Gayatri Ashtottara Shatanamavali
गायत्री अष्टोत्तर शतनामावली in English · English
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The Gayatri Ashtottara Shatanamavali is a traditional garland of the 108 names of Gayatri. The 108 names of Goddess Gayatri, the mother of the Vedas and embodiment of the sacred Gayatri mantra — each recited with “Om” and “namaḥ”, the radiant Divine Mother who awakens wisdom.
✦ As told in scripture
It is said that to offer the 108 names of Gayatri with a sincere and devoted heart — a flower at each name — is to draw the lasting grace of the divine, which never forsakes those who lovingly call upon it.
The Mantra
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oṃ taruṇādityasaṅkāśāyai namaḥ oṃ sahasranayanojjvalāyai namaḥ oṃ vicitramālābharaṇāyai namaḥ oṃ tuhinācalavāsinyai namaḥ oṃ varadābhayahastābjāyai namaḥ oṃ revātīranivāsinyai namaḥ oṃ praṇityayaviśeṣajñāyai namaḥ oṃ yantrākṛtavirājitāyai namaḥ oṃ bhadrapādapriyāyai namaḥ oṃ govindapathagāminyai namaḥ oṃ devagaṇasantuṣṭāyai namaḥ oṃ vanamālāvibhūṣitāyai namaḥ oṃ syannottamasaṃsthāyai namaḥ oṃ dhīrajīmūtanisvanāyai namaḥ oṃ mattamātaṅgagamanāyai namaḥ oṃ hiraṇyakamalāsanāyai namaḥ oṃ dhiyai namaḥ oṃ janoddhāraniratāyai namaḥ oṃ yoginyai namaḥ oṃ yogadhāriṇyai namaḥ oṃ naṭanāṭyaikaniratāyai namaḥ oṃ praṇavādyakṣarātmikāyai namaḥ oṃ ghorācārakriyāsaktāyai namaḥ oṃ dāridryacchedakāriṇyai namaḥ oṃ yādavendrakulodbhūtyai namaḥ oṃ turīyapathagāminyai namaḥ oṃ gāyatryai namaḥ oṃ gomatyai namaḥ oṃ gaṅgāyai namaḥ oṃ gautamyai namaḥ oṃ garuḍāsanāyai namaḥ oṃ geyagānapriyāyai namaḥ oṃ gauryai namaḥ oṃ govindapūjitāyai namaḥ oṃ gandharvanāgarāgārāyai namaḥ oṃ gauvarṇāyai namaḥ oṃ gaṇeśvaryai namaḥ oṃ guṇāśrayāyai namaḥ oṃ guṇavatyai namaḥ oṃ gahvarāyai namaḥ oṃ gaṇapūjitāyai namaḥ oṃ guṇatrayasamāyuktāyai namaḥ oṃ guṇatrayavivardhitāyai namaḥ oṃ guṇāvāsāyai namaḥ oṃ guṇādhārāyai namaḥ oṃ guhyagandhasvarūpiṇyai namaḥ oṃ gārgyapriyāyai namaḥ oṃ gurupadāyai namaḥ oṃ guhyaliṅgāṅgadhāriṇyai namaḥ oṃ sāvitryai namaḥ oṃ sūryatanayāyai namaḥ oṃ suṣumnānāḍibhedinyai namaḥ oṃ suprakāśāyai namaḥ oṃ sukhāsīnāyai namaḥ oṃ sumatyai namaḥ oṃ surapūjitāyai namaḥ oṃ sughaptavyavasthāyai namaḥ oṃ sughaṭita sudatyasundaryai namaḥ oṃ sāgarāmbarāyai namaḥ oṃ sudhāṃśubimbavadanāyai namaḥ oṃ sustanyai namaḥ oṃ suvilocanāyai namaḥ oṃ sītāyai namaḥ oṃ sattvāśrayāyai namaḥ oṃ sandhyāyai namaḥ oṃ suphalāyai namaḥ oṃ suvidhāyinyai namaḥ oṃ subhruve namaḥ oṃ suvāsāyai namaḥ oṃ suśroṇyai namaḥ oṃ saṃsārārṇavatāriṇyai namaḥ oṃ sāmagānapriyāyai namaḥ oṃ sādhvivaiṣṇavyai namaḥ oṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāyai namaḥ oṃ vimalākārāyai namaḥ oṃ māhendryai namaḥ oṃ mantrarūpiṇyai namaḥ oṃ mahālakṣmyai namaḥ oṃ mahāsiddhyai namaḥ oṃ mahāmāyāyai namaḥ oṃ maheśvaryai namaḥ oṃ mohinyai namaḥ oṃ madanākārāyai namaḥ oṃ madhusūdanacoditāyai namaḥ oṃ mīnāyai namaḥ oṃ madhurāvāsāyai namaḥ oṃ nāgendratanayāyai namaḥ oṃ umāyai namaḥ oṃ trivikramapadākrāntāyai namaḥ oṃ trisvargāyai namaḥ oṃ trilocanāyai namaḥ oṃ saṃsthitāyai namaḥ oṃ sūryamaṇḍalamadhyasthāyai namaḥ oṃ vahnimaṇḍalamadhyasthāyai namaḥ oṃ vāyumaṇḍalasaṃsthitāyai namaḥ oṃ vyomamaṇḍalamadhyasthāyai namaḥ oṃ cakriṇyai namaḥ oṃ cakrarūpiṇyai namaḥ oṃ kālacakravitānasthāyai namaḥ oṃ candramaṇḍaladarpaṇāyai namaḥ oṃ jyotsnātapāmaliptāṅgyai namaḥ oṃ mahāmārutavījitāyai namaḥ oṃ sarvamantrāśrayāyai namaḥ oṃ dheṇave namaḥ oṃ pāpaghnyai namaḥ oṃ parameśvaryai namaḥ oṃ śāradāyai namaḥ oṃ mahādevyai namaḥ
Meaning:The 108 names of Goddess Gayatri, the mother of the Vedas and embodiment of the sacred Gayatri mantra — each recited with “Om” and “namaḥ”, the radiant Divine Mother who awakens wisdom.
Benefits of Chanting गायत्री अष्टोत्तर शतनामावली
Chanting the 108 names (Ashtottara Shatanamavali) of Gayatri invokes the divine grace, blessings and protection of the deity.
Each name is a meditation on a sacred quality; reciting all 108 with devotion purifies the mind and fulfils sincere prayers.
Traditionally offered as an archana — one name at a time with a flower or kumkum — especially on Fridays.
Most auspicious during Navaratri; suitable for daily recitation with faith.
How to Chant गायत्री अष्टोत्तर शतनामावली
Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of the deity. Recite each name beginning with “Om” (ॐ) and ending with “namaḥ” (नमः), offering a flower, tulsi leaf, bilva leaf or a pinch of kumkum at the Lord’s feet for each name (archana). The full garland of 108 names may be chanted daily, or especially on Fridays and during Navaratri.
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