Dattatreya 108 Names: Ashtottara Shatanamavali with Meaning

Dattatreya 108 Names — Sanskrit Text

ॐ श्रीदत्ताय नमः । ॐ देवदत्ताय नमः । ॐ ब्रह्मदत्ताय नमः । ॐ विष्णुदत्ताय नमः । ॐ शिवदत्ताय नमः । ॐ अत्रिदत्ताय नमः । ॐ आत्रेयाय नमः । ॐ अत्रिवरदाय नमः । ॐ अनसूयायै नमः । ॐ अनसूयासूनवे नमः । ॐ अवधूताय नमः । ॐ धर्माय नमः । ॐ धर्मपरायणाय नमः । ॐ धर्मपतये नमः । ॐ सिद्धाय नमः । ॐ सिद्धिदाय नमः । ॐ सिद्धिपतये नमः । ॐ सिद्धसेविताय नमः । ॐ गुरवे नमः । ॐ गुरुगम्याय नमः । ॐ गुरोर्गुरुतराय नमः । ॐ गरिष्ठाय नमः । ॐ वरिष्ठाय नमः । ॐ महिष्ठाय नमः । ॐ महात्मने नमः । ॐ योगाय नमः । ॐ योगगम्याय नमः । ॐ योगादेशकराय नमः । ॐ योगरतये नमः । ॐ योगीशाय नमः । ॐ योगाधीशाय नमः । ॐ योगपरायणाय नमः । ॐ योगिध्येयाङ्घ्रिपङ्कजाय नमः । ॐ दिगम्बराय नमः । ॐ दिव्याम्बराय नमः । ॐ पीताम्बराय नमः । ॐ श्वेताम्बराय नमः । ॐ चित्राम्बराय नमः । ॐ बालाय नमः । ॐ बालवीर्याय नमः । ॐ कुमाराय नमः । ॐ किशोराय नमः । ॐ कन्दर्पमोहनाय नमः । ॐ अर्धाङ्गालिङ्गिताङ्गनाय नमः । ॐ सुरागाय नमः । ॐ विरागाय नमः । ॐ वीतरागाय नमः । ॐ अमृतवर्षिणे नमः । ॐ उग्राय नमः । ॐ अनुग्ररूपाय नमः । ॐ स्थविराय नमः । ॐ स्थवीयसे नमः । ॐ शान्ताय नमः । ॐ अघोराय नमः । ॐ गूढाय नमः । ॐ ऊर्ध्वरेतसे नमः । ॐ एकवक्त्राय नमः । ॐ अनेकवक्त्राय नमः । ॐ द्विनेत्राय नमः । ॐ त्रिनेत्राय नमः । ॐ द्विभुजाय नमः । ॐ षड्भुजाय नमः । ॐ अक्षमालिने नमः । ॐ कमण्डलुधारिणे नमः । ॐ शूलिने नमः । ॐ डमरुधारिणे नमः । ॐ शङ्खिने नमः । ॐ गदिने नमः । ॐ मुनये नमः । ॐ मौलिने नमः । ॐ विरूपाय नमः । ॐ स्वरूपाय नमः । ॐ सहस्रशिरसे नमः । ॐ सहस्राक्षाय नमः । ॐ सहस्रबाहवे नमः । ॐ सहस्रायुधाय नमः । ॐ सहस्रपादाय नमः । ॐ सहस्रपद्मार्चिताय नमः । ॐ पद्महस्ताय नमः । ॐ पद्मपादाय नमः । ॐ पद्मनाभाय नमः । ॐ पद्ममालिने नमः । ॐ पद्मगर्भारुणाक्षाय नमः । ॐ पद्मकिञ्जल्कवर्चसे नमः । ॐ ज्ञानिने नमः । ॐ ज्ञानगम्याय नमः । ॐ ज्ञानविज्ञानमूर्तये नमः । ॐ ध्यानिने नमः । ॐ ध्याननिष्ठाय नमः । ॐ ध्यानस्तिमितमूर्तये नमः । ॐ धूलिधूसरिताङ्गाय नमः । ॐ चन्दनलिप्तमूर्तये नमः । ॐ भस्मोद्धूलितदेहाय नमः । ॐ दिव्यगन्धानुलेपिने नमः । ॐ प्रसन्नाय नमः । ॐ प्रमत्ताय नमः । ॐ प्रकृष्टार्थप्रदाय नमः । ॐ अष्टैश्वर्यप्रदाय नमः । ॐ वरदाय नमः । ॐ वरीयसे नमः । ॐ ब्रह्मणे नमः । ॐ ब्रह्मरूपाय नमः । ॐ विष्णवे नमः । ॐ विश्वरूपिणे नमः । ॐ शङ्कराय नमः । ॐ आत्मने नमः । ॐ अन्तरात्मने नमः । ॐ परमात्मने नमः ।

