Annapurna Stutih

अन्नपूर्ण स्तुतिः

Annapūrṇa Stutiḥ

All 12 verses

Verse 1

नित्यानन्दकरी वराभयकरी सौन्दर्यरत्नाकरी निर्धूताखिलघोरपावनकरी प्रत्यक्षमाहेश्वरी । प्रालेयाचलवंशपावनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥१॥

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नित्यानन्दकरी वराभयकरी सौन्दर्यरत्नाकरी: Maker of eternal bliss, granter of boon and fearlessness, maker of the jewel of beauty.
निर्धूताखिलघोरपावनकरी प्रत्यक्षमाहेश्वरी ।: Purifier of all terrible things, the directly visible great goddess.
प्रालेयाचलवंशपावनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी: Purifier of the snowy-mountain lineage, mistress of Kashi.
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥१॥: Grant alms, O Mother Annapurneshvari, who is support through grace.

She grants eternal joy, refuge, and purity to the beggar at Kashi's door. In Advaita, the Mother who feeds all bodies is the same consciousness that nourishes the soul with the alms of knowledge.

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Verse 2

नानारत्नविचित्रभूषणकरी हेमाम्बराडम्बरी मुक्ताहारविलम्बमानविलसत्क्षोजकुम्भान्तरी । काश्मीरागरुवासिता रुचिकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥२॥

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नानारत्नविचित्रभूषणकरी हेमाम्बराडम्बरी: Maker of varied, wondrous jewel-ornaments, robed in golden garments.
मुक्ताहारविलम्बमानविलसत्क्षोजकुम्भान्तरी ।: Within whose resplendent bosom-vessels a pearl necklace hangs swaying.
काश्मीरागरुवासिता रुचिकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी: Fragrant with saffron and agaru, maker of delight, mistress of Kashi.
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥२॥: Grant alms, O Mother Annapurneshvari, who is support through grace.

Her adornment and fragrance are the splendour of divine beauty, yet the prayer is for alms. Outer magnificence points to the inner fullness that alone satisfies the hunger of the heart.

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Verse 3

योगानन्दकरी रिपुक्षयकरी धर्मार्थनिष्ठाकरी चन्द्रार्कानलभासमानलहरी त्रैलोक्यरक्षाकरी । सर्वैश्वर्यसमस्तवाञ्छितकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥३॥

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योगानन्दकरी रिपुक्षयकरी धर्मार्थनिष्ठाकरी: Maker of yogic bliss, destroyer of foes, upholder of dharma and artha.
चन्द्रार्कानलभासमानलहरी त्रैलोक्यरक्षाकरी ।: Wave of splendour equal to moon, sun, and fire, protector of the three worlds.
सर्वैश्वर्यसमस्तवाञ्छितकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी: Fulfiller of every desire of all sovereignty, mistress of Kashi.
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥३॥: Grant alms, O Mother Annapurneshvari, who is support through grace.

She bestows yogic bliss and upholds righteousness while radiating like sun and moon combined. True sovereignty is the fulfillment of the one desire worth seeking: knowledge of the Self she embodies.

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Verse 4

कैलासाचलकन्दरालयकरी गौरी उमा शङ्करी कौमारी निगमार्थगोचरकरी ओङ्कारबीजाक्षरी । मोक्षद्वारकपाटपाटनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥४॥

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कैलासाचलकन्दरालयकरी गौरी उमा शङ्करी: Dweller in Kailasa's caves, Gauri, Uma, Shankari.
कौमारी निगमार्थगोचरकरी ओङ्कारबीजाक्षरी ।: Kumari, knowable through the meaning of the Vedas, the Om-seed syllable.
मोक्षद्वारकपाटपाटनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी: Opener of the door at liberation's gateway, mistress of Kashi.
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥४॥: Grant alms, O Mother Annapurneshvari, who is support through grace.

Known as Gauri and the Om-bija understood by the Vedas, she opens liberation's door. The alms sought at Kashi are the food of wisdom that opens the gate to moksha.

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Verse 5

दृश्यादृश्यविभूतिवाहनकरी ब्रह्माण्डभाण्डोदरी लीलानाटकसूत्रभेदनकरी विज्ञानदीपाङ्कुरी । श्रीविश्वेशमनःप्रसादनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥५॥

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दृश्यादृश्यविभूतिवाहनकरी ब्रह्माण्डभाण्डोदरी: Bearer of seen and unseen powers, whose belly is the cosmic egg.
लीलानाटकसूत्रभेदनकरी विज्ञानदीपाङ्कुरी ।: Breaker of the threads of the play-drama, sprout of the lamp of knowledge.
श्रीविश्वेशमनःप्रसादनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी: Delighter of Vishvesha's heart, mistress of Kashi.
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥५॥: Grant alms, O Mother Annapurneshvari, who is support through grace.

She contains the cosmic egg and cuts the strings of life's drama, sprouting the lamp of wisdom. Delighting the Lord of the universe, she is the Shakti in whom the whole creation rests and is known.

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Verse 6

उर्वी सर्वजनेश्वरी भगवती माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी वेणीनिलसमानकुन्तलधरी नित्यान्नदानेश्वरी । सर्वानन्दकरी सदाशुभकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥६॥

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उर्वी सर्वजनेश्वरी भगवती माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी: Sovereign of the earth, blessed goddess, Mother Annapurneshvari.
वेणीनिलसमानकुन्तलधरी नित्यान्नदानेश्वरी ।: Bearer of dark braided hair like the blue lotus, queen of perpetual food-giving.
सर्वानन्दकरी सदाशुभकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी: Maker of all bliss, ever auspicious, mistress of Kashi.
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥६॥: Grant alms, O Mother Annapurneshvari, who is support through grace.

