Noon Arathi (Madhyana Arathi) – 12:00 Noon

Shri Satchitaanand Sadguru Sainaath Maharaaj ki Jai
Shri Satchitaanand Sadguru Sainath Maharaj! Hail to Thee!

1. ABHANG Aarti with Five-Wick Lamp

Composed by :: Shri Krishna Jogiswar Bhishma (Abhang is a Maratha style of poetry)

Ghewuniya panchaarati, karoo Babansi aarati
Karoo Sainchee aarati Karoo Babansi arati.
Holding the five-wick lamp, I do Baba’s Aarti. Sai’s Aarti. I do Baba’s Aarti.

Utta utta ho bandhawa. Owaaloo ha Ramadhava.
Sayee Ramadhava. Owaloo ha Ramadhava..
Rise! Rise! Oh my brethren. Let us do Aarti for Ramadhava (Consort of Ram the incarnation of Lord Vishnu). Sai Ramadhava. I do Arati for Ramadhava.

Karooniya sthira man, pahu gambhira he dhyan
Sainche he dhyan pahu gambhira he dhyan
Concentrating the mind, let us have a glimpse of the meditative figure, Sai’s meditative figure. Let us have a glimpse of the meditative figure.

Krishnanatha Datt Sai jado chitta tujze paayee
Chitta Baba paayee Jado chitta tuzhe paayee
Krishna-Natha says oh, Datta (for Lord Dattatreya) Sai! Enjoin our minds to your feet. Lord, to your feet draw our minds. Enjoin our minds to your feet.

2 Arati Sai Baba

Composed By:: Shri Madhavrao Vamanrao Adkar

Aarti Sai Baba, saukhyadaataara jeeva. Charana rajaatalee
Dhyaava daasaan visaawaa, bhaktaa visaawaa.
Aarti Sai Baba
Refrain : We do Aarti to Sai Baba, the soul that and the giver of happiness to all. Give refuge to the downtrodden devotees who are at your feet. We do Aarti to you Sai Baba.

Jaaluniyaan aananng swaswaroopee raahe dhanga
Mumukshu janaan daavee nija dolaan Sreeranga, dolaan Sreeranga
Aarti Sai Baba
Burn the desires. To the seekers of Self, teach them the way to get Moksha (state of pure bliss). With their own eyes they see the Lord Vishnu (Sriranga). We do Aarti to you Sai Baba.

Jayaa manee jaisaa bhaava tayaa taisaa anubhava
Daawisee dayaaghanaa aisee tujzee hee maava tujzeeheemaava
Aarti Sai Baba
You grant suitable experiences to everybody in accordance with their Faith and devotion. O, merciful one, such is your way.O kind one. We do Aarti to you Sai Baba.

Tumache naama dhyaataan hare sansrithi vyathaa
Agaadha tava karanee maarga daawisee anaadhaa,daawisee anaadhaa
Aarti Sai Baba
Meditation of your name removes the worldly sufferings. Your actions are unfathomable. Show the path to unfortunate ones. We do Aarti to you Sai Baba.

Kaliyugee avataara saguna parabrahma saachara
Avateerna jhaalase swami Datta digambara, Datta digambara
Aarti Sai Baba
In this age of Kaliyug (The dark and troublsome age of present ), you are true incarnation of Brahama, that has taken form and descended on this earth. You are also Swami Datta digambar (Three-headed diety who is considered as combined incarnation of Brahma-Vishnu-Maheh). Datta digambar.We do Aarti to you Sai Baba.

Aattan divasaan guruwaaree bhakta karitee waaree
Prabhupada pahaavayaa bhavabhaya niwaree, bhaya niwaree
Aarti Sai Baba
On Thursdays,every week, the devotees take a trip (to Shirdi), to have a glimpse of the Lord’s feet and to avert their worldly fears. We do Aarti to you Sai Baba.

Maajan nija dravya tteewaa tav charan rajasevaa
Maagane hechiyaataa tumhan devaadhideva, Devaadhideva
Aarti Sai Baba
The only wealth I desire is to serve at thy feet. O Lord of Lords. We do Aarti to you Sai Baba.

