अन्नपूर्णास्तोत्रम् Annapurna Stotram
annapūrṇāstotram
Ādi Śaṅkarācārya's hymn to Annapūrṇā, the queen of Kāśī who gives food, each verse asking "Mother Annapūrṇeśvarī, give me alms".
अन्नपूर्णास्तोत्रम्
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नित्यानन्दकरी वराभयकरी सौन्दर्यरत्नाकरीनिर्धूताखिलघोरपावनकरी प्रत्यक्षमाहेश्वरी ।प्रालेयाचलवंशपावनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरीभिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥१॥
nityānandakarī varābhayakarī saundaryaratnākarīnirdhūtākhilaghorapāvanakarī pratyakṣamāheśvarī |prāleyācalavaṃśapāvanakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarībhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī ||1||
Giver of eternal bliss, granting boons and fearlessness, ocean of beauty, who purifies by washing away every terrible sin, the great Goddess made visible, who sanctifies the line of the snowy mountain, queen of Kāśī: Mother Annapūrṇeśvarī, support of compassion, give me alms.
नानारत्नविचित्रभूषणकरी हेमाम्बराडम्बरीमुक्ताहारविलम्बमानविलसद्वक्षोजकुम्भान्तरी ।काश्मीरागरुवासिताङ्गरुचिरा काशीपुराधीश्वरीभिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥२॥
nānāratnavicitrabhūṣaṇakarī hemāmbarāḍambarīmuktāhāravilambamānavilasadvakṣojakumbhāntarī |kāśmīrāgaruvāsitāṅgarucirā kāśīpurādhīśvarībhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī ||2||
Adorned with ornaments of many jewels, splendid in golden garments, a string of pearls swaying on her breast, her lovely body fragrant with saffron and aloe, queen of Kāśī: Mother Annapūrṇeśvarī, give me alms.
योगानन्दकरी रिपुक्षयकरी धर्मार्थनिष्ठाकरीचन्द्रार्कानलभासमानलहरी त्रैलोक्यरक्षाकरी ।सर्वैश्वर्यसमस्तवाञ्छितकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरीभिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥३॥
yogānandakarī ripukṣayakarī dharmārthaniṣṭhākarīcandrārkānalabhāsamānalaharī trailokyarakṣākarī |sarvaiśvaryasamastavāñchitakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarībhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī ||3||
Giver of the bliss of yoga, destroyer of enemies, who makes us steadfast in dharma and artha, whose waves of light shine like moon, sun and fire, protector of the three worlds, granter of every power and desire, queen of Kāśī: Mother Annapūrṇā, give me alms.
कैलासाचलकन्दरालयकरी गौरी उमा शङ्करीकौमारी निगमार्थगोचरकरी ओङ्कारबीजाक्षरी ।मोक्षद्वारकपाटपाटनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरीभिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥४॥
kailāsācalakandarālayakarī gaurī umā śaṅkarīkaumārī nigamārthagocarakarī oṅkārabījākṣarī |mokṣadvārakapāṭapāṭanakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarībhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī ||4||
Dwelling in the caves of Kailāsa, Gaurī, Umā, Śaṅkarī, Kaumārī, who makes the meaning of the Vedas clear, whose seed-syllable is Oṃ, who throws open the doors of liberation, queen of Kāśī: Mother Annapūrṇā, give me alms.
दृश्यादृश्यप्रभूतवाहनकरी ब्रह्माण्डभाण्डोदरीलीलानाटकसूत्रभेदनकरी विज्ञानदीपाङ्कुरी ।श्रीविश्वेशमनःप्रसादनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरीभिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥५॥
dṛśyādṛśyaprabhūtavāhanakarī brahmāṇḍabhāṇḍodarīlīlānāṭakasūtrabhedanakarī vijñānadīpāṅkurī |śrīviśveśamanaḥprasādanakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarībhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī ||5||
Who bears the seen and unseen worlds, holding the cosmic egg within her, who cuts the thread of the play of the world, the sprouting lamp of wisdom, who delights the heart of Viśveśvara, queen of Kāśī: Mother Annapūrṇā, give me alms.
उर्वी सर्वजनेश्वरी भगवती मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरीवेणीनीलसमानकुन्तलधरी नित्यान्नदानेश्वरी ।सर्वानन्दकरी सदा शुभकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरीभिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥६॥
urvī sarvajaneśvarī bhagavatī mātānnapūrṇeśvarīveṇīnīlasamānakuntaladharī nityānnadāneśvarī |sarvānandakarī sadā śubhakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarībhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī ||6||
The Earth, queen of all people, the blessed Mother Annapūrṇeśvarī, with braided hair dark as the blue lotus, ever giving food, giver of all joy and always of good, queen of Kāśī: Mother Annapūrṇā, give me alms.
