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𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍

Annapurna Stotram in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Annapurna Jayanti (Margashirsha Purnima); Navratri; before cooking or eating·🎵 Audio included·📜 Composed by Adi Shankaracharya

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Composed by Adi Shankaracharya · Adi Shankaracharya · 8th century CE

The Annapurna Stotram is Adi Shankaracharya's hymn to the Goddess of nourishment enshrined at Kashi, where she is worshipped beside Vishwanath as the Mother who feeds even Lord Shiva. In ornate verses, each closing 'Bhiksham dehi… Mata Annapurneshwari', he begs of her not riches but food, knowledge and dispassion — and in the final verses surrenders utterly: 'My mother is Parvati, my father Maheshwara, the devotees of Shiva my kin, and the three worlds my home.'

✦ As told in scripture

It is told at Kashi that Annapurna feeds every pilgrim who comes to her, so that none in her city goes hungry; her devotees hold that to recite this stotram with faith is to be assured that the home and the soul will never lack for nourishment.

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Verse 1

𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌭𑌯𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌸𑍗𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌘𑍋𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 । 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌲𑍇𑌯𑌾𑌚𑌲𑌵𑌂𑌶𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍀𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 ॥

Nityanandakari varabhayakari saundaryaratnakari Nirdhutakhilaghorapavanakari pratyakshamaheshvari Praleyachalavamshapavanakari kashipuradhishvari Bhiksham dehi kripavalambanakari matannapurneshvari

Meaning:Bestower of eternal bliss, giver of boons and fearlessness, ocean of beauty; purifier who dispels all that is dreadful, the Goddess made manifest; sanctifier of the lineage of the snow-mountain (the Himalaya), Sovereign of the city of Kashi — grant me alms, O Mother Annapurneshwari, the support of the compassionate.

Verse 2

𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌹𑍇𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌾𑌡𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌮𑌾𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌜𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍀 । 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍀𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 ॥

Nanaratnavichitrabhushanakari hemambaradambari Muktaharavilambamana vilasat vakshojakumbhantari Kashmiragaruvasita ruchikari kashipuradhishvari Bhiksham dehi kripavalambanakari matannapurneshvari

Meaning:Adorned with wondrous ornaments of many gems, resplendent in golden raiment; a shining pearl-necklace resting upon her breast; fragrant with saffron and aloe, full of grace, Sovereign of Kashi — grant me alms, O Mother Annapurneshwari, the support of the compassionate.

Verse 3

𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌲𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌲𑌹𑌰𑍀 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌕𑌰𑍀 । 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌤𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍀𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 ॥

Yoganandakari ripukshayakari dharmarthanishthakari Chandrarkanalabhasamanalahari trailokyarakshakari Sarvaishvaryasamastavanchhitakari kashipuradhishvari Bhiksham dehi kripavalambanakari matannapurneshvari

Meaning:Giver of the bliss of yoga, destroyer of foes, founder of steadfastness in dharma and well-being; radiant in waves like moon, sun and fire, protector of the three worlds; granter of all lordly wealth and every wish, Sovereign of Kashi — grant me alms, O Mother Annapurneshwari, the support of the compassionate.

Verse 4

𑌕𑍈𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌚𑌲𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌯𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌗𑍗𑌰𑍀 𑌉𑌮𑌾 𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌕𑍗𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌨𑌿𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌗𑍋𑌚𑌰𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌓𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌬𑍀𑌜𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑍀 । 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌪𑌾𑌟𑌪𑌾𑌟𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍀𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 ॥

Kailasachalakandaralayakari gauri uma shankari Kaumari nigamarthagocharakari onkarabijakshari Mokshadvarakapatapatanakari kashipuradhishvari Bhiksham dehi kripavalambanakari matannapurneshvari

Meaning:Who dwells in the caverns of Mount Kailasa — Gauri, Uma, Shankari; the eternal maiden who reveals the meaning of the scriptures, whose seed-sound is Om; who flings open the gates of liberation, Sovereign of Kashi — grant me alms, O Mother Annapurneshwari, the support of the compassionate.

