The Complete Story of Lord Vitthal | From Kalayavan to Pandharpur

The Complete Story of Lord Vitthal | From Kalayavan to Pandharpur

After all, whom is Lord Narayana himself waiting for, standing on a simple brick with his hands on his waist for the last 28 yugas? Why did history call Lord Krishna himself Ranchod? What was the compulsion that he had to leave the battlefield and run away in front of Kaal Yavan? Was this really an escape? Or sleeping in a dark cave is Muchukunda, the great king of the Ivaku dynasty who once protected the gods. A secret maze of his salvation. And what amazing form of Mother Ganga did blind Pundalik see in the mouth of his wife that midnight which forced even the Supreme Being to come to her door? So let us go without any delay to have the darshan of whom even today millions of Warkaris visit Pandarpur chanting the name of Vitthu Mauli. The epic story of devotee Pundalik and Supreme Lord Pandurang. Before we move ahead in the story, subscribe to the channel to stay connected with such unheard stories of our history and saints. Like the video and write Mauli in the comment box. On one side Jarasandha’s attack and on the other side, with the blessings of Mahadev, the invincible army of 3 crore Kala Yavana. Having sent the Yaduvanshis to the impenetrable security of Dwaraka overnight, Liladhar himself remained stationed at the gates of Mathura. Because without ending this invincible demon, his departure from the land of Mathura was not possible. Who do you want to call by blowing the conch? Insects to their Krishna. After receiving the blessings of Mahakal, you have only enlarged your body. At one signal from Kalivan Vasudeva, Sudarshan Chakra will separate your head from your body. Look at this Sudarshan Chakra. Mahadev has not given any way of death to this body. Fire cannot burn me, water cannot drown me and no weapon can pierce this skin. If you do not believe it, try it with your own hands. Hit with full force, Yaduvanshi. Go and tell your Krishna that death has come to Mathura and today neither any leela nor any chakra will work. I have seen enough of this demon’s rampage. Kanha, he is standing outside and challenging the pride of our Yaduvansh and we are sitting here hiding.

Dau Bhaiya, the situation is not normal. He has such a boon from Mahadev that it may not be possible even for my Sudarshan to break it. So what do to? Open the door and hand over the throne of Mathura to him. Kanha, I will go alone. If my plough cannot tear its body, it can at least crush its bones. No, Dau Bhaiya, you will not go out. If something happens to you, who will take care of this entire army and people? There is no need for both of us to enter the battlefield together. This will be our strategy. You will maintain the morale of the army and look after the security from here on the ramparts. I handle the time Yavan. Kanha, you are not carrying any weapon. Dau Bhaiya, sometimes it is more important to complicate the situation than with weapons. You just keep the army ready. Vasudev has come. I thought I would have to pull you out. Where is your Sudarshan? walked. Where is Lian? What harm has Mathura done to you? If you have to fight, then this war should be only between you and me. Do not bring this army and innocent people into this. Innocent. No one will be spared today and your head will be cut off first. Is the Lord running away. Kanha, what are you doing? Ranchod the coward was scared of death. Today I will pull you out even from the underworld. Kaal Yavana, who had become invincible due to the boon of Lord Shiva, had burnt countless kingdoms to ashes in his arrogance and today, blinded by the intoxication of the same power, he was chasing the creator of the universe considering him his prey.

How far will Ranchod run? Today, the Lord of the three worlds is hiding like a rat in a dark cave to save his life. What are you doing in this cave? Even if you hide in the underworld, Kaal Yavan will pull you out from there also. Death is standing right in front of you and you closed your eyes. Will death go away by wearing yellow clothes? Vasudev, wake up. Coward, looking into the eyes of your death, I said, wake up coward, wake up. O great daughter, I am Muchkunda of the Ivaku clan. Just by seeing you, all the heat within me calmed down. Who are you Lord? Are you Narayana himself? O King, in this age I have incarnated in the Yadu dynasty to protect the Dharma. The world calls me Vasudev Krishna. The end of this demon was written by the power of your penance. That is why I dragged it and brought it to you. Lord, I shed blood for the gods for ages and then slept for ages under the influence of the boon. Now I am very tired of this life, this body and the cycle of karma. I do not want anything else now. Leeladhar, please grant me salvation at your feet. God listens to every call of his devotee. But even Narayan himself does not break the law of karma. Your call of renunciation is true Mukunda. But some subtle karma of violence due to the countless wars you have fought as a Kshatriya is still left to be eradicated. Before attaining complete salvation, you will have to take one last birth in the mortal world. As you wish Narayan. From here you go to Badrika Ashram in the Himalayas and do my penance. After that you will be born in Dandi Ravan in the south direction. In that birth the world will know you by the name of Pundalik. Pundalik Yes Muchkunda and to complete your last birth to save you I myself will leave Vaikuntha and come to your door. Muchukunda moved towards salvation in the solitude of the Himalayas. But the name that echoed from the mouth of Vasudeva was Pundalik. This was the beginning of that great leela of Kaliyuga where Trilokinath himself had to come to the courtyard of his devotee and stand there for ages for the salvation of Kaliyuga. When deep love reaches its fullness, it feels as if it has conquered every aspect of God. Amidst the immense splendor of Dwarka, Queen Rukmini’s entire world was confined to this room of Madhav. Radhe, wait for me at that doorstep of Vrindavan, Radhe, I will return, Radhe, Radhe, Radhe, Radhe, the heart which Goddess Rukmini considered her entire universe. Today he came to know that a pain of Gokul is still alive in the deepest depths of that unfathomable ocean. Such an indelible memory in front of which even all the splendor of Dwarka seemed empty and small today.

