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Annapoorna Stotram: Nityananda KariVarabhaya Kari in sanskrit withmeaning Stotra on Devi Annapoorna composed by Sri Adi Shankaracharya

अⰄनपणा 頄तो阄म 耂न萃यानⰄदकर鋽ᘂ वराभयकर鋽ᘂ सौⰄदयर萃नाकर鋽ᘂAnnapoorna Stotram: Nityanandakari VarabhayakariSaundarya Ratnakari

Devi Annapoorna

耂न萃यानⰄदकर鋽ᘂ वराभयकर鋽ᘂ सौⰄदयर萃नाकर鋽ᘂ

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OmkareshwarJyotirlinga RiverNarmada

The OmkareshwarJyotirlinga is situatedon the bank of riverNarmada.

Puranic Event:The OmkareshwarJyotirlinga is situated ina place calledOmkareshwara. Vindhyamountain worshippedLord Shiva here to getthe power to becomethe best of mountains.Lord Shiva appearedbefore Vindhyamountain and grantedthe boon.(from Shiva Purana,KotiRudra Samhita Ch18)

Pilgrimage:The OmkareshwarJyotirlinga is identifiedwith Omkareshwartemple in Khandwadistrict of MadhyaPradesh, on the banksof river Narmada. Inthis place riverNarmada splits into twoparts and forms anisland (named

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耂नधता耂खलघोरपावनकर鋽ᘂ 찄萃य分माह쀃वर鋽ᘂ ।찄ालयाचलवशपावनकर鋽ᘂ काशीपराधी쀃वर鋽ᘂ耂भ分ा द耂ह कपावल頄बनकर鋽ᘂ माताⰄनपण櫼쀃वर鋽ᘂ ॥१॥Nitya[A]anandaKarii VaraAbhayaKarii SaundaryaRatna[A]akariiNirdhuutaAkhilaGhoraPaavanaKarii PratyakssaMaaheshvarii |PraaleyaAcalaVamshaPaavanaKarii KaashiiPuraAdhiishvariiBhikssaam Dehi KrpaAvalambanaKarii MaataAnnapuurnne[aIi]shvarii ||1||

Meaning:1.1: (Salutations to Mother Annapoorna) Who always give Joyto Her Devotees, along with Boons and assurance ofFearlessness (under Her Motherly care); Who is a repository ofgreat Beauty and makes their minds beautiful by the touch ofthe Gem of Her (inner) Beauty,1.2: Who Purifies all the Poisons and Sufferings of their minds(by the touch of Her Compassion and Bliss), and Who is theGreat Goddess manifested visibly in Kashi,1.3: Who Sanctified the Lineage of the King of the Mountain ofHimalayas (by taking birth as Devi Parvati); Who is the RulingMother of the city of Kasi,1.4: O Mother Annapoorneswari, Please grant us the Alms ofYour Grace; Your Grace which Support all the Worlds.

नानार萃न耂व耂च阄भषणकर鋽ᘂ हमा頄बराड頄बर鋽ᘂमȅताहार耂वल頄बमान耂वलस頄व分ोजक頄भाⰄतर鋽ᘂ ।का쀃मीराग頄वा耂सता頄ग頄耂चर काशीपराधी쀃वर鋽ᘂ耂भ分ा द耂ह कपावल頄बनकर鋽ᘂ माताⰄनपण櫼쀃वर鋽ᘂ ॥२॥NaanaaRatnaVicitraBhuussannaKarii HemaAmbara[A]addambariiMuktaaHaaraVilambamaanaVilasadVakssojaKumbha

Mandhata or Shivapuri)which resembles thesymbol of Omkara.According to legend, theShivalinga split intotwo, one half isOmkareshwar and theother Amreshwar(Mamleshwar).

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Antarii |KaashmiiraAgaruVaasitaAnggaRucire KaashiiPuraAdhiishvariiBhikssaam Dehi KrpaAvalambanaKarii MaataAnnapuurnne[aIi]shvarii ||2||

Meaning:2.1: (Salutations to Mother Annapoorna) Who is adorned withmany Gems shining with various Colours, and with Garmentsstriking with the shine of Gold (i.e. Golden Laced),2.2: Who is decorated with a Garland of Pearls which isHanging down and Shining within the middle of Her Bosom,2.3: Whose Beautiful Body is Fragrant with Saffron and Agaru(Agarwood); Who is the Ruling Mother of the city of Kasi,2.4: O Mother Annapoorneswari, Please grant us the Alms ofYour Grace; Your Grace which Support all the Worlds.

