Śrī Chinmaya Aṣṭottara Śata Nāmāvaliḥ (Sri Chinmaya Ashtottara Shata Namavali) is a hymn of 108 glorious names of Swami Chinmayananda. Each glorious name is an indication of His Divine Nature and an inspiration for us to contemplate upon His Divine Nature by imbibing His glorious teachings and discover the Divine within ourselves.
Swami Dheerananda expounds the meaning and significance of each of the 108 Glorious names of Swami Chinmayananda in a series of talks.
001 | Om ajāya namaḥ | Salutations to the unborn |
002 | Om avyayāya namaḥ | Salutations to the imperishable |
003 | Om avināshine namaḥ | Salutations to the indestructible |
004 | Om achintyāya namaḥ | Salutations to the unthinkable |
005 | Om aprameyāya namaḥ | Salutations to the immeasurable |
006 | Om advitīyāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one without a second |
007 | Om aniketāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who has no abode |
008 | Om anushāsanapriyāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who loves discipline |
009 | Om antahsākshiņe namaḥ | Salutations to the inner witness |
010 | Om antaryāmine namaḥ | Salutations to the inner controller |
011 | Om ānandāya namaḥ | Salutations to the blissful one |
012 | Om ātmasvarūpāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is the nature of Self |
013 | Om ānglabhāshāviduttamāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is most eloquent in English |
014 | Om īshvarāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is the Supreme Lord |
015 | Om udārahrdayāya namaḥ | Salutations to the large-hearted one |
016 | Om utsāhavardhakāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who inspires |
017 | Om ekasmai namaḥ | Salutations to the one (Supreme) |
018 | Om omkāravide namaḥ | Salutations to the knower of Om |
019 | Om karunāsāgarāya namaḥ | Salutations to the ocean of compassion |
020 | Om karmaparāyanāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one engaged in action (service) |
021 | Om kālātitāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is beyond time |
022 | Om kaivalyaswarūpāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one whose nature is absolute oneness |
023 | Om krtātmane namaḥ | Salutations to the self-made one |
024 | Om krtakrtyaya namaḥ | Salutations to the ever-fulfilled (content) one |
025 | Om gitājnanayajnaprachārakāya namaḥ | Salutations to the propagator of the knowledge of Bhagavad Geeta |
026 | Om gurave namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is a guru |
027 | Om gunātitāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is beyond all attributes |
028 | Om granthakrte namaḥ | Salutations to the author of scriptural texts (and commentaries) |
029 | Om chinmayāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is pure consciousness |
030 | Om chhinnsamshayāya namaha | Salutations to the one who has cut asunder all doubts |
031 | Om jagadātmane namaha | Salutations to the one for whom the world is the self |
032 | Om jagatsākshine namaḥ | Salutations to the witness of (all happenings in) the world |
033 | Om janapriyāya namaḥ | Salutations to the to one loved by all people |
034 | Om jitendriyāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who conquered all the sense organs |
035 | Om jīvabrahmaikyavide namaḥ | Salutations to the knower of the oneness of the individual (jīva) and the Supreme (brahman) |
036 | Om jīvanmuktāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is liberated |
037 | Om jīrnamandiroddhārakāya namaḥ | Salutations to the renovator of dilapidated temples (rejuvenator of hindu culture) |
038 | Om tapovanashishyāya namaḥ | Salutations to the disciple of Swami Tapovan Maharaj |
039 | Om tapasvine namaḥ | Salutations to the austere ascetic |
040 | Om tāpanāshanāya namaḥ | Salutations to the destroyer of sorrows |
041 | Om tīrthasvarūpāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is a sacred place of pilgrimage in himself |
042 | Om tejasvine namaḥ | Salutations to the brilliant one |
043 | Om dehātītāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is beyond the body |
044 | Om dvandvātītāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is beyond the pairs of opposites |
045 | Om dridhanīshchyāya namaḥ | Salutations to the firm and determined one |
046 | Om dharmasamsthāpakāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who establishes dharma |
047 | Om dhīmate namaḥ | Salutations to the intelligent and discriminate one |
048 | Om dhīrāya namaḥ | Salutations to the courageous one (who walks the righteous path) |
049 | Om dhairyapradāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who instills courage |
050 | Om nārāyaṇāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is lord vishnu |
051 | Om nijānandāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is innate bliss |
052 | Om nirapekshāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who does not depend on anything or anyone |
053 | Om nissprhāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one without desires |
054 | Om nirupamāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is unmatched |
