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Annapurna Ashtottara Shatanamavali

Sri Annapurna Ashtottara Shatanamavali
1. Om Annapoornaayai Namah
2. Om Shivaayai Namah
3. Om Devyai Namah
4. Om Bheemaayai Namah
5. Om Pushtyai Namah
6. Om Sarasvatyai Namah
7. Om Sarvajnyaayai Namah
8. Om Paarvatyai Namah
9. Om Durgaayai Namah
10. Om Sharvaanyai Namah
11. Om Shivavallabhaayai Namah
12. Om Vedavedyaayai Namah
13. Om Mahaavidyaayai Namah
14. Om Vidyaadaatrai Namah
15. Om Vishaaradaayai Namah
16. Om Kumaaryai Namah
17. Om Tripuraayai Namah
18. Om Baalaayai Namah
19. Om Lakshmyai Namah
20. Om Shriyai Namah
21. Om Bhayahaarinyai Namah
22. Om Bhavaanyai Namah
23. Om Vishnujananyai Namah
24. Om Brahmaadijananyai Namah
25. Om Ganeshajananyai Namah
26. Om Shaktyai Namah
27. Om Kumaarajananyai Namah
28. Om Shubhaayai Namah
29. Om Bhogapradaayai Namah
30. Om Bhagavatyai Namah
31. Om Bhaktaabheeshtapradaayinyai Namah
32. Om Bhavarogaharaayai Namah
33. Om Bhavyaayai Namah
34. Om Shubhraayai Namah
35. Om Paramamangalaayai Namah
36. Om Bhavaanyai Namah
37. Om Chanchalaayai Namah
38. Om Gauryai Namah
39. Om Chaaruchandrakalaadharaayai Namah
40. Om Vishaalaakshyai Namah
41. Om Vishvamaatre Namah
42. Om Vishvavandyaayai Namah
43. Om Vilaasinyai Namah
44. Om Aaryaayai Namah
45. Om Kalyaananilaayaayai Namah
46. Om Rudraanyai Namah
47. Om Kamalaasanaayai Namah
48. Om Shubhapradaayai Namah
49. Om Shubhaayai Namah
50. Om Anantaayai Namah
51. Om Vrittapeenapayodharaayai Namah
52. Om Ambaayai Namah
53. Om Samhaaramathanyai Namah
54. Om Mridaanyai Namah
55. Om Sarvamangalaayai Namah
56. Om Vishnusamsevitaayai Namah
57. Om Siddhaayai Namah
58. Om Brahmaanyai Namah
59. Om Surasevitaayai Namah
60. Om Paramaanandadaayai Namah
61. Om Shaantyai Namah
62. Om Paramaanandaroopinyai Namah
63. Om Paramaanandajananyai Namah
64. Om Paraayai Namah
65. Om Aanandapradaayinyai Namah
66. Om Paropakaaranirataayai Namah
67. Om Paramaayai Namah
68. Om Bhaktavatsalaayai Namah
69. Om Poornachandraabhavadanaayai Namah
70. Om Poornachandranibhaamshukaayai Namah
71. Om Shubhalakshanasampannaayai Namah
72. Om Shubhaanandagunaarnavaayai Namah
73. Om Shubhasaubhaagyanilayaayai Namah
74. Om Shubhadaayai Namah
75. Om Ratipriyaayai Namah
76. Om Chandikaayai Namah
77. Om Chandamathanyai Namah
78. Om Chandadarpanivaarinyai Namah
79. Om Maartaandanayanaayai Namah
80. Om Saadhvyai Namah
81. Om Chandraagninayanaayai Namah
82. Om Satyai Namah
83. Om Pundareekaharaayai Namah
84. Om Poornaayai Namah
85. Om Punyadaayai Namah
86. Om Punyaroopinyai Namah
87. Om Maayaateetaayai Namah
88. Om Shreshthamaayaayai Namah
89. Om Shreshthadharmaatmavanditaayai Namah
90. Om Asrishtyai Namah
91. Om Sangarahitaayai Namah
92. Om Srishtihetave Namah
93. Om Kapardinyai Namah
94. Om Vrishaaroodhaayai Namah
95. Om Shoolahastaayai Namah
96. Om Sthitisamhaarakaarinyai Namah
97. Om Mandasmitaayai Namah
98. Om Skandamaatre Namah
99. Om Shuddhachittaayai Namah
100. Om Munistutaayai Namah
101. Om Mahaabhagavatyai Namah
102. Om Dakshaayai Namah
103. Om Dakshaadhvaravinaashinyai Namah
104. Om Sarvaarthadaatryai Namah
105. Om Saavitryai Namah
106. Om Sadaashivakutumbinyai Namah
107. Om Nityasundarasarvaangyai Namah
108. Om Sachchidaanandalakshanaayai Namah
Iti Shree Annapoornaa Ashtottara Shatanaamaavali

Meaning

The Annapurna Ashtottara Shatanamavali is a list of 108 names of Annapurna, the form of Parvati who feeds the world and who, in the Kashi tradition, gives alms to Shiva himself. The list opens with Annapurnayai namah and closes with Sachchidananda-lakshanayai namah, the one whose nature is being, awareness and bliss.

More than the goddess of food

Apart from the first name and a few like Pushti (nourishment) and Bhogaprada, the list says little about food directly. It treats Annapurna as the whole Devi. Within the first twenty names she is Parvati, Durga, Sharvani, Sarasvati, Lakshmi and Shri, and also Kumari, Tripura and Bala, the young forms worshipped in Sri Vidya. Vidyadatri and Mahavidya present her as the giver of learning.

Mother of the gods

A run of names calls her Vishnujanani, Brahmadijanani, Ganeshajanani and Kumarajanani. Later she is Vishvamata and Skandamata. Her face is compared to the full moon (Purnachandrabha-vadana), and her three eyes are the sun, moon and fire (Martanda-nayana, Chandragni-nayana).

Shiva's consort

The last third leans toward Shiva. She is Kapardini, Vrisharudha, Shulahasta and Dakshadhvara-vinashini, and near the close Sadashiva-kutumbini, the lady of Shiva's house. That image fits the Kashi story in which Annapurna runs the household that feeds even its lord.

The namavali is used for kumkum archana on Fridays, on Annapurna Jayanti and during Navaratri.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Annapurna Ashtottara Shatanamavali?
It is a list of 108 names of Goddess Annapurna, each chanted in the form "Om … Namah". It begins with Om Annapoornaayai Namah and ends with Om Sachchidaanandalakshanaayai Namah. The names praise her as Parvati, Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati, and as Shiva's consort.
Is Annapurna Ashtakam the same as Annapurna Ashtottaram?
No. Annapurna Ashtakam (Nityanandakari Varabhayakari) is a hymn of verses attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, each ending with the refrain "bhiksham dehi". The Ashtottaram is a list of 108 names. The hymn is usually read as parayana, while the names are used for kumkum archana.
On which Navaratri day is the Annapurna Ashtottaram chanted?
At the Vijayawada Kanaka Durga temple, the goddess appears in the Annapurna alankaram on the Tadiya (third tithi) day of Dasara. Many families do archana with these 108 names at home that day. It is also chanted on Annapurna Jayanti.
How do I do Annapurna Ashtottara archana at home?
Light a lamp and sit before a picture or idol of the goddess. After each name, offer a pinch of kumkum, akshata or a flower. When all 108 names are done, offer naivedya and arati.
How long does it take to chant the 108 names?
At a steady pace it takes about 10 to 12 minutes. In this text the names Bhavaanyai and Shubhaayai each occur twice, so follow the numbers on the page during archana to keep the count right.
Does this page have audio, video and Telugu script?
Yes. The 108 names are given in English transliteration with numbers, along with audio, a video and an explanation of the names. You can switch to Telugu script and download a PDF from the same page.

Dasara 2026: October 13 — Sri Annapurna Devi

Read the ashtottara shatanamavali associated with Sri Annapurna Devi in English transliteration on this page.

The Vijayawada Indrakeeladri Kanaka Durga temple's Dasara programme features Sri Annapurna Devi alankaram on October 13, 2026.

Dasara alankarams 2026 — full day-wise schedule and related stotras

Temple alankaram schedule source: The New Indian Express, 11 October 2026. These dates describe the Vijayawada temple's alankaram programme; consult your local panchangam for festival tithi observance.

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