Queen of the earth and ever-giving Mother of food, she bestows all joy. The beggar's bowl at her door symbolizes the soul's dependence on the grace that feeds both body and spirit.

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Verse 7

आदिक्षान्तासमस्तवर्णनकरी शम्भोस्त्रिभावाकरी काश्मीरा त्रिजलेश्वरी त्रिलहरी नित्याङ्कुरा शर्वरी । कामाकाङ्क्षकरी जनोदयकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥७॥

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आदिक्षान्तासमस्तवर्णनकरी शम्भोस्त्रिभावाकरी: Maker of all praise from first to last, maker of Shambhu's threefold power.
काश्मीरा त्रिजलेश्वरी त्रिलहरी नित्याङ्कुरा शर्वरी ।: Kashmira, mistress of the three waters, destroyer of the three sins, ever fresh, Sharvari.
कामाकाङ्क्षकरी जनोदयकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी: Fulfiller of righteous desires, raiser of people, mistress of Kashi.
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥७॥: Grant alms, O Mother Annapurneshvari, who is support through grace.

She is Shambhu's threefold Shakti and mistress of the three sacred waters. Fulfilling righteous longing, she uplifts devotees as the power through which the Lord sustains the world.

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Verse 8

देवी सर्वविचित्ररत्नरचिता दाक्षायणी सुन्दरी वामे स्वादुपयोधरा प्रियकरी सौभाग्यमाहेश्वरी । भक्ताभीष्टकरी सदाशुभकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥८॥

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देवी सर्वविचित्ररत्नरचिता दाक्षायणी सुन्दरी: Goddess fashioned of all wondrous jewels, Dakshayani, the beautiful one.
वामे स्वादुपयोधरा प्रियकरी सौभाग्यमाहेश्वरी ।: On whose left breast is sweet nourishment, beloved, Maheshvari of good fortune.
भक्ताभीष्टकरी सदाशुभकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी: Fulfiller of devotees' wishes, ever auspicious, mistress of Kashi.
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥८॥: Grant alms, O Mother Annapurneshvari, who is support through grace.

Dakshayani nourishes devotees' wishes and auspicious fortune as Maheshvari. The mother's breast that feeds the world is the symbol of Brahman as the source from which all life draws sustenance.

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Verse 9

चन्द्रार्कानलकोटिकोटिसदृशा चन्द्रांशुबिम्बाधरी चन्द्रार्काग्निसमानकुण्डलधरी चन्द्रार्कवर्णेश्वरी । मालापुस्तकपाशसाङ्कुशधरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥९॥

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चन्द्रार्कानलकोटिकोटिसदृशा चन्द्रांशुबिम्बाधरी: Like billions upon billions of moons, suns, and fires, bearer of a moon-ray orb on her lips.
चन्द्रार्काग्निसमानकुण्डलधरी चन्द्रार्कवर्णेश्वरी ।: Bearer of earrings equal to moon, sun, and fire, queen of moon-and-sun hue.
मालापुस्तकपाशसाङ्कुशधरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी: Bearer of rosary, book, noose, and goad, mistress of Kashi.
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥९॥: Grant alms, O Mother Annapurneshvari, who is support through grace.

Her splendour rivals countless suns and moons; she bears the emblems of wisdom and discipline. The rosary and book point to the knowledge she grants along with the food that sustains the body.

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Verse 10

क्षत्रत्राणकरी महाभयकरी माता कृपासागरी साक्षान्मोक्षकरी सदा शिवकरी विश्वेश्वरी श्रीधरी । दक्षाक्रन्दकरी निरामयकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥१०॥

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क्षत्रत्राणकरी महाभयकरी माता कृपासागरी: Protector of the righteous, giver of great fearlessness, Mother, ocean of compassion.
साक्षान्मोक्षकरी सदा शिवकरी विश्वेश्वरी श्रीधरी ।: Direct giver of liberation, ever auspicious, Vishveshvari, bearer of fortune.
दक्षाक्रन्दकरी निरामयकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी: Maker of Daksha's cry of grief, maker of freedom from disease, mistress of Kashi.
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी माताऽन्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥१०॥: Grant alms, O Mother Annapurneshvari, who is support through grace.

Ocean of compassion, she protects the righteous and grants liberation directly as Vishveshvari. The alms of Annapurna are ultimately the fearlessness and moksha that only the Mother's grace bestows.

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Verse 11

अन्नपूर्णे सदापूर्णे शङ्करप्राणवल्लभे । ज्ञानवैराग्यसिद्ध्यर्थं भिक्षां देहि च पार्वति ॥११॥

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अन्नपूर्णे सदापूर्णे शङ्करप्राणवल्लभे ।: O Annapurna, ever full, beloved of Shankara's very life.
ज्ञानवैराग्यसिद्ध्यर्थं भिक्षां देहि च पार्वति ॥११॥: For the attainment of knowledge and dispassion, grant alms also, O Parvati.

The famous prayer asks Parvati, ever-full beloved of Shankara, for alms that ripen knowledge and dispassion. True nourishment is not grain alone but the wisdom and detachment that lead to the Self.

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Verse 12

माता मे पार्वती देवी पिता देवो महेश्वरः । बान्धवाः शिवभक्ताश्च स्वदेशो भुवनत्रयम् ॥१२॥

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माता मे पार्वती देवी पिता देवो महेश्वरः ।: My mother is Goddess Parvati; my father is God Maheshvara.
बान्धवाः शिवभक्ताश्च स्वदेशो भुवनत्रयम् ॥१२॥: My kinsmen are Shiva's devotees; my own country is the three worlds.

The closing vision redefines kinship: Mother Parvati, Father Maheshvara, friends as Shiva's devotees, and the three worlds as home. When the divine alone is one's family, the whole universe becomes one's own abode.

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