Ichchita deena chaatak nirmala toya nijasookha
Paajaawe maadhavaa yaa saambhal aapulee bhaaka, aapulee bhaaka Aarti ...
Just as the chatak bird desires to drink pure raw water , so O Lord! And kindly give me your assurance (that I will receive such direct knowledge). We do Aarti ....

3. Arati

Composed By:: Shri Krishna Jogiswar Bhishma

Jaya Deva Jaya Deva Datta avadhutaa, O Sayee avadhutaa
Jaya Deva Jaya Deva Datta avadhutaa, O Sayee avadhutaa
Jodoonikara tava charanee ttevito maathaa, Jaya Deva Jaya Dev
Refrain:
Hail Lord! Datta Avadhuta! (a divine Incarnation) O Sai Avadhuta! With my folded hands, I place my head at your feet. Hail Lord! Hail Lord!

Avataraseen too yaetaan dharmaante glanee,
Naastheekaanaahee too laavisi nijabhajanee
Daavisi naanaa leela asankhya roopaanee,
Harisee dheenanche too sankata dinarajanee
Jaya Deva Jaya Deva…
You take Avatar (Incarnation) when Dharma (purity and righteousness) declines; Even the non-believers devolopfaith in you. Showing many types of Leelas (Graces) in your innumerable forms; you remove the miseries of your devotees, day and night. Hail Lord…

Yavana swaroopee aikhyaa darshana twaan dhidhale, Samsaya nirsuniyaan thathdwaitaa ghaalavile
Gopichandaa mandaa twaanchee uddharile, Momina vamsee janmuni lokaan taariyale
Jaya Deva Jaya Deva…
You gave Darshan (divine vision) to someone in the guice of Moslem. By removing all doubts, you set him on the path leading towards the unity with the Self. Even Raja Gopichanda and the river Mandakini (Ganges) were purified by you. Born of a Moslem family of weavers you had brought salvation to all the people. Hail Lord Sai…

Bhed na tathwee hindoo yavananchaa kaanhee
Daawayaansee jzaalaa punarapi naradehee
Paahasin premaane too Hindu yavanaanhee,
Daavisi aatmatwaane vyaapaka haa sayee
Jaya Deva Jaya Deva…
You do not distinguish between Hindus and Moslems. In the present human form taken by you, you give the same look of love both to the Hindus and Moslems and establish the universality of your love. Hail Lord Sai…

Devaa Sayeenaathaa twatpadanata vhaahe,
Paramaayaamohita janamochana jhani vhaave
Twatkripayaa sakalaanche sankata nirasaawe,
Deshila tari de twadhyash krishnaane gaave
Jaya Deva Jaya Deva…
O the Lord Sainatha, I would always like to be at your feet, Liberate the mankind stepped in worldly illusions and remove their difficulties by your grace. If you desire to give me anything, then give Krishna (composer of this portion of Aarti) the ability to sing your prayers. Hail Lord…

4 ABHANG

Composed By:: Shri Dasganu Maharaj

Shirdee maajze Pandharapura Saibaba Ramaavara
Baba Ramaavara, Sai Baba Ramaavara
Shirdi is my Pandharpur. Sai Baba is the husband of Rama i.e. Lord Vishnu. Baba is the presiding deity there. Sai…

Shuddha bhaktee chandrabhaabagaa, Bhaava pundaleeka jaagaa
pundaleeka jaagaa. Bhaava pundaleeka jaagaa
Pure devotion is like river Chandrabhaga (River at Pandharpur). Our devotional feelings for Pundalik (Lord Vishnu called Vithal) has awakened.

Yaa ho yaa ho avaghe jana karoo Babaansee vandana
Saisi vandana karoo Babaansee vandana
Come along, all the people. Pray Baba and pray Sai.

Ganu mhane Baba Sayee. Dhaava paava maajze aayee
paava maajze aayee. Dhaava paava maajze aayee
Ganu (Das ganu, the composer of this aarti) requests : Sai Baba to run and give us blessings, My Mother give your blessings.

5 Naman

{ A garland of traditional prayers }

Ghaaleena lotaangana vandeen charana Dolyanee paaheen roop tujze
Preme aalingana aanande poojin, Bhave oowaalina mhane Naamaa.
Prostrating myself with touch of your feet and see thy beautiful form. Embracing you with love, I worship you, and do your aarti with devotion.