योगानⰄदकर鋽ᘂ 耂रप分यकर鋽ᘂ धमाथ耂न调ठाकर鋽ᘂचⰄ頄ाकानलभासमानलहर鋽ᘂ 阄लोȅयर分ाकर鋽ᘂ ।सव쀃वयसम頄तवाि戄छतकर鋽ᘂ काशीपराधी쀃वर鋽ᘂ耂भ分ा द耂ह कपावल頄बनकर鋽ᘂ माताⰄनपण櫼쀃वर鋽ᘂ ॥३॥Yoga[A]anandaKarii RipuKssayaKarii DharmaArthaNisstthaaKariiCandraArkaAnalaBhaasamaanaLaharii TrailokyaRakssaaKarii |Sarva[A]ishvaryaSamastaVaan.chitaKarii KaashiiPuraAdhiishvariiBhikssaam Dehi KrpaAvalambanaKarii MaataAnnapuurnne[aIi]shvarii ||3||

Meaning:3.1: (Salutations to Mother Annapoorna) Who gives the Blissof communion with God through Yoga, and Who destroys theattachment to the Senses (which are the enemies of Yogiccommunion); Who makes us devoted to Dharma and righteouseffort to earn wealth (as a worship of God),3.2: Who is like a great Wave shining with the Divine Energiesof Moon, Sun and Fire which Protects the Three Worlds,

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3.3: Who gives all Prosperity and fulfills all Wishes of theDevotees; Who is the Ruling Mother of the city of Kasi,3.4: O Mother Annapoorneswari, Please grant us the Alms ofYour Grace; Your Grace which Support all the Worlds.

कलासाचलकⰄदरालयकर鋽ᘂ गौर鋽ᘂ उमा श頄कर鋽ᘂकौमार鋽ᘂ 耂नगमाथगोचरकर鋽ᘂ ओ頄कारबीजा分र鋽ᘂ ।मो分頄वारकपाटपाटनकर鋽ᘂ काशीपराधी쀃वर鋽ᘂ耂भ分ा द耂ह कपावल頄बनकर鋽ᘂ माताⰄनपण櫼쀃वर鋽ᘂ ॥४॥KailaasaAcalaKandara[A]alayaKarii Gaurii Umaa ShangkariiKaumaarii NigamaArthaGocaraKarii OngkaaraBiijaAkssarii |MokssaDvaaraKapaattaPaattanaKarii KaashiiPuraAdhiishvariiBhikssaam Dehi KrpaAvalambanaKarii MaataAnnapuurnne[aIi]shvarii ||4||

Meaning:4.1: (Salutations to Mother Annapoorna) Who has made theCaves of Mount Kailasa Her Abode, and is known by variousnames like Gauri, Uma, Shankari, ...4.2: ... and Kaumari; Who makes the deepest meaning ofNigamas (Vedas or Sacred Scriptures) perceptible in HerDivine Form which vibrates with the Seed Syllable Omkara,4.3: Who opens the Gate of Moksha (Liberation) within our(Spiritual) Heart by Her Grace; Who is the Ruling Mother of thecity of Kasi,4.4: O Mother Annapoorneswari, Please grant us the Alms ofYour Grace; Your Grace which Support all the Worlds.

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頄쀃या頄쀃य耂वभ耂तवाहनकर鋽ᘂ 찄戄माⰄडभाⰄडोदर鋽ᘂल鋽ᘂलानाटकस阄भदनकर鋽ᘂ 耂व栆ानद鋽ᘂपा頄कर鋽ᘂ ।퇿ꈅी耂व쀃वशमनः찄सादनकर鋽ᘂ काशीपराधी쀃वर鋽ᘂ耂भ分ा द耂ह कपावल頄बनकर鋽ᘂ माताⰄनपण櫼쀃वर鋽ᘂ ॥५॥DrshyaAdrshyaVibhuutiVaahanaKarii BrahmaannddaBhaannddo[aU]dariiLiilaaNaattakaSuutraBhedanaKarii VijnyaanaDiipaAngkurii|ShriiVishveshaManahPrasaadanaKarii KaashiiPuraAdhiishvariiBhikssaam Dehi KrpaAvalambanaKarii MaataAnnapuurnne[aIi]shvarii ||5||

Meaning:5.1: (Salutations to Mother Annapoorna) Who bears within Hermany Visible and Invisible Divine Attributes, and holds thewhole Universe within Her,5.2: Who (by Her special Grace) discloses the (Divine) Sourceof this Divine Play of Creation, thereby sprouting the Flame ofthe Lamp of (Divine) Knowledge within us,5.3: Who makes the Meditative Mind (i.e. MeditativeAbsorption) of Sri Visweswara Gracious, i.e. make it flow downas Divine Grace to the World; Who is the Ruling Mother of thecity of Kasi,5.4: O Mother Annapoorneswari, Please grant us the Alms ofYour Grace; Your Grace which Support all the Worlds.

