Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar: 12/01/2019

Dec 15, 2019

Vitalaaa..

One journalist asked a warkari devotee of Vittal who goes to Pandarpur ,

what's your age?

Warkari: 80 years

Journalist: Since how long you are visiting this Pandarpur

Warkari: Since 70 years.

Journalist: Have you seen Vithoba once, At least once?.

Warkari: no beta, not yet.

Journalist: then why do you come every year, do you believe He is there?

Warkari: Can I ask you a question, from where you have come

Journalist: from Pune.

Warkari: do people keep pet dogs in Pune, have you seen any?

Journalist: ya, each house has a dog

Warkari: in village also we keep dogs, that follows us to our farm to protect from thieves. At the dead of night one dog sees the thief it starts barking, by hearing this dog another starts barking, like ways all around surrounding 100s of dogs starts barking but among the hundred dogs 99 have not seen the thief but keeping the faith in this 1st dog they start barking.

Likewise Tukaram ji, Sant Jnaneshwar, Namdev, they have seen the vithoba so I have faith in them. one day I can also have darshan of vitthal. If animals can keep their faith in another animal, being a human being why cant we have faith in another human being?

The entire world revolves around Faith!

Radhey Krishna🙏🏻

varkari yatra

Dec 9, 2019

Sri Mantra Raja Patha Slokam - Explanation by Sri Mukkur Lakshmi Narasimhachariyar Swamigal - Part 29

Theertha Vitala Kshetra Vittala - Abang.

Its a bliss to listen to Theertha Vitala Kshetra Vittala abang in Bhimsen Joshi ji voice.

Click here for mp3.

ignore the few seconds of disturbance in the beginning..

तीर्थ विठ्ठल, क्षेत्र विठ्ठल ।

देव विठ्ठल, देवपूजा विठ्ठल ॥१॥

माता विठ्ठल, पिता विठ्ठल ।

बंधु विठ्ठल, गोत्र विठ्ठल ॥२॥

गुरू विठ्ठल, गुरुदेवता विठ्ठल ।

निधान विठ्ठल, निरंतर विठ्ठल ॥३॥

नामा म्हणे मज विठ्ठल सापडला ।

म्हणूनी (alt: म्हणोनी) कळिकाळा पाड नाही ॥४॥

Transliteration
tIrtha viTHTHala kshEtra viTHTHala
dEva viTHTHala dEva pUjA viTHTHala
mAtA viTHTHala pitA viTHTHala
bandhu viTHTHala gOtra viTHTHala
guru viTHTHala guru dEvatA viTHTHala
nidhAna viThala nirantara viThala
nAmA mhaNE maja viTHTHala sApaDalA
mhaNUnI (alt: mhaNOnI) kaLikALA pADa nAhI

Translation

Vitthala is a holy body of water, Vitthala is a holy land.
Vithtala is God and Vitthala is His worship.
Vitthala is my mother and Vitthala is my father.
Vitthala is my friend and Vitthala is my clan.
Vitthala is my teacher, Vitthala is the teacher of Gods.
Vitthala is tranquility, Vitthala is everlasting.
Namdev says ‘I have found sanctuary in Vitthala’.
‘Even in this Kali yuga, I can come to no harm!’