Verse 5

𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌭𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍋𑌦𑌰𑍀 𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌟𑌕𑌸𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍀 । 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑌮𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍀𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 ॥

Drishyadrishya vibhutivahanakari brahmandabhandodari Lilanatakasutrabhedanakari vijnanadipankuri Shrivishveshamanah prasadanakari kashipuradhishvari Bhiksham dehi kripavalambanakari matannapurneshvari

Meaning:Who wields all glory seen and unseen, in whose womb rests the vessel of the cosmos; who guides the threads of the cosmic play, the kindling flame of true knowledge; who gladdens the heart of Lord Vishwanatha, Sovereign of Kashi — grant me alms, O Mother Annapurneshwari, the support of the compassionate.

Verse 6

𑌉𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍀 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌨𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌵𑍇𑌣𑍀𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌲𑌧𑌰𑍀 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 । 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍀𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 ॥

Urvi sarvajaneshvari bhagavati matannapurneshvari Veninilasamanakuntaladhari nityannadaneshvari Sarvanandakari sadashubhakari kashipuradhishvari Bhiksham dehi kripavalambanakari matannapurneshvari

Meaning:The very Earth, sovereign of all beings, the divine Mother Annapurneshwari; her dark tresses falling in braids, the eternal giver of food; bestower of all joy, ever-auspicious, Sovereign of Kashi — grant me alms, O Mother Annapurneshwari, the support of the compassionate.

Verse 7

𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌶𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍋𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌰𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌲𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑌹𑌰𑍀 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌰𑌾 𑌶𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 । 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌜𑌨𑍋𑌦𑌯𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍀𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 ॥

Adikshantasamastavarnanakari shambhostribhavakari Kashmira trijaleshvari trilahari nityankura sharvari Kamakankshakari janodayakari kashipuradhishvari Bhiksham dehi kripavalambanakari matannapurneshvari

Meaning:Who forms all the letters from A to Ksha, who shapes the three moods of Shiva; saffron-hued, mistress of the three waters and the three waves, the ever-sprouting, the dark night-goddess; fulfiller of desire and raiser-up of her people, Sovereign of Kashi — grant me alms, O Mother Annapurneshwari, the support of the compassionate.

Verse 8

𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌰𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌦𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌯𑌣𑍀 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍀 𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍁𑌪𑌯𑍋𑌧𑌰𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌸𑍗𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌾𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 । 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍀𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 ॥

Devi sarvavichitraratnarachita dakshayani sundari Vame svadupayodhara priyakari saubhagya maheshvari Bhaktabhishtakari sadashubhakari kashipuradhishvari Bhiksham dehi kripavalambanakari matannapurneshvari

Meaning:The Goddess wrought of every wondrous jewel, the lovely daughter of Daksha; gracious and dear, the great Goddess of all good fortune; granter of her devotees' every wish, ever-auspicious, Sovereign of Kashi — grant me alms, O Mother Annapurneshwari, the support of the compassionate.

Verse 9

𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌲𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌸𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌾 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍁𑌬𑌿𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌧𑌰𑍀 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑌧𑌰𑍀 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 । 𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌪𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌸𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌧𑌰𑍀 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍀𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 ॥

Chandrarkanalakotikotisadrisha chandramshubimbadhari Chandrarkagnisamanakundaladhari chandrarkavarneshvari Malapustakapashasankushadhari kashipuradhishvari Bhiksham dehi kripavalambanakari matannapurneshvari

Meaning:Resplendent as countless millions of moons, suns and fires, her face like the moon's orb; wearing earrings bright as moon, sun and fire, the Goddess hued like moon and sun; bearing the rosary and book, the noose and the goad, Sovereign of Kashi — grant me alms, O Mother Annapurneshwari, the support of the compassionate.

Verse 10

𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌽𑌭𑌯𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰𑍀 𑌸𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌧𑌰𑍀 । 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌯𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍀𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌨𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 ॥

Kshatratranakari mahabhayakari mata kripasagari Sakshanmokshakari sada shivakari vishveshvari shridhari Dakshakrandakari niramayakari kashipuradhishvari Bhiksham dehi kripavalambanakari matannapurneshvari

Meaning:Protector of the righteous, giver of great fearlessness, the Mother who is an ocean of grace; who bestows liberation face to face, ever-auspicious, sovereign of the universe, bearer of Shri; who turns away grief and keeps her own free of all disease, Sovereign of Kashi — grant me alms, O Mother Annapurneshwari, the support of the compassionate.

