In this book I will explain the meaning of 108 names of Shiva which is given in shiva-rahasya-khanda of Skanda pur¿na.

This particular hymn is considered one of the most important hymns of Shiva. We can find authentic commentaries on this hymn by many great scholars of Pur¿na, and mantra sh¿stra.

Shiva Tatva Rahasya of Neelakantha Deekshita - a profound Shaivate scholar, a great Vaidika and a great Agama and mantra sh¿stras scholar which is an elaborate commentary of the hymn and the other work is Shivan¿makalpalata of Bhaskara Raaya - A profound Sh¿kta and a great scholar of, puranas, Agamas and mantrash¿stras.

The work Shivan¿makalpalata is in the form of a poetic hymn rather than a commentary. The hymn shows us the meaning of each name of Shiva ashtottara shatan¿ma stotra through each Shloka.

We can also find explanations of the names of Lord Shiva in various texts, like in Mahabharata, in commentaries of Shree Rudra Prashna and commentaries of Vedas, in ¿gamas and pur¿nas.