(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita) SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರೀ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥದಾಸ ವಿರಚಿತ ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita)
SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA /
ಶ್ರೀ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥದಾಸ ವಿರಚಿತ ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

Sri Hari is present in the eyes, nose and mouth/ನೇತ್ರ, ನಾಸಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಬಾಯಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಯ ರೂಪ

   83.     ಕಪಿಲ ನರಹರಿ ಭಾರ್ಗವ ತ್ರಯ

           ವಪುಷ ನೇತ್ರದಿ ನಾಸಿಕಾಸ್ಯದಿ

           ಶಫರನಾಮಕ ಜಿಹ್ವೆಯಲಿ ದಂತದಲಿ ಹಂಸಾಖ್ಯ|

           ತ್ರಿಪದಿಪಾದ್ಯ ಹಯಾಸ್ಯ ವಾಕ್ಯದೊ-

           ಳಪರಿಮಿತಸುಖಪೂರ್ಣ ಸಂತತ

           ಕೃಪಣರೊಳಗಿರ್ದವರವರ ರಸ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿ ಕೊಡುವ||7||

             Kapila Narahari BhArgava traya

             vapuSha nEtradi nAsikAsyadi

             shaPharanAmaka jihweyali dantadali hamsAKhya|

             TripadipAdya hayAsya vAkyado=

             LaparimitasuKhapUrNa santata

             kRupaNaroLagirdavaravara rasa sweekarisi koDuva||7||

   SUMMARY: Sri Hari exists in his forms Kapila, Narasihma and Bhargava in the eyes, nose and mouth, respectively. In the tongue, tooth and speech, he exists in the form of Matsya or Fish, Hamsa or Swan and Hayagreeva as invoked in the Gayatri Mantra, respectively. Lord Hari of infinite bliss always exists in the beings, receives the juices of all food items first and then passes on to them.

   It is because of this kindness and empathy of the Lord towards all beings that while submitting Naivedya to the Lord, the following hymn is generally recited:

   BhagavAn SreepatE nyastam naivEdyam twartpurO mayA|

   KapilAtmaka divyEna chakShuShA twam vilOkaya||

   KrutwA pavitram pUrNam cha sADhu swAdurasairyutam|

   NrusihmAtmakarUpENa divyaGhANEndriyENa tu|

   TadvastuniShThaganDham cha divyamAjiGhra chinmaya|

   BhrugurAmaswarUpENa divyavAgindriyENa tu||

   SAntwaya shlakShNayA vAchA Bhaktam mAmanukampaya|

   MahAkUrmaswarUpENa divyajihvEndriyENa tu||

   AaswAdaya swAdurasam BhunkShwa dEva ramApatE||

   AgaNayyAparADhAnmE prasAdam kuru Keshava||PancharAtrA||

   ಭಗವಾನ್ ಶ್ರೀಪತೇ ನ್ಯಸ್ತಂ ನೈವೇದ್ಯಂ ತ್ವತ್ಪುರೋ ಮಯಾ|

   ಕಪಿಲಾತ್ಮಕ ದಿವ್ಯೇನ ಚಕ್ಷುಷಾ ತ್ವಂ ವಿಲೋಕಯ||

   ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಪವಿತ್ರಂ ಪೂರ್ಣಂ ಚ ಸಾಧು ಸ್ವಾದುರಸೈರ್ಯುತಮ್|

   ನೃಸಿಂಹಾತ್ಮಕರೂಪೇಣ ದಿವ್ಯಘ್ರಾಣೇಂದ್ರಿಯೇಣ ತು|

   ತದ್ವಸ್ತುನಿಷ್ಠಗಂಧಂ ಚ ದಿವ್ಯಮಾಗಿಘ್ರ ಚಿನ್ಮಯ|

   ಭೃಗುರಾಮಸ್ವರೂಪೇಣ ದಿವ್ಯವಾಗಿಂದ್ರಿಯೇಣ ತು||

   ಸಾಂತ್ವಯ ಶ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಣಯಾ ವಾಚಾ ಭಕ್ತಂಮಾಮನುಕಂಪಯ|