Verse 11

𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇 𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑍇 । 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌚 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌿 ॥

Annapurne sadapurne Shankarapranavallabhe Jnanavairagyasiddhyartham Bhiksham dehi cha parvati

Meaning:O Annapurna, ever-full, beloved as life to Shankara; for the gaining of wisdom and dispassion, grant me alms, O Parvati.

Verse 12

𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌚 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍋 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌃 । 𑌬𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌵𑌾𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌶𑍋 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥

Mata cha parvati devi Pita devo maheshvarah Bandhavah shivabhaktashcha Svadesho bhuvanatrayam

Meaning:My mother is the Goddess Parvati, my father the Lord Maheshwara; my kinsmen are the devotees of Shiva, and the three worlds are my homeland.

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𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾🔊Annapurna'She who is full of food' — the Goddess of nourishment and abundance, a form of Parvati

𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍀𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀🔊KashipuradhishwariSovereign Goddess of the city of Kashi (Varanasi), where her great temple stands beside Vishwanath

𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿🔊Bhiksham Dehi'Grant me alms' — the refrain in which the devotee begs not food alone but knowledge and dispassion

𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑍇🔊Shankara-prana-vallabheO beloved, dear as life, of Shankara (Lord Shiva) — Annapurna as Parvati

𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌮𑍍🔊Jnana-vairagya-siddhyarthamFor the attainment of spiritual knowledge (jnana) and dispassion (vairagya)

Benefits of Chanting Annapurna Stotram

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Composed by Adi Shankaracharya, this hymn to Mata Annapurna of Kashi is recited for nourishment, abundance, and freedom from want — that no devotee may ever lack food.

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It praises the Goddess as the giver of food, knowledge and liberation, and famously begs not for food alone but for jnana and vairagya (wisdom and dispassion).

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Believed to bless the home and kitchen with plenty, to remove the fear of poverty and hunger, and to grant contentment and well-being.

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Especially recited on Annapurna Jayanti (Margashirsha Purnima), during Navratri, before meals, and in the worship of Annapurna at Kashi.

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Chanted with the Durga Chalisa and Lakshmi hymns to invoke the Mother's grace of abundance.

How to Chant Annapurna Stotram

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Best TimeAnnapurna Jayanti (Margashirsha Purnima); Navratri; before cooking or eating

FaceEast or facing the deity

After bathing, sit before an image of Mata Annapurna (the Goddess offering food to Shiva), light a lamp and offer cooked food (anna) or grains and red flowers. Recite the stotram with devotion, and offer the food as prasad. Many recite it in the kitchen or before meals, remembering that food itself is the Mother's gift.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Annapurna Stotram written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

The Annapurna Stotram is a twelve-verse hymn composed by Adi Shankaracharya in praise of Mata Annapurna, the Goddess of food and nourishment enshrined at Kashi (Varanasi). Its verses adore her as the giver of food, knowledge and liberation, ending with the famous prayer 'Annapurne Sadapurne… bhiksham dehi cha Parvati.'

Annapurna ('she who is full of food') is a form of Goddess Parvati, the consort of Shiva, worshipped as the Mother who feeds all beings. At Kashi she is shown offering food from a golden ladle to Lord Shiva himself, teaching that even the Lord receives sustenance from the Mother.

It is recited especially on Annapurna Jayanti (the full moon of Margashirsha), during Navratri, and daily before cooking or eating. Many keep it in the kitchen and recite it while preparing food, in gratitude for the Mother's gift of nourishment.

Though Annapurna is the giver of food, the stotram's refrain 'bhiksham dehi' (grant me alms) asks for more than food — in the eleventh verse the devotee begs for jnana and vairagya, knowledge and dispassion, so that the Mother who fills the body may also nourish the soul.