Sri Annapurna Stotram is composed by Sri Adi Shankaracharya. Annapurna (Annapoorna, Annapurneshwari or Annada ) is the goddess of food and nourishment. She is a form of Parvati, the inseparable shakti of Lord Shiva. Anna is translated as “food” and “grains” and Purna means “full” or “complete”. Annapoorna literally means filled with food. Annapurna devi holds in one hand a jeweled bowl full of grains and in the other a golden ladle, symbolizing the abundant nourishment she gives to all. In this stotram, śrī ādi śaṅkarāchārya describes the annapūrṇa as she resides in the kāśī or vāraṇāśī temple.
nityānandakarī varābhayakarī saundarya ratnākarī
nirdhūtākhila ghōra pāvanakarī pratyakṣa māhēśvarī ।
prālēyāchala vaṃśa pāvanakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṃ dēhi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī ॥ 1 ॥
Oh! Mother Annapurna! renderer of the support of compassion, the bestower of eternal happiness, the donor of gifts and protection, the ocean of beauty, the destroyer of all sins and purifier, the great goddess, the purifier of the family of Himavan, and the great deity of Kasi, (thou) grant us alms.
nānā ratna vichitra bhūṣaṇakari hēmāmbarāḍambarī
muktāhāra vilambamāna vilasat-vakṣōja kumbhāntarī ।
kāśmīrāgaru vāsitā ruchikarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṃ dēhi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī ॥ 2 ॥
Oh! Mother Annapurna! renderer of the support of compassion, one who is adorned with ornaments made up of different kinds of gems, wearer of golden-laced dress, the space, in between whose breasts shines with the pendant garland of pearls, the beautiful – bodied, rendered and the presiding deity of Kasi, (thou) grant us alms.
yōgānandakarī ripukṣayakarī dharmaikya niṣṭhākarī
chandrārkānala bhāsamāna laharī trailōkya rakṣākarī ।
sarvaiśvaryakarī tapaḥ phalakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṃ dēhi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī ॥ 3 ॥
Oh! Mother Annapurna! the renderer of the support of compassion, the giver of happiness obtainable through yoga, the destroyer of the enemies, the cause of (men) getting deep-rooted in righteousness, the possessor of the waves of splendour of the three worlds, the donors of all riches, the bestower of the fruits of penance, and the presiding deity of Kasi, (thou) grant us alms.
kailāsāchala kandarālayakarī gaurī-hyumāśāṅkarī
kaumārī nigamārtha-gōcharakarī-hyōṅkāra-bījākṣarī ।
mōkṣadvāra-kavāṭapāṭanakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṃ dēhi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī ॥ 4 ॥
Oh! Mother Annapurna! the renderer of the support of compassion, the resident of the caves of the Kailasa mountains, golden-complexioned, Oh! Uma! the consort of Sankara, endowed always with maidenhood, the cause of our comprehension of the purport of the Vedas, whose basic syllable is the syllable `Om’, the opener of the doors of emancipation and the presiding deity of Kasi, (thou) grant us alms.
dṛśyādṛśya-vibhūti-vāhanakarī brahmāṇḍa-bhāṇḍōdarī
līlā-nāṭaka-sūtra-khēlanakarī vijñāna-dīpāṅkurī ।
śrīviśvēśamanaḥ-prasādanakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṃ dēhi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī ॥ 5 ॥
Oh! Mother Annapurna! the renderer of the support of compassion, the conveyor of the visible and invisible prosperity, the container of the primordial egg, the directress of the sportive drama (of the world), the flame of the lamp of true knowledge, the source of the mental happiness of Sri Visvanatha, and the presiding deity of Kasi, (thou) grant us alms.
urvī sarvajayēśvarī jayakarī mātā kṛpāsāgarī
vēṇī-nīlasamāna-kuntaladharī nityānna-dānēśvarī ।
sākṣānmōkṣakarī sadā śubhakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṃ dēhi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī ॥ 6 ॥
Oh! Mother Annapurna! the renderer of the support of compassion, the form of the earth, the governess of all men, the cause of victory, the mother, the ocean of compassion, the possessor of beautiful and dark braid of hari resembling the flower of the indigo plant, the giver of food daily, the direct bestower of emancipation and eternal welfare, and the presiding deity of Kasi, (thou) grant us alms.
