** OUR DEVI OF THE WEEK ** Annapurna Devi : Annapurnastotra

[Guest guest]

(From Tantra Sara)

Salute to thee, O Devi!

Dispenser of blessings, beloved Sankara

Dear to devotees,

Annapurne

 

Thou hast assumed form by maya

Beloved of Sankara

Salutation to Mahasvari

O Annapurne ! Obeisance to Thee

 

O Mahamaya! Beloved spouse of Hara

Giver of the fruit of desire,

Queen of Suras

O Annapurne! Obeisance to Thee

 

O Mahadevi with the luster of a thousand rising suns

Three eyed,Crested with the crescent moon

 

O Devi! Clad in fine garment,

Ever giving rice, Sinless One,

Who delights in the dance of Siva

Crested with the crescent moon.

O Annapurne! Obeisance to Thee

 

O Devi! Fulfiller of the desires of devotees,

Destructress of worldly pain,

Bending under the weight of Thy breasts.

O Annapurne! Obeisance to Thee

 

Thou resident in the center of the six-petalled lotus,

And art in the form of the six-fold sakti,

Thou art Brahmani and all others,

O Annapurne! Obeisance to Thee

 

O Devi! Adorned with crescent moon,

All empires are Thy gifts.

Giver of delight to Sarva,

O Annapurne! Obeisance to Thee

 

Thy lotus feet are worshipped by Indra and other Devas;

Thou assumest the form of Rudra and other Devas,

Giver of wealth.

O Annapurne! Obeisance to Thee

 

Whoever at time of worship Devoutly reads this hymn,

In his house Laksmi ever abides

True is this and without doubt

Whoever having recited the mantra daily

Reads this hymns at dawn of day,

Obtains wealth of riceAnd prosperity

 

OM ParaShaktiye Namaha

[Guest guest]

Simply wonderful. Thank you for sharing that.

 

Annapurna is the form of DEVI who is closest and dearest to me. My

life from birth since seems to be an endless procession of tasty

meals: appetizers, main courses, snacks, desserts and the-desserts-

after-desserts.(oink)

 

The best way a sadhaka can honor this most compassionate of DEVI's

many forms is to always maintain an attitude of gratefulness for any

meal one receives, however simple and small it may be. Refraining

from wastage of food is yet another way.

 

Jai Ma Annapurna

 

 

 

 

, "Nora

<ashwini_puralasamy>" <ashwini_puralasamy> wrote:

> (From Tantra Sara)

> Salute to thee, O Devi!

> Dispenser of blessings, beloved Sankara

> Dear to devotees,

> Annapurne

>

> Thou hast assumed form by maya

> Beloved of Sankara

> Salutation to Mahasvari

> O Annapurne ! Obeisance to Thee

>

> O Mahamaya! Beloved spouse of Hara

> Giver of the fruit of desire,

> Queen of Suras

> O Annapurne! Obeisance to Thee

>

> O Mahadevi with the luster of a thousand rising suns

> Three eyed,Crested with the crescent moon

>

> O Devi! Clad in fine garment,

> Ever giving rice, Sinless One,

> Who delights in the dance of Siva

> Crested with the crescent moon.

> O Annapurne! Obeisance to Thee

>

> O Devi! Fulfiller of the desires of devotees,

> Destructress of worldly pain,

> Bending under the weight of Thy breasts.

> O Annapurne! Obeisance to Thee

>

> Thou resident in the center of the six-petalled lotus,

> And art in the form of the six-fold sakti,

> Thou art Brahmani and all others,

> O Annapurne! Obeisance to Thee

>

> O Devi! Adorned with crescent moon,

> All empires are Thy gifts.

> Giver of delight to Sarva,

> O Annapurne! Obeisance to Thee

>

> Thy lotus feet are worshipped by Indra and other Devas;

> Thou assumest the form of Rudra and other Devas,

> Giver of wealth.

> O Annapurne! Obeisance to Thee

>

> Whoever at time of worship Devoutly reads this hymn,

> In his house Laksmi ever abides

> True is this and without doubt

> Whoever having recited the mantra daily

> Reads this hymns at dawn of day,

> Obtains wealth of riceAnd prosperity

>

> OM ParaShaktiye Namaha

[Guest guest]

Yes! Annapurna devi is a great choice for 'devi of the wee' specially

during this time of the year... well, we will be meeting with family

and friends soon for celebrating the 'spirit' of the season - that is

the 'spirit of giving and receiving' - and who else do we thank

first -Goddess Annapurna Devi! FOR, DEAR ONES , can we pray on an

empty stomach? Mukthi (liberation) comes only after bhukthi(

enjoyment)! she is our bhukthi-mukthi pradayini!

 

 

Annapurna has always been a favorite deity of mine.!

in fact, in my altar i have a beautiful bronze vigraha of the

annapurna deity i bought from KASHI a few years ago...