   ಮಾಹಾಕೂರ್ಮಸ್ವರೂಪೇಣ ದಿವ್ಯಜಿಹ್ವೇಂದ್ರಿಯೇಣ ತು||

   ಆಸ್ವಾದಯ ಸ್ವಾದುರಸಂ ಭುಂಕ್ಷ್ವ ದೇವ ರಮಾಪತೇ||

   ಅಗಣಯ್ಯಾಪರಾಧಾನ್ಮೇ ಪ್ರಸಾದಂ ಕುರು ಕೇಶವ|ಪಂಚರಾತ್ರ|

   SUMMARY: Oh Lord, Sreepati, I am submitting this Naivedya borrowed from your City. Please see this offer through your form of Kapila and the holy eyes in that form to make it sacred and fill it with delicious juices. With your form as Nrusihma and the sacred quality of smelling, please smell the smells in the offerings and make them sacred. With your form as Bhrugurama and the respective attribute make my tongue that spells the hymns as acceptable to you. Be kind towards me and make my tongue holy so that my words are always good. This you may do with your form as Kurma or the Tortoise. Please munch and eat my offering and convert them into Maha Prasad, by pardoning my innumerable sins.

   Sri Hari in recipients and the delicacies/ಭೋಕ್ತೃ ಮತ್ತು ಭೋಜ್ಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀಹರಿಯ ರೂಪಗಳು

   ನಿರುಪಮಾನಂದಾತ್ಮ ಹರಿ ಸಂ-

   ಕರುಷಣ ಪ್ರದ್ಯುಮ್ನರೂಪದಿ

   ಇರುತಿಹನು ಭೋಕ್ತೃಗಳೊಳಗೆ ತಚ್ಛಿಕ್ತಿದನು ಎನಿಸಿ|

   ಕರೆಸುವನು ನಾರಾಯಣನಿರು-

   ದ್ಧೆರಡುನಾಮದಿ ಭೋಜ್ಯವಸ್ತುಗ-  

   ನಿರುತ ತರ್ಪಕನಾಗಿ ತೃಪ್ತಿಯನೀವ ಚೇತನಕೆ||8||

   NirupamAnandAtma Hari San-

   karuShaNa PradyumnarUpadi

   irutihanu BhOktrugaLoLage tachChaktidanu yenisi|

   karesuvanu NArAyaNaniru-

   dDheraDunAmadi BhOjyavastuga-

   niruta tarpakanAgi truptiyaneeva chEtanake||8||         

  

   SUMMARY: Sri Hari, an epitome of unparalleled happiness, exists in the recipients of food served (guests) in the form of Sankarshana and Pradyumna; in the food served to the recipients, Sri Hari exists in the form of Narayana and Aniruddha and thus he gives satisfaction to the recipients in the form of taste as well as quantity.

   This is the reason for considering the serving of guests with food as sacred. Lord Hari is satisfied through the satisfaction of the guests. Therefore, mass feeding is a sacred act.  

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SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABHANDA” ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABHANDA”

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”     

Pandharapura or Pundareeka Kshetra/ಪುಂಡರೀಕಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ (ಪಂಢರಾಪುರ) – 2

ತೀರೇ ಸತ್ಸರಿತಸ್ತಿರಸ್ಕೃತಧನಾಸಕ್ತಿರ್ವಿರಕ್ತಿಪ್ರಿಯಃ

ಪಾದಾಂಭೋಜಮಿದಂ ಮದಂಕಸಹಿತಃ ಸಂಚಿಂತಯಾಂತರ್ಹೃದಿ|

ಪಶ್ಚಾತ್ತೇ ಕಟಿಮಾತ್ರ ಏವ ಭವಿತಾ ಸಂಸಾರವಾರ್ಧಿರ್ನ ಚೇತ್

ಶಿಕ್ಷಾಮೀತಿ ಹಿ ಲಕ್ಷಯತ್ಯನುದಿನಂ ಸ್ವಾವಸ್ಥಯಾ ವಿಟ್ಠಲಃ||6||

TeerE satsaritastgiraskrutaDhanAsaktirviraktipriyaha

pAdAmBhOjamidam madankasahitaha sanchintayAntarhrudi|

PashchAttE kaTimAtra yEva BhavitA samsAravArDhirna chEt

shikShAmeeti hi lakShayatyanudinam swAvasThayA ViTThalaha||8||

SUMMARY: The posture of Sri Pandhurangavitthala at Pandharapura is perhaps symbolically telling the devotees: “Staying on the banks of the holy river, discarding completely the desire for wealth, keeping the mind away from worldly pleasures, keep remembering my lotus-feet in the depth of your heart. Later, you will experience in your heart that the deep ocean of family life rises only up to your waist. Albeit, if you do not do so, I will punish you.”

