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Pandurangashtakam
पाण्डुरङ्गाष्टकम्
Pāṇḍuraṅgāṣṭakam
Chant
महायोगपीठे तटे भीमरथ्या वरं पुण्डरीकाय दातुं मुनीन्द्रैः । समागत्य तिष्ठन्तमानन्दकंदं परब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥१॥
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Word breakdown
- महायोगपीठे तटे भीमरथ्या वरं पुण्डरीकाय दातुं मुनीन्द्रैः ।
- On the bank of the Bhimarathi at the great seat of yoga, to grant a boon to Pundarika, together with the chief sages.
- समागत्य तिष्ठन्तमानन्दकंदं परब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥१॥
- Having come and standing, the root of bliss: I worship Panduranga, the emblem of supreme Brahman.
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.
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