Vitthal Aarti (जय विट्ठल जय विट्ठल)

Jai Vitthal Jai Vitthal, Vitthal Jai Jai. Pandharpur Ke Raja, Pandurang Rai. — Glory, glory to you, Vitthal! Victory to Pandurang, the king and sovereign of Pandharpur. Jai Vitthal Jai Vitthal. — (Refrain — repeated after each verse.) Pundalik Ke Bhakti Mein, Aaye Pandurang. Kamar Par Donon Haath, Khade Vitthal Rang. — Moved by the devotion of his devotee Pundalik (who lovingly served his parents), Lord Pandurang himself came. The dark-hued Vitthal stands with both hands resting on his waist (upon a brick) — this is his uniquely beloved form. Rukhmini Sang Virajat, Indrayani Tat Par. Bhima Nadi Ke Kinare, Darshan Mile Thakur. — Vitthal is enshrined together with his consort Rukhmai (Rukmini). (The Indrayani is the sacred river of Alandi and Dehu, from whose banks the saints' palkhis set out to begin the Wari; and Vitthal's abode at Pandharpur stands on the bank of the Bhima river, called Chandrabhaga here.) On the bank of that Bhima-Chandrabhaga, devotees receive the blessed sight (darshan) of the Lord. Warkari Bhakt Aate, Paidal Yatra Karte. Ashadh Kartik Maas Mein, Sab Wari Le Aate. — Devotees of the Warkari tradition come on foot, making the pilgrimage by walking; in the months of Ashadha and Kartik they all undertake the 'Wari' (pilgrimage). Gyaneshwar Tukaram, Namdev Bhakt Tere. Sant Eknath Bhajan Se, Hue Nayan Savere. — Sant Jnaneshwar, Sant Tukaram and Sant Namdev are all your devotees. Through the bhajans of Sant Eknath, the eyes of the faithful were lit with the dawn of knowledge (the darkness of ignorance dispelled).