About this stotra
Shri Pandurang ashtakam (Pandurangashtakam) Stotra is a very beautiful creation of Shri Adi Shankaracharya. Lord Vithal, or Panduranga Vittala, is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and is worshipped in the world famous Pandarpur Rukmini Vithal Temple at Pandarpur in Maharashtra. One who chants Shri Pandurang ashtakam (Pandurangashtakam) gets rid of all sins done in present and past lives and secures a place in Vishnu loka.
Pandurang Ashtakam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
महायोगपीठे तटे भीमरथ्यां
वरं पुण्डरीकाय दातुं मुनीन्द्रैः ।
समागत्य तिष्ठन्तमानन्दकन्दं
परब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥१॥
mahāyogapīṭhe taṭe bhīmarathyāṃ
varaṃ puṇḍarīkāya dātuṃ munīndraiḥ .
samāgatya tiṣṭhantamānandakandaṃ
parabrahmaliṅgaṃ bhaje pāṇḍuraṅgam ..1..
(Salutations to Sri Panduranga) in the seat of great yoga (maha yoga peetha) (i.e. at Pandharpur) by the bank of river Bheemarathi (has come Panduranga),
(he has come) to give boons to Pundarika; (he has come) along with the great munis,
having arrived he is standing like a source of great bliss (of parabrahman),
i worship that Panduranga, who is the veritable image (lingam) of parabrahman.
Word by word
- महायोगपीठे (mahāyogapīṭhe)
- in the seat of great yoga (mahā:great | yoga:yoga | pīṭhe:in the seat)
- तटे (taṭe)
- on the bank
- भीमरथ्यां (bhīmarathyāṃ)
- of river Bhīmarathi (bhīma:Bhīma | rathyāṃ:of the river)
- वरं (varaṃ)
- boon
- पुण्डरीकाय (puṇḍarīkāya)
- to Pundarika
- दातुं (dātuṃ)
- to give
- मुनीन्द्रैः (munīndraiḥ)
- with great sages (muni:sage | indra:great | aiḥ:with)
- समागत्य (samāgatya)
- having arrived
- तिष्ठन्तम् (tiṣṭhantam)
- standing
- आनन्दकन्दं (ānandakandaṃ)
- source of great bliss (ānanda:bliss | kandaṃ:source)
- परब्रह्मलिङ्गं (parabrahmaliṅgaṃ)
- image of parabrahman (para:supreme | brahma:brahman | liṅgaṃ:image)
- भजे (bhaje)
- I worship
- पाण्डुरङ्गम् (pāṇḍuraṅgam)
- Panduranga
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Verse 2
तडिद्वाससं नीलमेघावभासं
रमामन्दिरं सुन्दरं चित्प्रकाशम् ।
वरं त्विष्टिकायां समन्यस्तपादं
परब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥२॥
taḍidvāsasaṃ nīlameghāvabhāsaṃ
ramāmandiraṃ sundaraṃ citprakāśam .
varaṃ tviṣṭikāyāṃ samanyastapādaṃ
parabrahmaliṅgaṃ bhaje pāṇḍuraṅgam ..2..
(Salutations to Sri Panduranga) whose garments are shining like lightning streaks against his blue cloud-like shining form,
whose form is the temple of devi Ramaa (devi Lakshmi), beautiful, and a visible manifestation of consciousness,
who is the most excellent and an embodiment of boon-giving (for the devotees), but (is now) standing on a brick placing both his feet on it,
I worship that Panduranga, who is the veritable image (Lingam) of parabrahman.
