Ardhanarishvara is a form Lord Shiva and Parvati Devi also known as Devi, Shakti and Uma. Ardhanarishwara is represented by both a man and a woman, divided equally in the middle. The right half is usually the male Shiva, which illustrates its traditional attributes. Ardhanarishwara is a combination of three words “Ardha”, “Nari” and “Ishwara” means “half”, “woman” and “lord” respectively, that when combined means the man whose half is a woman.
Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati or Shiva and Shakti – are known as Purusha and Prakriti. The word “Purush” is today commonly understood as “man,” but that is not what it means. Praktriti means “nature” or “creation.”
Ardhanarishvari Ashtottara Shatanamavali in English:
॥ ardhanarisvaryastottarasatanamavalih ॥
Om camundikambayai namah srikanthaya namah ।
Om parvatyai namah paramesvaraya namah ।
Om maharajnyai namah mahadevaya namah ।
Om sadaradhyayai namah sadasivaya namah ।
Om sivardhaṅgyai namah sivardhaṅgaya namah ।
Om bhairavyai namah kalabhairavaya namah ।
Om saktitritayarupadhyayai namah murtitritayarupavate namah ।
Om kamakotisupithasthayai namah kasiksetrasamasrayaya namah ।
Om daksayanyai namah daksavairine namah ।
Om sulinyai namah suladharakaya namah ।। 10 ।।
Om hriṅkarapanjarasukyai namah harisaṅkararupavate namah ।
Om srimadagnesajananyai namah sadananasujanmabhuve namah ।
Om pancapretasanarudhayai namah pancabrahmasvarupabhrte namah ।
Om candamundasiraschetryai namah jalandharasiroharaya namah ।
Om simhavahinyai namah vrsarudhaya namah ।
Om syamabhayai namah sphatikaprabhaya namah ।
Om mahisasurasamhartryai namah gajasuravimardanaya namah ।
Om mahabalacalavasayai namah mahakailasavasabhuve namah ।
Om bhadrakalyai namah virabhadraya namah ।
Om minaksyai namah sundaresvaraya namah ।। 20 ।।
Om bhandasuradisamhartryai namah dustandhakavimardanaya namah ।
Om madhukaitabhasamhartryai namah madhurapuranayakaya namah ।
Om kalatrayasvarupadhyayai namah karyatrayavidhayakaya namah ।
Om girijatayai namah girisaya namah ।
Om vaisnavyai namah visnuvallabhaya namah ।
Om visalaksyai namah visvanathaya namah ।
Om puspastrayai namah visnumarganaya namah ।
Om kausumbhavasanopetayai namah vyaghracarmambaravrtaya namah ।
Om mulaprakrtirupadhyayai namah parabrahmasvarupavate namah ।
Om rundamalavibhusadhyayai namah lasadrudraksamalikaya namah ।। 30 ।।
Om manorupeksukodandayai namah mahamerudhanurdharaya namah ।
Om candracudayai namah candramauline namah ।
Om mahamayayai namah mahesvaraya namah ।
Om mahakalyai namah mahakalaya namah ।
Om divyarupayai namah digambaraya namah ।
Om bindupithasukhasinayai namah srimadoṅkarapithagaya namah ।
Om haridrakuṅkumaliptayai namah bhasmoddhulitavigrahaya namah ।
Om mahapadmatavilolayai namah mahabilvatavipriyaya namah ।
Om sudhamayyai namah visadharaya namah ।
Om mataṅgyai namah mukutesvaraya namah ।। 40 ।।
Om vedavedyayai namah vedavajine namah ।
Om cakresyai namah visnucakradaya namah ।
Om jaganmayyai namah jagadrupaya namah ।
Om mrdanyai namah mrtyunasanaya namah ।
Om ramarcitapadambhojayai namah krsnaputravarapradaya namah ।
Om ramavanisusamsevyayai namah visnubrahmasusevitaya namah ।
Om suryacandragninayanayai namah tejastrayavilocanaya namah ।
Om cidagnikundasambhutayai namah mahaliṅgasamudbhavaya namah ।
