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Savior of the poor ! Protector of AII !

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 Introduction
Nisha Jani was bom in Ujjain, the holy city of Mahakal. Iler
orginalname is NeetaJani. She is affsctionatelycalledas Nisha by her ncar
and dear ones. Since her childhood she was brought up irr a spiritual
environmeit. She was inclined to$,ardsspiritualism and believcd in the-
tenets of Sai's mantra "God is one", Compassiontowards other living
beings, mutual tolerance between members of various creeds and sects.
Unity, I{umanitarian values etc from her early' age. Shc believes that to lovc
God, one need not sacrificchis worldly life (sansar).By lcading a fanrily
life also, one can sunenderhis sould, mind, body and wcalth accordingttr
ones'capacity.
At present she is serving as teacher. By Sai's grace, her Gujarati
book was published in the year 2000. As the demand for Hindi vcrsion
increased,Hindi book was publishedin the ycar 2002. Her rvish was tcr
shareSainath'swonderfulmircaclesin other devotees'livcs and cxpericnccs
in hcr own lif'e *,ith others, thus spreadingSainath'sgreatncssand l'amc and
make the people chant Sai Bavani, Datta Bavani with love and devotion.
lnitially, these books were distributed free of cost. As the nuntbcr oi
devoteesobserving this vrat increased,the &mand for the books increascd
and the printing cost also increascd.We wanted these books to reach each
and every person. But free distribution to everyonc was be1'ond our
capacity. So we had to fix a minimum and affordable price for this book.
Even today thesebooks are given free of cost for needy and poor.
In this kaliyug, devotion to Sai should spread everywhere. in cach
home and person to person, Sai leelas should be oung with. love and {'ervor.
This is our intention behind printing this. book. Let peace prcvail
ever_w'here. Let Sai showerhis blessingsto all..
publishers

Sai ! Grant me a boon which includes one and all !

Thus I am not deprived of anything, so be saints and all !

SaiBaba,one of the foremost saintsof modem India, livcd in Shrrdi for sixty
years and elcvatcd it to a great spiritual ccntre. By ,thc shcer brilliancc of his
spiritual magnetism,he drew numerousdevoteestowards him. Evcn today'hc is a
dynamic spiritual force which is invoked by cowrtless devotees for spiritual and
matcrial rvclthre. Thc devotecs' expcriences who observe this vrat is itsclf a grcat
evidence of his spiritual splendor which dazzlesbright even after he has lcft his
mortal body severalyears ago. We havc a great faith in Sai. This vrat has gainetl
popularity in Gujarat. Tn bencfit thc devotccs ofolhcr regions, this book is alrcadv
published in many languageslike Marathi. Tarnil. llindi and now in English.
We sincerely bow to my Lord Shri Saibaba who has blessed me this glorious
opponunity of translatingthis work. We are ever indebtedto his mercy torvardsus.
We pray to God that Sainath should be enthroned in our hr'art forevcr and his lotus
fect should be our shelter.
We sinccrelythank Mrs. Nisha Jani who gave us this noble work.
EnglishTranslationBy
ItIs" Hiral Jani & Mrs. Padma R. Ashtekar
 Saibabaincarnatcdin this world of mundancexistenceto
uplili thc'poor anclsufferingmankindrvith the [arth as his mother
antl l-loly Suprcmeas his father.
Saints don't bclong to any caste or rcligion. Thcir noble
rurission is to spreadconrpassion. peaceand guidc the humanityto
salvation.He.the occanof mercy told that God is One and guided
his dcvotces to rc'alizc lhis immense truth. Ile advised-that.
becausethe past was inrpert'ectand futurc' is unccrtain, we lnust
not spoil pcrlcct prcscnt. His two mantras wcre faith and
perscvcraucc. what is n'anted, on our part is rvholc-hearted
d cvo ti rt nt o hir r r ,
When a devotechas got tlrnr fbith and devotiorr,his rvishes
arc s(x)n fulfilled. Der,otionto Sai should burn brightly in <lur
hcarts likc the cternal fire Dhuni of Sai. rvVeshould listcn to our
inner scll'ancliurmcrsedin thc devotionof Sai as a bee in srveet
sn rcl l i n glot us .
Sai asked his devoteesnot to searchGod outside. because
God is vcry nruch withrn us.
Wlrocvcr has got complete and wholc hcartcd devotion to
Sai baba,u,ill havc his calamitiesand dangerwardedoff and his
rvell'arc will be attr.ndedby baba. Sai has assuredhis devotees
that he rvill always standby his devotecsat the tirne of crisis and
thc devoteeswill certainly experil'ncehis presenceand Sai will
takc thc favorite form of his dcvotecto bless his children.
Sai is ever inclcbtedto one who surrendershis body, soul
and rvcalth.If we castour hurdenon him. He bearsit for us.
Whencver thcrc is a dccay of dharma, and an ascendancy
ol' unrighteousness, God nranifeslshimself. For thp protectionof
thc virtuous,the dcstructionof vicious, and the establishment of
righteousness. God incarnatesin this world agc after age.
Saibabaof slrirdi is one of theseincarnations,Devotionto
Sai is the powertul ntagnetrvhich attractscroresof people.
Nobody knows his religion or caste. Fle sang qr-rranic
vcrses beautitirlly at the same time verses quoted frorn Hindu
scriptulcs. I'le acted as a unique bond bctrveen Hindus and
tut"T;, in fonn of their
gave wonderful vision to his devotees
were trlessedwith the vision
l'avorite deities. f ortunatl'a"*t"tt
and by taking Sai's form he
of Vinhal. Shiva' Ram,**J-fiitftnu
thcir dreams'
,i.figfrt"O tnany tlevoteesin his
Evcn today, afiu leauing his earthly body'
"tt;;t;c-ars iiolv spitiirclicving thcrn out of
rlcvotct:r c,tperignccS;i b'tt;';
therr tniserics
tlaba prcrfi.irtnedtJ'ring lris
Nt'rhodvcail count thc ntiraclcs
t"otttttlrn,r,rual his dc'votees';rnd
tnagnetism of Sai still attracts
and distress' Baba u'ipes hts
rvhctr a devotcs .ti"l *tif' A*tpoit
merciful help at the tirnc of
tears and the dcvorec;;;J;;r';;r
crlsrs'
sai baba i$ Gotl'
piaces his failh in Sai's hcily
!t is for sure ttrat"iia ptt'on
9 l'hursdays' all his desires and
lect ancl obscn'es tft"-Vtut-tti 'lhc rules firr
remove''1'
rvrsh"s rvill trc lulflllecl anrt shackles
obscrr.'ing this vrat is givcn below:

