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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rackhir" data-source="post: 3061273" data-attributes="member: 149">From Wikipedia, for what that's worth<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva</a>The Shiva Purana lists 108 names for Shiva and the Shiva sahasranama lists 1008 names. Each of his names, in Sanskrit, signifies a certain attribute of his. Some of his names are listed below:    * Hara    * Mahādeva (Sanskrit महादेव) - The Supreme Lord : Maha = great, Deva = God - more often than not, the Aghora (fierce) version    * Rudra (Sanskrit रुद्र) - The one who howls or strict and uncompromising    * Maheshwara (Sanskrit महेश्वर) - The Supreme Lord: Maha = great, Eshwar = God    * Rameshwara (Sanskrit रमेश्वर) - The one whom Ram worships: Ram, Eshwar = worships, God; Ram's God    * Mahāyogi (Sanskrit महायोगी)- The Supreme Yogi: Maha = great, Yogi = one who practices Yoga    * Mahābaleshwara (Sanskrit महाबलेश्वर) - God of Great Strength : Maha = great, Bal = strength, Eshwar = God    * Trinetra (Sanskrit त्रिनेत्र) - Three-Eyed One, i.e. All-Knowing: Tri = three, Netra = Eye    * Triaksha (Sanskrit त्रिअक्ष) - Three-Eyed One, i.e. All-Knowing: Tri = three, Aksha = Eye    * Trinayana (Sanskrit त्रिनयन) - Three-Eyed One, i.e. All-Knowing: Tri = three, Nayana = Eye    * Tryambakam (Sanskrit त्र्यम्बकम्) - Three-Eyed One, i.e. All-Knowing: Tri = three, Ambakam = Eye    * Mahākala (Sanskrit महाकाल) - Great Time, i.e. Conqueror of Time: Maha = three, Kala = Time    * Neelakaṇtha (Sanskrit नीलकण्ठ) - The one with a Blue Throat: Neel = blue, Kantha = throat    * Digambara (Sanskrit दिगम्बर) - One who has the skies as his clothes, i.e. The Naked One: Dik = Clothes, Ambara = Sky    * Shankara (Sanskrit शङ्कर) - Giver of Joy    * Shambhu (Sanskrit शम्भु) - Abode of Joy    * Vyomkesha (Sanskrit व्योमकेश) - The One who has the sky as his hair: Vyom = sky, Kesha =hair    * Chandrashekhara (Sanskrit चन्द्रशेखर) - The master of the Moon: Chandra = Moon, Shekhara = master    * Siddheshwara (Sanskrit सिद्धेश्वर) - The Perfect Lord    * Trishuldhari (Sanskrit त्रिशूलधारी) - He who holds the divine Trishul or Trident: Trishul = Trident, Dhari = He who holds    * Dakhshiṇāmurthi (Sanskrit दक्षिणामूर्ति) - The Cosmic Tutor    * Kailashpati (Sanskrit कैलशपति) - Lord of Mount Kailash    * Pashupatinātha (Sanskrit पशूपतीनाथ) - Lord of all Creatures or Pashupati    * Umāpati (Sanskrit उमापति) - The husband of Uma    * Gangādhara (Sanskrit गङ्गाधर) - He who holds the river Ganga    * Bhairava (Sanskrit भैरव) - The Frightful One    * Sabesan (Sanskrit सबेसन्) - Lord who dances in the dais    * Nāgaraja (Sanskrit नागराज) - King of snakes (Lord/Ruler/Controller of snakes)    * Ekambaranatha (Sanskrit एकम्बरनथ) - The destroyer of evil (name used scarcely, mostly in temples)    * Tripurāntaka (Sanskrit त्रिपुरान्तक) - The destroyer of the triplet fortresses, Tripura, of the Asuras.    * Ashutosh</blockquote>

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