उवῡ怠सवजन쀃वर鋽ᘂ भगवती माताⰄनपण櫼쀃वर鋽ᘂ

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वणीनीलसमानकⰄतलहर鋽ᘂ 耂न萃याⰄनदान쀃वर鋽ᘂ ।सवानⰄदकर鋽ᘂ सदा शभकर鋽ᘂ काशीपराधी쀃वर鋽ᘂ耂भ分ा द耂ह कपावल頄बनकर鋽ᘂ माताⰄनपण櫼쀃वर鋽ᘂ ॥६॥UrviiSarvaJane[aIi]shvarii Bhagavatii MaataAnnapuurnneshvariiVenniiNiilaSamaanaKuntaLaharii NityaAnnaDaane[aIi]shvarii |Sarva[A]anandaKarii Sadaa ShubhaKarii KaashiiPuraAdhiishvariiBhikssaam Dehi KrpaAvalambanaKarii MaataAnnapuurnne[aIi]shvarii ||6||

Meaning:6.1: (Salutations to Mother Annapoorna) Who is Mother EarthHerself and the Goddess of everyone, Whom the Devotees callas Bhagavati Mata Annapoorneswari,6.2: Whose Dark Braids of Hair flow down like the Waves ofHer Grace; Who (being Mother Earth Herself) is alwaysdevoted to bestowing Food to Her Children,6.3: Who brings all Joys to the Devotees and Her presencealways bring Good Fortunes in their lives; Who is the RulingMother of the city of Kasi,6.4: O Mother Annapoorneswari, Please grant us the Alms ofYour Grace; Your Grace which Support all the Worlds.

आ耂द分ाⰄतसम頄तवणनकर鋽ᘂ श頄भोि頄阄भावाकर鋽ᘂका쀃मीरा耂阄जल쀃वर鋽ᘂ 耂阄लहर鋽ᘂ 耂न萃या頄करा शवर鋽ᘂ ।कामाका頄分कर鋽ᘂ जनोदयकर鋽ᘂ काशीपराधी쀃वर鋽ᘂ耂भ分ा द耂ह कपावल頄बनकर鋽ᘂ माताⰄनपण櫼쀃वर鋽ᘂ ॥७॥AadikssaAntaSamastaVarnnanaKarii ShambhosTriBhaava[A]akariiKaashmiiraaTriJale[aIi]shvarii TriLaharii NityaAngkuraaSharvarii |Kaama[A]akaangkssaKarii Jano[aU]dayakarii KaashiiPura

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AdhiishvariiBhikssaam Dehi KrpaAvalambanaKarii MaataAnnapuurnne[aIi]shvarii ||7||

Meaning:7.1: (Salutations to Mother Annapoorna) Who makes all theLetters manifest from within Her, starting with "A" and endingin "Kssa", and is the repository of the Three Bhavas ofShambhu (Sattva, Rajas and Tamas leading to Creation,Preservation and Destruction of the Universe),7.2: Who is Reddish in colour (signifying Shakti) and is theGoddess of the Three Waters (signifying the Three Shaktis)which flow as the Three Waves (of Iccha [Will], Jnana[Knowledge] and Kriya [Activity] Shaktis); thus alwaysSprouting creation with Her Feminine Power,7.3: Who fulfills the various Wishes of the Devotees andRaises the lives of People (by providing Food and otheressentials of worldly life); Who is the Ruling Mother of the cityof Kasi,7.4: O Mother Annapoorneswari, Please grant us the Alms ofYour Grace; Your Grace which Support all the Worlds.

दवी सव耂व耂च阄र萃नर耂चता दा分ायणी सⰄदर鋽ᘂवाम 頄वादपयोधर耂찄यकर鋽ᘂ सौभा쀃यमाह쀃वर鋽ᘂ ।भȅताभी调टकर鋽ᘂ सदा शभकर鋽ᘂ काशीपराधी쀃वर鋽ᘂ耂भ分ा द耂ह कपावल頄बनकर鋽ᘂ माताⰄनपण櫼쀃वर鋽ᘂ ॥८॥Devii SarvaVicitraRatnaRacitaa Daakssaayannii SundariiVaamam SvaaduPayoDharaPriyaKarii SaubhaagyaMaahe[aIi]shvarii |BhaktaAbhiissttaKarii Sadaa ShubhaKarii KaashiiPuraAdhiishvariiBhikssaam Dehi KrpaAvalambanaKarii MaataAnnapuurnne[aIi]shvarii ||8||

