Vitthala Vitthala! As Ashadhi Ekadashi is tomorrow, many devotees would be on their way to visit Pandharpur and get the darshan of Lord Vitthal in the famous Vitthal-Rukmini Mandir. Apart from this temple, there are several temples dedicated to Lord Vitthal all over India that one can visit if they cannot make it to Pandharpur darshan. Ashadhi Ekadashi, which is also known as Maha-Ekadashi or Shayani Ekadashi is an auspicious day for devotees and followers of Lord Vishnu.
Places to visit during Ashadhi Ekadashi
Here are some famous songs on Lord Vitthal that you can listen to you on your spiritual tour:
1) Teertha Vitthala:
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
You can listen to and view the song below:
2) Vitthal Majhe Maher Pandhari:
माझे माहेर पंढरी । आहे भीवरेच्या तीरी ॥१॥
बाप आणि आई । माझी विठ्ठल रखुमाई ॥२॥
पुंडलीक राहे बंधू । त्याची ख्याती काय सांगू ॥३॥
माझी बहीण चंद्रभागा । करितसे पाप भंगा ॥४॥
एका जनार्दनी शरण । करी माहेरची आठवण ॥५॥
You can listen to the song in the below video:
