Vittala Vittala Panduranga | ವಿಠ್ಠಲ ವಿಠ್ಠಲ ಪಾಂಡುರಂಗ

📜 Original Kannada Lyrics:

ವಿಠ್ಠಲ ವಿಠ್ಠಲ ಪಾಂಡುರಂಗ ಜಯ ಹರಿ ವಿಠ್ಠಲ ಪಾಂಡುರಂಗ
ಪಂಢರಿನಾಥ ಪಾಂಡುರಂಗ ಭಕ್ತವತ್ಸಲ ಪಾಂಡುರಂಗ
ಮುಕ್ತಿ ಪ್ರದಾಯಕ ಪಾಂಡುರಂಗ ಭವಭಯಹಾರಿ ಪಾಂಡುರಂಗ ॥ ೧ ॥

ತಂದೆಯು ನೀನೆ ಪಾಂಡುರಂಗ ತಾಯಿಯು ನೀನೆ ಪಾಂಡುರಂಗ
ಬಂಧುವು ನೀನೆ ಪಾಂಡುರಂಗ ಬಳಗವು ನೀನೆ ಪಾಂಡುರಂಗ ॥ ೨ ॥

ಕೃತಿ – ಪಾರಂಪರಿಕ

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🔤 English Transliteration:

Vittala Vittala Panduranga Jai Hari Vittala Panduranga
Pandharinatha Panduranga Bhaktavatsala Panduranga
Mukti Pradayaka Panduranga Bhavabhayahari Panduranga ||1||

Tandeyu Neene Panduranga Tayiyu Neene Panduranga
Bandhuvu Neene Panduranga Balagavu Neene Panduranga ||2||

Lyrics – Traditional

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🌸 English Meaning:

Vittala, Vittala, O Panduranga! Glory to you, O Hari Vittala Panduranga!
O Lord of Pandharpur, O Compassionate One, who loves and protects all devotees!
You are the giver of liberation, the destroyer of worldly fear. ||1||

You are my father, O Panduranga, you are my mother, O Panduranga.
You are my dearest kin, O Panduranga, you are my circle of life and companionship. ||2||

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🪔 Reflection:

This simple and profound bhajan flows from the timeless current of Vittala bhakti that unites Maharashtra and Karnataka. Its anonymous composer, most likely from the Haridasa tradition, sings in the spirit of surrender found in Purandaradasa and Namdev’s verses—seeing Panduranga not as a distant deity but as one’s own family.

The song’s beauty lies in its simplicity: every relationship a human holds dear—father, mother, relative, companion—is seen as none other than God himself. When we call out “Tandeyu Neene, Tayiyu Neene,” we’re not describing roles, but realizing that all love, care, and protection flow from the same divine source.

How does this apply to your daily life? In moments of loneliness or struggle, this bhajan reminds us that divinity walks beside us in every form of affection we receive or give. What are the learnings from this article? Perhaps that surrender is not about weakness—it is about finding strength in knowing that the same compassionate force that governs the universe also holds your hand every moment.

In every repetition of Vittala Vittala Panduranga, there is the echo of eternity—the same sacred sound that resounded in Pandharpur centuries ago still vibrates in every heart that sings today. 🙏

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Lyrics – Traditional
Singer – Siddhartha Belmannu