by Bibek Debroy
552One who presides over the seed.
553One who creates the seed.
554One whose strength follows adhyatma.
555The maker of history (itihasa).
556Lord of the water.
557Deceit.
558Lack of deceit.
559Specific kinds of deceit.
560One who is submissive.
561One who causes submission.
562The wise one.
563Creator of the worlds.
564Lord of animals.
565The great creator.
566The great herb.
567Immutable.
568Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
569The strong one.
570Policy.
571Lack of policy.
572Pure in soul.
573Pure.
574Respected one.
575The progress of the mind.
576One with many favours.
577Sleep, dreams.
578Mirror.
579Vanquisher of enemies.
580Creator of the Vedas.
581Creator of the sutras.
582Learned.
583With a sight like that of the immortals.
584One who dwells in the giant clouds.
585Extremely terrible.
586One who subjugates.
587One who blazes like the fire.
588One who is extremely smoky.
589One who is invoked.
590Oblations.
591One who fertilizes.
592One who provides prosperity.
593Since this has been listed earlier, we have not numbered it.
594The vigorous one.
595One with smoke as the standard.
596One who likes blue in his limbs.
597Splendid one.
598One who cannot be perceived with the senses.
599One who grants sanctuary.
600One whose nature provides blessings.
601One who receives a share (at sacrifices).
602One who determines the share (at sacrifices).
603Light one.
604One who is like a lap.
605One with great limbs.
606One who is the great origin.
607Supreme.
608Young one.
609Dark in complexion.
610Golden.
611The senses in every body.
612With giant feet.
613With large hands.
614With a gigantic body.
615With great fame.
616With a large head.
617Large in measurements.
618With large eyes.
619One who resides in the directions.
620With large teeth.
621With large ears.
622With a large penis.
623With a large jaw.
624With a large nose.
625With a large neck.
626With a large neck. Kambu is the front part of the neck, while griva is the rear part.
627One who holds up cremation grounds.
628With a broad chest.
629With a large breast.
630The inner soul.
631The abode of animals.
632One who hangs down.
633One whose lips hang down.
634Great in use of maya.
635Store of milk.
636Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
637With large teeth.
638With a large tongue.
639With a large face.
640With large nails.
641With large body hair.
642With long hair.
643With matted hair that is long.
644Without any rivals.
645Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
646Conviction.
647One who creates the mountains.
648One with affection.
649One without affection.
650One who is not defeated.
651The great sage.
652With the form of a tree.
653One with a tree on the banner.
654Fire.
655One whose mount is the wind.
656One who possesses a halo.
657One with an abode on Mount Meru.
658One who destroys the insolence of gods and danavas.
659One whose head consists of the Atharva Veda.
660One whose mouth consists of the Sama Veda.
661One whose infinite eyes consist of the one thousand hymns of the Rig Veda.
662One whose arms and feet consist of the Yajur Veda.
663One who is all the revealed and hidden knowledge.
664One who is all the mobile objects.
665One whose objectives are always accomplished.
666Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
667One who can be approached.
668The handsome one.
669One who loves gifts.
670Golden.
671Golden.
672Immobile.
673Navel (of the universe).
674One who causes delight.
675One who can be imagined.
676Architect.
677Since this has already been mentioned, we have not numbered it.
678Twelve. This can mean anything, such as the twelve Adityas or the twelve months. However, it has been interpreted as the twelve stages of life, from birth to death, that a person passes through.
679The one who terrifies.
680The original one.
681Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
682One who is established in sacrifices.
683Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
684Kali yuga or evil.
685Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
686Worshipped by destiny.
687One with companions.
688One who creates ganas (Shiva’s companions).
689Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
690Charioteer.
691One who lies down on ashes.
692One who protects the ashes.
693One who is created from ashes.
694One who has trees as companions.
695One without companions.
696Destruction.
697Since this has been listed earlier, we have not numbered it.
