Annapurna Stotram
verse 1
नित्यानन्दकरी वराभयकरी सौन्दर्यरत्नाकरी
Nityānandakarī varābhayakarī saundaryaratnākarī
निर्धूताखिलघोरपावनकरी प्रत्यक्षमाहेश्वरी
Nirdhūtākhilaghorapāvanakarī pratyakṣamāheśvarī
प्रालेयाचलवंशपावनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
Prāleyācalavaṃśapāvanakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
Meaning
You who make joy unceasing, who give boons and freedom from fear, who are a mine of the jewel of beauty,
who purify by shaking off everything terrible, Maheshwari made visible,
who sanctify the line of the snow-mountain, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 2
नानारत्नविचित्रभूषणकरी हेमाम्बराडम्बरी
Nānāratnavicitrabhūṣaṇakarī hemāmbarāḍambarī
मुक्ताहारविलम्बमान-विलसद्वक्षोजकुम्भान्तरी
Muktāhāravilambamāna-vilasadvakṣojakumbhāntarī
काश्मीरागरुवासिताङ्गरुचिरे काशीपुराधीश्वर
Kāśmīrāgaruvāsitāṅgarucire kāśīpurādhīśvara
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
Meaning
adorned with wondrous ornaments of many jewels, splendid in golden raiment,
the pearl necklace hanging and glinting at Your breast,
lovely with limbs perfumed by saffron and agarwood, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 3
योगानन्दकरी रिपुक्षयकरी धर्मार्थनिष्ठाकरी
Yogānandakarī ripukṣayakarī dharmārthaniṣṭhākarī
चन्द्रार्कानलभासमानलहरी त्रैलोक्यरक्षाकरी
Candrārkānalabhāsamānalaharī trailokyarakṣākarī
सर्वैश्वर्यसमस्तवाञ्छितकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
Sarvaiśvaryasamastavāñchitakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
Meaning
who bring the bliss of yoga, who waste away enemies, who set us firm in dharma and in worldly good,
whose waves shine with moon, sun and fire, protector of the three worlds,
who grant all sovereignty and every thing wished for, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 4
कैलासाचलकन्दरालयकरी गौरी उमा शङ्करी
Kailāsācalakandarālayakarī gaurī umā śaṅkarī
कौमारी निगमार्थगोचरकरी ओङ्कारबीजाक्षरी
Kaumārī nigamārthagocarakarī oṅkārabījākṣarī
मोक्षद्वारकपाटपाटनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
Mokṣadvārakapāṭapāṭanakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
Meaning
who make Your dwelling in the caves of Mount Kailasa, Gauri, Uma, Shankari,
Kaumari, who make the meaning of scripture come within reach, whose seed-syllable is Omkara,
who split open the door-panels of liberation, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 5
दृश्यादृश्यविभूतिवाहनकरी ब्रह्माण्डभाण्डोदरी
Dṛśyādṛśyavibhūtivāhanakarī brahmāṇḍabhāṇḍodarī
लीलानाटकसूत्रभेदनकरी विज्ञानदीपाङ्कुरी
Līlānāṭakasūtrabhedanakarī vijñānadīpāṅkurī
श्रीविश्वेशमनःप्रसादनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
Śrīviśveśamanaḥprasādanakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
Meaning
who carry the glory both seen and unseen, in whose womb the vessel of the cosmos lies,
who cut the strings of this play acted out in sport, first shoot of the lamp of true knowing,
who gladden the heart of Shri Vishwesha, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 6
उर्वीसर्वजनेश्वरी भगवती मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Urvīsarvajaneśvarī bhagavatī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
वेणीनीलसमानकुन्तलहरी नित्यान्नदानेश्वरी
Veṇīnīlasamānakuntalaharī nityānnadāneśvarī
सर्वानन्दकरी सदा शुभकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
Sarvānandakarī sadā śubhakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
Meaning
sovereign of all people on earth, Bhagavati, Mother Annapurneshwari,
whose plaited tresses fall dark and flowing, mistress of the unending gift of food,
