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Kanda Mula Bhaji — Sant Savata Mali Abhanga

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Kanda Mula Bhaji — Sant Savata Mali Abhanga

Sant Savata Mali's abhanga finding Vitthal in the onions, garlic, chilies and well-rope of his own vegetable garden: work as worship.

Verses

Kanda mula bhaji, avaghi vithabai majhi

The onions, the radishes, and all the green vegetables in my garden—every single one of them is truly my beloved Mother Vitthai!

Verse 1

Lasuna mirachi kothimbiri, avagha jhala majha hari

The garlic, the green chilies, and the fresh coriander—all of these have manifested as my Lord Sri Hari Himself!

Verse 2

Mota nada vihira dori, avaghi vyapili pandhari

The leather water-bucket, the bullock-yoke, the deep well, and the drawing rope—my entire farming landscape is pervaded by holy Pandharpur itself!

Verse 3

Savata mhane kela mala, vitthala payim govila gala

Savata says: I have made this garden with my own labor, and through that very labor I have bound Lord Vitthala's feet around my neck like a garland!

Verse 4

Worship Guidelines & Chanting Benefits (Phalashruti)

Auspicious Day

Daily or auspicious lunar days (Ekadashi, Purnima, Pradosham)

Best Time (Muhurta)

Brahma Muhurta (4:00 AM – 6:00 AM) or Evening Dusk (Sandhya)

Sacred Offerings

Ghee lamp (Deepa), Incense (Dhoopa), Fresh flowers & Water offering

Spiritual Benefits (Phalashruti)
  • Peace of mind, spiritual upliftment, and harmonious energy in the home

Background

Sant Savata Mali (c. 1250–1295) lived at Aran near Solapur, farming and growing vegetables. Warkari tradition remembers that he never made the pilgrimage to Pandharpur, holding that when devotion is pure and work is offered as service, Vitthal himself comes to the garden. Tradition adds that Sant Dnyaneshwar and Sant Namdev travelled to Aran to meet him. The hymn is no. 3 in the Savata Mali section of the Shri Sant Gatha compiled by Nana Maharaj Sakhare.

About this Text

Composed by: Sant Savata Mali

Did You Know?

The Saint Who Never Traveled to Pandharpur

Savata Mali is revered as the living proof that physical pilgrimage is unnecessary when the mind is totally absorbed in divine communion through work.

Sanctifying Everyday Vegetables

Verses 1 and 2 name onions, garlic and chilies, foods often left out of strict ritual diets, as the very form of the Divine Mother Vithai and of Hari.

Visit of Dnyaneshwar and Namdev

Tradition records that Dnyaneshwar and Namdev travelled to Aran to honour Savata Mali, which fixed the dignity of farm labour in the Warkari ethos.

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