ādikṣānta-samastavarṇanakarī śambhōstribhāvākarī
kāśmīrā tripurēśvarī trinayani viśvēśvarī śarvarī ।
svargadvāra-kapāṭa-pāṭanakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṃ dēhi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī ॥ 7 ॥
Oh! Mother Annapurna! the renderer of the support of compassion, the maker of the letters ‘a’ (‚) to ‘ksha’ (®¸), he cause of the three acts of Sambhu, namely, the creation, protection and destruction, the wearer of saffron, the consort of the destroyer of the three cities, the consort of the three-eyed lord, the governess of universe, the form of the goddess of night, the opener of the gates of heavens, and the presiding deity of Kasi, (thou) grant us alms.
dēvī sarvavichitra-ratnaruchitā dākṣāyiṇī sundarī
vāmā-svādupayōdharā priyakarī saubhāgyamāhēśvarī ।
bhaktābhīṣṭakarī sadā śubhakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṃ dēhi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī ॥ 8 ॥
Oh! Mother Annapurna! the renderer of the support of compassion, Oh! Goddess! adorned with different kinds of gems, the daughter of Daksha, the most beautiful, bearer of benign breasts, doer of good to all, endowed with good fortune, fulfiller of the desires of the devotees, doer of auspicious acts, and the presiding deity of Kasi, (thou) grant us alms.
chandrārkānala-kōṭikōṭi-sadṛśī chandrāṃśu-bimbādharī
chandrārkāgni-samāna-kuṇḍala-dharī chandrārka-varṇēśvarī
mālā-pustaka-pāśasāṅkuśadharī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṃ dēhi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī ॥ 9 ॥
Oh! Mother Annapurna! the renderer of the support of compassion, one who resembles crores and crores of suns, moons and fires, endowed with lips resembling the red pearl and the bimba fruit, bearer of ear-ornament resembling the moon, sun and fire (in radiance), having a complexion of the goad, and the presiding deity of Kasi, (thou) grant us alms.
kṣatratrāṇakarī mahābhayakarī mātā kṛpāsāgarī
sarvānandakarī sadā śivakarī viśvēśvarī śrīdharī ।
dakṣākrandakarī nirāmayakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṃ dēhi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī ॥ 10 ॥
Oh! Mother Annapurna! the renderer of the support of compassion, the protector of the dominion remover of great fear, the mother, the ocean of compassion, the cause of the happiness of all, the eternal doer of good, the consort of Visvesvara, the form of Lakshmi, the destroyer of the sacrifice of Daksha, one who makes us free from diseases, and the presiding deity of Kasi, (thou) grant us alms.
annapūrṇē sādāpūrṇē śaṅkara-prāṇavallabhē ।
jñāna-vairāgya-siddhayarthaṃ bikbiṃ dēhi cha pārvatī ॥ 11 ॥
Oh! Parvati! Annapurna! always full, the dear consort of Sankara, grant us alms for the sake of securing knowledge and detachment.
mātā cha pārvatīdēvī pitādēvō mahēśvaraḥ ।
bāndhavāḥ śivabhaktāścha svadēśō bhuvanatrayam ॥ 12 ॥
Goddess Parvati is my Mother, Lord Mahesvara is my Father, the devotees of Lord Siva are my relatives; and the three worlds are my own country.
sarva-maṅgala-māṅgalyē śivē sarvārtha-sādhikē ।
śaraṇyē tryambakē gauri nārāyaṇi namō'stu tē ॥ 13 ॥
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