Tvameva maataa cha pitaa tvameva Tvameva bandhuscha sakhaa tvameva
Tvameva vidyaa dravinam tvameva, Tvameva sarvam mama Devadeva.
You are my mother, my father, my brother, you are my friend. You are knowledge, You are the embodiment of love and tenderness. You are my everything, O! Lord.

Kaayena vaachaa manasrendriyaiarwan Budhyatmanaa vaa prakriti
swabhavaat
Karomi yadyatsakalam parasmai, Narayanaayeti samarpayaami
My body, my speech, my mind and all my senses, my intellect, my innate being – all these I offer to you, Narayana.

Achyutam Keshavam Raamanaaraayanam Krishnadaamodaram Vaasudevam
Harim
Shreedharam Maadhavam Gopikaa Vallabham, Jaanakeenaayakam
Raamachandram Bhaje.
I pray Achyut, Keshav, Ramnarayan, Krishnadamodar, Vasudev, Hari, Shridhar, Madhav, Gopika-Vallabh, Janaki-Nayakam, Ramachandra. (various names of Vishnu and His incarnations).

Hare Rama, Hare Rama. Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna. Krishna Krishna Hare Hare.
Hare Rama, Hare Rama. Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna. Krishna Krishna Hare Hare.
(This mantra is repeated thrice))
Shri Gurudeva Datta.
Shri Gurudeva Datta

6 Mantra Pushpam

Harihi Om yagnena yagnamayajanta devaastaani dharmaani
prathamaanyaasan
Tehanakam mahimaanah sachanta yatra poorve sadhyaa santi Devaah
Hari Aum.(Invocation of Primordial sound) in the beginning the devas (Celestial beings) worshipped Lord Vishnu by means of a sacrificial fire(yagyan) by such religious deeds they attain greatness in heaven (the abode of the divine, Celestial beings).

Aum rajaadhiraajaaya prasahya saahine namo vayam Vaishravanaaya kurmahe
Sa me kaaman kaama kaamaya mahyam kameswaro Vaishravano dadhatu
Kuberaya Vaishravanaaya Mahaaraajaaya namah
“Aum! Salutation to Vaishravan(Celestial being in heaven incharge of wealth). He is the King of Kings, who is help. May he thy grant me my desires as Vaishravan, the lord of all my desires.

Om swasti saamrajyam bhojyam swaaraajyam vairaajyam, paarameshtyam
Raajyam mahaarajya maadhi patya mayam Samantaparyaa yeesyat
Saarvabhoumah saarvayushya aantaadaaparaardhaat prithivyai
Samudraparyanthaayaa ekaraalithi
Aum! Let there be well being! Let he attain universal sovereignty eternelly, enjoyment (of pleasures), independence, perfect detachment, distinction and position of a great king, and supreme Lordship, so that he rules the universe and become the paramount ruler of the whole earth all his life, possessed of longevity and fullness of life, and be the absolute king of the earth streching upto its oceanic shores.

Tadapyesha shlokobhigeeto marutah parivestaaro
maruttasyaavasan gruhe Avikshitasya kamaprer Visvedevaah sabhaa sada ithi
It is a prayer for Marutt, the son of Avikshit excelling in the four qualities of knowledge, righteousness, detachment and longivity - whose abode all Celestial deities visit.

Shri Naarayana Vaasudevaaya Sri Satchitaanand Sadguru Sainatha Maharaja ki
Jaya
O! Shri Narayan Vasudev Shri Satchitaanand Sadguru Sainath Maharaj! Hail to Thee!

7 Namaskaaraastak

COMPOSED BY :: Shri Mohani Raj

Anantaa tulaa ten kase re sthavaave, Anantaa tulaa ten kase re namaave
Anantaa mukhaanchaa shine shesh gaataan, Namaskaar saashtaang Shri
Sainaatha.
Even the thousand tounged Shesha(a Hindu mythological snake on whom Lord Vishnu rests) finds it inadequate to sing thy prayers of greatness. Salutations with prostrations, O! Sainath.

Smaraave manee twatpadaa nitya bhaave, Wurave taree bhaktisaattee
swabhaave
Tarave jagaa taarunee maaya taataa,Namaskaar saashtaang Shri Sainaatha.
Those who remeber your feet everyday with pure devotion and thought, cross over this illussionary world. O! father, Salutations with prostrations, O! Sainath.

