Dattatreya Ashtottara Shatanamavali
दत्तात्रेय अष्टोत्तर शतनामावली
Also known as: om dattatreyaya namah · datta ashtottara · dattatreya ashtottara · dattatreya 108 names · datta ashtothram
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✦ Meaning
A litany of the 108 names of Lord Dattatreya, the unity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva born as the son of Atri and Anasuya, each chanted as 'Om ... namaha'. The names praise him as the supreme Avadhuta, the Guru of gurus and the lord of yoga and dharma, and describe his sacred forms and his power to bestow knowledge, siddhi and liberation. It is chanted for wisdom, the Guru's grace and inner peace, especially on Thursdays and Datta Jayanti.
Origin & Story
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Lord Dattatreya was born as the son of the sage Atri and his supremely chaste wife Anasuya, when Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, won over by Anasuya's virtue, granted themselves to her as her child — hence 'Datta' ('the given') 'Atreya' ('son of Atri'). He is the foremost Avadhuta and the Adi Guru of the Datta Sampradaya, ever wandering, ever free, the lord of yoga and dharma. This garland of his 108 names is recited within that tradition to invoke the grace of the Guru and the wisdom of the liberated.
✦ As told in scripture
It is told that Dattatreya, the eternal Avadhuta, still wanders the earth bathing at Kashi, dining at Kolhapur and resting upon the Sahyadri hills, appearing in many guises to those who long for him; and devotees of the Datta Sampradaya hold that the sincere recitation of his 108 names swiftly draws the unfailing grace of the Guru in times of deepest distress.
The Mantra
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श्रीदत्ताय नमः देवदत्ताय नमः ब्रह्मदत्ताय नमः विष्णुदत्ताय नमः शिवदत्ताय नमः अत्रिदत्ताय नमः आत्रेयाय नमः अत्रिवरदाय नमः अनुसूयाय नमः अनसूयासूनवे नमः अवधूताय नमः धर्माय नमः धर्मपरायणाय नमः धर्मपतये नमः सिद्धाय नमः सिद्धिदाय नमः सिद्धिपतये नमः सिद्धसेविताय नमः गुरवे नमः गुरुगम्याय नमः गुरोर्गुरुतराय नमः गरिष्ठाय नमः वरिष्ठाय नमः महिष्ठाय नमः महात्मने नमः योगाय नमः योगगम्याय नमः योगीदेशकराय नमः योगरतये नमः योगीशाय नमः योगाधीशाय नमः योगपरायणाय नमः योगिध्येयाङ्घ्रिपङ्कजाय नमः दिगम्बराय नमः दिव्याम्बराय नमः पीताम्बराय नमः श्वेताम्बराय नमः चित्राम्बराय नमः बालाय नमः बालवीर्याय नमः कुमाराय नमः किशोराय नमः कन्दर्पमोहनाय नमः अर्धाङ्गालिङ्गिताङ्गनाय नमः सुरागाय नमः विरागाय नमः वीतरागाय नमः अमृतवर्षिणे नमः उग्राय नमः अनुग्ररूपाय नमः स्थविराय नमः स्थवीयसे नमः शान्ताय नमः अघोराय नमः गूढाय नमः ऊर्ध्वरेतसे नमः एकवक्त्राय नमः अनेकवक्त्राय नमः द्विनेत्राय नमः त्रिनेत्राय नमः द्विभुजाय नमः षड्भुजाय नमः अक्षमालिने नमः कमण्डलुधारिणे नमः शूलिने नमः डमरुधारिणे नमः शङ्खिने नमः गदिने नमः मुनये नमः मौलिने नमः विरूपाय नमः स्वरूपाय नमः सहस्रशिरसे नमः सहस्राक्षाय नमः सहस्रबाहवे नमः सहस्रायुधाय नमः सहस्रपादाय नमः सहस्रपद्मार्चिताय नमः पद्महस्ताय नमः पद्मपादाय नमः पद्मनाभाय नमः पद्ममालिने नमः पद्मगर्भारुणाक्षाय नमः पद्मकिञ्जल्कवर्चसे नमः ज्ञानिने नमः ज्ञानगम्याय नमः ज्ञानविज्ञानमूर्तये नमः ध्यानिने नमः ध्याननिष्ठाय नमः ध्यानस्तिमितमूर्तये नमः धूलिधूसरिताङ्गाय नमः चन्दनलिप्तमूर्तये नमः भस्मोद्धूलितदेहाय नमः दिव्यगन्धानुलेपिने नमः प्रसन्नाय नमः प्रमत्ताय नमः प्रकृष्टार्थप्रदाय नमः अष्टैश्वर्यप्रदाय नमः वरदाय नमः वरीयसे नमः ब्रह्मणे नमः ब्रह्मरूपाय नमः विष्णवे नमः विश्वरूपिणे नमः शङ्कराय नमः आत्मने नमः अन्तरात्मने नमः परमात्मने नमः