As the Lord is on the banks of Bheemarathi River, it appears as though he wants his devotees to live on the banks of the river; as he is not wearing clothes, he seems to tell his devotee to discard the desire for wealth or money; he wants his devotee not to long for worldly pleasures; the conch and lotus in his hands indicate that the Lord wants his devotees to wear those symbols on the body; as he is pointing with his fingers at his feet, he is directing the devotee to worship his feet and as he is keeping his hands on the waist, he is indicating that the water level in the ocean of family life may, if all his instructions are perfectly followed by the devotee, may rise up to the waist so that the devotee will have access to salvation, very soon.

ಪಾಪಾವಲೀಪಾಟನಪಟ್ವಪಾಂಗಃ ಶ್ರೀಪಾಣಿಪದ್ಮಾಂಚಿತಜಾನುಜಂಘಃ|

ಗೋಪಾಲಬಾಲಃ ಕೃಪಯಾ ಸ್ವಯಂ ನಃ ಶ್ರೀಪಾಂಡುರಂಗೋ ಭವತು ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಃ||7||

PApAvaleepATanapaTwapAngaha SreepANipadmAnchitajAnujanGhaha|

GopAlabAlaha krupayA swayam naha SreepAnDurangO Bhavatu prasannaha||7||

SUMMARY: May Lord Sri Pandurangavitthala, who is capable of destroying the heaps of sins of his devotees by a cursory look from the edge of his eyes, whose ankle and knee are worshipped by Goddess Lakshmi with her lotus hands and is the son of Nandagopa, be pleased with us!

ಪಾಪಾಪನೋದನಪಟು ಪ್ರಿಯಭೃತ್ಯಭೃಂಗೈಃ ಪೇಪೀಯಮಾನಶುಭಸುಂದರತಾರಸಾರ್ದ್ರಮ್|

ತಾಪತ್ರಯೋಪಶಮನಂ ತರುಣಾರ್ಕವರ್ಣಂ ಗೋಪಾಲಬಾಲಚರಣಾಂಬುರುಹಂ ಶ್ರಿತೋsಸ್ಮಿ||8||

PApApanOdanapaTu priyaBhrutyaBhrungaihi

pEpeeyamAnashuBhasundaratArasArdram|

tApatrayOpashamanam taruNArkavarNam

GOpAlabAlacharaNAmuruham shritO(s)smi||8||

SUMMARY: I surrender unto and take shelter under the lotus feet of Sri Vitthala, who alone is capable of erasing sins; who is served eternally by bee-like servants, whose charm is like a drink that makes everyone long to drink more and more of it, who dissolves all problems and troubles of life and whose complexion is reminiscent of the infant Sun.  

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SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY’S SRI RAMACHARITRYA MANJARI (ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಘವೆಂದ್ರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿರಚಿತ “ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಾರಿತ್ರ್ಯ ಮಂಜರಿ”)

SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY’S

SRI RAMACHARITRYA MANJARI

(ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಘವೆಂದ್ರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿರಚಿತ “ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಾರಿತ್ರ್ಯ ಮಂಜರಿ”)  

SUNDARAKANDA BEGINS/ಸುಂದರಕಾಂಡದ ಆರಂಭ

Hanumantha began expanding his body and he grew like as though he wanted to touch the sky by standing on earth. Being an embodiment of all knowledge and power, Hanumantha saluted Sri Rama in his mind. His body looked like wildfire that was spreading across the ocean to engulf Sri Lanka and he appeared as though smoke was emanating from his body, hiding the fire inside. His long tail was spiraled in round shape and his ears straitened. He stared at Sri Lanka from the hill spot from where he was about to spring into the sky. Other monkeys were not confident that Hanumantha could really accomplish the task. They said aloud in a single voice: “Oh Hanuman, we wish to see you back from Lanka after completing the job. For that, we have to be fortunate enough indeed.”

