Avagha Ranga Ekachi Jhala — Sant Soyarabai Abhanga
Sant Soyarabai's hymn of oneness: seeing the Lord of Pandharpur, all colours, ego and difference dissolve into one hue.
Verses
All colors have merged into a single hue; within that boundless color, the Divine Lord Shriranga has playfully entwined Himself.
Verse 1
The illusion of 'I and Thou' (ego and separation) has vanished into thin air, merely by gazing upon the King of Pandharpur.
Verse 2
There remains no difference of caste or form, nor any separate emotion; all that exists has become the One Omnipresent Divine.
Verse 3
Soyarabai says to her beloved Chokhamela: God Himself has fully become our very all, filling our entire existence!
Verse 4
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 Soyarabai (14th century) is traditionally remembered as the wife of Sant Chokhamela within the Warkari tradition's family of saint-poets — alongside their son Karmamela, Chokhamela's sister Nirmala, and brother-in-law Banka. In devotional circles this beloved abhanga is popularly sung in her name, and its closing line names her. However, this attribution could not be independently confirmed from any primary source checked: the verse does not appear in Sakhare's printed Shree Sant Gatha, in the dedicated Sant Chokhamela Abhangagatha (Saptarshi Prakashan, Mangalvedha, 2014), or in the available Sant Tukaram Gatha — none of which contain a Soyarabai section or the line 'avagha ranga ekachi jhala.' At least one major Marathi publication (Loksatta, 2015) instead attributes this very line to Chokhamela himself. The hymn reached a wide modern audience through the classical rendition of Gaansaraswati Kishori Amonkar, but its written provenance remains unverified; verses 1 and 4 in particular could not be matched against any scanned primary edition. It is presented here as part of the living devotional tradition associated with Soyarabai's name, not as a textually verified critical edition.
About this Text
Composed by: Sant Soyarabai
Did You Know?
Supreme Anthem of Advaita Bhakti
Unlike dry intellectual non-duality, Soyarabai articulates non-duality as a living, ecstatic emotional immersion where all worldly colors dissolve into Lord Shriranga.
Historic Woman Saint
Sant Soyarabai is one of the foundational women mystics of Maharashtra, demonstrating that spiritual realization in the Warkari path was fully open to women of the most marginalized castes.
Musical Legacy
The abhanga is widely known in concert through Kishori Amonkar's rendition, which carried it far beyond Maharashtra.
Attribution Note
This cherished abhanga is popularly sung in Soyarabai's name, but it could not be located in Sakhare's printed Shree Sant Gatha, the dedicated 2014 Sant Chokhamela Abhangagatha, or the available Sant Tukaram Gatha; at least one major Marathi publication (Loksatta, 2015) instead credits the opening line to Chokhamela. It is preserved here as living devotional tradition, while its written provenance remains unconfirmed.
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