The Puranic shiva mahimna stotram composed in glory of Lord Shiva by Gandharva Pushpadanta invokes the Astamurti form and distinctly enumerates the eight names of Lord Shiva on the stanza 28 as under: .
"Bhavah sharvo rudrah pashupatih atha ugrah saha mahan, Tatha bhima ishanav iti yadabhidhanashtakam idam | Amushmin pratyekam pravicharati deva shrutir api, Priyayasmai dhamne pranihita-namasyo asmi bhavate ||" .