Yuge Atthavees (Pandurang Aarti) Meaning — Line by Line
युगे अठ्ठावीस (पांडुरंग आरती)
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Yuge Atthavees Vitevari Ubha |
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 ||
MeaningFor 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.
Jai Dev Jai Dev Jai Panduranga |
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 ||
MeaningVictory to You, O Panduranga! O beloved of Rakhumai, beloved of Rai, be gracious to me, dearest of my life.
Tulasi-Mala Gala Kar Thevuni Kati |
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 ||
MeaningA 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.
Dhanya Venunad Anukshetra-Pala |
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 ||
MeaningBlessed 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.
Ovalu Aratya Kuravandya Yeti |
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 ||
MeaningWe 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?
Aashadhi Kartiki Bhaktajan Yeti |
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 ||
MeaningOn 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.
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Origin & History
Source: Marathi aarti tradition (Varkari sampradaya)
Author: Sant Namdev
Period: 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.
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