḥ- Shesha-rūpah ST. the Dragon of the Deep, one who has monopolized all powers and forms within himself and lies concealed in the region of primeval darkness. 

515. Aja-ekapād--one-footed goat, one who is devoid of motion prior to creation. According to ST. it refers to his half man and half woman (ardhanarišhvara) form. 

516. Kapali --one who has created this universe consisting of heaven and earth ST. 

517. Mahāgirih, i.e., Himalaya. Cf. Bhagavad-Gita. ‘sthāvarāņām mahăgirih’ -cited in ST. 

518. Dhanvantari: the physician. cf. "bhisaktamam två bhishajām śhrunomi"--cited in St. 

519. Vaiśhravana -son of Vishravana, i.e., Kubera.

520. Sarvashayah--the resting place for all. ST. 

521. Sukhotsiktah--the source of pleasure. Cf. "tasyaiva anandasya matram upajivanti"- cited in ST.

522. Guhäväsi- one who abides in Meru-guhā (the cavity of the heart). 

523. Bandhaki-- in the form of allusion (māyā).

524. Vrukshah-- destroyer of Máyä.

525. Taruh-in the form of tree, i.e., creation. 

526. Bhūta-chakránkah - one is the source of the origin of beings. Cf. “yato va imāni bhūtäni jāyante”. cited in ST. 

527. Malah not benevolent towards the heretics.

528. Amalah sinless. 

529. Tryakshah three-eyed, so called because a third eye burst from his forehead with a great flame when Umā, playfully placed her hands over his eyes after he had been engaged in austerities in the Himalayas. This eye has been very destructive. It rendered Käma, the God of Love, to ashes: Dowson, II. M. See under Trilochana.

530. Harah - one who destroys all at the time of dissolution. Cf. “brahmānam indram varunam yamam dhanadam eva cha / nigruhya harate yasmat tasmad dhara iti smrutah” Mbh. (Drona p.) cited in ST.

531. Guhavasah. -one who has an abode in intellect.

532. Surāpaḥ-one who drinks Surā (a kind of wine). Cf. "Jivhva-praveśha-sambhůta-vahninotpăditah khalu / chandråt sravati yah sāraḥ sã syad amara-vāruni // Hyp-cited in ST. 

533. Mahābhūtaḥ -designated as a great being. Cf. "Jyeshtham bhūtam vadanty enam”. Mbh. (Drona p.) cited in ST. 

533a. Apsarah- a reservoir of water.

