Annapurna Stotram
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verse 1
नित्यानन्दकरी वराभयकरी सौन्दर्यरत्नाकरी
Nityānandakarī varābhayakarī saundaryaratnākarī
You who make joy unceasing, who give boons and freedom from fear, who are a mine of the jewel of beauty,
निर्धूताखिलघोरपावनकरी प्रत्यक्षमाहेश्वरी
Nirdhūtākhilaghorapāvanakarī pratyakṣamāheśvarī
who purify by shaking off everything terrible, Maheshwari made visible,
प्रालेयाचलवंशपावनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
Prāleyācalavaṃśapāvanakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
who sanctify the line of the snow-mountain, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 2
नानारत्नविचित्रभूषणकरी हेमाम्बराडम्बरी
Nānāratnavicitrabhūṣaṇakarī hemāmbarāḍambarī
adorned with wondrous ornaments of many jewels, splendid in golden raiment,
मुक्ताहारविलम्बमान-विलसद्वक्षोजकुम्भान्तरी
Muktāhāravilambamāna-vilasadvakṣojakumbhāntarī
the pearl necklace hanging and glinting at Your breast,
काश्मीरागरुवासिताङ्गरुचिरे काशीपुराधीश्वर
Kāśmīrāgaruvāsitāṅgarucire kāśīpurādhīśvara
lovely with limbs perfumed by saffron and agarwood, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 3
योगानन्दकरी रिपुक्षयकरी धर्मार्थनिष्ठाकरी
Yogānandakarī ripukṣayakarī dharmārthaniṣṭhākarī
who bring the bliss of yoga, who waste away enemies, who set us firm in dharma and in worldly good,
चन्द्रार्कानलभासमानलहरी त्रैलोक्यरक्षाकरी
Candrārkānalabhāsamānalaharī trailokyarakṣākarī
whose waves shine with moon, sun and fire, protector of the three worlds,
सर्वैश्वर्यसमस्तवाञ्छितकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
Sarvaiśvaryasamastavāñchitakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
who grant all sovereignty and every thing wished for, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 4
कैलासाचलकन्दरालयकरी गौरी उमा शङ्करी
Kailāsācalakandarālayakarī gaurī umā śaṅkarī
who make Your dwelling in the caves of Mount Kailasa, Gauri, Uma, Shankari,
कौमारी निगमार्थगोचरकरी ओङ्कारबीजाक्षरी
Kaumārī nigamārthagocarakarī oṅkārabījākṣarī
Kaumari, who make the meaning of scripture come within reach, whose seed-syllable is Omkara,
मोक्षद्वारकपाटपाटनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
Mokṣadvārakapāṭapāṭanakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
who split open the door-panels of liberation, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 5
दृश्यादृश्यविभूतिवाहनकरी ब्रह्माण्डभाण्डोदरी
Dṛśyādṛśyavibhūtivāhanakarī brahmāṇḍabhāṇḍodarī
who carry the glory both seen and unseen, in whose womb the vessel of the cosmos lies,
लीलानाटकसूत्रभेदनकरी विज्ञानदीपाङ्कुरी
Līlānāṭakasūtrabhedanakarī vijñānadīpāṅkurī
who cut the strings of this play acted out in sport, first shoot of the lamp of true knowing,
श्रीविश्वेशमनःप्रसादनकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
Śrīviśveśamanaḥprasādanakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
who gladden the heart of Shri Vishwesha, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 6
उर्वीसर्वजनेश्वरी भगवती मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Urvīsarvajaneśvarī bhagavatī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
sovereign of all people on earth, Bhagavati, Mother Annapurneshwari,
वेणीनीलसमानकुन्तलहरी नित्यान्नदानेश्वरी
Veṇīnīlasamānakuntalaharī nityānnadāneśvarī
whose plaited tresses fall dark and flowing, mistress of the unending gift of food,
सर्वानन्दकरी सदा शुभकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
Sarvānandakarī sadā śubhakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
