Shri Annapurna Stotram
Shri Annapurna Stotram composed by Sri Adi Shankaracharya. Complete 12 verses praising Goddess Annapurna of Kashi in IAST English transliteration, Phalashruti, and English meaning.
Shri Annapurna Stotram
Stotram (English Transliteration)
Verse 1
Nityānandakarī Varābhayakarī Soundarya-Ratnākarī
Nirdhūtākhila-Ghorapāpa-Nikari Pratyakṣa-Māheśvarī ।
Prāleya-Acala-Vaṃśa-Pāvanakarī Kāśīpurādhīśvarī
Bhikṣāṃ Dehi Kṛpāvalambana-Karī Mātā'nnapūrṇeśvarī ॥ 1 ॥
Verse 2
Nānā-Ratna-Vicitra-Bhūṣaṇakarī Raktāmbarāmālikā
Muktāhāra-Vilambitā-Sucibukā Ratnaprabhā-Bhāsurā ।
Kāśmīrāgaru-Vāsitāgira-Sutā Kāśīpurādhīśvarī
Bhikṣāṃ Dehi Kṛpāvalambana-Karī Mātā'nnapūrṇeśvarī ॥ 2 ॥
Verse 3
Yogānandakarī Ripukṣayakarī Dharmārtha-Niṣṭhākarī
Candrārkānalasāmya-Bhāsvarakarī Trilokya-Rakṣākarī ।
Sarvaiśvarya-Samastadaityakarī Kāśīpurādhīśvarī
Bhikṣāṃ Dehi Kṛpāvalambana-Karī Mātā'nnapūrṇeśvarī ॥ 3 ॥
Verse 4
Kailāsācala-Kandarālaya-Karī Gaurī Umā Śaṅkarī
Kaumārī Nigamārtha-Gocarakarī Oṃkāra-Bījākṣarī ।
Mokṣadvāra-Kapāṭapāṭanakarī Kāśīpurādhīśvarī
Bhikṣāṃ Dehi Kṛpāvalambana-Karī Mātā'nnapūrṇeśvarī ॥ 4 ॥
Verse 5
Dṛśyādṛśya-Vibhūti-Vāhanakarī Brahmāṇḍa-Bhāṇḍodarī
Līlānāṭaka-Sūtradhāriṇikarī Vijñāna-Dīpāṅkurī ।
Śrī-Viśveśa-Manaḥprasādanakarī Kāśīpurādhīśvarī
Bhikṣāṃ Dehi Kṛpāvalambana-Karī Mātā'nnapūrṇeśvarī ॥ 5 ॥
[ ... Complete 12 Slokas ... ]
Verse 11
Mātā Me Pārvatī Devī Pitā Devo Maheśvaraḥ ।
Bāndhavāḥ Śiva-Bhaktāśca Svadeśo Bhuvana-Trayam ॥ 11 ॥
Phalashruti
Whoever recites this Shri Annapurna Stotram with devotion will be blessed with constant prosperity, food abundance, and spiritual wisdom.
Verse 11 is the famous supreme declaration of universal unity: "Mātā Me Pārvatī Devī Pitā Devo Maheśvaraḥ | Bāndhavāḥ Śiva-Bhaktāśca Svadeśo Bhuvana-Trayam" ("Goddess Parvati is my Mother, Lord Maheswara is my Father, all devotees of Shiva are my relatives, and all three worlds are my native homeland!").
Concluding Prayer
Om Shri Annapurneswaryai Namah!
Annapurne Sadapurne Sankara Prana Vallabhe |
Jnana Vairagya Siddhyrtham Bhiksham Dehi Cha Parvati ||
O Mother Annapurna! Ever-full, beloved life-breath of Lord Shankara! Grant me the alms of knowledge and dispassion for my spiritual liberation.
Om Shanti! Shanti! Shanti!
తరచుగా అడిగే ప్రశ్నలు (FAQ)
ఈ స్తోత్ర పారాయణం, నియమాలు మరియు ఫలశృతి గురించిన సాధారణ ప్రశ్నలు
Before eating meals, during morning/evening Puja, Annakoota festival, and Fridays.
About the Stotram
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Stotram Name | Shri Annapurna Stotram |
| Primary Deity | Goddess Annapurna (Parvati / Bhavani) |
| Composer | Sri Adi Shankaracharya |
| Language | IAST English Transliteration |
| Tradition | Shakta / Advaita |
| Verse Count | 10 Core Verses + 2 Concluding Slokas |
Author & Composer
Sri Adi Shankaracharya composed this stotram in Varanasi praising Mother Annapurna.
Spiritual Significance
Annapurna Stotram links physical food to spiritual enlightenment:
- Jnana Vairagya Bhiksha: Asks Mother for the highest alms—Knowledge (Jnana) and Dispassion (Vairagya).
- Universal Family (Verse 11): Proclaims the entire universe as one family under Parvati and Shiva.
- Queen of Kashi: Praises Annapurna as the ruler of Kashi (Kasipuradhisvari).