698Worshipped by everyone.
699Pillar. The word shanku has multiple meanings, but pillar seems to fit best.
700Accomplished one.
701Pure.
702Attended by the bhutas.
703Dwelling in hermitages.
704One who is in pigeons.
705The creator of the universe.
706The supreme lord.
707With branches, because of the comparison with a tree.
708Since this has been listed earlier, we have not numbered it.
709One whose lips have the colour of copper.
710One who is in the net of waters.
711One with a firm resolve.
712One who is tawny.
713One who is not tawny.
714The brave one.
715Lifespan.
716Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
717The ultimate one.
718One who can be comprehended well.
719One who is an excellent charioteer.
720One whose weapon is a battleaxe.
721One who accomplishes objectives.
722One who is an excellent friend.
723One who has a veena made out of a gourd.
724One whose rage is great.
725Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
726One who lies down on the water.
727The fierce one.
728One who creates lineages.
729Lineages.
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30One who is the sound of the bamboo.
731Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
732One who is present in all the limbs.
733One who uses maya.
734Well-wisher.
735Wind.
736Fire.
737Bonds.
738Creator of bonds.
739One who frees from the excellent bonds.
740The enemy of sacrifices.
741The enemy of Kama (the god of love).
742Since this has been listed earlier, we have not numbered it.
743One with great weapons.
744Not censured by many.
745Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
746Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
747The Shankara who possesses no wealth.
748Lord of the immortals.
749Great god.
750God of the universe.
751Slayer of the enemies of the gods.
752One who is in the form of a serpent in the nether regions. This is Shiva being identified with the serpent Shesha.
753Destruction, death.
754The intelligent one.
755Since this has already been listed, we are not numbering it.
756The one-footed one. This is Shiva in his one-footed form, the Aja linking this to Aja-Ekapada, the Vedic deity.
757One with a beggar’s bowl in the form of a skull.
758One who has conquered the three darts (sattva, rajas, tamas).
759Gracious one.
760One who is the physician of the gods.
761One who is like a comet.
762Kubera.
763One who holds things up.
764Power.
765One who goes everywhere.
766Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
767Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
768The place for all desire. It is also possible to translate this as a vagina.
769Eloquent one.
770One who makes all the qualities of desire flow.
771One generated from a lotus.
772The great womb.
773One with a face like the moon.
774Beautiful one.
775Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
776The pacified one.
777Ancient one.
778One who is searched out by the virtuous. The word chanchuri means a bee. One thus searches out, the way a bee searches out honey.
779One who gets action done.
780One with the form of time/destiny.
781One who creates the field of action.
782Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
783One who resides in everything.
784One who resides in darbha grass.
785Lord of all creatures.
786Foremost god among the gods.
787Unattached.
788Existence.
789Non-existence.
790One who knows about all the jewels.
791One who resides on the summit of Kailasa.
792One who resorts to the Himalaya mountains.
793One who destroys the banks (with the imagery of a river).
794One who creates banks (with the image of a river).
795One who possesses many kinds of knowledge.
796One who gives in many ways.
797Merchant.
798One who creates prosperity.
799Tree.
800Nakula and chada are the names of plants, while chandana is the sandalwood tree. It is possible that instead of nakula, it should read bakula (a tree).
801One with a sturdy neck.
802One with a large collarbone.
803One who is steady.
804Great herb. The earlier name was Mahoushadhi, in the feminine. Mahoushadha is in the masculine.
805One who ensures success in objectives.
806One who provides firm conclusions about prosody and grammar.
807With the roar of a lion.
808With the teeth of a lion.
809One who moves around on a lion.
810One with a lion as a mount.
811The power in the soul.
812One whose rhythm is that of destroying the universe.
813The tree that brings benefit to the worlds.
814Multicoloured.
815One who is like a young swan.
816One who wears a garland of flags.
817One who provides instruction.
818Abode of creatures.
