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1-Shiv Jee's Names

Although there are 1000 names of Shiv Jee (Shiv Sahastra Naam), some very common names are given her with their meanings. See the details of Shiv's names here. There is a Shiv Ashtottar also which is a Stotra describing Shiv's 100 names and was recited by Daitya Guru Shukraachaarya when he was in Shiv's stomach.

Aashutosh Who is pleased soon (He is pleased with very little)
Ardhnaareeshwar Who is both man as well as woman
Bholenaath Who is very innocent (knows nothing about cheating)
Chandrachood On whose head there is Moon
Chandradhar Who keeps Chandramaa (on His head)
Chandramauli Who
Dakshinaamoorti When Shiv's Moorti is faces South direction, it is caled Dakshinaamoorti
Gangaadhar Who keeps Gangaa (on His head)
Gireesh Who is the Eesh (Lord) of mountain (Kailaash)
Har Who removes all kinds of sorrows and afflictions 
Kaasheenaath Who is the Swaamee of Kaashee - It is said that Kaashe is different from the whole Prithvi. Raajaa Harish Chandra had donated the whole Prithvi to Rishi Vishwaamitra Jee, then he came to Kaashee to live with his family.
Kailaashnaath Who is the Swaamee of Kailaash Parvat (There He lives)
Kailaashpati Who is the Swaamee of Kailaash Parvat (There He lives)
Karpoor Gaur Whose complexion is as white (Gaur) as camphor (Karpoor) - means Shiv
Kedaarnaath Who is the Lord of Kedaar Hills - means Shiv
Lingodbhav Who is born from Ling
Mahaadev Who is the Devtaa of Devtaa
Mahaakaal Kaal of Kaal - Lord of the Time. Mahaa means Great, and Kaal means Swallow. In this form he is depicted as of a black color of terrific aspect
Mahesh  
Maheshwar  
Mrityunjaya Who has won the death
Nataraaj Who is the king of dancers
Neelkanth Whose throat is blue (Since He has drunk Halaahal from Saagar Manthan His throat is blue)
Panchaanan Who has five faces - means Shiv
Pinaakee At the time of destroying te three cities, Visnu gave Shiv Pinaak bow, that is why he is called Pinaakee
Rudra Destructor
Sadaa Shiv Shiv who is "ever auspicious"
Shambhoo Sham means happiness, bliss, beatitude nd Bhoo means to be; so he who is and grants happiness
Shankar Protector
Shiv Who does good to all, the Bliss giver
Shiv Shankar  
Tri-Lochan Who has three eyes
Tripuraari Who is the enemy of three cities. (He destroyed the three cities of three great demons)
Tryambak The three-eyed
Umaakaant Who is the husband of Umaa
Vrishketu Vrish means bull, and Ketu means Dhwaj or flag; so whose flag has a bull over it

 

 

 

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