 

 

The meaning of the word "annapurna" literally is one who is fulll of

abundant food.

 

it is believed, if you worship annapurna devi, you will never go

hungry. in this sese, annapurna is a true MOTHER-beacause

she "nourishes" her devotess and looks after her devotees just like a

mother looks after her children.

 

also, Annapurna has no weapons in her hands- LIKE OTHER GODDESSES.

 

Rather, she has a cooking pot full of "anna" (food) and a big "spoon"

or ladle in her hands.

 

we all know we cannot live without food -so by giving us food, in

fact, moter annapurna devi is keeping us alive- she supports us- food

is indeed "brahman" says the uPANISHADS!

 

 

ONCE, SAGE VYASA was visiting kashi and he had a difficult time

getting alms in that city

 

he was so hungry that he got angry and put a curse obn the city that

kashi will be impoverished for ever- there will be no

wealth, knowledge, liberation for generations.

 

but, sage vyasa did not give up... he continued to beg

for alms till he reached a house where Shiva and Parvati had taken

human form as a married couple.

 

Parvati welcomed sage vyasa and served him a delicious feast. once

sage vyasa's hunger was satisfied, he was immensely pleased - he

removed the curse and said " kashi is the best place to live because

one can get food and liberation at the same time."

 

but lord shiva wanted to teach sage vyasa a lesson so he banished the

sage from kashi.. permitting him to visit only on the eighth and

fourteenth day of the fortnight, which are days respectively to the

Goddess and Shiva.

 

In order to be near at hand, Vyasa took up residence on the other

side of river Ganges,where his temple may still be seen at

Ramnagar.

 

our beloved adi shankara has composed a beautiful hymn praising the

glories of annapurna devi.

 

 

O Mother Annapurna, O Great Goddess, ever bestowing happiness,

granting gifts and dispelling fear, O Thou ocean of beauty who

bestowest purity on Thy devotees) washing away all

(their) sins, Thou art verify the Great Goddess who

purifiest the family of Himalayas; Presiding Deity of

Kashi, O Receptacle of Mercy! Grant me alms.

 

O Mother Annapurna, Thou holdest a golden ladle

adorned with various kinds of gems in Thy right hand

and a vessel full of delicious porridge in Thy

left; Thou art the Great Goddess of fortune, Thou

fulfillest the desiresof Thy devotees and makest their

destiny propitious; presiding Deity of Kashi, O

Receptacle of Mercy! Grant me alms.

 

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to read the entire annapurnashtakam , visit shakti sadhana web page!

 

if you want to hear the 'annapurnashtakam' visit ww.musicindia.com

and listen this sloka sung by m.s.subbalaxmi in her melodious voice.

 

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thank you nora for the beautiful picture of annapurna devi and

the 'annapurna' peak of mount evereest in Nepal, a tekker's favorite!

 

 

with all my love

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hello Gene

 

Refraining from wastage of food is yet another way.

 

Refraining from throwing food should be avoided.

 

I was watching an MTV once and this popular group was throwing food

at each other. Its a play to them and they were laughing. I was

horrified when I saw such scene, that I switch it off and wouldnt

allow my daughter to watch it. I dont think so throwing food at each

other is funny at all. I know some may think, ah! its okay. To me it

is not.

 

Jai Ma Annapurna

 

Om ParaShaktiye Namaha

[Guest guest]

Namaste Nora,

 

I could not agree more. A sadhaka who has any respect for the law of

karma does not need a great imagination to guess what retribution

he/she will get in the next life for wasting food now. In his time,

Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi (that's Lord Dakshinamurthi-Shiva to the

rest of us) instructed that vegetable peelings should not even be

thrown away but given to the cows. That is an example worth noting.

 

I was guilty of food fights in my foolish youth. I make up for that

now by sometimes picking up the food I'd dropped and eating it

straightaway.

 

Someone, invite me to your Christmas Day party now! I

guarantee your floors will be clean.

 

 

Jai Ma Annapurna

 

Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya*

 

 

(*: Shaivites, do not forget this upcoming Dec 29)

[Guest guest]

I fully agree with you. It is food and there are crores of people in the world

who donot get such food !!!!!

Hence, it should not be allowed even our generations to watch or enjoy such

"foolish ads" !

Let Annapoorani Ma only take care of such people !!!!

Regards,

rk-

 

"Nora <ashwini_puralasamy" <ashwini_puralasamy

wrote:Hello Gene

 

Refraining from wastage of food is yet another way.

 

Refraining from throwing food should be avoided.

 

I was watching an MTV once and this popular group was throwing food

at each other. Its a play to them and they were laughing. I was

horrified when I saw such scene, that I switch it off and wouldnt

allow my daughter to watch it. I dont think so throwing food at each

other is funny at all. I know some may think, ah! its okay. To me it

is not.

 

Jai Ma Annapurna

 

Om ParaShaktiye Namaha

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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