Monday, August 14, 2017

Pundalik

The sage Narada, in his wanderings in the holy Mandesh country, came to the dense forest of Dandakaranya on the bank of the Chandrabhaga (Bhima) river and there he observed the unswerving devotion of Pundalik to his parents. He reported about this filial commitment to Lord Krishna who came down from Vaikunth (heaven) to greet Pundalik; but even God’s arrival did not distract the latter from his duty. He did not even turn his head to look at Him, but tossed a brick (vit in Marathi) towards Him and asked Him to stand on it and wait for him till he finished his service to his parents. Lord Krishna placed His hands on His sides and stood motionless on the brick. He was soon joined by Rukmini, Lord’s Consort and all the host of sages. Seeing Pundalik’s spirit of Bhakti, the Lord of Heaven was pleased to remain at Pandharpur, making the town a second heaven.

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