Sri Panduranga Ashtakam
Shree paand'urangaasht'akam'
Mahaayogapeet'he tat'e bheemarathyaa
Varam' pund'areekaaya daatum' muneendraih' |
Samaagatya tisht'hantamaanandakandam'
Parabrahmalingam' bhaje paand'urangam || 1 ||
Tat'idvaasasam' neelameghaavabhaasam'
Ramaamandiram' sundaram' chitprakaasham |
Varam' tvisht'akaayaam' samanyastapaadam'
Parabrahmalingam' bhaje paand'urangam || 2 ||
Pramaanam' bhavaabdheridam' maamakaanaam'
Nitambah' karaabhyaam' dhri'to yena tasmaat |
Vidhaaturvasatyai dhri'to naabhikoshah'
Parabrahmalingam' bhaje paand'urangam || 3 ||
Sphuratkaustubhaalankri'tam' kant'hadeshe
Shriyaa jusht'akeyoorakam' shreenivaasam |
Shivam' shaantameed'yam' varam' lokapaalam'
Parabrahmalingam' bhaje paand'urangam || 4 ||
Sharachchandrabimbaananam' chaaruhaasam'
Lasatkund'alaakraantagand'asthalaantam |
Japaaraagabimbaadharam' kanjanetram'
Parabrahmalingam' bhaje paand'urangam || 5 ||
Kireet'ojjvalatsarvadikpraantabhaagam'
Surairarchitam' divyaratnairanarghaih' |
Tribhangaakri'tim' barhamaalyaavatam'sam'
Parabrahmalingam' bhaje paand'urangam || 6 ||
Vibhum' venunaadam' charantam' durantam'
Svayam' leelayaa gopavesham' dadhaanam |
Gavaam' bri'ndakaanandadam' chaaruhaasam'
Parabrahmalingam' bhaje paand'urangam || 7 ||
Ajam' rukmineepraanasanjeevanam' tam'
Param' dhaama kaivalyamekam' tureeyam |
Prasannam' prapannaartiham' devadevam'
Parabrahmalingam' bhaje paand'urangam || 8 ||
Stavam' paand'urangasya vai punyadam' ye
Pat'hantyekachittena bhaktyaa cha nityam |
Bhavaambhonidhim' te viteertvaantakaale [te'pi]
Hareraalayam' shaashvatam' praapnuvanti || 9 ||
Iti shreematparamaham'saparivraajakaachaaryasya shreegovindabhagavatpoojyapaadashishyasya shreemachchhankarabhagavatah' kri'tau shree paand'urangaasht'akam |
Meaning
The Sri Panduranga Ashtakam beautifully describes the divine presence, beauty, compassion, and supreme nature of Lord Panduranga Vittala. Standing on the sacred yogic seat on the banks of the Bhima River—where sages gather for His darshan—Panduranga shines as the embodiment of bliss and the visible form of the Supreme Brahman. With lightning-like garments and the radiant blue hue of a raincloud, He appears as the very source of spiritual light.
One foot rests upon the sacred brick offered by devotee Pundalik, symbolizing His eternal grace towards the humble. His navel—celebrated as the cosmic center—holds the source of creation itself. Adorned with the Kaustubha gem, celestial ornaments, and divine radiance, Panduranga appears as the beloved of Lakshmi and the protector of the worlds.
His moon-like face, gentle smile, lotus eyes, and coral-red lips embody the sweetness of Krishna. In His tribhanga posture, with peacock feathers and flute, He reveals the Vrindavan form while still being the Lord of Pandharpur. He is the life of Rukmini, the giver of liberation, the embodiment of the fourth transcendent state (Turiya), the destroyer of sorrow, and the eternal refuge of devotees.
The phalashruti proclaims that one who recites this ashtakam with devotion crosses the ocean of worldly suffering and attains the eternal abode of Hari at life’s end.
Benefits:
• Deep devotion, inner joy, and mental peace
• Removal of sorrow, fear, and worldly confusion
• Blessings of protection, prosperity, and spiritual upliftment
• Leads towards liberation and divine grace of Lord Panduranga
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