Word by word
- तडिद्वाससं (taḍidvāsasaṃ)
- whose garments are like lightning (taḍit:lightning | vāsasaṃ:garments)
- नीलमेघावभासं (nīlameghāvabhāsaṃ)
- shining like a blue cloud (nīla:blue | megha:cloud | āvabhāsaṃ:shining)
- रमामन्दिरं (ramāmandiraṃ)
- temple of Devi Ramaa (ramā:Devi Ramaa | mandiraṃ:temple)
- सुन्दरं (sundaraṃ)
- beautiful
- चित्प्रकाशम् (citprakāśam)
- manifestation of consciousness (cit:consciousness | prakāśam:manifestation)
- वरं (varaṃ)
- excellent
- त्विष्टिकायां (tviṣṭikāyāṃ)
- on a brick
- समन्यस्तपादं (samanyastapādaṃ)
- placing both feet (samanyasta:placed together | pādaṃ:feet)
- परब्रह्मलिङ्गं (parabrahmaliṅgaṃ)
- image of parabrahman (para:supreme | brahma:brahman | liṅgaṃ:image)
- भजे (bhaje)
- I worship
- पाण्डुरङ्गम् (pāṇḍuraṅgam)
- Panduranga
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Verse 3
प्रमाणं भवाब्धेरिदं मामकानां
नितम्बः कराभ्यां धृतो येन तस्मात् ।
विधातुर्वसत्यै धृतो नाभिकोशः
परब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥३॥
pramāṇaṃ bhavābdheridaṃ māmakānāṃ
nitambaḥ karābhyāṃ dhṛto yena tasmāt .
vidhāturvasatyai dhṛto nābhikośaḥ
parabrahmaliṅgaṃ bhaje pāṇḍuraṅgam ..3..
(Salutations to Sri Panduranga) the measure of the ocean of worldly existence is (up to) this (much only) for my (devotees), ...
by holding his waist with his hands, he seems to say that,
who is holding the (lotus) flower cup for the vidhata (Brahma) himself to dwell,
I worship that Panduranga, who is the veritable image (Lingam) of parabrahman.
Word by word
- प्रमाणं (pramāṇam)
- measure
- भवाब्धेः (bhavābdheḥ)
- of the ocean of existence (bhava:existence | abdheḥ:of the ocean)
- इदं (idaṃ)
- this
- मामकानां (māmakānāṃ)
- of my devotees (māmaka:my | ānāṃ:of the)
- नितम्बः (nitambaḥ)
- waist
- कराभ्यां (karābhyāṃ)
- with hands (kara:hand | abhyāṃ:with)
- धृतः (dhṛtaḥ)
- held
- येन (yena)
- by whom
- तस्मात् (tasmāt)
- therefore
- विधातुः (vidhātuḥ)
- of the creator
- वसत्यै (vasatyai)
- for dwelling
- धृतः (dhṛtaḥ)
- held
- नाभिकोशः (nābhikośaḥ)
- lotus flower cup (nābhi:navel | kośaḥ:cup)
- परब्रह्मलिङ्गं (parabrahmaliṅgaṃ)
- image of parabrahman (para:supreme | brahma:brahman | liṅgaṃ:image)
- भजे (bhaje)
- I worship
- पाण्डुरङ्गम् (pāṇḍuraṅgam)
- Panduranga
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Verse 4
स्फुरत्कौस्तुभालङ्कृतं कण्ठदेशे
श्रिया जुष्टकेयूरकं श्रीनिवासम् ।
शिवं शान्तमीड्यं वरं लोकपालं
परब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥४॥
sphuratkaustubhālaṅkṛtaṃ kaṇṭhadeśe
śriyā juṣṭakeyūrakaṃ śrīnivāsam .
śivaṃ śāntamīḍyaṃ varaṃ lokapālaṃ
parabrahmaliṅgaṃ bhaje pāṇḍuraṅgam ..4..
(Salutations to Sri Panduranga) whose neck is adorned with a sparkling kaustubha gem,
(and) whose armlets are loved by sri (i.e. filled with the splendour of sri); who himself is an abode of sri,
who is praised for his auspicious tranquility (on one hand) and as a great protector (on the other hand),
I worship that Panduranga, who is the veritable image (Lingam) of parabrahman.
