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Pandurangashtakam
पाण्डुरङ्गाष्टकम्
Pāṇḍuraṅgāṣṭakam
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प्रमाणं भवाब्धेरिदं मामकानां नितम्बः कराभ्यां धृतो येन तस्मात् । विधातुर्वसत्यै धृतो नाभिकोशः परब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥३॥
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Word breakdown
- प्रमाणं भवाब्धेरिदं मामकानां नितम्बः कराभ्यां धृतो येन तस्मात् ।
- The measure of the ocean of becoming for beings like us is the curve of the earth held by his two hands.
- विधातुर्वसत्यै धृतो नाभिकोशः परब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥३॥
- The navel-lotus is held for Brahma's dwelling: I worship Panduranga, the emblem of supreme Brahman.
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 upholds the universe stands on the brick before the devotee's eyes.
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