Vase jo sadaa daavayaa santleela, Dise agna lokaanparee jo janaalaa
Paree antaree gnaana kaiwalya daataa, Namaskaar saashtaang Shri Sainaatha.
Appearing like as an ordinary person to the ignorant, he carries on His divine action(Leelas). He is the giver of inner spiritual knowledge and unity with God - Salutations with prostrations, your O! Sainath.

Baraa laadhalaa janma haa maanvaachaa Naraa saarthakaa saadhaneebhuta
saacha
Dharoon Sayeepremaa galaayaa ahantaa, Namaskaar saashtaang Shri
Sainaatha.
It is a great luck to be born as a human being. Human beings alone can do Sadhna(practices for obtaining purity and liberation). Hold on to the Love of Sai and kill ego. Salutations with prostrations, O! Sainath.

Dharave karee saana alpagna baala, Karaave amhaa dhanya chumboni gaalaa
Mukhee gala preme karaa graas aataan, Namaskaar saashtaang Shri
Sainaatha.
Hold the hands of ignorant children like us. Bless us with a Kiss on our cheeks, give us love. Salutations with prostrations, O! Sainath.

Suraadeeka jyaanchyaa padaa vanditaantee, Sukadeeka jyaante samaanatva
detee
Prayagaadi teerthen padee namra hotaa, Namaskaar saashtaang Shri
Sainaatha.
Gods and others worship your feet. Say Suka and others treat you as equal. The prayag(confluence of rivers) and holy places bow at your feet - Salutations with prostrations, O! Sainath.

Tujhyaa jhya padaa paahtan gopabaalee, Sadaa rangalee chitswaroopee
milaalee
Karee raasakreedaa save Krishna naathaa, Namaskaar saashtaang Shri
Sainaatha.
The Gopis are always delighted to see your feet. They always dance with Krishna- natha having immersed their thoughts in Him. Salutations with prostrations, Shri Sainatha.

Tulaa maahato maagane eka dhyaave, Karaa jodito deena atyanta bhaave
Bhavee mohaneeraaja haa taari aataan, Namaskaar saashtaang Shri Sainaatha.
I request you to grant me just one boon. I humbly fold my hands, and with deep faith, Mohaniraj (says, the composer of this part of Aarti) asks you: save me from this world of bewitching desires and ferry me across the ocean of existence. Salutations with prostrations, Shri Sainatha.

8.0 Aisaa eyee baa

Aisaa eyee baa – Sayee digambaraa – Akshyaya roopa avataara
Sarvahi vyapaka too – Shrutisaara – anusayaatrikumaaraa – Aisaa eyee baa!
Refrain: Such art thou, Sai Baba! Sai Digambara! Incarnation of the imperishible spirit, you are all pervading. You are the knower of the essense of the shrutis (Vedas), belonging to the lineage of the sage Atri and His wife Anusuya.

Kaashee snaana japa – pratidivashee – Kolhapura bhikshesee – nirmala nadi
tungaa
Jala praasee – Nidra maahur deshee - Aisaa eyee baa
Everyday, bathing in the Holy waters of the Kashi and worshipping there; then going to Kolhapur for Alms; drinking the pure waters of the Tungabhadra and then sleeping at Mahur province (sleeping place of Lord Datta). Please come like this O! Baba.

Jzholee lombatase vaamakaree – trishoola damaroo dhari
Bhakta varada sadaa sukhakaaree Deseel mukti charee - Aisaa eyee baa
A ‘Jholi’ (bag for alms hanging from the shoulder) hanging on the left-shoulder, and carrying the trident ‘damru’ (kind of tabor) you bless the devotees with permanent happiness, granting them four-fold liberation viz. Resemblance to God, nearness to God, residing with the deity and absorption into the essense of Brahman. Please come like this O! Baba.

Paayee paadukaa japamaala – kamandaloo – Mrigacchalaa – dhaarana
kariseebaa
Naagajataa – Mukuta sobhato maathaa - Aisaa eyee baa
Wearing wooden sandals, carrying Jap Mala (prayer beeds) Kamandalu (Container of water), wearing deer skin; on your head is the crown of serpent-like coiled tresses of your hair, which looks beautiful. Please come like this O! Baba.