Word by word
- स्फुरत्कौस्तुभालङ्कृतं (sphuratkaustubhālaṅkṛtaṃ)
- adorned with sparkling kaustubha (sphurat:sparkling | kaustubha:kaustubha gem | alaṅkṛtaṃ:adorned)
- कण्ठदेशे (kaṇṭhadeśe)
- in the neck region (kaṇṭha:neck | deśe:in the region)
- श्रिया (śriyā)
- by sri
- जुष्टकेयूरकं (juṣṭakeyūrakaṃ)
- loved armlets (juṣṭa:loved | keyūrakaṃ:armlets)
- श्रीनिवासम् (śrīnivāsam)
- abode of sri (śrī:sri | nivāsam:abode)
- शिवं (śivaṃ)
- auspicious
- शान्तम् (śāntam)
- tranquil
- ईड्यम् (īḍyam)
- praiseworthy
- वरं (varaṃ)
- great
- लोकपालं (lokapālaṃ)
- protector of the world (loka:world | pālaṃ:protector)
- परब्रह्मलिङ्गं (parabrahmaliṅgaṃ)
- image of parabrahman (para:supreme | brahma:brahman | liṅgaṃ:image)
- भजे (bhaje)
- I worship
- पाण्डुरङ्गम् (pāṇḍuraṅgam)
- Panduranga
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Verse 5
शरच्चन्द्रबिम्बाननं चारुहासं
लसत्कुण्डलाक्रान्तगण्डस्थलाङ्गम् ।
जपारागबिम्बाधरं कञ्जनेत्रं
परब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥५॥
śaraccandrabimbānanaṃ cāruhāsaṃ
lasatkuṇḍalākrāntagaṇḍasthalāṅgam .
japārāgabimbādharaṃ kañjanetraṃ
parabrahmaliṅgaṃ bhaje pāṇḍuraṅgam ..5..
(Salutations to Sri Panduranga) whose face reflects the splendour of the autumn moon and has a captivating smile (playing over it),
(and) whose cheeks are possessed by the beauty of the shining ear-rings dancing over it,
whose lips have the colour of hibiscus and appearance of bimba fruits; (and) whose eyes are as beautiful as the lotus,
I worship that Panduranga, who is the veritable image (Lingam) of parabrahman.
Word by word
- शरच्चन्द्रबिम्बाननं (śaraccandrabimbānanaṃ)
- autumn moon-faced (śarat:autumn | candra:moon | bimba:reflection | ānanaṃ:face)
- चारुहासं (cāruhāsaṃ)
- charming smile (cāru:charming | hāsaṃ:smile)
- लसत्कुण्डलाक्रान्तगण्डस्थलाङ्गम् (lasatkuṇḍalākrāntagaṇḍasthalāṅgam)
- shining earrings on cheeks (lasat:shining | kuṇḍala:earrings | ākrānta:possessed | gaṇḍasthala:cheeks | aṅgam:part)
- जपारागबिम्बाधरं (japārāgabimbādharaṃ)
- hibiscus-colored lips (japā:hibiscus | rāga:color | bimba:appearance | adharaṃ:lips)
- कञ्जनेत्रं (kañjanetraṃ)
- lotus eyes (kañja:lotus | netraṃ:eyes)
- परब्रह्मलिङ्गं (parabrahmaliṅgaṃ)
- image of parabrahman (para:supreme | brahma:brahman | liṅgaṃ:image)
- भजे (bhaje)
- I worship
- पाण्डुरङ्गम् (pāṇḍuraṅgam)
- Panduranga
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Verse 6
किरीटोज्ज्वलत्सर्वदिक्प्रान्तभागं
सुरैरर्चितं दिव्यरत्नैरनर्घैः ।
त्रिभङ्गाकृतिं बर्हमाल्यावतंसं
परब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥६॥
kirīṭojjvalatsarvadikprāntabhāgaṃ
surairarcitaṃ divyaratnairanarghaiḥ .
tribhaṅgākṛtiṃ barhamālyāvataṃsaṃ
parabrahmaliṅgaṃ bhaje pāṇḍuraṅgam ..6..
(Salutations to Sri Panduranga) the radiance of whose crown illuminates all the directions,
who is worshipped by the suras (devas) with the most precious divine gems,
who stands in the beautiful tri-bhanga posture (bent at three places) adorned with peacock feathers and garlands,
I worship that Panduranga, who is the veritable image (Lingam) of parabrahman.