This evening when your parents step into this house, they will see that Pundalik of Dindi Ravan has treated their daughter like a queen. I am a queen but such poverty does not reside in the house of queens. What will my brother think that these tattered people are sitting in the middle of such a big house. Look, their bickering has started. Whenever I see him, he keeps coughing. It has become difficult for me to sit in this house. Hey, you keep coughing all day long. Guests are coming to the house today. I cannot sit quietly for even a short while. Baba Pundalik, the smoke from the stove is coming from there. So if your father is feeling smokey then go and sit outside on the other side of the courtyard. Anyway, it is not right for you to sit here in the middle in front of the guests. Do not make yourself sad with these things. Rupa. Come, let me make you wear the new bangles that I brought from the market yesterday. Yesterday’s stale. After eating, wash this vessel yourself and keep it in that corner. I do not have time to wash your dishes. Son, your mother can no longer sleep on this cold floor in the courtyard, Baba. He has chest pain due to cold throughout the night. If you have an old blanket or cotton sheet lying around the house, give it to me. Father, at this stage of age, one should give up worldly desires like saints. And both of you are still stuck in the attachment of an old sheet. I had given you a blanket last year only. He does not know how to handle it. Now should I welcome the guests or fulfill your daily demands? Rupa, from tomorrow onwards, throw his bedding in that dark corner of the courtyard. My guests should not see this poverty in the middle of the house. Kundli son, my throat is getting dry, can I get some water? Are you looking at the Kundli? Even at midnight their nagging does not stop, go and tell them to sleep quietly. I do not understand, when we ourselves had to go to Kashi to earn merit, then what was the need to drag these two along? Do not you understand Rupa, what would the society and community have said if I had left them behind in the village? People taunted that the son had gone on a pilgrimage and left his old parents hungry. And the other advantage is that we do not have to pay servants to carry our heavy luggage for such a long journey. After reaching Kashi, we will visit Mahadev. By taking a bath in the Ganga, all our sins will be washed away and we will get infinite virtue. Pundalik, hey Baba, take care. My son was not hurt. I am alright! Instead of worrying about my horse, focus on your feet. If we stop like this again and again, we will reach Kashi in our next life. Are you in pain Satyavati? I told you to stay at home. He has brought us here not for pilgrimage but as servants to carry his burden. Do not cry. What happened that we came as servants? With this excuse I will be able to visit Kashi Vishwanath and at least my Pundalik will be in front of my eyes. If he gets thirsty, who will give him this water pot?

Oh, what kind of path have you chosen? The sun is about to set. There is no village or dharamshala in sight for miles, and there is only dense forest ahead. Do we have to spend tonight under the open sky among these wild animals? Be patient Rupa. I also thought that we would reach the next village before sunset. Let us go a little further and see. Maybe we can find some place. Look Rupa, smoke is rising from behind your feet. It seems destiny does not approve of us sleeping under the open sky. Let us go there and see. What a desolate place. It looks like a monk’s ashram. But at least there is a hut to hide one’s head. Hey, what are you doing? My precious clothes are in it. You cannot even lift a single item properly. Forgive me son. My legs faltered. My legs are hurting from walking all morning. Keep the stuff there in the courtyard. Rupa and I will rest inside. And listen, both of you do not step inside this hut. Sleep here in this open courtyard outside the ashram all night. Anyway, your cough disturbs Rupa’s sleep. I do not want any disturbance at night. Hum. Hey friend, do not these two old men have any peace even at night? I do not know what they keep making noise about in the dark of night. He has been coughing all day and is now probably looking for something outside. They do not even let me sleep peacefully. I will go and tell them right now. Hmm. Oh my god who is this? What are such hideous and dirty women doing in this monk’s ashram in the dark of night? Are these some vampires? Oh divine powers, please stop, please stop. My eyes are blessed by seeing this great and supernatural form of yours. But the ignorance within me is not letting me remain calm. Why were great and divine powers like you working as a maid in that dirty and ugly form in this simple hut? We are the life of this universe. Pundalik, I am the Ganga that gives salvation. And these are my sisters Yamuna and Saraswati. Mothers who purify the fallen. You are the real pilgrimage but why did you have such a dirty form?