Hanuman replied:

“Most of you have seen how a single arrow of Srirama destroyed the seven Sal trees, entered the underworld and killed all demons there, returned to the quiver of Srirama. With his grace, I will travel quickly, see Seetha Devi and return soon like the arrow shot by Srirama. If I am unable to find Seetha Devi, I will bundle the entire city of Lanka in my tail and bring it here. Like the Sun evaporates the sea waters, I will dry out all the seven seas and walk across to Lanka. If any mountains obstruct my way, I will pull them out and throw them like a ball. I will certainly accomplish the task easily and return to see you all.”

Munis, saints, Rishis and ascetics, who were eagerly waiting for this occasion, offered prayers to Lord Hari to bless Hanuman to be able to complete the assignment successfully.

Meanwhile, Hanumantha flew into the sky with wild force due to which the trees were uprooted, the rocks in mountains erupted and followed him from behind to a long distance. Later, they fell like cotton, unable to match Hanumantha’s speed. As he was surrounded by a rare radiation, many people wondered if there were two Suns in the sky.

Devotion of Mainaka

Earlier, mountains had wings and they were flying freely like birds. However, when they desired, the mountains were coming down to earth for resting. When they were settling down in a place, several villages, huge population and livestock were getting destroyed under the weight of those flying mountains. Then, with the intention of saving the villages and their inhabitants, Lord Indra began cutting the wings of all mountains with his Vajrayudha. At that time, Mainaka, the son of Himavanta, brother of Parvati and brother-in-law of Lord Rudra, appealed to Lord Vayu to save him. Lord Vayu helped Mainaka in escaping from the onslaught of Indra by immersing Mainaka in the ocean. Since then, Mainaka was living under the sea and he was waiting for an opportunity to reciprocate the help rendered by Lord Vayu. Now, he saw Hanumantha flying across 100 Yojana-long sea to reach Lanka. Mainaka thought of helping Hanumantha to rest for a while on his body. He rose from the sea and appealed to Hanumantha to descend on his body, rest for a while and continue his journey. Hanumantha politely told Mainaka: “Modest Mount Mainaka, my friend, rest is needed by those who get tired. I am not tired and hence I don’t need any rest. Before starting my journey, I had promised my fellow monkeys that I will not rest till I see Seetha Devi and return. Therefore, I cannot rest now. The daylight is dwindling and the time is very close to dusk. There are several tasks at hand to complete. I should land in Lanka before dark. Oh Mainaka! Why did you shift from earth to the sea?”  

Mainaka explained the background and said that the King of Oceans was a devotee of Srirama and he advised me to assist you in this endeavor. Moreover, I was duty bound to serve you.”

Hanumantha embraced Mainaka affectionately and continued his journey.      

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SRI MADHWAVIJAYAHA - ASHTAMA SARGAHA SHLOKA 17 (54) ಶ್ರೀ ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ಸಪ್ತಮ ಸರ್ಗ ಶ್ಲೋಕ 17ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕದ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (54)

SRI MADHWAVIJAYAHA - ASHTAMA SARGAHA SHLOKA 17 (54)

ಶ್ರೀ ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ಸಪ್ತಮ ಸರ್ಗ ಶ್ಲೋಕ 17ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕದ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (54)

Vamana and Buddha incarnations/ವಾಮನ ಹಾಗೂ ಬೌದ್ಧ ಅವತಾರಗಳು

ಅಪಿ ವಾಮನೋ ಲಲಿತಬಾಲ್ಯವಾನಯಂ ಪ್ರತಿಭಾಬಲೇನ ಕೃತದೈತ್ಯಕೌತುಕಃ|

ಉಪಧೇರಧಃಕೃತಬಲೀಂದ್ರಶಾತ್ರವಃ ಸ್ವಜನಾಯ ಕೇವಲಮದಾತ್ ಪರಂ ಪದಮ್||17||

Api VAmanO lalitabAlyavAnayam prathiBhAbalEna krutadaityakautukaha|

UpaDhEraDhahkrutabaleendrashAtravaha swajanAya kEvalamadAt param padam||17||

SUMMARY: Wearing the appearance of a cute young bachelor and causing confusion for demons with his inimitable caliber, this Sri Narayana pushed down to the underworld the mischievous and deceitful ‘Bali’, an enemy of Lord Indra and restored Indra back in his heavenly abode.

