vitthalpandurangapandharpurmarathi

Yuge Atthavees (Pandurang Aarti)

युगे अठ्ठावीस (पांडुरंग आरती)

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Also known as: yuge atthavees · yuge atthavees vitevari ubha · pandurang aarti · vitthal aarti · jai dev jai dev jai panduranga · युगे अठ्ठावीस

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

Yuge Atthavees is the great aarti of Vitthal (Panduranga) of Pandharpur, sung daily before the Lord and with overwhelming devotion during the Ashadhi and Kartiki pilgrimages. It describes how the Supreme Brahman has stood on the brick for twenty-eight ages to meet His devotee Pundalik, with Rukmini at His side and the Chandrabhaga at His feet, attended by gods, Garuda and Hanuman. It closes with Sant Namdev waving the lamp before Keshava, declaring that a single instant of His darshan grants liberation.

Origin & Story

Marathi aarti tradition (Varkari sampradaya) · Sant Namdev · 13th century CE

Yuge Atthavees is the principal aarti of Vithoba, the deity of Pandharpur, composed by Sant Namdev. It tells how the Supreme Lord came to Pandharpur to honour His devotee Pundalik — who, absorbed in serving his parents, threw down a brick for the Lord to wait upon — and has stood there with hands on His hips for twenty-eight ages ever since. The aarti paints the temple's living worship: Rukmini at the Lord's side, the Chandrabhaga at His feet, gods and Garuda and Hanuman in attendance, and the great throngs of singing, dancing Vaishnavas who come on the Ashadhi and Kartiki pilgrimages.

✦ As told in scripture

The aarti proclaims that by 'darshana-hela-matre' — a mere instant of beholding Vitthal — and a bath in the Chandrabhaga, the devotee attains mukti (liberation). Varkari tradition holds that the Lord, who has waited twenty-eight ages on the brick, turns away none who come to Pandharpur with love.

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Verse 1

युगे अठ्ठावीस विटेवरी उभा । वामांगी रखुमाई दिसे दिव्य शोभा ॥ पुंडलिकाचे भेटी परब्रह्म आले गा । चरणीं वाहे भीमा उद्धरी जगा ॥ १ ॥

Yuge Atthavees Vitevari Ubha | Vamangi Rakhumai Dise Divya Shobha || Pundalikache Bheti Parabrahma Aale Ga | Charani Vahe Bhima Uddhari Jaga || 1 ||

Meaning:For twenty-eight ages He has stood upon the brick, with Rakhumai (Rukmini) on His left, appearing in divine splendour. To meet His devotee Pundalik the Supreme Brahman Himself has come; at His feet flows the Bhima (Chandrabhaga), and He redeems the world.

Verse 2

जय देव जय देव जय पांडुरंगा । रखुमाईवल्लभा राईच्या वल्लभा पावे जिवलगा ॥ धृ ॥

Jai Dev Jai Dev Jai Panduranga | Rakhumai-Vallabha Raichya Vallabha Pave Jivalaga || Dhru ||

Meaning:Victory to You, O Panduranga! O beloved of Rakhumai, beloved of Rai, be gracious to me, dearest of my life.

Verse 3

तुळसीमाळा गळां कर ठेवुनी कटीं । कांसे पीतांबर कस्तुरी लल्लाटीं ॥ देव सुरवर नित्य येती भेटी । गरुड हनुमंत पुढें उभे राहती ॥ २ ॥

Tulasi-Mala Gala Kar Thevuni Kati | Kanse Pitambar Kasturi Lallati || Dev Suravar Nitya Yeti Bheti | Garud Hanumant Pudhe Ubhe Rahati || 2 ||

Meaning:A tulsi garland about His neck, hands resting on His waist, yellow silk at His waist and musk upon His brow; gods and celestials come daily for His darshan, and Garuda and Hanuman stand before Him in attendance.

Verse 4

धन्य वेणुनाद अनुक्षेत्रपाळा । सुवर्णाची कमळें वनमाळा गळां ॥ राई रखुमाबाई राणीया सकळा । ओवाळिती राजा विठोबा सावळा ॥ ३ ॥

Dhanya Venunad Anukshetra-Pala | Suvarnachi Kamale Vanamala Gala || Rai Rakhumabai Raniya Sakala | Ovaliti Raja Vithoba Savala || 3 ||

Meaning:Blessed is the sound of His flute, guardian of the holy field; lotuses of gold and a forest-garland adorn His neck. Rai, Rakhumabai and all the queens wave the lamp before the dark-hued King Vithoba.

Verse 5

ओवाळूं आरत्या कुरवंड्या येती । चंद्रभागेमाजी सोडुनिया देती ॥ दिंड्या पताका वैष्णव नाचती । पंढरीचा महिमा वर्णावा किती ॥ ४ ॥

Ovalu Aratya Kuravandya Yeti | Chandrabhage-Maji Soduniya Deti || Dindya Pataka Vaishnav Nachati | Pandharicha Mahima Varnava Kiti || 4 ||

Meaning:We wave the aartis; the kuravandi (auspicious offerings) are brought and released into the Chandrabhaga. With dindis and banners the Vaishnavas dance — how can the glory of Pandhari ever be told in full?