Transliteration (Roman/IAST)

oṃ śrīdattāya namaḥ | oṃ devadattāya namaḥ | oṃ brahmadattāya namaḥ | oṃ viṣṇudattāya namaḥ | oṃ śivadattāya namaḥ | oṃ atridattāya namaḥ | oṃ ātreyāya namaḥ | oṃ atrivaradāya namaḥ | oṃ anasūyāyai namaḥ | oṃ anasūyāsūnave namaḥ | oṃ avadhūtāya namaḥ | oṃ dharmāya namaḥ | oṃ dharmaparāyaṇāya namaḥ | oṃ dharmapataye namaḥ | oṃ siddhāya namaḥ | oṃ siddhidāya namaḥ | oṃ siddhipataye namaḥ | oṃ siddhasevitāya namaḥ | oṃ gurave namaḥ | oṃ gurugamyāya namaḥ | oṃ gurorgurutarāya namaḥ | oṃ gariṣṭhāya namaḥ | oṃ variṣṭhāya namaḥ | oṃ mahiṣṭhāya namaḥ | oṃ mahātmane namaḥ | oṃ yogāya namaḥ | oṃ yogagamyāya namaḥ | oṃ yogādeśakarāya namaḥ | oṃ yogarataye namaḥ | oṃ yogīśāya namaḥ | oṃ yogādhīśāya namaḥ | oṃ yogaparāyaṇāya namaḥ | oṃ yogidhyeyāṅghripaṅkajāya namaḥ | oṃ digambarāya namaḥ | oṃ divyāmbarāya namaḥ | oṃ pītāmbarāya namaḥ | oṃ śvetāmbarāya namaḥ | oṃ citrāmbarāya namaḥ | oṃ bālāya namaḥ | oṃ bālavīryāya namaḥ | oṃ kumārāya namaḥ | oṃ kiśorāya namaḥ | oṃ kandarpamohanāya namaḥ | oṃ ardhāṅgāliṅgitāṅganāya namaḥ | oṃ surāgāya namaḥ | oṃ virāgāya namaḥ | oṃ vītarāgāya namaḥ | oṃ amṛtavarṣiṇe namaḥ | oṃ ugrāya namaḥ | oṃ anugrarūpāya namaḥ | oṃ sthavirāya namaḥ | oṃ sthavīyase namaḥ | oṃ śāntāya namaḥ | oṃ aghorāya namaḥ | oṃ gūḍhāya namaḥ | oṃ ūrdhvaretase namaḥ | oṃ ekavaktrāya namaḥ | oṃ anekavaktrāya namaḥ | oṃ dvinetrāya namaḥ | oṃ trinetrāya namaḥ | oṃ dvibhujāya namaḥ | oṃ ṣaḍbhujāya namaḥ | oṃ akṣamāline namaḥ | oṃ kamaṇḍaludhāriṇe namaḥ | oṃ śūline namaḥ | oṃ ḍamarudhāriṇe namaḥ | oṃ śaṅkhine namaḥ | oṃ gadine namaḥ | oṃ munaye namaḥ | oṃ mauline namaḥ | oṃ virūpāya namaḥ | oṃ svarūpāya namaḥ | oṃ sahasraśirase namaḥ | oṃ sahasrākṣāya namaḥ | oṃ sahasrabāhave namaḥ | oṃ sahasrāyudhāya namaḥ | oṃ sahasrapādāya namaḥ | oṃ sahasrapadmārcitāya namaḥ | oṃ padmahastāya namaḥ | oṃ padmapādāya namaḥ | oṃ padmanābhāya namaḥ | oṃ padmamāline namaḥ | oṃ padmagarbhāruṇākṣāya namaḥ | oṃ padmakiñjalkavarcase namaḥ | oṃ jñānine namaḥ | oṃ jñānagamyāya namaḥ | oṃ jñānavijñānamūrtaye namaḥ | oṃ dhyānine namaḥ | oṃ dhyānaniṣṭhāya namaḥ | oṃ dhyānastimitamūrtaye namaḥ | oṃ dhūlidhūsaritāṅgāya namaḥ | oṃ candanaliptamūrtaye namaḥ | oṃ bhasmoddhūlitadehāya namaḥ | oṃ divyagandhānulepine namaḥ | oṃ prasannāya namaḥ | oṃ pramattāya namaḥ | oṃ prakṛṣṭārthapradāya namaḥ | oṃ aṣṭaiśvaryapradāya namaḥ | oṃ varadāya namaḥ | oṃ varīyase namaḥ | oṃ brahmaṇe namaḥ | oṃ brahmarūpāya namaḥ | oṃ viṣṇave namaḥ | oṃ viśvarūpiṇe namaḥ | oṃ śaṅkarāya namaḥ | oṃ ātmane namaḥ | oṃ antarātmane namaḥ | oṃ paramātmane namaḥ ||

Meaning

This Ashtottara Shatanamavali offers salutations (“namaḥ”) to one hundred and eight names of Lord Dattatreya. The names unfold his nature as the union of the Trimurti and the supreme Guru. He is Shri-Datta (the auspicious gift), Deva-Datta, Brahma-Datta, Vishnu-Datta and Shiva-Datta — “given” by the gods; Atreya, the son of sage Atri and the chaste Anasuya. He is the Avadhuta (the liberated wanderer beyond all conventions), the very embodiment of Dharma, the Siddha and giver of perfections.