Tatpara tujya ya je dhyaanee – akshyaya Thyaanche sadhanee –
Lakshmeevasa karee
Dinarajanee – Rakshisi sankat vaaruni - Aisaa eyee baa
All those who meditate on you diligently have Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, dwelling in their homes, day and night uninterruptedly (Lakshmi, otherwise is fleet- floated and does not stay in one place for a long time). You also protect them by removing all their difficulties. Please come like this O! Baba.

Yaa pari dhyaana tujze gururaayaa – Drishya karee nayanaan yaa
Poornaananda sukhe hee kaayaa – Laavise hariguna gaayaa - Aisaa eyee….
When I behold you in my eyes and your handsome figure, Gururaya, I experience complete bliss and please make me sing the Lord’s praises. Please come like this O! Baba. (Whole refrain)

9. Shri Sainatha Mahimna Strotrama

COMPOSED BY :: Shri Upasani Baba Maharaj

Sadaa satswaroopam chidaananda kandam
Jagat sambhavasthaana samhaara hetum
Swabhaktechhayaa maanusham darshayantam
Namameeswaram Sadgurum Sainaatham
Let us bow down to the God Sadguru Sainath, who is Truth Incarnate and is always in Consciousness and Bliss; the God who is the cause of creation, existence and destruction of the world; and, who has come in to this world in a human form for the sake of his own devotees.

Bhavadwaantha vidhwamsa maarthaanda meeddyam
manovaagateetam munir dhyana gamyam
Jagadvyapakam nirmalam nirgunam twaam
Namameeswaram Sadgurum Sainaatham
Let us bow down to the God Sadguru Sainath, who is the bright sun whose light destroys the darkness of worldly desires; who is beyond the realm of speech and mind, but accessible to the sages who are engrossed in Thy meditation – One who pervades the whole world, pure and devoid of all attributes.

Bhawaambhodi magnaarthitaanaam janaanaam
Swapaadaasritaanaam swabhakti priyaanaam
Samuddhaaranaartham kalow sambhavantam
Namameeswaram Sadgurum Sainaatham
Let us bow down to the God Sadguru Sainath, who has manifested in this kaliyug (The dark and the troublesome age of present) for the salvation of those who believe in devotion to Him and those who have taken refuge at his feet as they are drowning and tormented by the ocean of worldliness.

Sadaa nimba vrikshasya mooladhivaasaat
Sudhaasravinam tiktamapya priyantam
Tarum kalpa vrikshaadhikam saadhayantam
Namameeswaram Sadgurum Sainaatham
Let us bow down to the God Sadguru Sainath who, By His constant abode under the margosa tree, whose juice though by nature is bitter and distasteful, has turned it nectar-like sweet, because He has exalted the tree above the legendary Kalpavriksh (the wish-fulfilling tree)

Sadaa kalpavrikshasya tasyaadhi moole
Bhawadbhava budhyaa saparyaadisevaam
Nrinaam kurwataam bhukti mukti pradantam
Namameeswaram Sadgurum Sainaatham
Let us bow down to the God Sadguru Sainath, whom people go to worship and render devotional services, knowing Him to be Himself the kalpavriksh always; for those people he satisfies their worldly desires and grants them salvation

Anekaashrutaa tarkya leelaa vilaasaeih
Samaavishkruteshaana bhaasvat prabhaavam
Ahambhaava heenam prasannathma bhaawam
Namameeswaram Sadgurum Sainaatham
Let us bow down to the God Sadguru Sainath, whose innumerable and wonderful Leelas(divine play), unheard of and unimagined, have displayed His divine splenderous glory; yet who is devoid of ego and is happily absorbed in the Self.

Sataam Vishramaaraama mevaabhiraamam
sadaa sajjanaih samsthutam sannamadbhih
Janaamodadam bhakta bhadrapradantam
Namameeswaram Sadgurum Sainaatham
Let us bow down to the God Sadguru Sainath, who is the perennial abode of rest, repose and refuge for the virtuous people and to whom praises are directed by good and pious persons- He who is the bestower of happiness and welfare to His devotees.