who bring every joy, ever bringing good, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 7
आदिक्षान्तसमस्तवर्णनकरी शम्भोस्त्रिभावाकरी
Ādikṣāntasamastavarṇanakarī śambhostribhāvākarī
who are all the letters from a to ksha, who are the three states of Shambhu,
काश्मीरात्रिजलेश्वरी त्रिलहरी नित्याङ्करा शर्वरी
Kāśmīrātrijaleśvarī trilaharī nityāṅkarā śarvarī
saffron-hued, mistress of the three waters, of the three waves, ever-marking, Sharvari,
कामाकाङ्क्षकरी जनोदयकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
Kāmākāṅkṣakarī janodayakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
who fulfil the longings of desire, who raise up Your people, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 8
देवी सर्वविचित्ररत्नरचिता दाक्षायणी सुन्दरी
Devī sarvavicitraratnaracitā dākṣāyaṇī sundarī
Devi, wrought all over with wondrous jewels, Dakshayani, beautiful,
वामं स्वादुपयोधरप्रियकरी सौभाग्यमाहेश्वरी
Vāmaṃ svādupayodharapriyakarī saubhāgyamāheśvarī
who give freely of the sweet milk at Your breast, Maheshwari of good fortune,
भक्ताभीष्टकरी सदा शुभकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
Bhaktābhīṣṭakarī sadā śubhakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
who grant what devotees long for, ever bringing good, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 9
चन्द्रार्कानलकोटिकोटिसदृशा चन्द्रांशुबिम्बाधरी
Candrārkānalakoṭikoṭisadṛśā candrāṃśubimbādharī
like ten million moons, suns and fires, whose lip holds the glow of the moon's own orb,
चन्द्रार्काग्निसमानकुन्तलधरी चन्द्रार्कवर्णेश्वरी
Candrārkāgnisamānakuntaladharī candrārkavarṇeśvarī
wearing tresses that match moon, sun and fire, sovereign of the hue of moon and sun,
मालापुस्तकपाशसाङ्कुशधरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
Mālāpustakapāśasāṅkuśadharī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
bearing rosary, book, noose and goad, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 10
क्षेत्रत्राणकरी महाऽभयकरी माता कृपासागरी
Kṣetratrāṇakarī mahā'bhayakarī mātā kṛpāsāgarī
protector of the sacred field, giver of great fearlessness, Mother, ocean of compassion,
साक्षान्मोक्षकरी सदा शिवकरी विश्वेश्वर श्रीधरी
Sākṣānmokṣakarī sadā śivakarī viśveśvara śrīdharī
who grant liberation face to face, ever working good, bearer of Shri for Vishweshwara,
दक्षाक्रन्दकरी निरामयकरी काशीपुराधीश्वरी
Dakṣākrandakarī nirāmayakarī kāśīpurādhīśvarī
who made Daksha cry out, who leave no illness behind, sovereign of the city of Kashi,
भिक्षां देहि कृपावलम्बनकरी मातान्नपूर्णेश्वरी
Bhikṣāṃ dehi kṛpāvalambanakarī mātānnapūrṇeśvarī
grant me alms, You whose hand extends grace, Mother Annapurneshwari.
verse 11
अन्नपूर्णे सदापूर्णे शङ्करप्राणवल्लभे
Annapūrṇe sadāpūrṇe śaṅkaraprāṇavallabhe
Annapurna, ever full, dearest to Shankara's life,
ज्ञानवैराग्यसिद्ध्यर्थं भिक्षां देहि च पार्वति
Jñānavairāgyasiddhyarthaṃ bhikṣāṃ dehi ca pārvati
for the winning of knowledge and dispassion, grant me alms, Parvati.
verse 12
माता च पार्वती देवी पिता देवो महेश्वरः
Mātā ca pārvatī devī pitā devo maheśvaraḥ
Mother is Parvati Devi, father is the god Maheshwara,
बान्धवाः शिवभक्ताश्च स्वदेशो भुवनत्रयम्
Bāndhavāḥ śivabhaktāśca svadeśo bhuvanatrayam
my kinsmen are the devotees of Shiva, and my own country the three worlds.
colophon
इति श्रीशङ्करभगवतः कृतौ अन्नपूर्णास्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम्॥
Iti śrīśaṅkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau annapūrṇāstotraṃ sampūrṇam
Thus ends the Annapurna Stotram in the work of the revered Shankara Bhagavan.
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