Above all he is Guru, Guru-gamya (reached through the guru), and Guror-gurutara (greater than the greatest guru). He is the master of Yoga — Yogisha, Yogadhisha, whose lotus-feet yogis meditate upon. He is described in his vivid iconography: clad in the directions (Digambara) yet also in yellow, white and varied robes; ever-youthful as Bala and Kumara; with one face or many, two eyes or three, two arms or six, bearing the rosary, water-pot, trident, drum, conch and mace; smeared with sacred ash and sandal; the knower (Jnani) and embodiment of knowledge and meditation. The final names declare his identity with the Absolute: Brahma, Vishnu, Shankara, Atman, the Inner Self (Antaratma) and the Supreme Self (Paramatma).

About this Namavali

Lord Dattatreya is one of the most revered deities of the yogic and tantric traditions, worshipped as the Adi-Guru — the primordial teacher. Born to the sage Atri and the supremely virtuous Anasuya, he embodies Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva in a single form, usually depicted with three heads, six arms and four dogs (the Vedas) with a cow (the earth) beside him. The Ashtottara Shatanamavali, “the garland of 108 names,” is chanted in his worship, each name an invocation of one facet of his all-encompassing being. Datta is the chosen deity of the Avadhuta and Nath traditions and of countless gurus including Sripada Srivallabha and Narasimha Saraswati.

Significance & Spiritual Benefits

Reciting Dattatreya’s 108 names is held to bestow guru-grace, swift spiritual progress, protection on the path, and the dissolving of ego and obstacles. As the giver of siddhis and “ashtaishvarya” (the eight prosperities), Datta is invoked for both material and spiritual fulfilment. Devotees chant the namavali for guidance when the inner or outer guru seems absent, for relief from chronic difficulties, for steadiness in sadhana, and for the awakening of true knowledge (jnana-vijnana). His worship is famed for its immediacy — he is “smartrugami,” one who comes the instant he is remembered.

Astrological Relevance

Dattatreya is the supreme Guru, so his namavali directly strengthens Jupiter (Brihaspati/Guru), the karaka of wisdom, dharma, children and fortune, and is a prime remedy for a weak or afflicted Jupiter and for the 9th house (guru, destiny, dharma). Because Datta unites all three deities, his worship is unusually versatile: invoked to pacify multiple malefics at once, to remove pitru-dosha and ancestral debts, and as a refuge during testing Saturn (Shani) periods and Sade-Sati, given Datta’s association with renunciation, endurance and the avadhuta detachment that Saturn demands. Thursdays and the Datta Jayanti are the recommended windows.

How to Chant (Vidhi)

Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of Lord Dattatreya. Light a lamp and incense, offer flowers (and ideally a little food, as Datta is the eternal mendicant). After bowing to your guru and to Datta, recite the 108 names, ideally counting one mala (108 beads) so that each name is offered with a count. Conclude with “Sri Gurudev Datta” and a prayer for guidance. A simple daily japa of “Om Dram Dattatreyaya Namah” can precede or follow the namavali. Cleanliness, humility and feeding the needy greatly enhance the practice.

Best Day & Time

Thursdays (Guruvar) and Datta Jayanti (Margashirsha Purnima) are most auspicious, as are pradosha and full-moon days. Early morning Brahma-muhurta or the evening lamp-lighting hour are ideal. Many devotees observe a special Datta sadhana through the seven days surrounding Datta Jayanti.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Lord Dattatreya?

Dattatreya is the combined incarnation of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, born to sage Atri and Anasuya. He is revered as the Adi-Guru, the primordial teacher of the yogic, Nath and avadhuta traditions.

What is the benefit of chanting the 108 names of Dattatreya?

It invokes guru-grace, wisdom and protection, removes obstacles and ancestral troubles, grants both worldly and spiritual perfections, and deepens one’s sadhana. Datta is said to respond the moment he is remembered.

What is the simplest Dattatreya mantra to chant with the namavali?

A widely used mantra is “Om Dram Dattatreyaya Namah,” or simply “Sri Gurudev Datta,” which can be repeated before and after the 108 names.