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Thursday, 27 March 2008
In Hinduism, deities are called by many names, which describe them in different ways. These names often refer to specific stories about the deities, functions they perform, or ways of thinking about them. Study of these names is helpful to understanding deities from multiple points of view. Some names are used by more than one deity, so looking for names that uniquely describe a deity is one way to pinpoint their functions.

Sahasranamas

There are at least eight different versions of the Shiva Sahasranama, devotional hymns (stotras) listing many names of Shiva.[181] The version appearing in Book 13 (Anuśāsanaparvan) of the Mahabharata is considered the kernel of this tradion.[182]

The nine versions of Shiva sahasranamas are

1. Mahabharata 13.17.30-150 (Anuśāsanaparvan Version)
2. 'Rudrayamala
3. Linga Purana (version 1, LP 1.65.54-168) is close to the Mahabharata Anuśāsanaparvan version.
4. Linga Purana (version 2, LP 1.98.27-159) has some passages in common with LP version 1, but also with other sources
5. Shivapurana 4.35.1-131.
6. Mahabharata (Śāntiparvan version). The critical edition of the Mahabharata does not include this version, relegating it to Appendix 28 to Śāntiparvan. It does appear in the text of the Gita Press edition as 12.284.68-180.
7. Vayu Purana (1.30.179-284) is almost the same as the Mahabharata Śāntiparvan version.
8. Brahmanda Purana (38.1.1-100) is almost the same as the Vayu Purana version.
9. Mahābhāgavata Upapurana (67.1-125) appears to be of comparatively recent origin.

Lord Shiva also has DashaSahasranamas (10,000 names) that are found in the Mahanyasa.

Rudram Chamakam

The Shri Rudram Chamakam, also known as the Śatarudriya, is a devotional hymn to Shiva hailing him by many names.[183][184]


REFERENCES: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva

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