Sri Annapurna Stotram was written by Adi Shankaracharya. Sri Annapurna Ashtakam is a devotional prayer addressed to Goddess Annapurneswari, the queen mother of Varanasi. Chanting or singing Sri Annapurna Astakam will help one to achieve all ambitions.
Sri Annapurna Stotram in Hindi:
नित्यानन्दकरी वराभयकरी सौन्दर्य रत्नाकरी
निर्धूताखिल घोर पावनकरी प्रत्यक्ष माहेश्वरी ।
प्रालेयाचल वंश पावनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥ 1 ॥
नाना रत्न विचित्र भूषणकरि हेमाम्बराडम्बरी
मुक्ताहार विलम्बमान विलसत्-वक्षोज कुम्भान्तरी ।
काश्मीरागरु वासिता रुचिकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥ 2 ॥
योगानन्दकरी रिपुक्षयकरी धर्मैक्य निष्ठाकरी
चन्द्रार्कानल भासमान लहरी त्रैलोक्य रक्षाकरी ।
सर्वैश्वर्यकरी तपः फलकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥ 3 ॥
कैलासाचल कन्दरालयकरी गौरी-ह्युमाशाङ्करी
कौमारी निगमार्थ-गोचरकरी-ह्योङ्कार-बीजाक्षरी ।
मोक्षद्वार-कवाटपाटनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥ 4 ॥
दृश्यादृश्य-विभूति-वाहनकरी ब्रह्माण्ड-भाण्डोदरी
लीला-नाटक-सूत्र-खेलनकरी विज्ञान-दीपाङ्कुरी ।
श्रीविश्वेशमनः-प्रसादनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥ 5 ॥
उर्वीसर्वजयेश्वरी जयकरी माता कृपासागरी
वेणी-नीलसमान-कुन्तलधरी नित्यान्न-दानेश्वरी ।
साक्षान्मोक्षकरी सदा शुभकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥ 6 ॥
आदिक्षान्त-समस्तवर्णनकरी शम्भोस्त्रिभावाकरी
काश्मीरा त्रिपुरेश्वरी त्रिनयनि विश्वेश्वरी शर्वरी ।
स्वर्गद्वार-कपाट-पाटनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥ 7 ॥
देवी सर्वविचित्र-रत्नरुचिता दाक्षायिणी सुन्दरी
वामा-स्वादुपयोधरा प्रियकरी सौभाग्यमाहेश्वरी ।
भक्ताभीष्टकरी सदा शुभकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥ 8 ॥
चन्द्रार्कानल-कोटिकोटि-सदृशी चन्द्रांशु-बिम्बाधरी
चन्द्रार्काग्नि-समान-कुण्डल-धरी चन्द्रार्क-वर्णेश्वरी
माला-पुस्तक-पाशसाङ्कुशधरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥ 9 ॥
क्षत्रत्राणकरी महाभयकरी माता कृपासागरी
सर्वानन्दकरी सदा शिवकरी विश्वेश्वरी श्रीधरी ।
दक्षाक्रन्दकरी निरामयकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥ 10 ॥
अन्नपूर्णे सादापूर्णे शङ्कर-प्राणवल्लभे ।
ज्ञान-वैराग्य-सिद्धयर्थं बिक्बिं देहि च पार्वती ॥ 11 ॥
माता च पार्वतीदेवी पितादेवो महेश्वरः ।
बान्धवा: शिवभक्ताश्च स्वदेशो भुवनत्रयम् ॥ 12 ॥
सर्व-मङ्गल-माङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थ-साधिके ।
शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोஉस्तु ते ॥ 13 ॥
Sri Annapurna Stotram Meaning:
Oh! Mother Annapurna! the 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.
Oh! Mother Annapurna! the 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.
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 splendor 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.
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.
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.
Oh! Mother Annapurna! the renderer of the support of compassion, the maker of the letters ‘a’ (‚) to ‘ksha’ (®¸), he causes 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 the 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.
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 a 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.
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.
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.
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.
Oh! Parvati! Annapurna! always full, the dear consort of Sankara, grant us alms for the sake of securing knowledge and detachment.
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.
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