534. Sarvagah- sung by all.

141-150. (765) Tarana (redeemer) (766) Charaña (walking) (767) Dhātru (creator) (768) Paridhā535 (in the form of earth) (769) Paripujita (one who is worshipped all round) (770) Samyogin536 (united) (771) Vardhana (one who increases) (772) Vruddha (old) (773) Gaņika (A member of the Ganas) (774) Gaņādhipa (overlord of the Gaņas) (775) Nitya (eternal) (776) Dhātru (creator) (777) Sahāya (assistant) (778) Devāsurapati (lord of Devas and asuras) (779) Pati (lord) (780) Yukta537 (united) (781) Yuktabāhu (of united arms) (782) Sudeva (good deva) (783) Suparvaņa (of good joints) (784) Sushādha (785) (one who helps to calmly bear pain) (786) Skandhada539 (one who pacifies Kārttikeya) (787) Harita (green) (788) Hara (789) Vapus540 (sower of seed) (790) Avartamāna (one who turns round and round) (791) Anya541 (Another) (792) Vapuḥśhreshtha (one who has excellent body) (793) Mahāvapuh (one who has great body) (794) Shiras542 (in the form of Yajus) (795) Vimarshana (one who examines the head) (796) Sarvalakshyalaksaņabhushita (one who is adorned by all examples and characteristics (797) Akshava (one who is imperishable) (798) Rathagita (one who has music in the chariot) (799) Sarvabhogin (one who enjoys all pleasures) (800) Mahābala (one who has great strength) (801) Sāmnaya (one who has the Vedas) (802) Mahamnaya (one whose Vedas are great) (803) Tirthadeva (lord of the holy centres) (804) Mahāyashas (having great fame) (805) Nirjiva (one from whom emanates all life) (806) Jivana (one who enlivens) (807) Mantra (808) Subhaga (fortunate) (809) Bahukarkasha (excessively hard) (810) Ratnabhūta (one who has become precious) (811) Ratnanga (one who is part of a jewel) (812) Mahārnavanipātavid (one who knows the fall into a great sea) (813) Mülam (root) (814) Viśhāla (wide) (815) Amrutam (nectar) (816) Vyaktàvyakta (one who is clear and not clear) (817) Taponidhi (storehouse of austerities) (818) Arohaņa (one that ascends) (819) Adhiroha (one who rides) (820) Šhiladharin (one who holds good conduct) (821) Mahātapas (one of great penance) (822) Mahäkantha (one who has a great neck) (823) Mahāyogin (great Yogin) (824) Yuga (825) Yugakara (creator of yugas) (826) Hari (827) Yugarūpa (having the form of the yuga) (828) Mahārūpa (one who has great forms) (829) Vahana (bearing) (830) Gahana (inaccessible) (831) Naga (mountain) (832) Nyāya (logic, justice) (833) Nirvāpaņa543 (alleviating, pacifying) (834) Apāda (footless) (835) Pandita (scholar) (836) Achalopama (comparable to a mountain) (837) Bahumāla (having many garlands) (838) Mahamāla (having great garland) (839) Shipivishta544 (one who has penetrated the rays) (840) Sulochana (having good eyes) (841) Vistāra (extension) (842) Lavana (salty ocean) (843) Kūpa (well) (844) Kusumānga (one whose limbs are flower-like) (845) Phalodava (one who acts well till the fruit is reaped) (846) Rushabha (bull) (847) Vrushabha (taurus) (848) Bhanga (breaking) (849) Maņi-bimbajatādhara (one who holds jewelled image and matted hair) (850) Indu (moon) (851) Visarga (discharge) (852) Sumukha (having good face) (853) Shūra (heroic) (854) Sarvāyudha (one who has all weapons) (855) Saha (one who endures).