You purify the entire world. That impurity was not ours, Pundalik. This is the biggest illusion of man that by taking a dip in our water all his sins will be washed away. When ignorant people like you, who make their God-like parents cry at home, bathe in our waters in the hope of attaining virtue, we have to bear the filth of their heavy sins. To wash away the burden of that sin, we come here every night to the courtyard of Kukut Swami. Kukut Swami, what is his virtue? Kukut Swami has neither read any Vedas nor performed any great penance. But due to his service to his parents, this land has become so sacred that the dust here is more sacred than our water. Where parents are served, pilgrimages come there on their own. Pundalik, you did not need to go to Kashi. The pilgrimage sites were sitting in your house itself, ignorant one, and you are dragging them on the stones. Pundalik what happened son? Why are you crying like this? Did you have any bad dreams? Baba, I was living a dream till now. Where I felt that all this opulence was the truth. Today my eyes are open. How blind I was to search for God in the pilgrimage places outside. Whereas the door to my salvation, my very God, was walking on the stones hungry and thirsty in my own house. Brother, please forgive me. All my virtues were washed away in the blood flowing from these blisters. I have made the pilgrimage sites cry. Mother, I am a great sinner. Oh no Baba, do not say that. How can my child be a sinner? Do not cry. Pundalik, be quiet my child. Everything is fine. Now I do not want to go to any Kashi or any pilgrimage, Baba. From today onwards, every breath of mine, every action of mine has only one pilgrimage. From today onwards, Pundalik is only your servant. Goddess Rukmini leaving Dwarka and coming to this ancient Dandi Raman in Maharashtra was the beginning of a very powerful plan of the time cycle. This solitary abode of the Goddess is a divine invitation to draw Narayana himself to this sacred soil of the south.

That huge palace of Dwarka has today become more silent than this Dandi Ravan tree. Lord, how can there be a proper place for the Queen of Dwarka in the heart where Gokul still resides in some secluded corner of Rukmini’s heart? I set you free with that silent love of yours. There is a difference between love and memories. Dear Radha, this is the detachment of my youth that was left in the same soil of Vrindavan. But you are my present. You are my better half. Remember Rukmini. Since I left Vrindavan, I have never returned back till date. But you left Dwarka. So this Vasudev left his entire kingdom and his three worlds and came to this forest to persuade you. Radha can be a tune in my breath. But you are the foundation of my life. How will this incarnation of Narayan be complete without Lakshmi? Do not leave me incomplete. So Lord, when you return to Dwarka, the entire Yaduvansh will be waiting for you. What happened Lord, why did your steps stop? Before moving towards Dwarka, I have to fulfill an old promise of mine in this Dandi Ravana. Rukmini, do you remember that great warrior who was sleeping in a cave, tired of ages. Before attaining complete salvation, you will have to take one last birth in the mortal world. You will be born in Dandi Ravan in the south direction. In that birth the world will know you by the name of Pundalik and to complete that last birth of yours and to save you, I myself will leave Vaikuntha and come to your door.

To whom I had shown the path of one last birth before salvation. So is he doing penance for you? Is he calling you? This is what I want to see too, dear. He is not calling me but the echo of some of his actions is clearly reaching my heart. Rukmini, today this Vasudev himself is eager to go to the door of his devotee. See how he welcomes me after ages. Aicha Charani Tirtha Pavitra Adhamacha Sevat Hariche Chitra Babacha Charanshi Kundalik Jhala Dang Tyjha Nirmal Seve Madhe Bhakti Sa Umtala Rang Utho Bhakta Pundalik Your sense of service has forced Dwarkadhish himself to come to your door. Your tears and your service compelled the throne of Vainth. Come, get up, embrace this Madhav of yours and ask for the salvation you want. My eyes are blessed, Lord, that Trilokinath has come to this sinful courtyard of mine. But sorry Madhav, my hands are tied. I cannot get up and welcome you. O Dwarkadhish, you are the one who has given the knowledge of karma to the world. You yourself were drawn here because of the service of your parents. If I leave this service midway in the desire to see you, then my work will be ruined, Lord. And how will you accept the embrace of a devotee with broken karma? Lord, it is muddy outside. Please accept this Wit as my seat. My service does not end until my parents fall asleep. You will have to stand on this brick and wait for me. I will wait, Pundalik, I will wait for the completion of this Karma Yoga of yours. Forgive me Madhav, forgive this wretch. You are not a sinner, you are my best devotee, Pundalik. The fruit of waiting is always sweet.

Today you have proved that there is no greater pilgrimage than selfless service. Pundalik Kaliyuga is beginning. The people of this era will neither have time for rigorous penance nor will they be able to perform big yagyas. They will be surrounded by illusion and sin. A very simple path is needed for their salvation and today you have opened that path. I give you a boon that whoever comes to the banks of this Chandrabhaga with the feeling of love and service in his heart, all his sins will be washed away. And I will stand here on this brick to give them darshan. For ages The webs of divine glory manifested Savade form Sakar Le Vitthala Vitthala Vitthala Panduranga devotee Dar Dev Ubha Prapattala Savada Pandurangala Vitthala Vitthala Pandurang Vittala Vitthala Vitthala Pandurang Pandurang Om