Mogara Phulala — Sant Dnyaneshwar Abhanga
Sant Dnyaneshwar's Mogara Phulala: a jasmine planted at the heart's door climbs to the sky, and its blossoms are woven into a shawl offered to Vitthal.
Verses
The jasmine has blossomed, the sacred jasmine has blossomed! As I gathered the fragrant flowers, even more buds burst into magnificent bloom.
Verse 1
A tender, tiny sapling of devotion was planted at the threshold of the heart; its divine vine grew until it ascended and touched the high heavens!
Verse 2
From the intricate, subtle threads of the loving mind, a sacred shawl was woven and offered devoutly to Lord Vitthal, the divine Lord of Mother Rakhumai.
Verse 3
Worship Guidelines & Chanting Benefits (Phalashruti)
Daily or auspicious lunar days (Ekadashi, Purnima, Pradosham)
Brahma Muhurta (4:00 AM – 6:00 AM) or Evening Dusk (Sandhya)
Ghee lamp (Deepa), Incense (Dhoopa), Fresh flowers & Water offering
- Peace of mind, spiritual upliftment, and harmonious energy in the home
Background
Sant Dnyaneshwar (1275–1296) of Alandi harmonized the pinnacle of Advaita Vedanta philosophy with spontaneous devotional ecstasy (Bhakti). In the Dnyaneshwar Gatha (Sakhare recension, Indira Press, Pune, 1908) this abhanga is grouped among the songs of the inner state reached through the grace of Guru Nivrittinath, a song of fulfilment rather than of separation. Readers in the Nath and Warkari traditions often take the jasmine as an image of inner awareness blossoming to its fullest. What begins as a tiny, humble practice of chanting at the doorway of existence eventually expands into the boundless cosmic sky.
About this Text
Composed by: Sant Dnyaneshwar · Medieval Warkari Poet-Saint · 13th century, Maharashtra
A Marathi philosopher-saint who, tradition holds, composed the Dnyaneshwari — a celebrated Marathi commentary on the Bhagavad Gita — in his teens. He is considered a foundational figure of the Warkari (Vitthal-devotee) tradition of Maharashtra, and his Pasaydan is recited to this day as a universal prayer for the wellbeing of all beings.
Did You Know?
The Metaphor of the Jasmine Vine
In Warkari reading, the Mogara flower stands for the blossoming of inner spiritual consciousness (Chaitanya). As worldly thoughts drop away, the heart becomes intoxicated with divine fragrance.
Musical Immortality
Lata Mangeshkar and composer Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar immortalized this abhanga across the world, creating one of the most sublime recordings in Indian musical history.
State Attained by the Guru's Grace
The Gatha groups this abhanga with Dnyaneshwar's songs of the inner state reached through Guru Nivrittinath's grace: the joy of fulfilment, not the pain of separation.
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