Who is Annapurneshwari?

Annapurneshwari is the goddess of nourishment, often depicted with a vessel of food, symbolizing the provision of sustenance and abundance.

What does 'Bhiksham Dehi' mean in the Annapurna Stotram?

'Bhiksham Dehi' translates to 'Give alms,' which is a plea for blessings, prosperity, and spiritual fulfillment from Goddess Annapurneshwari.

What are some qualities of Annapurneshwari described in the Stotram?

The Stotram describes Annapurneshwari as the source of beauty, dispeller of negativity, protector of the three worlds, and the bestower of boons and prosperity.

What is the significance of Kashi (Varanasi) in relation to Annapurneshwari?

Kashi (Varanasi) is regarded as the abode of Annapurneshwari, the Queen of Kashi, where she eternally provides nourishment and blessings to all.

Who wrote the Annapurna Stotram?

The Annapurna Stotram is attributed to Sri Adi Shankaracharya, a prominent Indian philosopher and theologian who propagated the Advaita Vedanta philosophy.

śrī annapūrṇā stōtram

1275
Devi Stotra

nityānandakarī varābhayakarī saundaryaratnākarī
nirdhūtākhiladōṣapāvanakarī pratyakṣamāhēśvarī |
prālēyācalavaṁśapāvanakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṁ dēhi kr̥pāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī || 1 ||

nānāratnavicitrabhūṣaṇakarī hēmāmbarāḍambarī
muktāhāraviḍambamānavilasadvakṣōjakumbhāntarī |
kāśmīrāgaruvāsitāṅgarucirā kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṁ dēhi kr̥pāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī || 2 ||

yōgānandakarī ripukṣayakarī dharmaikaniṣṭhākarī
candrārkānalabhāsamānalaharī trailōkyarakṣākarī |
sarvaiśvaryakarī tapaḥ phalakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṁ dēhi kr̥pāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī || 3 ||

kailāsācalakandarālayakarī gaurī hyumāśāṅkarī
kaumārī nigamārthagōcarakarī hyōṅkārabījākṣarī |
mōkṣadvārakavāṭapāṭanakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṁ dēhi kr̥pāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī || 4 ||

dr̥śyādr̥śyavibhūtivāhanakarī brahmāṇḍabhāṇḍōdarī
līlānāṭakasūtrakhēlanakarī vijñānadīpāṅkurī |
śrīviśvēśamanaḥ prasādanakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṁ dēhi kr̥pāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī || 5 ||

ādikṣāntasamastavarṇanakarī śambhupriyā śāṅkarī
kāśmīratripurēśvarī trinayanī viśvēśvarī śarvarī |
svargadvārakavāṭapāṭanakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṁ dēhi kr̥pāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī || 6 ||

urvīsarvajanēśvarī jayakarī mātā kr̥pāsāgarī
nārīnīlasamānakuntaladharī nityānnadānēśvarī |
sākṣānmōkṣakarī sadā śubhakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṁ dēhi kr̥pāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī || 7 ||

dēvī sarvavicitraratnaracitā dākṣāyaṇī sundarī
vāmā svādupayōdharā priyakarī saubhāgyamāhēśvarī |
bhaktābhīṣṭakarī sadā śubhakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṁ dēhi kr̥pāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī || 8 ||

candrārkānalakōṭikōṭisadr̥śī candrāṁśubimbādharī
candrārkāgnisamānakuṇḍaladharī candrārkavarṇēśvarī |
mālāpustakapāśasāṅkuśadharī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṁ dēhi kr̥pāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī || 9 ||

kṣatratrāṇakarī mahābhayaharī mātā kr̥pāsāgarī
sarvānandakarī sadā śivakarī viśvēśvarī śrīdharī |
dakṣākrandakarī nirāmayakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bhikṣāṁ dēhi kr̥pāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇēśvarī || 10 ||

annapūrṇē sadāpūrṇē śaṅkaraprāṇavallabhē |
jñānavairāgyasiddhyarthaṁ bhikṣāṁ dēhi ca pārvati || 11 ||

mātā ca pārvatī dēvī pitā dēvō mahēśvaraḥ |
bāndhavāḥ śivabhaktāśca svadēśō bhuvanatrayam || 12 ||

iti śrīmatparamahaṁsaparivrājakācāryasya śrīgōvindabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīmacchaṅkarabhagavataḥ kr̥tau annapūrṇā stōtram |

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