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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.
The Annapurna Sahasranam is dedicated to the goddess and praises her one thousand names, while the Annapurna Shatanama Stotram is dedicated to her 108 names. A few temples exist that are dedicated to her, some of the most prominent being the Annapoorneshwari Temple established by Agastya at Horanadu and Annapurna Devi Mandir in Varanasi.
Annapurna Stotra; Ashtalakshmi Stotra; Dakshinamurti Stotra; Hayagriva Stotra; Hari Stotra; Kanakadhara Stotra; Khadgamala Stotra; Mahishasura Mardini Stotra; Rama Raksha Stotra; Shiva Mahimna Stotra; Shiva Tandava Stotra
Stotra (Sanskrit: स्तोत्र) is a Sanskrit word that means "ode, eulogy or a hymn of praise." [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a literary genre of Indian religious texts designed to be melodically sung, in contrast to a shastra which is composed to be recited.
The Annapurna Upanishad (Sanskrit: अन्नपूर्णा उपनिषद्, IAST: Annapūrṇā Upaniṣad) is a Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism. [3] It is classified as a Samanya Upanishads and attached to the Atharvaveda .
Muthuswami Dikshita (IAST: Muttusvāmi Dīkṣita, 24 March 1775 – 21 October 1835) or Dikshitar was a South Indian poet and composer and is one of the musical trinity of Carnatic music.
It is the only poem in the medieval Mangalkavya tradition that does not create a separate subgenre, as no other poet ever ventured to praise Annapurna in their works. [ 2 ] Annada Mangal is divided into three Books: Annada Mangal or Annada Mahatmya , Bidya Sundar or Kalika Mangal and Mansingh or Annapurna Mangal . [ 3 ]
Idol of Goddess Akhilandeshwari at the Jambukeswarar Temple in Thiruvanaikaval. Akhilandeshwari (Sanskrit: अखिलेन्देश्वरी) is one of the ...