śrīdattāya namaḥ devadattāya namaḥ brahmadattāya namaḥ viṣṇudattāya namaḥ śivadattāya namaḥ atridattāya namaḥ ātreyāya namaḥ atrivaradāya namaḥ anusūyāya namaḥ anasūyāsūnave namaḥ avadhūtāya namaḥ dharmāya namaḥ dharmaparāyaṇāya namaḥ dharmapataye namaḥ siddhāya namaḥ siddhidāya namaḥ siddhipataye namaḥ siddhasevitāya namaḥ gurave namaḥ gurugamyāya namaḥ gurorgurutarāya namaḥ gariṣṭhāya namaḥ variṣṭhāya namaḥ mahiṣṭhāya namaḥ mahātmane namaḥ yogāya namaḥ yogagamyāya namaḥ yogīdeśakarāya namaḥ yogarataye namaḥ yogīśāya namaḥ yogādhīśāya namaḥ yogaparāyaṇāya namaḥ yogidhyeyāṅghripaṅkajāya namaḥ digambarāya namaḥ divyāmbarāya namaḥ pītāmbarāya namaḥ śvetāmbarāya namaḥ citrāmbarāya namaḥ bālāya namaḥ bālavīryāya namaḥ kumārāya namaḥ kiśorāya namaḥ kandarpamohanāya namaḥ ardhāṅgāliṅgitāṅganāya namaḥ surāgāya namaḥ virāgāya namaḥ vītarāgāya namaḥ amṛtavarṣiṇe namaḥ ugrāya namaḥ anugrarūpāya namaḥ sthavirāya namaḥ sthavīyase namaḥ śāntāya namaḥ aghorāya namaḥ gūḍhāya namaḥ ūrdhvaretase namaḥ ekavaktrāya namaḥ anekavaktrāya namaḥ dvinetrāya namaḥ trinetrāya namaḥ dvibhujāya namaḥ ṣaḍbhujāya namaḥ akṣamāline namaḥ kamaṇḍaludhāriṇe namaḥ śūline namaḥ ḍamarudhāriṇe namaḥ śaṅkhine namaḥ gadine namaḥ munaye namaḥ mauline namaḥ virūpāya namaḥ svarūpāya namaḥ sahasraśirase namaḥ sahasrākṣāya namaḥ sahasrabāhave namaḥ sahasrāyudhāya namaḥ sahasrapādāya namaḥ sahasrapadmārcitāya namaḥ padmahastāya namaḥ padmapādāya namaḥ padmanābhāya namaḥ padmamāline namaḥ padmagarbhāruṇākṣāya namaḥ padmakiñjalkavarcase namaḥ jñānine namaḥ jñānagamyāya namaḥ jñānavijñānamūrtaye namaḥ dhyānine namaḥ dhyānaniṣṭhāya namaḥ dhyānastimitamūrtaye namaḥ dhūlidhūsaritāṅgāya namaḥ candanaliptamūrtaye namaḥ bhasmoddhūlitadehāya namaḥ divyagandhānulepine namaḥ prasannāya namaḥ pramattāya namaḥ prakṛṣṭārthapradāya namaḥ aṣṭaiśvaryapradāya namaḥ varadāya namaḥ varīyase namaḥ brahmaṇe namaḥ brahmarūpāya namaḥ viṣṇave namaḥ viśvarūpiṇe namaḥ śaṅkarāya namaḥ ātmane namaḥ antarātmane namaḥ paramātmane namaḥ
Meaning:The Dattatreya Ashtottara Shatanamavali is the garland of the 108 names of Lord Dattatreya, the son of the sage Atri and the chaste Anasuya, in whom the Trimurti — Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva — are united in a single form. He is the supreme Avadhuta and the Guru of gurus, the lord of yoga and of dharma. The names move through his divine birth, his many sacred forms (one-faced and many-faced, two-armed and six-armed bearing conch, discus, trident, rosary, water-pot and drum), and his nature as the bestower of knowledge, perfection (siddhi) and liberation. Recited with 'Om' and 'namaha', the litany grants wisdom, the grace of the Guru, the removal of obstacles and inner peace.
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Benefits of Chanting Dattatreya Ashtottara Shatanamavali
Chanting the 108 names of Dattatreya invokes the grace of the Guru of gurus and bestows true wisdom.
As the union of the Trimurti, his names grant creation's strength, sustenance and the dissolution of ego.
Each name is offered as an archana for spiritual progress, detachment (vairagya) and inner peace.
Removes obstacles, fears and difficulties and is revered for relief in times of acute distress.
Bestows mastery in yoga and meditation, for Dattatreya is the lord of yoga (Yogiraja).
Most auspicious on Thursdays and Datta Jayanti; suitable for daily recitation with devotion.
How to Chant Dattatreya Ashtottara Shatanamavali
Bathe and sit before an image of Lord Dattatreya, ideally after lighting a lamp and incense. Recite each of the 108 names beginning with 'Om' (ॐ) and ending with 'namaha' (नमः), offering a flower or a bilva/tulsi leaf for each name (archana). Thursday, the day of the Guru, and Datta Jayanti are most auspicious. The litany is often recited together with the Dattatreya Stotram and meditation upon the Guru, with deep faith and a settled, quiet mind.