माझे माहेर पंढरी…/ संत एकनाथ / भारत मोहन बालवल्ली

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माझे माहेर पंढरी, आहे भिवरेच्या तीरी

बाप आणि आई, माझी विठठल रखुमाई
माझे माहेर पंढरी…

पुंडलीक राहे बंधू, त्याची ख्याती काय सांगू
माझे माहेर पंढरी…

माझी बहीण चंद्रभागा, करीतसे पापभंगा
माझे माहेर पंढरी …

एका जनार्दनी शरण, करी माहेरची आठवण
माझे माहेर पंढरी…

Translation :

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.

Bharat Mohan Balvalli (born 28th March 1987 at 
Honnavar, Dist.Uttara Kannada, Karnataka State) 
is an accomplished singer and music composer, 
who has released multiple albums and has gained 
recognition in Indian music industry at a young age. 
He has taken training under various accomplished 
Gurus for classical singing and harmonium. 
He is particularly fond of Gayaki of 
Master Dinanath Mangeshkar. He has been awarded 
the title ‘Swaradheesh’ in 2005, by His Holiness, 
Shree Shankaracharya Swami of the Karveer Peeth. 
His album on Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkarwas inaugurated by Honourable 
Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi 
in 2014.