Annapurna Shloka
Traditional / scripturalA verse of prayer to Annapurna, often recited before taking food or when offering Annadana.
अन्नपूर्णे सदापूर्णे शङ्करप्राणवल्लभे । ज्ञानवैराग्यसिद्ध्यर्थं भिक्षां देहि च पार्वति ॥
Transliteration
annapūrṇe sadāpūrṇe śaṅkaraprāṇavallabhe | jñānavairāgyasiddhyarthaṃ bhikṣāṃ dehi ca pārvati ||
Meaning
O Annapurna, ever full, beloved of Shankara: O Parvati, grant the alms of your grace for the attainment of knowledge and detachment.
Source: Closing verse of the Annapurna Stotram, traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya