Panduranga Ashtakam
Panduranga Ashtakam
zrI pANDuraGga aSTakam
mahAyogapIThe taTe bhImarathyA
varaM puNDarIkAya dAtuM munIndraiH |
samAgatya tiSThantamAnandakandaM
parabrahmaliGgaM bhaje pANDuraGgam || 1 ||
taTidvAsasaM nIlameghAvabhAsaM
ramAmandiraM sundaraM citprakAzam |
varaM tviSTakAyAM samanyastapAdaM
parabrahmaliGgaM bhaje pANDuraGgam || 2 ||
pramANaM bhavAbdheridaM mAmakAnAM
nitambaH karAbhyAM dhRto yena tasmAt |
vidhAturvasatyai dhRto nAbhikozaH
parabrahmaliGgaM bhaje pANDuraGgam || 3 ||
sphuratkaustubhAlaGkRtaM kaNThadeze
zriyA juSTakeyUrakaM zrInivAsam |
zivaM zAntamIDyaM varaM lokapAlaM
parabrahmaliGgaM bhaje pANDuraGgam || 4 ||
zaraccandrabimbAnanaM cAruhAsaM
lasatkuNDalAkrAntagaNDasthalAntam |
japArAgabimbAdharaM kaJjanetraM
parabrahmaliGgaM bhaje pANDuraGgam || 5 ||
kirITojjvalatsarvadikprAntabhAgaM
surairarcitaM divyaratnairanarghaiH |
tribhaGgAkRtiM barhamAlyAvataMsaM
parabrahmaliGgaM bhaje pANDuraGgam || 6 ||
vibhuM veNunAdaM carantaM durantaM
svayaM lIlayA gopaveSaM dadhAnam |
gavAM bRndakAnandadaM cAruhAsaM
parabrahmaliGgaM bhaje pANDuraGgam || 7 ||
ajaM rukmiNIprANasaJjIvanaM taM
paraM dhAma kaivalyamekaM turIyam |
prasannaM prapannArtihaM devadevaM
parabrahmaliGgaM bhaje pANDuraGgam || 8 ||
stavaM pANDuraGgasya vai puNyadaM ye
paThantyekacittena bhaktyA ca nityam |
bhavAmbhonidhiM te'pi tIrtvAntakAle
harerAlayaM zAzvataM prApnuvanti || 9 ||
iti zrImatparamahaMsa parivrAjakAcArya zrImacchaGkarabhagavatpAdAcArya viracitaM zrI pANDuraGgASTakam |
About This Stotram
Overview
Panduranga Ashtakam is a nine-verse devotional hymn to Lord Panduranga (Vitthal), the form of Vishnu worshipped at the Pandurang temple in Pandharpur, Maharashtra. The verses describe the deity standing on a brick (ishtaka), a defining iconographic feature, and extol his radiant form and benevolent presence. The hymn belongs to the Varkari sampradaya and the broader Bhakti tradition of Maharashtra.
What are the benefits of chanting Panduranga Ashtakam?
- Invokes spiritual peace and alleviation of worldly sorrow
- Deepens devotion to Lord Vitthal/Panduranga
- Fulfills the devotee's desire for divine presence and grace
- Connects the practitioner to the Pandharpur pilgrimage tradition
When is the best time to recite this?
The ashtakam may be recited in the morning or evening, during daily prayers. It is particularly appropriate on Ekadashi days and during the Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage festivals of Ashadhi and Kartiki Ekadashi.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Panduranga Ashtakam is associated with the Bhakti movement centered on Pandharpur, which produced saint-poets such as Dnyaneshwar, Namdev, Eknath, and Tukaram between the 13th and 17th centuries. The precise author of this ashtakam is not recorded. Its form and content reflect the devotional sensibility of the Varkari tradition, which emphasized personal devotion to Vitthal over ritual orthodoxy. Pandharpur remains one of Maharashtra's most important pilgrimage centers, and the Panduranga Ashtakam is recited regularly in that context.
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Related Texts
- Pandurangashtakam by Adi Shankaracharya — a parallel ashtakam to Panduranga attributed to Shankaracharya, sharing the same deity and devotional form
- Om Jaya Jagdish Hare — another popular Vishnu devotional hymn recited in a similar household worship context