Sant Muktabai Punyatithi (Vidyut-jyoti)

Sant Muktabai (Mauli's sister)

Warkari / Varkari

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Sant Muktabai Punyatithi — Vaishakh Krishna Dashami 1297 CE. Muktabai (Mauli's younger sister) was translated bodily into the form of lightning at Mehun on the banks of the Tapi during a thunderstorm — her body never recovered. Her vidyut-jyoti samadhi at Mehun is the only sant-samadhi in Warkari tradition that has no physical samadhi-marker.

Dates 2026–2027

May 13, 2026May 2, 2027

Mantra

मुक्ताई माउली की जय

Muktai Mauli ki Jaya

Victory to Sant Muktabai — Mauli's sister-mother who comforted him in his deepest sorrow.

How to recite

Sing the abhangas of Sant Muktabai and her famous 'Tatiche abhanga' — the abhangas she composed standing outside the closed door (tati) when Mauli, in despair at being denied caste-recognition, locked himself away. Visit Mehun if possible (Muktabai's samadhi-place on the Tapi).

Benefits

Sant Muktabai (1279-1297) was the youngest of the four Apegaon siblings — Nivruttinath, Dnyaneshwar, Sopankaka, and Muktabai. Though only 18 at her vidyut-jyoti (translation into the form of lightning) at Mehun on Vaishakh Krishna Dashami 1297 CE, she was the spiritual elder-sister who taught Mauli himself with her Tatiche abhanga. Her grace gives the strength to forgive every social wound.

✦ Special Note

The Tatiche abhanga of Muktabai is recited daily at every Warkari kirtan to remind the saint-aspirant that no social wound is greater than Vitthal's love. Per the Marathi Drik Panchang (Amanta system) — Vaishakh Krishna Dashami.

Foods Allowed

Pohe with shengdana and curry leavesSabudana khichdi and vadaBhopla bharit and varai bhakriNaralachi vadi and puran poliFresh summer fruits — mango, watermelon, kakdi (cucumber)Tulsi-charanamrita and milkSendha namak for fasting members

Foods to Avoid

Onion, garlic, brinjal — alwaysMeat, fish, eggs, alcohol

Meal Idea

Pohe with curd in the morning; varai bhakri with bhopla bharit for lunch; naralachi vadi with milk for the evening.

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