Word by word
- किरीट (kirīṭa)
- crown
- उज्ज्वलत् (ujjvalat)
- radiant
- सर्व (sarva)
- all
- दिक् (dik)
- directions
- प्रान्त (prānta)
- edges
- भागं (bhāgaṃ)
- part
- सुरैः (suraiḥ)
- by the suras
- अर्चितं (arcitaṃ)
- worshipped
- दिव्य (divya)
- divine
- रत्नैः (ratnaiḥ)
- with gems
- अनर्घैः (anarghaiḥ)
- precious
- त्रिभङ्ग (tribhaṅga)
- three-bend posture
- आकृतिं (ākṛtiṃ)
- form
- बर्ह (barha)
- peacock feathers
- माल्य (mālya)
- garlands
- आवतंसं (āvataṃsaṃ)
- adorned
- परब्रह्म (parabrahma)
- supreme Brahman
- लिङ्गं (liṅgaṃ)
- image
- भजे (bhaje)
- I worship
- पाण्डुरङ्गम् (pāṇḍuraṅgam)
- Panduranga
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Verse 7
विभुं वेणुनादं चरन्तं दुरन्तं
स्वयं लीलया गोपवेषं दधानम् ।
गवां वृन्दकानन्ददं चारुहासं
परब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥७॥
vibhuṃ veṇunādaṃ carantaṃ durantaṃ
svayaṃ līlayā gopaveṣaṃ dadhānam .
gavāṃ vṛndakānandadaṃ cāruhāsaṃ
parabrahmaliṅgaṃ bhaje pāṇḍuraṅgam ..7..
(Salutations to Sri Panduranga) who has manifested (taking a form by his own free-will) but in essence who pervades everywhere; similarly the melodious sound of whose flute (manifests itself and) wanders about pervading everywhere,
who by his own leela (divine sport) put on the dress of a gopa (cowherd boy), ...
... and gave great joy to the herd of cows (and cowherd boys in vrindavana with the melodious sound of his flute) and his beautiful smile,
I worship that Panduranga, who is the veritable image (Lingam) of parabrahman.
Word by word
- विभुं (vibhum)
- all-pervading
- वेणुनादं (veṇunādam)
- sound of the flute (veṇu:flute | nādam:sound)
- चरन्तं (carantam)
- wandering
- दुरन्तं (durantam)
- endless
- स्वयं (svayam)
- by himself
- लीलया (līlayā)
- by divine sport
- गोपवेषं (gopaveṣam)
- dress of a cowherd (gopa:cowherd | veṣam:dress)
- धधानम् (dadhānam)
- wearing
- गवां (gavām)
- of cows
- वृन्दकानन्ददं (vṛndakānandadam)
- giver of joy to groups (vṛnda:group | kānanda:joy | dam:giver)
- चारुहासं (cāruhāsam)
- beautiful smile (cāru:beautiful | hāsam:smile)
- परब्रह्मलिङ्गं (parabrahmaliṅgam)
- image of the supreme Brahman (para:supreme | brahma:Brahman | liṅgam:image)
- भजे (bhaje)
- I worship
- पाण्डुरङ्गम् (pāṇḍuraṅgam)
- Panduranga
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Verse 8
अजं रुक्मिणीप्राणसञ्जीवनं तं
परं धाम कैवल्यमेकं तुरीयम् ।
प्रसन्नं प्रपन्नार्तिहं देवदेवं
परब्रह्मलिङ्गं भजे पाण्डुरङ्गम् ॥८॥
ajaṃ rukmiṇīprāṇasañjīvanaṃ taṃ
paraṃ dhāma kaivalyamekaṃ turīyam .
prasannaṃ prapannārtihaṃ devadevaṃ
parabrahmaliṅgaṃ bhaje pāṇḍuraṅgam ..8..
(Salutations to Sri Panduranga) who is without birth and who enlivens the life of devi rukmini (by his love),
who is the one supreme abode of kaivalya in the (fourth) state of turiya,
who is gracious to his devotees, and removes the distress of those who seek his refuge; who is the deva of the devas (god of the gods).
I worship that Panduranga, who is the veritable image (Lingam) of parabrahman.