SUMMARY 2: Wearing the form of a charming, attractive young boy and confusing the demons, Sri Narayana diverted some powerful and cunning “Jinadityas” from following spirituous path for wrong ends and bestowed Moksha upon his devotees and deities (Incarnation as Buddha).

In his incarnation as Vamana, Lord Narayana cheated the demons under the pretext of ‘seeking’ some help; similarly, in his incarnation as Buddha, Sri Vishnu cheated the demons under the pretext of preaching.

Incarnation of Sri Vishnu as Buddha is not the same as Gautama Buddha, which is clarified in Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya (32/146):

YastrauoyrANAm praThamO(s)tra jAtaha ShuddhOdanEtyEva jinEti chOktaha|

KSh|EtrE gayAKhyE(s)sya shishum prajAtam samprApya dUrE(s)tra baBhUva ViShNuhu||

In Dwadasha StOtra, Vamana Avatar and Buddha Avatar are described as:

Vamana Vamana mANavavESha daityavarAntakakAraNarUpa|(6/5)

BalimuKhaditisutavijayavinAshana jagadavanAjita Bhava mama sharaNam|(9/9)

DaityavimOhaka nityasuKhAdE dEvasubODhaka BudDhaswarUpa|(6/7)

DitisutamOhana vimalavibODhana paraguNa BudDha hE Bhava mama shanaNam|(9/13)

Some scholars are of the view that Gautama Buddha is among the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu while some others contend that Gautama Buddha is not an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Readers can take whichever version or interpretation is to their liking. The purpose of these incarnatons, in general, is punishment to the evil and protection of the virtuous.

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(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita) SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರೀ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥದಾಸ ವಿರಚಿತ ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita)
SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA /
ಶ್ರೀ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥದಾಸ ವಿರಚಿತ ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

    Number of forms of Juice in milk and other things/ಕ್ಷೀರವೇ ಮೊದಲಾದ ಪದಾರ್ಥಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ರೂಪಗಳ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ

   81.      ಕ್ಷೀರಗತ ರಸರೂಪಗಳು ಮು-

             ನ್ನೂರಮೇಲೈವತ್ತು ನಾಲಕು

             ಚಾರುಘೃತಗತರೂಪಗಳು ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತರೊಂಭತ್ತು|

             ಸಾರಗುಡದೊಳಗೈದು ಸಾವಿರ

             ನೂರುವಂದು ಸುರೂಪ ದ್ವಿಸಹ-

             ಸ್ರಾರೆರಡು ಶತಪಂಚವಿಂಶತಿರೂಪ ಫಲಗಳಲಿ||5||

                KSheeragata rasarUpagaLu mu-

                nnUramElaivattu nAlaku

                chAruGhrutagatarUpagaLu ippattaromBhattu|

                sAraguDadoLagaidu sAvira

                nUruvandu surUpa dwisaha=

                srAreraDu shatapanchavimshatirUpa PhalagaLali||5||

                SUMMARY: The number of juice forms in milk is three hundred and fifty-four; in ghee, their number is             twenty-nine; the number of forms in jaggery is five thousand one hundred and one and in fruits, the number is             eight hundred and twenty-five.

                ChAruGhruta means ghee prepared from cow’s milk in a perfect, spiritually acceptable manner. SAraguDa is             the concerntrate drawn from sugarcane juice, which is Jaggery.

