From 'sankaracarya. Annapura
*
"Hymns to the Goddess", by John Woodroffe (Arthur Avalon), [1913],
p. 217
Annapr
(annaprstotra)
1
O Mother Annapr! 1
vari, 2 who ever bestoweth happiness,
Granting gifts and dispelling fear.
O mine of gems of beauty,
Who washeth away all sin,
Who giveth purity to Thy devotees,
Who purifieth the mountain range, 3
Which is undestroyed even at the time of dissolution, 4
Presiding Deity of K, 5
Mahevar 6 in every truth,
O vessel of mercy! grant me aid.
2
O Thou who hast clothed Thyself in cloth of gold,
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Decked with ornaments made of many and varied gems,
Whose breasts rounded like a water jar,
Are resplendent with their necklace of pearls,
Whose beauty is enhanced by the fragrance of the Kashmir aloe.
O Dev! who presidest over the city of K, 1
O Mother Annapr Ivar, 2
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!
3
O giver of the bliss of "Yoga", 3
Destructress of enemies, 4
Inspirer of devotion to "dharma" and "artha", 5
Who art lustrous as the light waves of sun, moon, and fire,
Protectress of the three worlds 6
Giver of all dominion 7 and all desires,
Presiding Dev over the city of K,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!
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4
Thou who maketh Thy dwelling in the cave of Mount Kailsa, 1
Who art Gaur, 2 Um, 3 and ankar, 4 Kaumr, 5
Who giveth us power to understand the meaning of "Nigama", 6
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Thou art the letters of the bja 1 Om 2,
Opener of the panels of the door of liberation, 3
Presiding Dev over the City of K,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!
5
Thou supporteth all beings visible and invisible,
Whose belly is the vessel which contains the universe. 4
Thou discloseth the subject of the drama of Thy own play,
And art the fount of the light of wisdom,
Pleasing the mind of the Lord of the universe,
Presiding Dev over the City of K,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!
6
var of all men on earth,
The waves of Thy blue-black hair look (beautiful) like plaits.
var who ever giveth food,
Bestower of happiness to all, who advanceth all people,
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Presiding Dev over the City of K,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!
7
Thou givest all instruction onwards from the time of initiation, 1
And art the cause of the threefold manifestation of ambhu. 2
Scented with the Kashmir aloe, Thou art the var of the three regions. 3
Thou art triple waved, 4
And the night of dissolution.
Thou art the cause of all lasting things,
And fulfiller of the desires of those who desire.
It is Thou who maketh the greatness of peoples.
Presiding Dev over the City of K,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!
8
Thou, Dev, art adorned with all various kinds of gems,
Daughter of Daka, 5
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Beautiful, pleasing the world
With the sweet milk of Thy left breast. 1
Thou art Mahevar, for Thou givest prosperity to all,
For Thou givest welfare,
And fulfillest the desires of your devotees.
Presiding Dev over the City of Benares,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!
9
Thou art She who shinest with the brilliance of millions of suns, moons, and fires.
Whose earrings are brilliant as the sun, moon, and fire,
Who art the cause of the colour of both sun and moon,
Who holdeth a rosary, 2 a book, 3 a noose, and a goad. 4
Presiding Dev over the City of Benares,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!
10
Protectress of Katriyas, 5
Great dispeller of all fear,
Mother, who art an ocean of mercy,
In very truth the ever auspicious giver of salvation,
The cause of the beauty of Vivevara, 6
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It was Thou who made Daka to weep. 1
Remover of all ills,
Presiding Dev over the City of Benares,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!
11
O Annapr! who art ever full (of bounty),
Who art dear to the life of ankara, 2
O Prvat, give me aid!
12
My mother is Dev Prvati,
My father is Deva Mahevara, 3
My friends and relatives are those who are devoted to iva,
And the three regions 4 are my fatherland.
Footnotes
217:1 The name of the Dev, the "bountiful Lady" who gives food and presides over K, the Holy City of Benares.
217:2 Feminine of vara or Lord.
217:3 The Himalaya purified by the presence of the Dev, who there incarnated as Prvat, daughter of Himavat, the Mountain-King.
217:4 \"Pralaya", the destruction of the world.
217:5 Benares (see note 1.)
217:6 Great var (see note 2).
218:1 Benares.
218:2 Feminine of vara or Lord.
218:3 Union of the human ("jivtm") with the supreme ("paramtm") soul effected through the practice of "Yoga".
