Sri Annapurna Ashtakam

What is an Ashtakam? An Ashtakam is a song comprising eight sections. You are

expected to sing each section to the same music.
Sri Annapurna Ashtakam is written by Adi Shankaracharya to praise and invoke
the grace of Mother Goddess Annapurneswari. Mother Goddess Annapurneswari is
the presiding deity at anaras or !aranasi. She is the Mother who graces food to
everybody " especia##y for poor and destitute. $he Godess of !aranasi a#so fed
%ing &arishchandra's chi#dren (he became poor due to )ishi !ashishta*. $here are
many Annapoorni temp#es in +ndia where food is free#y served every day to every
one i.e. ,harmastha#a in %arnataka.
Annapurna Ashtakam is #oved for its wordings and composition. You wi## rea#ise
a## your ambitions by chanting or singing this ashtakam.
-ithyaananda kari.
!araa abhya karee.
Soundarya rathnaakaree.
-irddhotahaki#a ghora pavaanakaree.
/rathyaksha Maheswaree.
%asi puraadheeswaree.
hikshaam dehi. krupaa va#ambana karee.
Mathaa Annapurneswaree..
-aana rathna vichitra bhooshana karee.
&emaambaradambaree.
Mukthaa haara vi#amba maana vi#asa.
,waksho0a kumbaan dharee.
%asmeera garu vasithaa ruchi karee.
%asi puraadheeswaree.
hikshaam dehi. krupaa va#ambana karee.
Mathaa Annapurneswaree 1
Yogaanandakaree ripu kshyakaree.
,harman artha nishtaakaree.
2handrarkaana#a bhasa maana #aharee.
$ri#okya rakshaa karee.
Sarvaiswarya samastha vaanchithakaree.%
%asi puraadheeswaree.
hikshaam dehi. krupaa va#ambana karee.
Mathaa Annapurneswaree 3
%ai#aasaacha#a kandharaa #aya karee.
Gowree . umaa sankaree.%aumaree nigamartha gochara karee.
4mkara bee0aksharee.
Moksha dwaara kavata patana karee.
%asi puraadheeswaree.
hikshaam dehi. krupaa va#ambana karee.
Mathaa Annapurneswaree 5
,rusyaa drusya vibhootha vahana karee.
rhmaanda bhando dharee.
6ee#aa nataka suthra ke#ana karee.
!i0nana deeptham guree.
Sree viswesa mana prasaadhana karee.
%asi puraadheeswaree.
hikshaam dehi. krupaa va#ambana karee.
Mathaa Annapurneswaree 7
8rvee sarva 0aneswaree bhagawathee.
Maatha krupaa sagaree.
!enee nee#a samaana kuntha#a dharee.
Ananda dhaneswaree.
Sarvanandakaree bhayaa shubhakaree.
%asi puraadheeswaree.hikshaam dehi. krupaa va#ambana karee.
Mathaa Annapurneswaree 9
Aadhi kshaantha samastha varna nikaree.
Shabho tribhaava karee.
%asmeeraa tripureswaree tri#aharee.
-ithyaamakuree sarvaree.
%amaa kamksha karee 0anodhaya karee.
%asi puraadheeswaree.
hikshaam dehi. krupaa va#ambana karee.
Mathaa Annapurneswaree :
,evee sarva vichitra rathna rachithaa.
,akshayanee sundaree.
!ama swadu payodhara priyakaree.
Sownhagya maaheswaree.
hakthaabhishtakaree. sadaa shubhakaree.
%asi puraadheeswaree.
hikshaam dehi. krupaa va#ambana karee.
Mathaa Annapurneswaree ;
2handrakaana#a koti koti sadrusaa.
2handramsu bhimbaan dharee.
2handrakaagni samaana kuntha#a dharee
2handrarka varneshwaree.
Maa#a pustaka pasasangusa dharee.
%asi puraadheeswaree.
hikshaam dehi. krupaa va#ambana karee.
Mathaa Annapurneswaree <
%shatrathraanakaree. mahaa bhayakaree.
Mthaa krupaa sagaree.
Sakshaan mokshakaree sadaa shiva karee.
!isweshwaree sridharee.
,aksha krundha karee niraa mayakaree.
%asi puraadheeswaree.
hikshaam dehi. krupaa va#ambana karee.
Mathaa Annapurneswaree =>
Annapurne sadaa purne.
Sankara praana va##abhe.
?nana vairagya sidhyartham.
ikshaa dehee cha parvathy.
Mathaa cha /arvathy ,evi.
/ithaas cha Maheswara
andhawa Shiva hakatamscha.
Swadesho huvana $rayam.