Ajanmaadhyamekam para brahma saakshaat
Swayam sambhavam raamamevaavateernam
Bhawadharshanaathsam puneetah praboham
Namameeswaram Sadgurum Sainaatham
Let us bow down to the God Sadguru Sainath, who is the Self-manifested, the Absolute Brahman, verily the Supreme Creator Incarnate, the Being without beginning or end, who has descended on this earth in the Ram avatar (Incarnation). O lord, I have been sanctified by your darshan.

Sree Sayeesa kripaanidhe akhilanrinaam sarwaartha siddhi prada
Yushmatpaadarajah prabhavamatulam dhaataapi vaktaakshamah
Sadbhakthyaa saranam kritaan jali putah samprapthithosmi prabho
Shrimath Sayi paresa paada kamalaan naanya ccharanyam mama
O Lord Sai, treasure-house of mercy, the bestower of all wealth, success and inspiration, even the creator is unable to describe the incomparable power of the dust of your feet. With my folded hands and true devotion, I surrender to you O Lord. There is no refuge for me, except the lotus feet of Shrimat Sainath, the Lord.

Sayiroopadhara raaghavottamam, Bhakta kaama vibhuda dhrumam prabhum
Maayayopahata chitta shudhayae, Chintayaamyahamaharnisam mudaa
Lord Sai is the avatar of Raghav (Incarnation of Ram), the Lord who fulfils the desires of His devotees for the purification of their infatuated and deluded hearts and minds – to whom I pray, day and night, untiringly and blissfully.

Sharat sudhaamsu pratrimam prakaasam, kripatapaatram tava Sainaatha
Twadeeya paadaabja samaashritaanaam, Swachhaayayaa taapamapaa karothu
Lord Sainath, the canopy of your mercy is like the intense lusture of the autumn moon. Grant the cool shade (from that canopy) from the blazing heat of the three- fold calamities of life to those who have taken shelter at your feet.

Upaasanaa Daivata Sainaatha, Sthavairmayopaasaninaasthu thastwam
Ramenmanome tava paadayugme bhrungo, Yathaabji makarmda lubdhah
Lord Sainath you are my God, whom I worship. I extol your praises. Let my mind dwell lovingly at your lotus feet, just as the bee hovers over the lotus flowers enticed by the desire of honey.

Aneka janmaarjita paapasamkshayo, Bhavet bhawatpaada saroja darshanaat
Kshamaswa sarvaanaparaadha poonjakaan, praseeda Sayeesa Sadguro
dayaanidhe
Lord Sai, Guru Ocean of compassion, bless me and pardon me for all my innumerable faults. May my boundless sins which have accumulated over several cycles of life be destroyed by the darshan of your feet

Sri Sainatha charanaamrita putachithaah, Sthwatpaada seva natrataah
satatamcha bhaktyaa
Samsaara janya duritaagha vinirgataaste, kaivalya dhaama paramam
samavaapnuvanti
Those whose minds become purified by the nectar of tirth (Water deemed to be Holy from the washings of Lord’s feet) of Shri Sainath, those who are constantly absorbed in His service with – devotion they get freed from the distress caused by worldliness and attain salvation.

Strotrame tatpattedh bhakthyaa yonara sthanmanaahsadaa
Sadguroh Sainaadhasya kripa paatram bhaveddhruvam
Whosoever always recites this hymn with devotion and absorption will certainly be the recepeint of the grace of Sadguru until he lives.

Karacharanakritam vaakkaayajam karmajam vaa
Shravananayanajam vaa maanasam vaaparadham
Vihitamavihitam vaa sarvametat kshamasva
For the sins done by the hands and the feet, by the tongue and the body, or by the ears and the eyes, or those done in thought, or any other follies, known or unknown - for all these, forgive me.

Jaya Jaya karunaabdhe shri prabho Sainaatha.
Let us Hail ! Hail! O compassionate one, Shri Prabhu Sainath!

Shri Satchitaanand Sadguru Sainaath Maharaaj ki Jai
Shri Satchitaanand Sadguru Sainath Maharaj! Hail to Thee!

Aum Raajaadhiraaja Yogiraaja ParaBrahma Sainaath Maharaaj
Shri Satchitaanand Sadguru Sainaath Maharaaj ki Jai!
Aum! King of Kings! King of Yogis! Absolute Brahman! Sainath Maharaj!
Shri Satchitaanand Sadguru Sainath Maharaj! Hail to Thee!