Word by word
- अजं (ajaṃ)
- unborn
- रुक्मिणीप्राणसञ्जीवनं (rukmiṇīprāṇasañjīvanaṃ)
- enlivens Rukmini's life (rukmiṇī:Rukmini | prāṇa:life | sañjīvanaṃ:enlivens)
- तं (taṃ)
- that
- परं (paraṃ)
- supreme
- धाम (dhāma)
- abode
- कैवल्यमेकं (kaivalyamekaṃ)
- one supreme liberation (kaivalya:liberation | ekaṃ:one)
- तुरीयम् (turīyam)
- fourth state
- प्रसन्नं (prasannaṃ)
- gracious
- प्रपन्नार्तिहं (prapannārtihaṃ)
- removes distress of seekers (prapanna:seekers | ārtihaṃ:removes distress)
- देवदेवं (devadevaṃ)
- god of gods (deva:god | devaṃ:of gods)
- परब्रह्मलिङ्गं (parabrahmaliṅgaṃ)
- image of parabrahman (para:supreme | brahma:brahman | liṅgaṃ:image)
- भजे (bhaje)
- I worship
- पाण्डुरङ्गम् (pāṇḍuraṅgam)
- Panduranga
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Verse 9
स्तवं पाण्डुरङ्गस्य वै पुण्यदं ये
पठन्त्येकचित्तेन भक्त्या च नित्यम् ।
भवाम्भोनिधिं तेऽपि तीर्त्वान्तकाले
हरेरालयं शाश्वतं प्राप्नुवन्ति ॥९॥
stavaṃ pāṇḍuraṅgasya vai puṇyadaṃ ye
paṭhantyekacittena bhaktyā ca nityam .
bhavāmbhonidhiṃ te'pi tīrtvāntakāle
harerālayaṃ śāśvataṃ prāpnuvanti ..9..
(Salutations to Sri Panduranga) this stava (eulogy) of Sri Panduranga which confers punya (auspiciousness, merit), those who ...
... recite with one-pointed devotion, everyday, ...
... will indeed cross the ocean of samsara in the end, ...
... and attain the eternal abode of hari.
Word by word
- स्तवम् (stavam)
- eulogy
- पाण्डुरङ्गस्य (pāṇḍuraṅgasya)
- of Panduranga
- वै (vai)
- indeed
- पुण्यदं (puṇyadaṃ)
- conferring merit (puṇya:merit | daṃ:conferring)
- ये (ye)
- those who
- पठन्ति (paṭhanti)
- recite
- एकचित्तेन (ekacittena)
- with one-pointed mind (eka:one | cittena:with mind)
- भक्त्या (bhaktyā)
- with devotion
- च (ca)
- and
- नित्यम् (nityam)
- everyday
- भवाम्भोनिधिं (bhavāmbhonidhiṃ)
- ocean of samsara (bhava:samsara | ambhonidhiṃ:ocean)
- तेऽपि (te'pi)
- they also
- तीर्त्वा (tīrtvā)
- having crossed
- अन्तकाले (antakāle)
- at the end time (anta:end | kāle:time)
- हरेः (hareḥ)
- of Hari
- आलयम् (ālayam)
- abode
- शाश्वतं (śāśvataṃ)
- eternal
- प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti)
- attain
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Verse 10
इति श्रीमत्परमहंसपरिव्राजकाचार्यस्य
श्रीगोविन्दभगवत्पूज्यपादशिष्यस्य
श्रीमच्छङ्करभगवतः कृतौ
पाण्डुरङ्गाष्टकं सम्पूर्णम्
iti śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryasya
śrīgovindabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya
śrīmacchaṅkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau
pāṇḍuraṅgāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam
Thus, the Pandurang Ashtakam composed by the revered Shankaracharya, the disciple of the venerable Govinda Bhagavatpada, who belongs to the lineage of Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharyas (wandering monks of the highest order), is complete.
Word by word
- इति (iti)
- thus
- श्रीमत् (śrīmat)
- revered
- परमहंसपरिव्राजकाचार्यस्य (paramahaṃsaparivrājakācāryasya)
- of the supreme ascetic teacher (paramahaṃsa:supreme ascetic | parivrājaka:wandering monk | ācāryasya:of the teacher)
- श्रीगोविन्दभगवत्पूज्यपादशिष्यस्य (śrīgovindabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya)
- of the disciple of Govinda (śrī:revered | govinda:Govinda | bhagavat:venerable | pūjya:worshipped | pāda:feet | śiṣyasya:of the disciple)
- श्रीमच्छङ्करभगवतः (śrīmacchaṅkarabhagavataḥ)
- of the revered Shankaracharya (śrīmat:revered | śaṅkara:Shankara | bhagavataḥ:of the venerable)
- कृतौ (kṛtau)
- composed
- पाण्डुरङ्गाष्टकं (pāṇḍuraṅgāṣṭakaṃ)
- Pandurang Ashtakam (pāṇḍuraṅga:Pandurang | aṣṭakaṃ:eight verses)
- सम्पूर्णम् (sampūrṇam)
- complete
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