Annapurna Stotram

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The hymn to the goddess of nourishment — Shankara's prayer from Kashi.

Acharya Anirudh

Verse

Shloka 1 — Annapurna's Form

Level 1

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॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥ अथ अन्नपूर्ण स्तोत्रम् ॥ नित्यानन्दकरी वराभयकरी सौन्दर्य रत्नाकरीनिर्धूताखिल घोर पावनकरी प्रत्यक्ष माहेश्वरी । प्रालेयाचल वंश पावनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरीभिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी ॥ 1 ॥

nitya-ānanda-karī vara-abhaya-karī saundarya ratnākarī-nirdhūta-akhila-ghora-pāvana-karī pratyakṣa māheśvarī . prāleyācala-vaṃśa-pāvana-karī kāśīpura-adhīśvarī-bhikṣām dehi kṛpā-avalambana-karī mātā annapūrṇeśvarī .. 1 ..

"1.1:Who always give Joy to Her Devotees, along with Boons and assurance of Fearlessness; Who is a repository of great Beauty and makes their minds beautiful by the touch of the Gem of Her (inner) Beauty, 1.2: Who Purifies all the Poisons and Sufferings of their minds by her Compassion, and Who is the Great Goddess manifested visibly in Kashi, 1.3: Who Sanctified the Lineage of the King of the Mountain of Himalayas (by taking birth as Devi Parvati); Who is the Ruling Mother of the city of Kasi, 1.4: O Mother Annapoorneswari, Please grant us the Alms of Your Grace; Your Grace which Support all the Worlds."

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The Annapurna Stotram was composed by Adi Shankaracharya in Kashi — a city where Annapurna Devi is worshipped as the one who sustains all life. This path teaches all eight shlokas with their philosophical meaning, connecting the act of eating to the act of worship.

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