Meaning:8.1: (Salutations to Mother Annapoorna) Who is studded withGems of all Colours, and Who was the Beautiful Daughter ofKing Daksha,

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8.2: Who holds a bowl of Sweet Milk (signifying Food) on HerLeft which She endearingly distributes to Her Childen; Who isthe Great Goddess Who brings Good Fortune to Her Devotees,8.3: Who fulfills the Desires of the Devotees and always bringsGood Blessings to them; Who is the Ruling Mother of the cityof Kasi,8.4: O Mother Annapoorneswari, Please grant us the Alms ofYour Grace; Your Grace which Support all the Worlds.

चⰄ頄ाकानलको耂टको耂टस頄शा चⰄ頄ाश耂ब頄बाधर鋽ᘂचⰄ頄ाकाि쀃नसमानकⰄतलधर鋽ᘂ चⰄ頄ाकवण櫼쀃वर鋽ᘂ ।मालाप頄तकपाशासा頄कशधर鋽ᘂ काशीपराधी쀃वर鋽ᘂ耂भ分ा द耂ह कपावल頄बनकर鋽ᘂ माताⰄनपण櫼쀃वर鋽ᘂ ॥९॥CandraArkaAnalaKottiKottiSadrshaa CandraAmshuBimbaAdhariiCandraArkaAgniSamaanaKuntalaDharii CandraArkaVarnne[aIi]shvarii |MaalaaPustakaPaashaasaAngkushaDharii KaashiiPuraAdhiishvariiBhikssaam Dehi KrpaAvalambanaKarii MaataAnnapuurnne[aIi]shvarii ||9||

Meaning:9.1: (Salutations to Mother Annapoorna) Whose DivineSplendour is like Millions and Millions of Moons, Suns and Fire;Whose Face shines like the Moon, radiating the Cool Rays ofCompassion, which is also reflected on Her Red Lipsresembling the Bimba Fruit,9.2: (Similarly) Whose Locks of Hair Shine with the Splendourof the Moon, Sun and the Fire; and Who, the great Goddess,also has the Complexion radiating the Splendour of the Moonand the Sun,9.3: Who holds a Rosary (signifying Repetition of God's name),Book (signifying Divine Knowledge), Noose (signifying DivineAttraction) and Hook (signifying Divine Goading) in Her fourHands; Who is the Ruling Mother of the city of Kasi,9.4: O Mother Annapoorneswari, Please grant us the Alms ofYour Grace; Your Grace which Support all the Worlds.

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分阄阄ाणकर鋽ᘂ महाऽभयकर鋽ᘂ माता कपासागर鋽ᘂसा分ाⰄमो分कर鋽ᘂ सदा 耂शवकर鋽ᘂ 耂व쀃व쀃वर퇿ꈅीधर鋽ᘂ ।द分ा䈆Ⰴदकर鋽ᘂ 耂नरामयकर鋽ᘂ काशीपराधी쀃वर鋽ᘂ耂भ分ा द耂ह कपावल頄बनकर鋽ᘂ माताⰄनपण櫼쀃वर鋽ᘂ ॥१०॥KssatraTraannaKarii Mahaa[A]bhayaKarii Maataa KrpaaSaagariiSaakssaanMokssaKarii Sadaa ShivaKarii VishveshvaraShriiDharii |DakssaaKrandaKarii NiraamayaKarii KaashiiPuraAdhiishvariiBhikssaam Dehi KrpaAvalambanaKarii MaataAnnapuurnne[aIi]shvarii ||10||

Meaning:10.1: (Salutations to Mother Annapoorna) Whose Great PowerProtects the Devotees and grants them Great Fearlessness;Who is the Great Mother and an Ocean of Compassion,10.2: Whose Divine Form is a Visible bestower of Liberationand Whose presence always brings Auspicious blessings; Whois indeed the repository of the Sri (Prosperity, Welfare andAuspiciousness) of Visweswara (Shiva),10.3: Who makes Daksha (symbol of ego) Cry and in thatrepentence makes him Pure; Who is the Ruling Mother of thecity of Kasi,10.4: O Mother Annapoorneswari, Please grant us the Alms ofYour Grace; Your Grace which Support all the Worlds.