218:4 That is, sin.
218:5 Two of the fourfold aims ("Caturvarga") of sentient being--viz., "dharma" (religion, duty, etc.), "artha" (wealth, wherewith life is sustained and religious sacrifices are effected), "Kma" (desire which prompts great achievements and fulfilment), and "moka" or liberation.
218:6 That is, "Bhuh", "Bhuvah", "Svah", the terrestrial atmospheric and the heavenly spheres.
218:7 \"Aivarya" (lordship).
219:1 The sacred mount and paradise of iva; esoterically the Sahasrra whereto as Kualin She repairs.
219:2 The daughter of Guru, the King of mountains (see p. 187, note 4). Gaur also means "fair".
219:3 A name of the Dev. When of the age of sixteen she practised great austerities that She might be the Spouse of iva, upon which Her mother, endeavouring to persuade Her, said, U ("Oh"), M ("not"). As it is said by Klidsa in the first Canto of the Kumrasambhavam; "Umeti mtr tapaso niiddh pasch dumkhyng sumukhijagma"." ("By the words U, M, She was thus forbidden by Her mother to practise austerity, thereafter the pure Um obtained Her name.") Um is Kumr, who has renounced all attachment, and is devoted to Her Lord. A "stra" runs, "I"cchaktih Um kumr" (The energy of will is Um the unmarried). The Commentary on this "stra", cited by Bhskararya, says: "The eternal state is his whose mind has ascended the degrees of "yoga" called "vismaya", and who realizes the supreme Bhairavata (an aspect of iva). That "Yogi" obtains at length the "Icchakti" called the Supreme Queen ("Parbhattrika") known also as Kumr."
219:4 Name of the Dev as Spouse of ankara, the benefactor.
219:5 Name of the Dev as one of the "atanyik" and Spouse of Deva Krtikeya.
219:6 This term, applied to the Veda generally, means particularly the Tantra in the form in which the Dev is "guru" and iva, "iya". As it is said:
Nirgato girij vaktrt,
Gatscha girija rutim,
Matascha vsudevasya,
Nigam parikathyate.
[paragraph continues] In the Lalit the Dev is addressed as "nijjnarp nigam" (the nigama are the expressions of Thy commands).
220:1 The Tntrik ("seed") "mantras", such as "Hrm", "Hm", "Klm", etc. Mantras are classified according to the syllables they contain.
220:2 The Mahmantra "Om", composed of A + u + m, coalesced by "sandhi" into Om. The three "varas" signify the three members of the "Trimurti", Brahm, Viu, and iva, who, as the Rudraymala says, are born of the "Praava" (Om), and though in appearance three, are yet one ("ekamrtistrayo devh"). From the "Praava" all Devas, Vedas, sun, moon, and all being comes by the power of Dev, the supreme akti.
220:3 \"Mok", or unity with the supreme, and therefore liberation from rebirth in the phenomenal world.
220:4 \"Brahmabhodari". The "Brahima" (universe) is the "mundane egg" of Brahm.
221:1 \"Dk", through which each Hindu passes, by reception of his "mantra". It is said sometimes that initiation is the third birth, the first being that from the mother, the second is "upanayana" (investiture with sacred thread), and the third is initiation. The Tantras speak of thirty-two "Dks", from "Sudhavidy" to "Anuttara".
221:2 That is, as creator, maintainer, and destroyer.
221:3 Bhuh, Bhuvah, Svah (see p. 151, note 7)
221:4 For She flows in the form of the three sacred rivers: Gang, Yamun, and Sarasvat.
221:5 The father of Sat, a manifestation of Dev, who, dying at the "Dakayajna" reappeared as Prvat.
222:1 Because Ganea and Krtikeya, Her children, suck Her right breast.
222:2 \"Ml".
222:3 \"Pustaka", which is also known as the "Vidymudr".
222:4 See p. 173, note 6.
222:5 The warrior caste.
222:6 Lord of the universe.
223:1 When his "yajna" was destroyed by Her husband iva. There are two Dakas--Prajpati, and a human king, an incarnation of the former. Though iva destroyed the sacrifice, Dev was the instrument. The Lalit, verse 120, addresses the Dev both as "Dkyan" (daughter of Daka) and "Dakayajna vinsin" (destroyer of the sacrifice of Daka).
223:2 iva.
223:3 \"Ibid".
223:4 See p. 151, note 7.