055 | Om nirvikalpāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is ever undisturbed (without agitations or modifications) |
056 | Om nityāya namaḥ | Salutations to the eternal one |
057 | Om niranjanāya namaḥ | Salutations to the taintless one |
058 | Om paramāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is the highest (supreme) |
059 | Om parabrahmaṇe namaḥ | Salutations to the ultimate reality |
060 | Om pāvanāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is pure |
061 | Om pāvakāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who purifies (all) |
062 | Om purushottamāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is supreme being |
063 | Om prasannātmane namaḥ | Salutations to the joyous (cheerful) one |
064 | Om phalāsaktirahitāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is free from attachment to the fruits of actions |
065 | Om bahubhaktāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one with many devotees |
066 | Om bandhamochakāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is liberated from bondage |
067 | Om brahmanishthāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is firmly established in brahman |
068 | Om brahmaparāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one for whom reveling in brahman is the supreme goal |
069 | Om bhayanāshanāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is the destroyer of fear |
070 | Om bharatagauravāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is the pride of Bharata (India) |
071 | Om bhūmne namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is the infinite |
072 | Om mahāvākyopadeshakāya namaḥ | Salutations to the teacher of the great statements of truth (in the upanishads) |
073 | Om maharshaye namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is a great sage |
074 | Om madhurasvabhāvāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who has a sweet nature |
075 | Om manoharāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who has a charming persona |
076 | Om mahātmane namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is a great soul |
077 | Om medhāvine namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is a scholar |
078 | Om yatātmane namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is self-controlled |
079 | Om yajñakṛte namaḥ | Salutations to the one who has performed jnāna yajnas (given vedantic talks) |
080 | Om lokaprasiddhāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is world renowned |
081 | Om vāgmine namaḥ | Salutations to the eloquent one |
082 | Om vibhave namaḥ | Salutations to the all-pervading one |
083 | Om vinodapriyāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who loves humor |
084 | Om vinayashīlāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is humble |
085 | Om vītarāgāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is free from all attachments (likes and dislikes) |
086 | Om vedantavedyāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is to be known through (the study of) vedanta |
087 | Om shāntāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is peace (peaceful) |
088 | Om shāntipradāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who gives peace (to all) |
089 | Om shātroddharakāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who uplifts the scriptures (scriptural teachings) |
090 | Om shuddhasattvāya namaḥ | Salutations to the immaculate (pure) one |
091 | Om shrutipāragāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who sings (spreads the teachings of) the scriptures |
092 | Om shrotriyāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who has studied, and knows, the vedas |
093 | Om sannyāsine namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is a renunciate |
094 | Om samabuddhaye namaḥ | Salutations to the well-composed and equanimous one |
095 | Om sachchidānandāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is pure existence, consciousness, and bliss |
096 | Om sarvahitachintakāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who thinks of (wishes for) the welfare of all |
097 | Om satyasankalpāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is of true resolve |
098 | Om santushtāya namaḥ | Salutations to the content one |
099 | Om sādhave namaḥ | Salutations to the pious one |
100 | Om sumanase namaḥ | Salutations to the one who has a good mind |
101 | Om suhrde namaḥ | Salutations to the one who has a good heart |
102 | Om swayamjyotishe namaḥ | Salutations to the self-effulgent one |
103 | Om sthitaprajnāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is established in the highest wisdom |
104 | Om kshamāshīlāya namaḥ | Salutations to the forgiving one |
105 | Om jnānamūrtaye namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is the embodiment of knowledge |
106 | Om jnānayogine namaḥ | Salutations to the one who attained the goal (reality) through the path of knowledge |
107 | Om jnānatrptāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is content in knowledge (of the self) |
108 | Om nitya-shudhha-buddha-mukta-swarūpāya namaḥ | Salutations to the one who is of the nature of the eternal, pure, and liberated |