Verse 6

आषाढी कार्तिकी भक्तजन येती । चंद्रभागेमध्ये स्नानें जे करिती ॥ दर्शनहेळामात्रें तया होय मुक्ती । केशवासी नामदेव भावें ओवाळिती ॥ ५ ॥

Aashadhi Kartiki Bhaktajan Yeti | Chandrabhage-Madhye Snane Je Kariti || Darshana-Hela-Matre Taya Hoy Mukti | Keshavasi Namdev Bhave Ovaliti || 5 ||

Meaning:On the Ashadhi and Kartiki (Ekadashis) the devotees come and bathe in the Chandrabhaga; by a mere instant of His darshan they attain liberation. Namdev waves the lamp before Keshava with heartfelt devotion.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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युगे अठ्ठावीस🔊Yuge AtthaveesFor twenty-eight ages (yugas)

विटेवरी उभा🔊Vitevari UbhaStanding upon the brick (at Pandharpur)

वामांगी रखुमाई🔊Vamangi RakhumaiRakhumai (Rukmini) on His left side

दिसे दिव्य शोभा🔊Dise Divya ShobhaAppears in divine splendour

पुंडलिकाचे भेटी🔊Pundalikache BhetiTo meet (His devotee) Pundalik

परब्रह्म आले गा🔊Parabrahma Aale GaThe Supreme Brahman has come

चरणीं वाहे भीमा🔊Charani Vahe BhimaAt His feet flows the Bhima (Chandrabhaga river)

उद्धरी जगा🔊Uddhari Jaga(He) uplifts / redeems the world

जय पांडुरंगा🔊Jai PandurangaVictory to You, O Panduranga

रखुमाईवल्लभा🔊Rakhumai-VallabhaO beloved of Rakhumai (Rukmini)

पावे जिवलगा🔊Pave JivalagaBe gracious, O dearest one (of my life)

तुळसीमाळा गळां🔊Tulasi-Mala GalaA garland of tulsi about His neck

कर ठेवुनी कटीं🔊Kar Thevuni KatiHands placed upon the waist

कांसे पीतांबर🔊Kanse PitambarYellow silk (pitambara) at the waist

गरुड हनुमंत🔊Garud HanumantGaruda and Hanuman

पुढें उभे राहती🔊Pudhe Ubhe RahatiStand before Him (in attendance)

राजा विठोबा सावळा🔊Raja Vithoba SavalaThe dark-hued King Vithoba

चंद्रभागेमाजी🔊Chandrabhage-MajiIn the Chandrabhaga river

आषाढी कार्तिकी🔊Aashadhi KartikiOn the Ashadhi and Kartiki (Ekadashi pilgrimages)

दर्शनहेळामात्रें🔊Darshana-Hela-MatreBy a mere instant of His darshan

तया होय मुक्ती🔊Taya Hoy MuktiThey attain liberation (mukti)

केशवासी नामदेव भावें ओवाळिती🔊Keshavasi Namdev Bhave OvalitiNamdev waves the lamp before Keshava with devotion

Benefits of Chanting Yuge Atthavees (Pandurang Aarti)

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Invokes the full grace and darshan of Vitthal (Panduranga) of Pandharpur

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Recalls the holy story of Pundalik for whom the Lord eternally waits on the brick

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The central daily aarti of the Varkari tradition, uniting the devotee with Pandhari's glory

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Builds longing for pilgrimage (Wari) to Pandharpur and a bath in the sacred Chandrabhaga

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Affirms that even a moment's darshan of the Lord bestows liberation

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Especially powerful on Ashadhi and Kartiki Ekadashi and during the Wari

How to Chant Yuge Atthavees (Pandurang Aarti)

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Best TimeDaily aarti; especially Ashadhi and Kartiki Ekadashi and the Pandharpur Wari

Sing this aarti while waving the lamp before an image of Vitthal (Panduranga), joining the refrain 'Jai Dev Jai Dev Jai Panduranga'. It is the principal aarti of Vithoba, sung morning and evening and with great fervour during the Ashadhi and Kartiki pilgrimages. It is customarily followed by 'Yei O Vitthala', other abhangs and the closing prayer 'Ghalin Lotangan'.

Frequently Asked Questions

It means 'twenty-eight ages'. The aarti opens by saying that Vitthal has stood upon the brick at Pandharpur for twenty-eight yugas, waiting to give darshan to His devotees ever since He came to meet His devotee Pundalik.

Pundalik was a devotee whose service to his aged parents so pleased the Lord that Krishna came to him at Pandharpur. Busy serving his parents, Pundalik tossed a brick for the Lord to stand on; the Lord waited there, and so Vitthal stands on the brick to this day.

It bears the signature of Sant Namdev (13th century), the Varkari saint of Pandharpur, whose name appears in the final verse: 'Keshavasi Namdev bhave ovaliti' (Namdev waves the lamp before Keshava with devotion).

The Chandrabhaga (also called the Bhima) is the sacred river that flows past Pandharpur in a crescent (chandra) shape. Pilgrims bathe in it during the Ashadhi and Kartiki Wari, and the aarti says a bath there and a moment's darshan of Vitthal grant liberation.