आदिक्षान्तसमस्तवर्णनकरी शम्भोस्त्रिभावाकरीकाश्मीरा त्रिपुरेश्वरी त्रिनयनी विश्वेश्वरी शर्वरी ।कामाकाङ्क्षकरी जनोदयकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरीभिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥७॥
ādikṣāntasamastavarṇanakarī śambhostribhāvākarīkāśmīrā tripureśvarī trinayanī viśveśvarī śarvarī |kāmākāṅkṣakarī janodayakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarībhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī ||7||
Who shows all the letters from a to kṣa, who holds Śambhu’s three states, Kāśmīrā, queen of the three cities, three-eyed, queen of the universe, the night, fulfiller of desires, who raises people up, queen of Kāśī: Mother Annapūrṇā, give me alms.
देवी सर्वविचित्ररत्नरचिता दाक्षायणी सुन्दरीवामा स्वादुपयोधरा प्रियकरी सौभाग्यमाहेश्वरी ।भक्ताभीष्टकरी सदा शुभकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरीभिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥८॥
devī sarvavicitraratnaracitā dākṣāyaṇī sundarīvāmā svādupayodharā priyakarī saubhāgyamāheśvarī |bhaktābhīṣṭakarī sadā śubhakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarībhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī ||8||
The Goddess adorned with every wondrous jewel, daughter of Dakṣa, beautiful, the left half of Śiva, nourishing, beloved, the great queen of good fortune, granting devotees’ wishes and always doing good, queen of Kāśī: Mother Annapūrṇā, give me alms.
चन्द्रार्कानलकोटिकोटिसदृशी चन्द्रांशुबिम्बाधरीचन्द्रार्काग्निसमानकुण्डलधरी चन्द्रार्कवर्णेश्वरी ।मालापुस्तकपाशसाङ्कुशधरी काशीपुराधीश्वरीभिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥९॥
candrārkānalakoṭikoṭisadṛśī candrāṃśubimbādharīcandrārkāgnisamānakuṇḍaladharī candrārkavarṇeśvarī |mālāpustakapāśasāṅkuśadharī kāśīpurādhīśvarībhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī ||9||
Shining like countless moons, suns and fires, with lips like the moon’s disc, wearing earrings bright as moon, sun and fire, queen of the colours of sun and moon, holding rosary, book, noose and goad, queen of Kāśī: Mother Annapūrṇā, give me alms.
क्षत्रत्राणकरी महाभयकरी माता कृपासागरीसाक्षान्मोक्षकरी सदा शिवकरी विश्वेश्वरश्रीधरी ।दक्षाक्रन्दकरी निरामयकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरीभिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥१०॥
kṣatratrāṇakarī mahābhayakarī mātā kṛpāsāgarīsākṣānmokṣakarī sadā śivakarī viśveśvaraśrīdharī |dakṣākrandakarī nirāmayakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarībhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī ||10||
Protector of the protectors, who strikes great fear into evil, the Mother, ocean of compassion, who grants liberation directly, always gracious, bearing the glory of Viśveśvara, who made Dakṣa cry out, who frees from illness, queen of Kāśī: Mother Annapūrṇā, give me alms.
अन्नपूर्णे सदापूर्णे शङ्करप्राणवल्लभे ।ज्ञानवैराग्यसिद्ध्यर्थं भिक्षां देहि च पार्वति ॥११॥
annapūrṇe sadāpūrṇe śaṅkaraprāṇavallabhe |jñānavairāgyasiddhyarthaṃ bhikṣāṃ dehi ca pārvati ||11||
O Annapūrṇā, ever full, beloved of Śaṅkara’s life: O Pārvatī, give me alms, that I may gain knowledge and detachment.
माता च पार्वती देवी पिता देवो महेश्वरः ।बान्धवाः शिवभक्ताश्च स्वदेशो भुवनत्रयम् ॥१२॥
mātā ca pārvatī devī pitā devo maheśvaraḥ |bāndhavāḥ śivabhaktāśca svadeśo bhuvanatrayam ||12||
My mother is the Goddess Pārvatī, my father is the God Maheśvara, my kin are the devotees of Śiva, and my homeland is the three worlds.
॥ इति अन्नपूर्णास्तोत्रम् सम्पूर्णम् ॥
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