819Refuge of all creatures.
820Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
821Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
822Infallible.
823Restrained.
824Horse.
825Food.
826One who upholds life.
827One with fortitude.
828One with intelligence.
829One who is worshipped.
830Lord of the yugas.
831Protector of the earth.
832Lord of the earth.
833Inhabited places.
834One with garments made out of cowhide.
835Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
836One with golden arms.
837Protector of those who wish to enter their own selves (with the image of a cave being used).
838One who establishes.
839Great delight.
840One who has conquered desire, or conquered Kama, the god of love.
841One who has conquered the senses.
842The third (ga) of the seven primary notes.
843This should probably read Suralaya, meaning, the abode of the gods.
844One who is devoted to austere rites.
845Bow.
846One who is sung of as great.
847One worshipped with great hymns.
848Served by large number of apsaras.
849With a large standard and bow.
850One who roams around on summits with many minerals.
851Since this has been listed earlier, we have not numbered it.
852One who can be addressed.
853Frenzy.
854One who conveys all kinds of pleasant fragrances.
855Gate.
856Cover.
857Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
858One who drives things around.
859Union.
860Combination.
861Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
862Ancient one.
863Immensely ancient one.
864Lord of the ganas.
865Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
866One who only depends on one’s own self.
867Lord of the gods and the asuras.
868Lord.
869One who is united (in yoga).
870One whose arms are united (in yoga).
871One who is of two kinds, the two kinds are a matter of interpretation.
872Highly extolled.
873One who is a staff.
874One who is capable of bearing things.
875Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
876One who destroyed Hari (Brahma).
877Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
878One who makes bodies whirl around.
879One who deserves respect.
880Best among riches.
881Great path.
882Severer of the head, a reference to Shiva severing Brahma’s head.
883Impatience.
884One who is adorned with all the auspicious marks.
885Axle.
886One who drives a chariot (with an imagery of the body).
887One who is a yogi in every way.
888Extremely strong.
889One who is the sacred texts.
890One who is not the sacred texts.
891The god of the tirthas.
892Great charioteer.
893Without life (meaning, the inert element in every creature).
894Life (in every creature).
895Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
896One with the auspicious eyes.
897One who is harsh in many ways.
898One with many jewels.
899Red-limbed.
900One who knows about drinking from the great oceans.
901Root.
902Large.
903Store of austerities.
904Ascent.
905One who is without ascent.
906One who eats from the mountains.
907Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
908One who is like an army.
909The great kalpa.
910One who causes progression from one yuga to another yuga.
911Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
912With the form of a yuga.
913Great in form.
914The purifier.
915Inaccessible, hard to understand.
916Mountain.
917One who determines good policy.
918Foot, root, foundation.
919Learned one.
920One who is like a mountain.
921With many garlands.
922With a great garland.
923With an excellent garland.
924With many eyes.
925The extensive ocean.
926Probably best interpreted as the mast of a ship, though the word also means cave or well.
927Flower.
928One whose appearance ensures success.
929Bull.
930One whose limbs are marked by the signs of a bull.
931Jewel of the wood-apple (bilva) tree.
932With matted hair.
933One who lets go of the moon.
934One with an excellent face.
935One who possesses all the weapons.
936One who can endure.
937Dedication.
938Born from honey or nectar.
939The excellent third primary note (gandhara or ga) of music.
940With a giant bow.
941With fragrant garlands.
942The illustrious one who arises among all deeds.
943Churner.
944Abundant.
945Arm. But this may also have been used with an imagery of the staff in the pole of a chariot.
946Everything.
947With eyes everywhere.
948The sound of a palm slapping against a club.
949The sound of a palm slapping against another palm.
950A destroyer who strikes upwards.
951One who bears.
952Umbrella.
953One with an excellent umbrella.
954Famous.
955Refuge of all the worlds.
956Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
957Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.
958Since this has already been listed, we have not numbered it.