Annapurna Chalisa, Annapurna Mata Chalisa
Annapurna Chalisa, Annapurna Mata Chalisa
Nitya Ananda Karini Mata
|| dohA ||
vizvezvara-padapadama kI,
raja-nija zIza-lagAya|
annapUrNe! tava suyaza,
baranauM kavi-matilAya||
|| caupAI ||
nitya Ananda kariNI mAtA|
vara-aru abhaya bhAva prakhyAtA||
jaya! sauMdarya sindhu jaga-jananI|
akhila pApa hara bhava-bhaya haranI||
zveta badana para zveta basana puni|
santana tuva pada sevata RSimuni||
kAzI purAdhIzvarI mAtA|
mAhezvarI sakala jaga-trAtA||
bRSabhAruDha़ nAma rudrANI|
vizva vihAriNi jaya! kalyANI||
padidevatA sutIta ziromani|
padavI prApta kIhna giri-naMdini||
pati vichoha dukha sahi nahi pAvA|
yoga agni taba badana jarAvA||
deha tajata ziva-caraNa sanehU|
rAkhehu jAte himagiri-gehU||
prakaTI girijA nAma dharAyo|
ati Ananda bhavana ma~ha chAyo||
nArada ne taba tohiM bharamAyahu|
byAha karana hita pATha paDha़Ayahu||
brahmA-varuNa-kubera ganAye|
devarAja Adika kahi gAya||
saba devana ko sujasa bakhAnI|
matipalaTana kI mana ma~ha ThAnI||
acala rahIM tuma praNa para dhanyA|
kIhnI siddha himAcala kanyA||
nija kau tava nArada ghabarAye|
taba praNa-pUraNa maMtra paDha़Aye||
karana hetu tapa tohiM upadezeu|
santa-bacana tuma satya parekhehu||
gaganagirA suni TarI na TAre|
brahmA, taba tuva pAsa padhAre||
kaheu putri vara mA~gu anUpA|
dehu~ Aja tuva mati anurupA||
tuma tapa kInha alaukika bhArI|
kaSTa uThAyehu ati sukumArI||
aba saMdeha chA~Da़i kachu mosoM|
hai saugaMdha nahIM chala tosoM||
karata veda vida brahmA jAnahu|
vacana mora yaha sAMco mAnahu||
taji saMkoca kahahu nija icchA|
dehauM maiM mana mAnI bhikSA||
suni brahmA kI madhurI bAnI|
mukhasoM kachu musukAyi bhavAnI||
bolI tuma kA kahahu vidhAtA|
tuma to jagake sraSTAdhAtA||
mama kAmanA gupta nahiM toMsoM|
kahavAvA cAhahu kA mosoM||
ijJa yajJa maha~ maratI bArA|
zaMbhunAtha puni hohiM hamArA||
so aba milahiM mohiM manabhAya|
kahi tathAstu vidhi dhAma sidhAye||
taba girijA zaMkara tava bhayaU|
phala kAmanA saMzaya gayaU||
candrakoTi ravi koTi prakAzA|
taba Anana maha~ karata nivAsA||
mAlA pustaka aMkuza sohai|
karama~ha apara pAza mana mohe||
annapUrNe! sadapUrNe|
aja-anavadya ananta apUrNe||
kRpA sagarI kSemaMkarI mA~|
bhava-vibhUti Ananda bharI mA~||
kamala bilocana vilasita bAle|
devi kAlike! caNDi karAle||
tuma kailAsa mAMhi hvai girijA|
vilasI AnandasAtha sindhujA||
svarga-mahAlakSmI kahalAyI|
martya-loka lakSmI padapAyI||
vilasI saba ma~ha sarva sarupA|
sevata tohiM amara pura-bhUpA||
jo paDha़ihahiM yaha tuva cAlIsA|
phala paihahiM zubha sAkhI IsA||
prAta samaya jo jana mana lAyo|
paDha़ihahiM bhakti suruci aghikAyo||
strI-kalatra pati mitra-putra yuta|
paramaizvarya lAbha lahi adbhuta||
rAja vimukhako rAja divAvai|
jasa tero jana-sujasa baDha़Avai||
pATha mahA muda maMgala dAtA|
bhakta mano vAMchita nidhipAtA||
|| dohA ||
jo yaha cAlIsA subhaga,
paDha़i nAvahiMge mAtha|
tinake kAraja siddha saba,
sAkhI kAzI nAtha||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Annapurna Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn honoring Goddess Annapurna, the deity of food and nourishment, who is the presiding deity of Varanasi. It consists of 8 verses in the Chalisa format and belongs to the North Indian Bhakti tradition of vernacular devotional literature.
What are the benefits of chanting Annapurna Chalisa?
- Regular recitation is said to alleviate material needs including hunger and poverty.
- Devotees recite it to seek blessings for wealth and prosperity.
- It is chanted for the removal of obstacles and relief from fear.
- Recitation is believed to grant knowledge and wisdom.
- It is used as a prayer for spiritual contentment and inner fulfillment.
When is the best time to recite this?
The Chalisa is recited in the morning and evening as part of daily worship. It is especially observed during Annapurna Jayanti, Navaratri, and on any day when blessings for sustenance and prosperity are sought.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Annapurna Chalisa belongs to the Bhakti movement tradition, during which devotional literature in vernacular languages became widely adopted to make worship accessible. The author is unknown and no composition date is firmly established, though it is likely a post-medieval North Indian work. Goddess Annapurna's worship has its strongest base in Varanasi, where she is the presiding deity alongside Lord Vishwanath. The Chalisa format, using Doha and Chaupai meters, follows the same structure used in the Hanuman Chalisa and similar hymns.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Annapurna Stotram (Adi Shankaracharya) — an older Sanskrit hymn dedicated to the same goddess, attributed to the 8th-century Advaita philosopher.
- Annapurna Ashtakam — another eight-verse hymn in praise of Goddess Annapurna, often recited alongside this Chalisa.