Complete · ~5 min chant
Pandurangashtakam
पाण्डुरङ्गाष्टकम्
Pāṇḍuraṅgāṣṭakam
Eight verses to Panduranga of Pandharpur, each closing with salutation to the Lord as supreme Brahman.
8 verses · About 5 min · Shri Vishnu
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Pandurangashtakam is a beloved hymn attributed to Sri Adi Shankaracharya in praise of Lord Panduranga at Pandharpur on the Bhimarathi river. The opening verse recalls Pundarika and the sages who received the Lord's presence on the sacred bank.
More about this stotra
Each verse closes with *parabrahmaliṅgaṃ bhaje pāṇḍuraṅgam*: I worship Panduranga, the mark of supreme Brahman. The hymn moves from the Lord's standing form through His ornaments, smile, and flute to the supreme abode of liberation.
At a glance
- Deity
- Shri Vishnu
- Verses
- 8 verses
- Chant time
- About 5 minutes
- Attribution
- Traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya
- Sanskrit source
- sanskritdocuments.org · All sources
Verse overview
- 1
Panduranga standing on the river bank for Pundarika's sake is the Lord who waits where the devotee places him. As emblem of supreme Brahman, the standing form…
- 2
Feet placed on the devotee's brick show that God honours human love and does not spurn the humble offering. The Lord as cit-prakasha, luminous consciousness,…
- 3
He who holds the earth's curve and Brahma in the navel is the cosmic Self sustaining creation. For the Advaitin, this image affirms that the same Lord who…
- 4
Srinivasa, home of fortune and peace, is the inner ruler whose auspicious nature needs no outer cause. To worship him as world-protector is to rest in the Self…
- 5
The moon-like face and lotus eyes are meditations that steady the mind on beauty without grasping. Every lovely feature praised here turns attention from…
- 6
The tri-bent Lord crowned and adored by gods is consciousness bending toward the devotee in grace. Even the highest worship offered with jewels points to the…
- 7
The all-pervading Lord plays the flute in cowherd guise, showing that Brahman is not confined to heaven. His sport delights the simple and the wise alike, for…
- 8
The unborn Lord as turiya, the fourth, is the state beyond waking, dream, and sleep. Panduranga who ends the refugee's sorrow is the Self known when devotion…
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Common questions
- When do people recite Pandurangashtakam?
- Many households recite Vishnu stotras in the morning or on ekadashi and other Vaishnava observances. This edition presents 8 verses and takes about 5 minutes to chant.
- What is the opening focus of Pandurangashtakam?
- Panduranga standing on the river bank for Pundarika's sake is the Lord who waits where the devotee places him. As emblem of supreme Brahman, the standing form reminds the seeker that the absolute is not distant but present where yoga and surrender meet. Read verse 1 in Study mode for the full editorial note beside the Sanskrit.
- Which hymns pair well with Pandurangashtakam?
- On this site, related reading includes Jagannathashtakam, and Shatpadi Stotram. Open those hubs for their own Sanskrit, English meaning, and study notes.