Sita Ashtottara Shatanamavali
सीता अष्टोत्तर शतनामावली in English · English
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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.
✦ As told in scripture
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.
The Mantra
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oṃ sītāyai namaḥ oṃ sīradhvajasutāyai namaḥ oṃ sīmātītaguṇojjvalāyai namaḥ oṃ saundaryasārasarvasvabhūtāyai namaḥ oṃ saubhāgyadāyinyai namaḥ oṃ devyai namaḥ oṃ devārcitapadāyai namaḥ oṃ divyāyai namaḥ oṃ daśarathasnuṣāyai namaḥ oṃ rāmāyai namaḥ oṃ rāmapriyāyai namaḥ oṃ ramyāyai namaḥ oṃ rākenduvadanojjvalāyai namaḥ oṃ vīryaśulkāyai namaḥ oṃ vīrapatnyai namaḥ oṃ viyanmadhyāyai namaḥ oṃ varapradāyai namaḥ oṃ pativratāyai namaḥ oṃ paṅktikaṇṭhanāśinyai namaḥ oṃ pāvanasmṛtyai namaḥ oṃ vandāruvatsalāyai namaḥ oṃ vīramātre namaḥ oṃ vṛtaraghūttamāyai namaḥ oṃ sampatkaryai namaḥ oṃ sadātuṣṭāyai namaḥ oṃ sākṣiṇyai namaḥ oṃ sādhusammatāyai namaḥ oṃ nityāyai namaḥ oṃ niyatasaṃsthānāyai namaḥ oṃ nityānandāyai namaḥ oṃ nutipriyāyai namaḥ oṃ pṛthvyai namaḥ oṃ pṛthvīsutāyai namaḥ oṃ putradāyinyai namaḥ oṃ prakṛtyai namaḥ oṃ parāyai namaḥ oṃ hanumatsvāminyai namaḥ oṃ hṛdyāyai namaḥ oṃ hṛdayasthāyai namaḥ oṃ hatāśubhāyai namaḥ oṃ haṃsayuktāyai namaḥ oṃ haṃsagatyai namaḥ oṃ harṣayuktāyai namaḥ oṃ hatāsurāyai namaḥ oṃ sārarūpāyai namaḥ oṃ sāravacase namaḥ oṃ sādhvyai namaḥ oṃ saramāpriyāyai namaḥ oṃ trilokavandyāyai namaḥ oṃ trijaṭāsevyāyai namaḥ oṃ tripathagārcinyai namaḥ oṃ trāṇapradāyai namaḥ oṃ trātakākāyai namaḥ oṃ tṛṇīkṛtadaśānanāyai namaḥ oṃ anasūyāṅgarāgāṅkāyai namaḥ oṃ anasūyāyai namaḥ oṃ sūrivanditāyai namaḥ oṃ aśokavanikāsthānāyai namaḥ oṃ aśokāyai namaḥ oṃ śokavināśinyai namaḥ oṃ sūryavaṃśasnuṣāyai namaḥ oṃ sūryamaṇḍalāntasthavallabhāyai namaḥ oṃ śrutamātrāghaharaṇāyai namaḥ oṃ śrutisannihitekṣaṇāyai namaḥ oṃ puṇyapriyāyai namaḥ oṃ puṣpakasthāyai namaḥ oṃ puṇyalabhyāyai namaḥ oṃ purātanāyai namaḥ oṃ puruṣārthapradāyai namaḥ oṃ pūjyāyai namaḥ oṃ pūtanāmnyai namaḥ oṃ parantapāyai namaḥ oṃ padmapriyāyai namaḥ oṃ padmahastāyai namaḥ oṃ padmāyai namaḥ oṃ padmamukhyai namaḥ oṃ śubhāyai namaḥ oṃ janaśokaharāyai namaḥ oṃ janmamṛtyuśokavināśinyai namaḥ oṃ jagadrūpāyai namaḥ oṃ jagadvandyāyai namaḥ oṃ jayadāyai namaḥ oṃ janakātmajāyai namaḥ oṃ nāthanīyakaṭākṣāyai namaḥ oṃ nāthāyai namaḥ oṃ nāthaikatatparāyai namaḥ oṃ nakṣatranāthavadanāyai namaḥ oṃ naṣṭadoṣāyai namaḥ oṃ nayāvahāyai namaḥ oṃ vahnipāpaharāyai namaḥ oṃ vahniśaityakṛte namaḥ oṃ vṛddhidāyinyai namaḥ oṃ vālmīkigītavibhavāyai namaḥ oṃ vaco'tītāyai namaḥ oṃ varāṅganāyai namaḥ oṃ bhaktigamyāyai namaḥ oṃ bhavyaguṇāyai namaḥ oṃ bhāntyai namaḥ oṃ bharatavanditāyai namaḥ oṃ suvarṇāṅgyai namaḥ oṃ sukhakaryai namaḥ oṃ sugrīvāṅgadasevitāyai namaḥ oṃ vaidehyai namaḥ oṃ vinatāghaughanāśinyai namaḥ oṃ vidhivanditāyai namaḥ oṃ lokamātre namaḥ oṃ locanāntaḥsthitakāruṇyasāgarāyai namaḥ oṃ śrīrāmavallabhāyai namaḥ
Meaning: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.
Benefits of Chanting सीता अष्टोत्तर शतनामावली
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 सीता 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 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.
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