| Religion: | Hinduism |
| Language: | Sanskrit |
| Caption: | Bazaar art of Annapurna offering alms to Shiva |
| Verses: | 12 |
| Annapurna Stotra | |
| Author: | Adi Shankara |
The Annapurna Stotra is a Hindu stotra written by the philosopher Adi Shankara.[1] Comprising 12 verses,[2] the work extols the goddess Annapurna, an aspect of the goddess Parvati.[3] [4]
The hymn is based on the legend of Annapurna, a form of the goddess Parvati who represents nourishment and sustenance. Her consort, Shiva, is regarded to have begged for food from her to save the inhabitants of earth from starvation after she withdrew all sources of food from living beings.[5]
The Annapurna Stotra is popularly sung in Varanasi in performance of the arati ritual to propitiate the goddess.[6]
The first hymn of the mantra describes the attributes of Annapurna:[7] [8]