who bring every joy, ever bringing good, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 7
आदिक्षान्तसमस्तवर्णनकरी शम्भोस्त्रिभावाकरी
Ādikṣāntasamastavarṇanakarī śambhostribhāvākarī
काश्मीरात्रिजलेश्वरी त्रिलहरी नित्याङ्करा शर्वरी
Kāśmīrātrijaleśvarī trilaharī nityāṅkarā śarvarī
कामाकाङ्क्षकरी जनोदयकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
Kāmākāṅkṣakarī janodayakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
Meaning
who are all the letters from a to ksha, who are the three states of Shambhu,
saffron-hued, mistress of the three waters, of the three waves, ever-marking, Sharvari,
who fulfil the longings of desire, who raise up Your people, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 8
देवी सर्वविचित्ररत्नरचिता दाक्षायणी सुन्दरी
Devī sarvavicitraratnaracitā dākṣāyaṇī sundarī
वामं स्वादुपयोधरप्रियकरी सौभाग्यमाहेश्वरी
Vāmaṃ svādupayodharapriyakarī saubhāgyamāheśvarī
भक्ताभीष्टकरी सदा शुभकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
Bhaktābhīṣṭakarī sadā śubhakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
Meaning
Devi, wrought all over with wondrous jewels, Dakshayani, beautiful,
who give freely of the sweet milk at Your breast, Maheshwari of good fortune,
who grant what devotees long for, ever bringing good, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 9
चन्द्रार्कानलकोटिकोटिसदृशा चन्द्रांशुबिम्बाधरी
Candrārkānalakoṭikoṭisadṛśā candrāṃśubimbādharī
चन्द्रार्काग्निसमानकुन्तलधरी चन्द्रार्कवर्णेश्वरी
Candrārkāgnisamānakuntaladharī candrārkavarṇeśvarī
मालापुस्तकपाशसाङ्कुशधरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
Mālāpustakapāśasāṅkuśadharī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
Meaning
like ten million moons, suns and fires, whose lip holds the glow of the moon's own orb,
wearing tresses that match moon, sun and fire, sovereign of the hue of moon and sun,
bearing rosary, book, noose and goad, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 10
क्षेत्रत्राणकरी महाऽभयकरी माता कृपासागरी
Kṣetratrāṇakarī mahā'bhayakarī mātā kṛpāsāgarī
साक्षान्मोक्षकरी सदा शिवकरी विश्वेश्वर श्रीधरी
Sākṣānmokṣakarī sadā śivakarī viśveśvara śrīdharī
दक्षाक्रन्दकरी निरामयकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
Dakṣākrandakarī nirāmayakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
Meaning
protector of the sacred field, giver of great fearlessness, Mother, ocean of compassion,
who grant liberation face to face, ever working good, bearer of Shri for Vishweshwara,
who made Daksha cry out, who leave no illness behind, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 11
अन्नपूर्णे सदापूर्णे शङ्करप्राणवल्लभे
Annapūrṇe sadāpūrṇe śaṅkaraprāṇavallabhe
ज्ञानवैराग्यसिद्ध्यर्थं भिक्षां देहि च पार्वति
Jñānavairāgyasiddhyarthaṃ bhikṣāṃ dehi ca pārvati
Meaning
Annapurna, ever full, dearest to Shankara's life,
for the winning of knowledge and dispassion, grant me alms, Parvati.
verse 12
माता च पार्वती देवी पिता देवो महेश्वरः
Mātā ca pārvatī devī pitā devo maheśvaraḥ
बान्धवाः शिवभक्ताश्च स्वदेशो भुवनत्रयम्
Bāndhavāḥ śivabhaktāśca svadeśo bhuvanatrayam
Meaning
Mother is Parvati Devi, father is the god Maheshwara,
my kinsmen are the devotees of Shiva, and my own country the three worlds.
colophon
इति श्रीशङ्करभगवतः कृतौ अन्नपूर्णास्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम्॥
Iti śrīśaṅkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau annapūrṇāstotraṃ sampūrṇam
Meaning
Thus ends the Annapurna Stotram in the work of the revered Shankara Bhagavan.
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