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अⰄनपण櫼 सदापण櫼 श頄कर찄ाणव頄लभ ।栆ानवरा쀃य耂स頄Ⰰ戄यथ 耂भ分ा द耂ह च पाव耂त ॥११॥Annapuurnne SadaaPuurnne ShangkaraPraannaVallabhe |JnyaanaVairaagyaSiddhy[i]Artham Bhikssaam Dehi CaPaarvati ||11||

Meaning:11.1: (Salutations to Mother Annapoorna) O MotherAnnapoorna, You Who are always Full (with the gift of Foodand Blessings), You Who are the Beloved of Shankara, ...11.2: ... O Mother Parvati, Please grant me the Alms of YourGrace, to awaken within me Spiritual Knowledge and Freedomfrom all Worldly Desires.

माता च पावती दवी 耂पता दवो मह쀃वरः ।बाⰄधवाः 耂शवभȅता쀃च 頄वदशो भवन阄यम ॥१२॥Maataa Ca Paarvatii Devii Pitaa Devo Maheshvarah |Baandhavaah ShivaBhaktaashCa Svadesho BhuvanaTrayam||12||

Meaning:12.1: (Salutations to Mother Annapoorna) My Mother is DeviParvati, and my Father is Deva Maheswara (Shiva),12.2: My Friends are the devotees of Shiva, and my Country isall the Three Worlds (Whose Lord is ShivaParvati).

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Kashi:

Mukti Puri: Kashi is one of the 7Mukti Puris.(Sapta Mukti Puris are: Mathura, Ayodhya,Mayapuri, Kashi, Kanchi, Avantika, Dwarka)

Jyotirlinga: Kashi is one of the 12Jyotirlingas known as VishwanathJyotirlinga.(The Jyotirlingas are: Somnath, Mallikarjuna,Mahakaleshwar, Omkareshwar, Vaidyanath,Bhimashankar, Rameshwaram, Nageshwar,Vishwanath, Tryambakeshwar, Kedarnath andGrishneshwar Refer to the Jyotirlinga sloka)

Shakti Peetha: Kashi is one of the 51Shakti Peethas known as VaranasiShakti Peetha.(Refer to the list of Shakti Peethas Refer toShakti Peetha Stotram)

Annapoorna Temple: TheAnnapoorna Devi Temple is located nearthe Kashi Vishwanath Temple in theVishwanath lane. Devi Annapoorna isthe Goddess of food. Food is served toall devotees daily as prasad in thetemple. The festival of Annakut is animportant festival associated with theAnnapoorna Temple. The festival isperformed for three days and only onthese days the golden image of MotherAnnapoorna is opened for darshan. The

festival falls on Karthik Shukla Pratipada.

Kalabhairava Temple: The Kalabhairava Temple islocated in the Visheshwarganj in Kashi, around a km awayfrom the Kashi Vishwanath temple. Kalabhairava is afearsome aspect of Shiva associated with kala or death.He is considered as the kotwal (guardian angel) ofVaranasi. The image of Kalabhairava is shown sitting onhis dog vehicle and holding a trident. The silver face ofthe deity is only revealed and the rest of the body iscovered with cloth. This temple was once a popular placeof worship mainly by tantriks and ascetics. Now it isvisited and patronized by general public as well.

Kashi is located in the Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh.

Stotras by Sri Adi Shankaracharya in this site:

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01. Achyutashtakam02. Annapoorna Stotram03. Bhavani Ashtakam04. Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram05. Dakshinamurthy Stotram06. Ganesha Pancharatnam07. Ganga Stotram08. Kalabhairava Ashtakam09. Kalika Ashtakam10. Kamakshi Stotram

11. Kanakadhara Stotram12. Lakshmi Nrisimha Karavalambam13. Lalita Panchakam14. Meenakshi Pancharatnam15. Narmadashtakam16. Nirvana Shatakam17. Pratah Smarami18. Shiva Manasa Puja19. Shiva Panchakshara Stotram20. Shiva Pratah Smaran Stotram21. Shivashtakam22. Subramanya Bhujangam23. Vishwanathashtakam24. Yamunashtakam

Bharatavarsha The Land of Gods and Sages:

1. Stotras by deity:

Vedas Gayatri Gurudeva Ganesha Hanuman Parvati Lakshmi Saraswati Vishnu Narasimha Rama Krishna Shiva Murugan Surya Ganga Yamuna Narmada Tulasi Others Brahman

2. Vedic Civilization: Vedic Civilization

3. Hermitages: Hermitages

4. Penances: Penances

5. Puranic Events:

Rama Events Krishna events

6. Sacred Geography:

Forests Lakes Mountains Rivers River Sangams Consolidated

7. Pilgrimages:

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Ganesha Devi Vishnu Rama Krishna Shiva MuruganParikramas By States By Districts Haridwar toKedarnath Temples of Chennai

8. Saints: Saints

9. Festivals: Festivals

10. Others: Poems of Tagore

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