MA ANNAPURNA NAMAVALI
INTRODUCTION
Annapurna Devi is the goddess who provides food for all the living beings in the earth. The name Annapurna itself indicates as the giver of sufficient food. Annapurna is an important goddess, since through her blessings only, we are able to eat food and sustain in this world. She is an incarnation of Mata Parvati, the consort of Lord Shiva. The Annapurna Sahasranam praises her glory and describes her various names.
Kashi Viswanath Temple in Varanasi is the famous temple for goddess Annapurna and daily thousands of devotees come to this place to worship the divine goddess and to get her blessings. Akshaya Tritiya Festival is celebrated considering as the birthday of the goddess Annapurna, and people purchase golden jewellery and start new ventures on that day. Annapurna once offered food to Lord Shiva in order to make him to realize that she is the ultimate giver of the food to the entire UNIVERSE.
The Hindu Scriptures describe the features of Annapoorna as a beautiful goddess with golden coloured body and a shining face. In one hand, she holds the food pot, and in another hand, she offers food to her devotees. She is seated on a golden throne.
She is also mentioned in divine texts as the giver of knowledge, wisdom, courage, spiritual energy and strength in mind and in body. Devi Bhagavata and Skanda Purana praise her glory and mention her importance.
Food is considered as the most important thing for the living beings in this world. Without food, no one could survive in this world. Hence it is a must for us to pray to goddess Annapurna Devi and we must thank her for giving sufficient food to us. She has to be worshipped on a daily basis especially before taking our food. The importance of Annadhanam is mentioned in various Puranas, and Lord Krishna also tells in his Bhagavat gita about the importance of food donation, and asks us to provide food to all the living beings in the world.
The Annapurna Stotra composed by Adi Shankaracharya is recited by Hindus throughout the world as a thanks giving act to Mata Annapurna for giving food to us in plenty.
Let us recite the below mentioned wonderful names of Ma Annapurna Devi and let us be blessed.
- Om annapurnayai Namah
- Om sivayai Namah
- Om devyai Namah
- Om bhimayai Namah
- Om pustyai Namah
- Om sarasvatyai Namah
- Om sarvajnayai Namah
- Om parvatyai Namah
- Om durgayai Namah
- Om sarvanyai Namah
- Om sivavallabhayai Namah
- Om vedavedyayai Namah
- Om mahavidyayai Namah
- Om vidyadatrai Namah
- Om visaradayai Namah
- Om kumaryai Namah
- Om tripurayai Namah
- Om balayai Namah
- Om laksmyai Namah
- Om sriyai Namah
- Om bhayaharinai Namah
- Om bhavanyai Namah
- Om visnujananyai Namah
- Om brahmadijananyai Namah
- Om ganesajananyai Namah
- Om saktyai Namah
- Om kumarajananyai Namah
- Om subhayai Namah
- Om bhogapradayai Namah
- Om bhagavatyai Namah
- Om bhaktabhistapradayinyai Namah
- Om bhavarogaharayai Namah
- Om bhavyayai Namah
- Om subhrayai Namah
- Om paramamaṅgalayai Namah
- Om bhavanyai Namah
- Om cancalayai Namah
- Om gauryai Namah
- Om carucandrakaladharayai Namah
- Om visalaksyai Namah
- Om visvamatre Namah
- Om visvavandyayai Namah
- Om vilasinyai Namah
- Om aryayai Namah
- Om kalyananilayayai Namah
- Om rudranyai Namah
- Om kamalasanayai Namah
- Om subhapradayai Namah
- Om subhavartayai Namah
- Om vrttapinapayodharayai Namah
- Om ambayai Namah
- Om samharamathanyai Namah
- Om mrdanyai Namah
- Om sarvamaṅgalayai Namah
- Om visnusamsevitayai Namah
- Om siddhayai Namah
- Om brahmanyai Namah
- Om surasevitayai Namah
- Om paramanandadayai Namah
- Om santyai Namah
- Om paramanandarupinyai Namah
- Om paramanandajananyai Namah
- Om parayai Namah
- Om anandapradayinyai Namah
- Om paropakaraniratayai Namah
- Om paramayai Namah
- Om bhaktavatsalayai Namah
- Om purnacandrabhavadanayai Namah
- Om purnacandranibhamsukayai Namah
- Om subhalaksanasampannayai Namah
- Om subhanandagunarnavayai Namah
- Om subhasaubhagyanilayayai Namah
- Om subhadayai Namah
- Om ratipriyayai Namah
- Om candikayai Namah
- Om candamathanyai Namah
- Om candadarpanivarinyai Namah
- Om martandanayanayai Namah
- Om sadhvyai Namah
- Om candragninayanayai Namah
- Om satyai Namah
- Om pundarikaharayai Namah
- Om purnayai Namah
- Om punyadayai Namah
- Om punyarupinyai Namah
- Om mayatitayai Namah
- Om sresthamayayai Namah
- Om sresthadharmayai Namah
- Om atmavanditayai Namah
- Om asrstyai Namah
- Om saṅgarahitayai Namah
- Om srstihetave Namah
- Om kapardinyai Namah
- Om vrsarudhayai Namah
- Om sulahastayai Namah
- Om sthitisamharakarinyai Namah
- Om mandasmitayai Namah
- Om skandamatre Namah
- Om suddhacittayai Namah
- Om munistutayai Namah
- Om mahabhagavatyai Namah
- Om daksayai Namah
- Om daksadhvaravinasinyai Namah
- Om sarvarthadatryai Namah
- Om savitryai Namah
- Om sadasivakutumbinyai Namah
- Om nityasundarasarvaṅgyai Namah
- Om saccidanandalaksanayai Namah
“OM”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR