Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 669 of 1000: अन्नदा · Annadā

Giver Of Food

Artha

What the name means

She hands out food, the first of gifts and the one without which no other help is worth anything.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ अन्नदायै नमः

oṃ annadāyai namaḥ

om annadayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, annadā, as part of Shloka 132. In the nāmāvalī, the form used for arcana(worship with an offering at each name), it is turned to the dative, the case of offering: “to her”. Then it is framed by oṃ before and namaḥ, “salutation”, after.

ChantShloka 132, where this name is chanted0:00 / 0:11

Speed

Ranjani – Gayatri

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Uccāraṇa

Saying it, syllable by syllable

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Vyākaraṇa

How the name is built

nounfemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: annadā

अन्नदाannadā

she who gives food

vigraha annaṃ dadātīti

अन्नanna

food, boiled rice

दाdā

giving

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 132Names 669–677

अन्नदा वसुदा वृद्धा ब्रह्मात्मैक्यस्वरूपिणी ।

बृहती ब्राह्मणी ब्राह्मी ब्रह्मानन्दा बलिप्रिया ॥ १३२ ॥

annadā vasudā vṛddhā brahmātmaikyasvarūpiṇī

bṛhatī brāhmaṇī brāhmī brahmānandā balipriyā

Study the whole shloka: Food and wealth, the identity of self and absolute, and a portion set aside

Chanted with it

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling: annadaom annadayai namah
ITRANS: annadAOM annadAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto: annadAOM annadAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu: అన్నదాఓం అన్నదాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada: ಅನ್ನದಾಓಂ ಅನ್ನದಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam: അന്നദാഓം അന്നദായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil: அன்னதா³ஓம் அன்னதா³யை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati: અન્નદાૐ અન્નદાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali: অন্নদাওঁ অন্নদায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia: ଅନ୍ନଦାଓଁ ଅନ୍ନଦାୟୈ ନମଃ