535. Paridha--in the form of earth ST.

536. Samyogi-- united with Prakruti.

537. Yuktaḥ-- united with Umā.

538. Susādhah--one who makes pains bearable.

539. Skandhadah-one who removes the anger of Kärttikeya.

540. Vapuh--the sower of seeds.

541. Anyaḥ--distinct from Prakruti. 

542. Yajuḥ-in the form of Yajur-veda, Cf. "tasya yajur eva shirah" cited in ST. 

543. Nirväpanah--the eternal sower of seeds.

544. Shipivishtaḥ-in the form of Vishnu. Cf. Vishnuh Shipivishtaḥ--- cited in ST.

151-168. (856) Nivedana (one who informs) (857) Sudhājáta (one born of nectar) (858) Svargadvāra545 (one who is the gate-way to the heaven) (859) Mahādhanus (one who has great bow) (860) Girävāsa (one who resides in speech) (861) Visarga (subsidiary creation) (862) Sarvalakshaņalakshyavid (knower of all characteristics and examples) (863) Gandhamālin (one who has sweet smelling garlands) (864) Bhagavān546 (lord) (865) Ananta (endless) (866) Sarvalakshana (one who has all characteristics) (867) Santāna (series) (868) Bahula (a bestower of riches) (869) Bāhu (one having long arms) (870) Sakala (having the digits) (871) Sarvapavana (sanctifier of all) (872) Karasthāli547 (having the pot in the hand) (873) Kapalin548 (having the skull) (874) Urdhrasamhanana (having the body lifted up) (875) Yuvan (youthful) (876) Yantra-tantra-suvikhyata (one who is well known for his yantras and tantras) (877) Loka (world) (878) Sarváshraya (one who is the support of all) (879) Mrudu (soft) (880) Munda (one with shaven head) (881) Virūpa (deformed) (882) Vikruta (spoiled) (883) Dandin (one having the staff) (884) Kundin549 (one having the sacrificial pit) (885) Vikurvaņa550 (one who alters and affects) (886) Vāryaksha (one who has the eyes in water?) (887) Kakubha551 (prominent) (888) Vajrin (having the thunderbolt) (889) Diptatejas (one of illuminated splendour) (890) Sahasrapād (thousand-footed) (891) Sahasra-mürdhan (thousand-headed) (892) Devendra (lord of Devas) (893) Sarvadevamaya (identical with all Devas) (894) Guru (preceptor) (895) Sahasrabāhu (thousand-armed) (896) Sarvānga (having all limbs) (897) Sharanya (worthy of being sought refuge in) (898) Sarvalokakrut (maker of all the worlds) (899) Pavitra (holy) (900) Trimadhu (having three-fold honey) (901) Mantra (in the form of the sacred hymns of the Vedas (902) Kanishtha552 (youngest) (903) Krishnapingala (dark and tawny-coloured) (904) Brahmadaņda-vinirmātru (maker of the staff of Brahma) (905) Šhataghna (one who kills a hundred) (906) Shatapāśhadhřuk (one who wears a hundred nooses) (907) (identical with the units of time553 such as Kală (908) Kāshthā (909) Lava (910) Mātrā (911) Muhurta (912) Ahaḥ (day) (913) Kshapā (night) (914) Kshaņa (915) Viśhvakshetraprada (one who grants the holy centres of the universe) (916) Bija (seed) (917) Lingam (918) Adya (primeval being) (919) Nirmukha (one whose face has vanished) (920) Sadasad (existent-cum-non-existent) (921) Vyakta (visible) (922) Avyakta (invisible) (923) Pitru (father) (924) Mātru (mother) (925) Pitāmaha (grandfather) (926) Svargadvāram (the gateway of the heaven) (927) Mokshadvāram (gateway of the salvation) (928) Prajadvāra (one who is the arch door for his devotee) (929) Trivishtapa (heaven) (930) Nirvāṇam (salvation) (931) Hrudaya (heart) (932) Brahmaloka (the world of Brahmã) (933) Parāgati (the greatest goal) (934) Devāsuravinirmātru (one who creates Devas and the Asuras) (935) Devāsuraparāyana (one who is interested in Devas and Asuras) (936) Devāsuraguru (the preceptor of Devas and Asuras) (937) Deva (the lord) (938) Devāsura namaskruta (one who is bowed by Devas and the Asuras) (939) Deva-ura-nahāmātra (high official and minister unto Devas and Asuras) (940) Devăsuraganaśhraya (one who is the support of the groups of all Devas and Asuras (941) Devasuragaņādhyaksha (the presiding officer of the groups of all Devas and Asuras) (942) Devăsuragaņāgraņi (the leader of the groups of all Devas and Asuras) (943) Devâdhideva (the overlord of all Devas) (944) Devarsi (the divine sage) (945) Devāsuravaraprada (one who grants boons to all Devas and Asuras) (946) Devāsureshvara (lord of all Devas and the Asuras) (947) Vishnu (948) Devāsuramaheśhvara (great lord of all Devas and Asuras) (949) Sarvadevamaya (identical with all Devas) (950) Achintya (unthinkable) (951) Devatātman (the Atman of the deities) (952) Svayambhava (the self-born) (953) Udgata (one who has come up) (954) Trikrama (one who has taken three steps) (955) Vaidya (physician) (956) Varada (granter of boons) (957) Varaja554 (born of Vishņu) (958) Ambara (in the form of firmament) (959) Ijya (worthy of being worshipped) (960) Hastin (elephant) (961) Vyāghra (tiger) (962) Devasimha (lion among Devas) (963) Maharshabha (great bull) (964) Vibudhāgrya (leader among Devas) (965) Sura (god) (966) Śhrestha (excellent) (967) Svargadeva (lord of the heaven) (968) Uttama555 (the most excellent one) (969) Samyukta (united) (970) Shobhana (splendid) (971) Vaktā556 (eloquent speaker) (972) Āshāprabhava (source of all hopes) (973) Avyaya (the unchanging one) (974) Guru (preceptor) (975) Kānta (splendid) (976) Nija (one's own) (977) Sarga (creation) (978) Pavitra (holy) (979) Sarvavāhana (having all vehicles) (980) Shrungin (having born) (981) Shrungapriya (fond of horn peaks) (982) Babhru (tawny coloured) (983) Rājarāja (king of kings) (984) Nirāmayal (free from ailments) (985) Abhirāma (beautiful) (986) Sušharana (a good refuge) (987) Niräma (devoid of unripe things) (988) Sarvasadhana (having all means) (989) Lalātāksha (having an eye in the forehead) (990) Viśhvadeha (having the universe as the body) (991) Hariņa (deer) (992) Brahmavarchasa (having the refulgence of the brahman) (993) Sthāvara pati (lord of the immobile things) (994) Niyatendriyavartana (one who remains with restraints on the sense-organs) (995) Siddhartha (one who has achieved the purpose) (996) Sarvabhūtārtha (one who has all realities) (997) Achintya (unthinkable) (998) Satya (true) (999) Shuchivrata (one of pure holy rites) (1000) Vratādhipa (the lord of holy rites) (1001) Param (the highest being) (1002) Brahma (the brahman) (1003) Muktānām paramā gati (the greatest goal of the liberated souls) (1004) Vimukta (the liberated one) (1005) Muktakeśha557 (one whose tresses are loosened) (1006) Śhrīmān (glorious) (1007) Shrīvardhana (one who increases prosperity and glory) (1008) Jagat (universe).