"Hymns to the Goddess", by John Woodroffe (Arthur Avalon), [1913],
p. 217
Annapr
(annaprstotra)
1
O Mother Annapr! 1
vari, 2 who ever bestoweth happiness,
Granting gifts and dispelling fear.
O mine of gems of beauty,
Who washeth away all sin,
Who giveth purity to Thy devotees,
Who purifieth the mountain range, 3
Which is undestroyed even at the time of dissolution, 4
Presiding Deity of K, 5
Mahevar 6 in every truth,
O vessel of mercy! grant me aid.
2
O Thou who hast clothed Thyself in cloth of gold,
p. 218
Decked with ornaments made of many and varied gems,
Whose breasts rounded like a water jar,
Are resplendent with their necklace of pearls,
Whose beauty is enhanced by the fragrance of the Kashmir aloe.
O Dev! who presidest over the city of K, 1
O Mother Annapr Ivar, 2
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!
3
O giver of the bliss of "Yoga", 3
Destructress of enemies, 4
Inspirer of devotion to "dharma" and "artha", 5
Who art lustrous as the light waves of sun, moon, and fire,
Protectress of the three worlds 6
Giver of all dominion 7 and all desires,
Presiding Dev over the city of K,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!
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4
Thou who maketh Thy dwelling in the cave of Mount Kailsa, 1
Who art Gaur, 2 Um, 3 and ankar, 4 Kaumr, 5
Who giveth us power to understand the meaning of "Nigama", 6
p. 220
Thou art the letters of the bja 1 Om 2,
Opener of the panels of the door of liberation, 3
Presiding Dev over the City of K,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!
5
Thou supporteth all beings visible and invisible,
Whose belly is the vessel which contains the universe. 4
Thou discloseth the subject of the drama of Thy own play,
And art the fount of the light of wisdom,
Pleasing the mind of the Lord of the universe,
Presiding Dev over the City of K,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!
6
var of all men on earth,
The waves of Thy blue-black hair look (beautiful) like plaits.
var who ever giveth food,
Bestower of happiness to all, who advanceth all people,
p. 221
Presiding Dev over the City of K,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!
7
Thou givest all instruction onwards from the time of initiation, 1
And art the cause of the threefold manifestation of ambhu. 2
Scented with the Kashmir aloe, Thou art the var of the three regions. 3
Thou art triple waved, 4
And the night of dissolution.
Thou art the cause of all lasting things,
And fulfiller of the desires of those who desire.
It is Thou who maketh the greatness of peoples.
Presiding Dev over the City of K,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!
8
Thou, Dev, art adorned with all various kinds of gems,
Daughter of Daka, 5
p. 222
Beautiful, pleasing the world
With the sweet milk of Thy left breast. 1
Thou art Mahevar, for Thou givest prosperity to all,
For Thou givest welfare,
And fulfillest the desires of your devotees.
Presiding Dev over the City of Benares,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!
9
Thou art She who shinest with the brilliance of millions of suns, moons, and fires.
Whose earrings are brilliant as the sun, moon, and fire,
Who art the cause of the colour of both sun and moon,
Who holdeth a rosary, 2 a book, 3 a noose, and a goad. 4
Presiding Dev over the City of Benares,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!
10
Protectress of Katriyas, 5
Great dispeller of all fear,
Mother, who art an ocean of mercy,
In very truth the ever auspicious giver of salvation,
The cause of the beauty of Vivevara, 6
p. 223
It was Thou who made Daka to weep. 1
Remover of all ills,
Presiding Dev over the City of Benares,
O vessel of mercy, grant me aid!
11
O Annapr! who art ever full (of bounty),
Who art dear to the life of ankara, 2
O Prvat, give me aid!
12
My mother is Dev Prvati,
My father is Deva Mahevara, 3
My friends and relatives are those who are devoted to iva,
And the three regions 4 are my fatherland.
Footnotes
217:1 The name of the Dev, the "bountiful Lady" who gives food and presides over K, the Holy City of Benares.
217:2 Feminine of vara or Lord.
217:3 The Himalaya purified by the presence of the Dev, who there incarnated as Prvat, daughter of Himavat, the Mountain-King.
217:4 \"Pralaya", the destruction of the world.
217:5 Benares (see note 1.)
217:6 Great var (see note 2).
218:1 Benares.
218:2 Feminine of vara or Lord.
218:3 Union of the human ("jivtm") with the supreme ("paramtm") soul effected through the practice of "Yoga".
