Story of Panduranga

Nandshyam · Jun 20, 2009

Can anyone please share story of panduranga Also why his face is like that

Thanks a bunch !!!

Pavarun · Jun 20, 2009

Do you mean Lord Vitthala/Vithobha of Pandharpur? There is a story of a devotee named Pundalik. Legend goes that one day the lord came to see him at his house and he was busy tending to his aged parents. He threw a brick to the lord asking him to stand there, while he finished tending to his parents. The lord was pleased with his devotion to his parents, and asked that a temple be built there with him on the brick stance. That is why Vitthala is standing on a brick.

Vithoba at Pandharpur

drs3232 · Jun 21, 2009

Nandshyam

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Soon the party reached the ashrama of the great sage Kukkutswami. There they decided to spend a couple of nights. They were all tired and soon fell asleep-except Pundalik who could not sleep. Just before daybreak he saw a group of beautiful, young women, dressed in dirty clothes, enter the ashrama, clean the floor, fetch water and wash the swami's clothes. Then they entered the inner room of the ashrama, and came out in beautifully clean clothes and passing near Pundalik, they vanished.

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"And because of your ill-treatment of your parents," they said, "You are the greatest sinner."

This brought about a complete change in him and he became the most devoted son. Now the parents' rode the horses while the son and his wife walked by their side. By their love and affection, the son and his wife urged the parents to give up the pilgrimage and return to Dandirvan.

One day it so happened that Lord Krishna, the King of Dwarka, while feeling lonely, was reminded of his early days in <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Mathura</st1:city></st1lace>. He particularly remembered his sports with the milkmaids, the cowherd boys, and his love, Radha. Though she was dead, he longed to see her again. By his divine powers he brought her back to life and seated her by his side. Just then his queen, Rukmini, entered the room. When Radha did not rise to pay her respect, Rukmini left Dwarka in anger and hid herself in Dandirvan forest. After some days, Lord Krishna set off in search of Rukmini. He first went to <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Mathura</st1:city></st1lace>, then to Gokul. He met the milkmaids and cowherd boys. They too joined in the search. They went to <st1lace w:st="on"><st1lacetype w:st="on">Mount</st1lacetype> <st1lacename w:st="on">Govardhan</st1lacename></st1lace> in her search.

At last they reached the banks of the river Bhima in the <st1lace w:st="on">Deccan</st1lace>. <st1lace w:st="on">Krishna</st1lace> left his companions at Goplapura, and he himself entered Dandirvan forest alone in search of her. At last he found her and managed to calm her. <st1lace w:st="on">Krishna</st1lace> and Rukmini came to Pundalik's ashrama.
But at that time Pundalik was busy attending to his parents. Though he knew Lord Krishna had come to see him, he refused to pay his respect to the god before his duty towards his parents was done. He, however, threw a brick outside for lord <st1lace w:st="on">Krishna</st1lace> to stand upon. Impressed by Pundalik's devotion to his parents, Lord Krishna did not mind the delay. Standing on the brick he waited for Pundalik. When Pundalik came out and begged God's pardon, Lord Krishna replied that far from being displeased, he was pleased with his love for his parents. Lord Krishna then ordered him to worship Vithoba, or God who stood upon a brick.
An imposing temple was built at the place where <st1lace w:st="on">Krishna</st1lace> and Pundalik had met. Inside the temple stands <st1lace w:st="on">Krishna</st1lace>'s image on a brick. By his side stands the image of Rukmini.This temple covering a vast area has a total of six gates.

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Nandshyam · Jun 24, 2009

Thanks guys thumbsup

Any info on why is face like that... like he had lots of pimples :hide::hide:

radhikrish · Jul 20, 2009

Hi Nandshyam,

Regarding his face, it is actually sort of swollen and that legend is connected with Purandara dasa. It goes like this :

One night Purandara Dasa returned to his Ashramam very late at night. His shishya (by the name of ApanNa), who used to wait for his master with hot water in a vessel for the master to wash his feet, fell asleep that night. Ever considerate to the need of his Bhaktas, the Lord of Pandharpur appeared before the Dasa in the form of his disciple and offered Purandara Dasa his customary vessel of hot water. The water was hotter than normal and the Dasa could not bear it. In a fit of rage, he flung the vessel at the Lord accompanied by abuses. The next day, Dasa woke up with a heavy heart and apologized to his Shishya for his wrath and consequent action. The Shishya was totally bewildered by this action of his Guru and informed the Guru tha he had fallen asleep well before the arrival of the master. At that point, it dawned on Purdandara Dasa that it was his Lord who appeared in the guise of the Shishya. Pained by his Apacharam to the Lord, the Dasa rushed to the temple of Krishna. Lo and behold he found the Lord's cheek swollen on account of the vessel striking it. The Dasa was profusely apologetic for his action. He spent the whole night at the Temple crying and asking the Lord for punishment.

The next morning, a necklace of the Lord was missing from the Temple. When everyone was looking for it, a dancer at the temple arrived wearing the missing necklace. When interrogated how she got the necklace, the dancer replied that Purandara Dasa visited her that night and gave her the necklace as a present. Thus, Purandara Dasa was falsely accused of stealing the necklace and as a punishment, it was ordered that he be lashed by a whip. Unable to bear the pain of the lashing, the Dasa burst out into a Krithi "Muyyake Muyya Teeritho, Jagadayya Vijaya Sahaya Pandari Raya". Here Dasa calls out to Lord Krishna and says that "Oh Lord have you not had your revenge!

As soon as Purandara Dasa concluded the song, the necklace went back to its rightful place (neck of the Lord) and the Temple dancer was nowhere to be seen.