                The forms in Vishada and others/ವಿಶದ ಮುಂತಾದ ರಸಗಳಲ್ಲಿನ ರೂಪ

    82.       ವಿಶದ ಸ್ಥಿರ ತೀಕ್ಷಣ ಸುನಿರ್ಹರ

             ರಸಗಳೊಳು ಮೂರೈದುಸಾವಿರ

             ತ್ರಿಶತನವರೂಪಗಳ ಚಿಂತಿಸಿ ಭುಂಜಿಪುದು ವಿಷಯ|

             ಶ್ವಸನತತ್ತ್ವೇಶರೊಳಗಿದ್ದೀ

             ಹೆಸರಿನಿಂದಲಿ ಕರೆಸುವನು ಧೇ-

             ನಿಸಿದರೀ ಪರಿ ಮನಕೆ ಪೊಳೆವನು ಬಲ್ಲ ವಿಬುಧರಿಗೆ||6||

                Vishada sThira tIkShaNa sunirhara

                rasagaLoLu mUraidusAvira

                trishatanavarUpagaLa chintisi Bhunjipudu viShaya|

                shwasanatattvEsharoLagiddee

                hesarinindali karesuvanu DhE-

                nisidaree pari manake poLevanu balla vibuDharige||8||

                SUMMARY: In the four juices namely Vishada, SThira, TeekShNa and Nirhara, there are a total of eight             thousand three hundred and nine forms, which should be thought of while consuming the meals. Sri Hari             exists in Lord Vayu and other designated deities and gets called by these names. If the knowledgeable people             think on these lines, he will symbolically appear in their minds.

                The total number of forms of Sri Hari in the four names cited in this stanza is eight thousand three hundred             and nine (354 + 29 + 5101 + 2825 = 8309).     

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SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABHANDA” ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABHANDA”

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”     

Pandharapura or Pundareeka Kshetra/ಪುಂಡರೀಕಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ (ಪಂಢರಾಪುರ) - 1

ಶ್ರೀ ಭೀಮರಥ್ಯಮಲನೀರಸಮೀರವೇಗನಿರ್ಧೂತ-

ತೀರಗನರಾಶುಭಘರ್ಮಜಾಲಮ್|

ಶ್ರೀಪಾಂಡುರಂಗಲಸಿತಂ ವರಪುಂಡರೀಕಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಂ

ಪವಿತ್ರಮಹಮನ್ವಹಮಾಶ್ರಿತೋsಸ್ಮಿ||5||

Sree BheemaraThyamalaneerasameeravEganirDhUta-

teeraganarAshuBhaGharmajAlam|

SreepAnDurangalasitam varapunDareekakShEtram

pavitramahamanvahamAshritO(s)smi||5||

SUMMARY: I always wish to take shelter in the holiest abode where Pundareeka Muni lived as it is located on the banks of Bheemarathi River of purest water, where the breeze that blows every now and then not only steals the fatigue caused by heat but also eradicates the negative energy of sins.

Pandharapura is one of most popular pilgrim centres in Maharashtra State. Several saints, saint-composers and ascetics have been born in this State and a majority of them have worshipped Lord Pundareeka or Sri Pandharinatha Vitthala, the presiding deity of this place. A large number of devotees throng the place on Shayani Yekadashi or Prathama Yekadashi which occurs in Ashdha Masa and Devotthana Yekadashi that occurs in Karteeka Masa Shukla Paksha in Hindu calendar. Pundareeka is said to have established the place. Sant Tukaram, Namadev, Rankabanka, Narahari and several other popular saints lived in this place. Sri Purandaradasa, the doyen of Carnatik Music, was a great devotee of Sri Vitthala of Pandharapura. Bheema River flows in Pandharapura and this river is also known as Chandrabhaga and Bheemarathi.

Pandharapur is about 33 miles away from Kurdunadi Railway Station on the Mumbai-Pune-Raichur track.

History:

Pundareeka, a saint and devotee of Sri Vitthala, had great reverence for his parents. One day, Lord Krishna, who was highly impressed with the love and affection that Pundareeka had for his parents, came to his house to give Darshan to his devotee. Pundareeka just kept a brick in front of the Lord and asked him to stand on it and wait. Pundareeka then was involved in attending his parents. Thinking that the Lord had come to see him due to his reverence for parents, Pundareeka was deeply involved in serving his parents and did not pay any attention to the Lord. Later, Pundareeka turned towards the Lord, who asked him to seek a boon. Pundareeka wished that the Lord stayed there in the same form and standing posture he had shown up himself there. The Lord agreed and since then he has been standing there and blessing the devotees. As per a popular saying — VidA jnAnEna ThAn shUnyAn lAti gruhNAti ViTThalaha — the Lord accepts and acknowledges the salutations offered by even the dullest devotees and blesses them without any bias or hesitation, Sri Vitthala in Pandharapura has been blessing the devotees. Sri Vitthala in Pandharapura is known as Nadabrahma, the origin of music and sound. Therefore, incessant Bhajans are a routine feature of this place. One of the sixteen pillars of a Mantap here has been 

named after Sri Purandaradasaru. Even to this day, devotees first embrace this pillar and then join the Bhajans.   

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