218:4 That is, sin.
218:5 Two of the fourfold aims ("Caturvarga") of sentient being--viz., "dharma" (religion, duty, etc.), "artha" (wealth, wherewith life is sustained and religious sacrifices are effected), "Kma" (desire which prompts great achievements and fulfilment), and "moka" or liberation.
218:6 That is, "Bhuh", "Bhuvah", "Svah", the terrestrial atmospheric and the heavenly spheres.
218:7 \"Aivarya" (lordship).
219:1 The sacred mount and paradise of iva; esoterically the Sahasrra whereto as Kualin She repairs.
219:2 The daughter of Guru, the King of mountains (see p. 187, note 4). Gaur also means "fair".
219:3 A name of the Dev. When of the age of sixteen she practised great austerities that She might be the Spouse of iva, upon which Her mother, endeavouring to persuade Her, said, U ("Oh"), M ("not"). As it is said by Klidsa in the first Canto of the Kumrasambhavam; "Umeti mtr tapaso niiddh pasch dumkhyng sumukhijagma"." ("By the words U, M, She was thus forbidden by Her mother to practise austerity, thereafter the pure Um obtained Her name.") Um is Kumr, who has renounced all attachment, and is devoted to Her Lord. A "stra" runs, "I"cchaktih Um kumr" (The energy of will is Um the unmarried). The Commentary on this "stra", cited by Bhskararya, says: "The eternal state is his whose mind has ascended the degrees of "yoga" called "vismaya", and who realizes the supreme Bhairavata (an aspect of iva). That "Yogi" obtains at length the "Icchakti" called the Supreme Queen ("Parbhattrika") known also as Kumr."
219:4 Name of the Dev as Spouse of ankara, the benefactor.
219:5 Name of the Dev as one of the "atanyik" and Spouse of Deva Krtikeya.
219:6 This term, applied to the Veda generally, means particularly the Tantra in the form in which the Dev is "guru" and iva, "iya". As it is said:
Nirgato girij vaktrt,
Gatscha girija rutim,
Matascha vsudevasya,
Nigam parikathyate.
[paragraph continues] In the Lalit the Dev is addressed as "nijjnarp nigam" (the nigama are the expressions of Thy commands).
220:1 The Tntrik ("seed") "mantras", such as "Hrm", "Hm", "Klm", etc. Mantras are classified according to the syllables they contain.
220:2 The Mahmantra "Om", composed of A + u + m, coalesced by "sandhi" into Om. The three "varas" signify the three members of the "Trimurti", Brahm, Viu, and iva, who, as the Rudraymala says, are born of the "Praava" (Om), and though in appearance three, are yet one ("ekamrtistrayo devh"). From the "Praava" all Devas, Vedas, sun, moon, and all being comes by the power of Dev, the supreme akti.
220:3 \"Mok", or unity with the supreme, and therefore liberation from rebirth in the phenomenal world.
220:4 \"Brahmabhodari". The "Brahima" (universe) is the "mundane egg" of Brahm.
221:1 \"Dk", through which each Hindu passes, by reception of his "mantra". It is said sometimes that initiation is the third birth, the first being that from the mother, the second is "upanayana" (investiture with sacred thread), and the third is initiation. The Tantras speak of thirty-two "Dks", from "Sudhavidy" to "Anuttara".
221:2 That is, as creator, maintainer, and destroyer.
221:3 Bhuh, Bhuvah, Svah (see p. 151, note 7)
221:4 For She flows in the form of the three sacred rivers: Gang, Yamun, and Sarasvat.
221:5 The father of Sat, a manifestation of Dev, who, dying at the "Dakayajna" reappeared as Prvat.
222:1 Because Ganea and Krtikeya, Her children, suck Her right breast.
222:2 \"Ml".
222:3 \"Pustaka", which is also known as the "Vidymudr".
222:4 See p. 173, note 6.
222:5 The warrior caste.
222:6 Lord of the universe.
223:1 When his "yajna" was destroyed by Her husband iva. There are two Dakas--Prajpati, and a human king, an incarnation of the former. Though iva destroyed the sacrifice, Dev was the instrument. The Lalit, verse 120, addresses the Dev both as "Dkyan" (daughter of Daka) and "Dakayajna vinsin" (destroyer of the sacrifice of Daka).
223:2 iva.
223:3 \"Ibid".
223:4 See p. 151, note 7.