Om kambukanthyai namah kalakanthaya namah ।
Om vajresyai namah vajrapujitaya namah ।। 50 ।।
Om trikantakyai namah tribhaṅgisaya namah ।
Om bhasmaraksayai namah smarantakaya namah ।
Om hayagrivavaroddhatryai namah markandeyavarapradaya namah ।
Om cintamanigrhavasayai namah mandaracalamandiraya namah ।
Om vindhyacalakrtavasayai namah vindhyasailaryapujitaya namah ।
Om manonmanyai namah liṅgarupaya namah ।
Om jagadambayai namah jagatpitre namah ।
Om yoganidrayai namah yogagamyaya namah ।
Om bhavanyai namah bhavamurtimate namah ।
Om sricakratmaratharudhayai namah dharanidharasamsthitaya namah ।। 60 ।।
Om srividyavedyamahimayai namah nigamagamasamsrayaya namah ।
Om dasasirsasamayuktayai namah pancavimsatisirsavate namah ।
Om astadasabhujayuktayai namah pancasatkaramanditaya namah ।
Om brahmyadimatrkarupayai namah satastekadasatmavate namah ।
Om sthirayai namah sthanave namah ।
Om balayai namah sadyojataya namah ।
Om umayai namah mrdaya namah ।
Om sivayai namah sivaya namah ।
Om rudranyai namah rudraya namah ।
Om saivesvaryai namah isvaraya namah ।। 70 ।।
Om kadambakananavasayai namah darukaranyalolupaya namah ।
Om navaksarimanustutyayai namah pancaksaramanupriyaya namah ।
Om navavaranasampujyayai namah pancayatanapujitaya namah ।
Om dehasthasatcakradevyai namah daharakasamadhyagaya namah ।
Om yoginiganasamsevyayai namah bhrṅgyadipramathavrtaya namah ।
Om ugratarayai namah ghorarupaya namah ।
Om sarvanyai namah sarvamurtimate namah ।
Om nagavenyai namah nagabhusaya namah ।
Om mantrinyai namah mantradaivataya namah ।
Om jvalajjihvayai namah jvalannetraya namah ।। 80 ।।
Om dandanathayai namah drgayudhaya namah ।
Om parthanjanastrasandatryai namah parthapasupatastradaya namah ।
Om puspavaccakratataṅkayai namah phanirajasukundalaya namah ।
Om banaputrivaroddhatryai namah banasuravarapradaya namah ।
Om vyalakancukasamvitayai namah vyalayajnopavitavate namah ।
Om navalavanyarupadhyayai namah navayauvanavigrahaya namah ।
Om natyapriyayai namah natyamurtaye namah ।
Om trisandhyayai namah tripurantakaya namah ।
Om tantropacarasupritayai namah tantradimavidhayakaya namah ।
Om navavallistavaradayai namah navavirasujanmabhuve namah ।। 90 ।।
Om bhramarajyayai namah vasukijyaya namah ।
Om bherundayai namah bhimapujitaya namah ।
Om nisumbhasumbhadamanyai namah nicapasmaramardanaya namah ।
Om sahasrambujarudhayai namah sahasrakamalarcitaya namah ।
Om gaṅgasahodaryai namah gaṅgadharaya namah ।
Om gauryai namah trayambakaya namah ।
Om srisailabhramarambakhyayai namah mallikarjunapujitaya namah ।
Om bhavatapaprasamanyai namah bhavaroganivarakaya namah ।
Om candramandalamadhyasthayai namah munimanasahamsakaya namah ।
Om pratyaṅgirayai namah prasannatmane namah ।। 100 ।।
Om kamesyai namah kamarupavate namah ।
Om svayamprabhayai namah svaprakasaya namah ।
Om kalaratryai namah krtantahrde namah ।
Om sadannapurnayai namah bhiksataya namah ।
Om vanadurgayai namah vasupradaya namah ।
Om sarvacaitanyarupadhyayai namah saccidanandavigrahaya namah ।
Om sarvamaṅgalarupadhyayai namah sarvakalyanadayakaya namah ।
Om rajarajesvaryai namah srimadrajarajapriyaṅkaraya namah ।। 108 ।।
iti ardhanarisvaryastottarasatanamavalih samapta ।
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