545. Svarga-dvärah--the door to happiness. For the definition of Svarga compare: "yan na duḥkhena sambhinnam na cha grastam anantaram abhilāshopanitam cha tat sukham svahpadáspadam. 

546. Bhagavån-aišhvaryavān ST. glorious or prosperous. 

547. Karasthäli -one who eats in the palm of his hands. Cf, "tataḥ karatalikrutya vyapi hälāhalam Visham", Bhāg. -- cited in ST.

548. Kapāli-one who sustains or nourishes Brahmã (ka).

549. Kundi-one who carries Ganges over his forehead.

550. Vikurvanah- one who is not accessible through activities.

551. Kakubhah--one who carries trishüla in his lap ST. 

552. Kanishthah-ever youthful or of unmanifest form. Cf. "nitya yüne kanishthāya yadvā 'vijneya-murtaye" --Ahobala cited in ST. 

553. Kala -who symbolises units of time, such as Kala, etc.

554. Varajah-born in the form of 'samba-Shiva' at the behest of Vishnu. Or dissolve 'avara-jaḥ' born in the form of fire at the time of dissolution.

555. Uttamaḥ-the supreme soul. Cf. "uttamah purushas tvanyah paramātmetyudährutaħ // Bhagavad-Gita cited in ST. 

556. Vakta-the best speaker. Cf. "adhivaktä" --cited in ST.

557. Muktakeshah--lord of the released souls.

169. In accordance with the importance of the name,558 the lord of sacrifices was eulogized by me with devotion and attention.

558. Yatha-pradhānam-the principal name Shiva (not mentioned in the above list), with the ending in the dative case, is to be added to each of the names which are also to be put in the dative case, e.g., Om mukta-keshaya Shivaya namah.

170-171. Then the king who was well known in the three worlds obtained the hymn of Shiva from Tandin. He eulogized the lord, the goal of the devotees, after the approval of Tandin. By the grace of holy lord-Tandin, the king Tridhanvā of great fame attained the merit of a thousand horse-sacrifices and also the overlordship of Gaņas. 

172-175. O Brahmins, he who reads this or listens to it or narrates this to the Brahmins, attains the merit of a thousand horse-sacrifices. In order to obtain release, the following sinners should repeat for a year these names, during the three Sandhyas (morning, midday and dusk) in the temple of Shiva or in the region sacred to Shiva and they should also worship the lord. They are: --the slayer of a Brahmin, the wine addict, the thief, the defiler of the preceptor's bed, the murderer of a refugee, and the one who commits breach of faith with his friends. So also, the slayer of mother, father, warrior and the child in the womb.