Sita Ashtottara Shatanamavali — Benefits & How to Chant
सीता अष्टोत्तर शतनामावली
Complete guide to chanting correctly for maximum benefit
Benefits of Chanting Sita Ashtottara Shatanamavali
Chanting the 108 names (Ashtottara Shatanamavali) of Sita 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 and Tuesdays.
Most auspicious during Sita Navami and Vivaha Panchami; suitable for daily recitation with faith.
How to Chant Sita Ashtottara Shatanamavali
Instructions
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 or a pinch of kumkum at the feet for each name (archana). The full garland of 108 names may be chanted daily, or especially on Fridays and Tuesdays and during Sita Navami and Vivaha Panchami.
Spiritual Significance
It is said that to offer the 108 names of Sita 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.
Origin & History
Source: Traditional
Author: Traditional
The Sita Ashtottara Shatanamavali is a traditional garland of the 108 names of Sita. The 108 names of Goddess Sita — daughter of King Janaka, consort of Lord Rama and the embodiment of devotion, purity and forbearance — each chanted with “Om” and “namaḥ”, revered as the ideal of womanhood and a form of Goddess Lakshmi.