Annapurna Chalisa, Annapurna Mata Chalisa
Annapurna Chalisa, Annapurna Mata Chalisa
Annapurna Chalisa, Annapurna Mata Chalisa
Nitya Ananda Karini Mata
|| dohA ||
vishveshvara-padapadama kI,
raja-nija shIsha-lagAya|
annapUrNe! tava suyasha,
baranauM kavi-matilAya||
|| chaupAI ||
nitya Ananda kariNI mAtA|
vara-aru abhaya bhAva prakhyAtA||
jaya! sauMdarya sindhu jaga-jananI|
akhila pApa hara bhava-bhaya haranI||
shveta badana para shveta basana puni|
santana tuva pada sevata RRiShimuni||
kAshI purAdhIshvarI mAtA|
mAheshvarI sakala jaga-trAtA||
bRRiShabhAruDha़ nAma rudrANI|
vishva vihAriNi jaya! kalyANI||
padidevatA sutIta shiromani|
padavI prApta kIhna giri-naMdini||
pati viChoha dukha sahi nahi pAvA|
yoga agni taba badana jarAvA||
deha tajata shiva-charaNa sanehU|
rAkhehu jAte himagiri-gehU||
prakaTI girijA nAma dharAyo|
ati Ananda bhavana ma.Nha 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.Nha ThAnI||
achala rahIM tuma praNa para dhanyA|
kIhnI siddha himAchala kanyA||
nija kau tava nArada ghabarAye|
taba praNa-pUraNa maMtra paDha़Aye||
karana hetu tapa tohiM upadesheu|
santa-bachana tuma satya parekhehu||
gaganagirA suni TarI na TAre|
brahmA, taba tuva pAsa padhAre||
kaheu putri vara mA.Ngu anUpA|
dehu.N Aja tuva mati anurupA||
tuma tapa kInha alaukika bhArI|
kaShTa uThAyehu ati sukumArI||
aba saMdeha ChA.NDa़i kaChu mosoM|
hai saugaMdha nahIM Chala tosoM||
karata veda vida brahmA jAnahu|
vachana mora yaha sAMcho mAnahu||
taji saMkocha kahahu nija ichChA|
dehauM maiM mana mAnI bhikShA||
suni brahmA kI madhurI bAnI|
mukhasoM kaChu musukAyi bhavAnI||
bolI tuma kA kahahu vidhAtA|
tuma to jagake sraShTAdhAtA||
mama kAmanA gupta nahiM toMsoM|
kahavAvA chAhahu kA mosoM||
ijna yajna maha.N maratI bArA|
shaMbhunAtha puni hohiM hamArA||
so aba milahiM mohiM manabhAya|
kahi tathAstu vidhi dhAma sidhAye||
taba girijA shaMkara tava bhayaU|
phala kAmanA saMshaya gayaU||
chandrakoTi ravi koTi prakAshA|
taba Anana maha.N karata nivAsA||
mAlA pustaka aMkusha sohai|
karama.Nha apara pAsha mana mohe||
annapUrNe! sadapUrNe|
aja-anavadya ananta apUrNe||
kRRipA sagarI kShemaMkarI mA.N|
bhava-vibhUti Ananda bharI mA.N||
kamala bilochana vilasita bAle|
devi kAlike! chaNDi karAle||
tuma kailAsa mAMhi hvai girijA|
vilasI AnandasAtha sindhujA||
svarga-mahAlakShmI kahalAyI|
martya-loka lakShmI padapAyI||
vilasI saba ma.Nha sarva sarupA|
sevata tohiM amara pura-bhUpA||
jo paDha़ihahiM yaha tuva chAlIsA|
phala paihahiM shubha sAkhI IsA||
prAta samaya jo jana mana lAyo|
paDha़ihahiM bhakti suruchi aghikAyo||
strI-kalatra pati mitra-putra yuta|
paramaishvarya lAbha lahi adbhuta||
rAja vimukhako rAja divAvai|
jasa tero jana-sujasa baDha़Avai||
pATha mahA muda maMgala dAtA|
bhakta mano vAMChita nidhipAtA||
|| dohA ||
jo yaha chAlIsA subhaga,
paDha़i nAvahiMge mAtha|
tinake kAraja siddha saba,
sAkhI kAshI 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.
