![]() Per the other version, Lord Krishna was pleased by the devotion of Pundalika toward his parents, so he told him to ask for a boon. Lord Krishna’s devotees believe that the incident happened about 28 Yugas before the current Yuga. Since that time, Lord Krishna is standing on the brick in Pandharpur. Therefore, he threw a brick toward Lord Krishna and asked him to stand on it for a while. When Lord Krishna appeared before him, he was very happy but told him to wait until he had finished serving his parents because he did not want to disturb their sleep. One day, he decided to test his devotion and went to his house when he was pressing the feet of his parents. Lord Krishna was pleased because of his devotion toward his parents. Pundalika devoted his whole life to the service of his parents. He reprimanded his wife, who was inciting him against his parents. He then apologized to his parents for his misbehavior and returned to his home along with them. But you are the biggest sinner of all because you treat your parents badly.” ![]() But when we come and serve here, we become pure again. People bathe in our water to wash off their sins. The ladies said, “We are Ganga, Jamuna, and Saraswati, the holy rivers of India. Intrigued by the incident, he approached them and asked, “Who are you all, and how did you become clean after entering the prayer room?” Pundalika was flabbergasted when he saw the ladies came out with the same but spotless clean clothes. After that, they entered the prayer room and came out. They performed chores around the hermitage, like cleaning, sweeping, etc. In the early morning, Pundalika saw three beautiful young ladies entering the hermitage wearing dirty clothes. On the way, they camped in a hermitage of Sage Kakkuta. Pundalika and his wife also accompanied them to make sure they do not come back. Therefore, they decided to leave for Kashi to spend the rest of their lives. He treated them as an unnecessary burden. Pundalika and his wife started torturing his parents. He was not that much of a good son, but then things got worse after his marriage. His parents were great devotees of Lord Krishna. Pundalika was the son of Janudev and Satyavati. The most popular of them are mentioned here. There are different versions of this story. The story of Bhakta Pundalika is mentioned in the Skanda Purana and the Padma Purana briefly. There are at least four different theories about the origin of the worship of Lord Vitthala. There are about 108 names attributed to him. ![]() As the devotees of Lord Krishna or Lord Vishnu believe that he is the father of the world, he is called Vithoba. In Marathi, the word Aaba is used to address father. There is a legend behind why the lord is standing on a brick. Therefore, the word Vitthala means “the one who is standing on a brick”. In Marathi, “Vit” means a brick, and “sthala” means a place or standing. The word Vitthala is made of two words, viz.
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