versions of Annapurna Ashtaka and Vamadeva mantra of Pancha Brahma Mantras

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Dear devotees,

 

There are different variations in the Annapurna Ashtaka, Mahishasuramardini

Stotra.

Though, people are chanting it in different ways, but going by vyakarana and

chandas, some words

does not fit properly. For instance, Annapurna Ashtaka:

 

The 1st stanza runs as:

 

 

nityAnandakarI varAbhayakarI saundaryaratnAkarI

nirdhUtAkhilaghorapAvanakarI pratyakShamAheshvarI |

prAleyAcalavaMshapAvanakarI kAshIpurAdhIshvarI

bhikShAM dehik.rpAvalambanakarI mAtA.annapUrNeshvarI || 1

 

O Mother Annapurna ! Ever bestowing Happiness , granting boons, and

dispelling fear ! Ocean of beauty who bestows Purity on devotees by

destroying all terrible sins ! Thou art the great Goddess who

purified the dynasty of Himalayas ! Presiding Deity Of Kashi , O !

Renderer of support and compassion, Grant me Alms !

 

In the 2nd line, " nirdhUtAkhilaghorapAvanakarI " , ghora-pAvanakari gives

incomplete

meaning. It should have been " ghora-pApanikari " . The corresponding english

translation runs as

" destroying all terrible sins " which is a mismatch.

 

So, the correct pATha is:

 

nityAnandakarI varAbhayakarI saundaryaratnAkarI

nirdhUtAkhilaghorapApanikari pratyakShamAheshvarI |

prAleyAcalavaMshapAvanakarI kAshIpurAdhIshvarI

bhikShAM dehik.rpAvalambanakarI mAtA.annapUrNeshvarI

 

Also, the mUla pATha for vAmadeva mantra of Panchabrahma mantras is different.

 

The general pATha which the people are aware of is:

 

// vAmadevAya namo jyeShThAya namah shrEShThAya

namo rudraya namah kAlAya namah

kalavikaraNAya namo balAya namo

balavikaraNAya namo balapramathanAya namah

sarvabhUtadamanAya namo manonmanAya namah //

 

 

Whereas, the lupthAgma sangraha, the mUla pATha of Shri VidyAraNya bhAShya,

bodhAyana-prokta MahAnyAsa Kalpa does not have

the two names " shrEShThAya " and " balAya " .

 

vAmadevAya namo jyeShThAya namo rudraya

namah kAlAya namah kalavikaraNAya namo

balavikaraNAya namo balapramathanAya namah

sarvabhUtadamanAya namo manonmanAya namah //

 

This mantra also conforms with the nava(9)vyUhAtmaka Siva with corresponding

shaktis:

vAma, jyEShThA, raudrI, kAli, kalavikaraNi, balavikaraNi, balapramathani,

sarvabhUtadamani and manonmani respectively.

 

Interested people can refer bodhAyana Mahanyasa kalpa, vidyAraNya bhAShya.

 

with regards,

sriram