One more Abhanga sung by the great Pandita Bhimsen Joshi, written by Saint-poet Ekanatha (wiki article link) composed by Ram Phatak.
माझे माहेर पंढरी । आहे भीवरेच्या तीरी ॥१॥
PanDhari (panDharaPura) is my mother’s house which is on the banks of BheemA (bheevaraa) river.
-In Indian context maaher (Kannada ತವರುಮನೆ tavaru mane/ Hindi मायका maayakaa) or mother’s (parent’s place) house has a lot of importance as the girl leaves it for forever and comes to husband’s house –her own house still,, the hometown, the mom’s place remains her special for forever. Sense of belonging is attached with it. So the poet says that PanDharapura, the abode of Lord ViTThala is the maaher for him.
बाप आणि आई । माझी विठ्ठल रखुमाई ॥२॥
father and mother, is my Vitthala and Rakhumai (Rukmini)
पुंडलीक राहे बंधू । त्याची ख्याती काय सांगू ॥३॥
PunDalika stays as my brother, what should I tell about his fame !?
-Bhakta Pundalika is the person whose devotion is said to have brought Lord Vishnu from his abode VaikunTha to PanDharapura in the form of Lord ViTThala.
माझी बहीण चंद्रभागा ।करितसे पाप भंगा ॥४॥
my sister is ChandrabhagA (river BheemA is called ChandrabhagA in PanDharapura as it’s course takes the shape of moon crescent here), breaks the sins – makes us free of our sins.
एका जनार्दनी शरण । करी माहेरची आठवण ॥५॥
ekA (which also means ‘one’) –ekanatha is devoted to/ surrendered to JanArdana (JanArdana Swamy was the guru of Saint Ekanatha, Guru is seen in very high respect in India and thus poet remembers his Guru in each of his compositions), remembering maaher -the mother’s home, PanDharapura.
mp3 link of the song, listen here
PanDhari (panDharaPura) is my mother’s house which is on the banks of BheemA (bheevaraa) river.
-In Indian context maaher (Kannada ತವರುಮನೆ tavaru mane/ Hindi मायका maayakaa) or mother’s (parent’s place) house has a lot of importance as the girl leaves it for forever and comes to husband’s house –her own house still,, the hometown, the mom’s place remains her special for forever. Sense of belonging is attached with it. So the poet says that PanDharapura, the abode of Lord ViTThala is the maaher for him.
बाप आणि आई । माझी विठ्ठल रखुमाई ॥२॥
father and mother, is my Vitthala and Rakhumai (Rukmini)
पुंडलीक राहे बंधू । त्याची ख्याती काय सांगू ॥३॥
PunDalika stays as my brother, what should I tell about his fame !?
-Bhakta Pundalika is the person whose devotion is said to have brought Lord Vishnu from his abode VaikunTha to PanDharapura in the form of Lord ViTThala.
माझी बहीण चंद्रभागा ।करितसे पाप भंगा ॥४॥
my sister is ChandrabhagA (river BheemA is called ChandrabhagA in PanDharapura as it’s course takes the shape of moon crescent here), breaks the sins – makes us free of our sins.
एका जनार्दनी शरण । करी माहेरची आठवण ॥५॥
ekA (which also means ‘one’) –ekanatha is devoted to/ surrendered to JanArdana (JanArdana Swamy was the guru of Saint Ekanatha, Guru is seen in very high respect in India and thus poet remembers his Guru in each of his compositions), remembering maaher -the mother’s home, PanDharapura.
mp3 link of the song, listen here
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