R"t-t f"r observing Saibabal'rat

attY one. (Mcn. \vornen and
l. Thi, vrat can be observ-edbY
'lrrrd
by pcrsons of any' cxstc
2. |',ltl' .rn, catr bc obscrved
rcliqt'n. t i,rat _vic!.ls
;;;;.;; lnth and clevotionwhile obsen'tng "his
' nrirtculousresiilts'
on a J'hursday lvith a sincere
4 . -I'ilis i'rat should hc sraned
rultrllcd'
;;;;.;;i;s;t t; sct the desircand rvish
in morning or evening' Place a
5. Fuia can be pcrtonnecl
a sriall yellow cloth ein the
rvoo.lcnboard (asan) unA tft"uO a
wipe the photo
;;;;i k;;p !"i u'"iJ' p't'oto un it' 'withon
paste. and kumkum tilak
;i;";i"iil an,t apptf sandul
gattu:]d, of yellow
Sai's forchead. ofl-er'rti'n u "l in l:**rs
front of his photo
sticks
colour. L.ight a lamp and incense pray to him'
and
and reacl thc Sai t'tui-ttty .Mcditate
6*u.y your rvishesto him faithfully'
 Offer hirn holy food (naivedya). It can be anything like sugar
candy, sweets, fruits. Distribute and partake the Prasad
(consccratedfood).
6. This wat should be observed by taking food in form of fruits
and liquids (like milh coffee, tea) and sweets, or, thc
devotee can take food only once {lunch or dinner). This vrat
should not be observed with empty stornach and rcmaining
hungry.
7. If possible visit nearby Sai mandir all the 9 Thursdal's' If Sai
mandir is not nearby then ptrja can be done sincerely in the
house.
8. Even if the devotees have to travel to other cities, this puja
can be observed.
g. Dunng the 9 Thursdays, due to menstrual cycle for ladies or
for some other reasons,if not able to perform puja, skip that
. Thursday (don't count it in 9 Thursdays) and pcrf\)nn thc
puja in the consecutiveThursday and complete 9 Thursdays.
Udyapanam(completionof vrat) rules
The vrat has to be completed rvith due formalitics on 9'n
Thursday.
l. Feed 5 poor personson 9th Thursday(accordingto capacity
of devotee).
2. To sprcad the efficacies of this vrat distribute Sai batra vrat
books (5. I I or 2l) frcclY.
3. On 9th Thursday,place thesebooks in puja so that receivers
will also be blessed.
By following above rules if the vrat is obsen'ed and
completedwith due formalities,the devotee'swisheswill certainly

Sai vrat story

A pious lady named Kokila and her husbandMahcsh werc
ffi
living in a ciry. They had great affection towards each othcr. But
Mahesh'snature was quarrelsomeand had little control over his
specchand language.Neighbourswcre irritated by his natirrc.Brtt
Kokila was a pious religious lady. She had immcnse faith in god
and copcd up all troublespatiently.Slowly, [er husband'sbusincss
wcnt thrdugh a rough weatherand income was almost nil' Mahesh
startcd *tuying in house the entire day and his quarrelsome nature
worx'ncd.
()ne afternoon, an aged sadhu (saint) came and stood at thc
enhance of their home. His face shone with a unique luster' He
asked fbr rice and pulses. Kokila paid obeisance to the sadhu
and ofl'crsrj him ric-e and pulses. The sai4t blessed her 'Sai will
bless yorr with happiness'. Kokila replied in frustration thar
happiness is not in her destiny and narrated him, her entire
sorrowful story.
the Saint advised her to observe Saibaba's vrat for 9
Thursdays by having fruits, liquids or by taking food only once
on Thursday.lf posiible to visit Sai baba'smandir ,perform Sai's
puja at tt.,rn". completc the vrat with due formalities on 9'n
Thursclty by feeding the poor' distribute Sai vrat books to 5'l l or
2l persons'accordingtolhe devotec's capacity and thus spread
the pou'cr of Sai viat. This has miraculous effects and is best
suited titr this kaliyug. It fulfils the innermost wishes of a
devotec. But the devbtee should have immcnse faith and devotion
towartls Saibaba. whoever observes and completes this vrat with
due form;rlities.all his desireswill be fulfillcd by Baba'
Kokila also took a vow to observe 9 Thursdays vrat and
shc courplcted it with all formalities like feeding the poor'
distribution of Sai vrat books on 9th Thursday'
Tlte trouble'sin their house vanished and they were filled
with pe':rcc' and happiness.As Ramesh'squarrelsomenature also
ctrang.,.tfi:r good, iris businessalso picked up, and they prospered
and startcdliving haPPilY.
Onc day-kokila'i brother-in law and his wife cante from
Surat an,l arnidst conversation,they told sadly that their childrcn
ur. not stutlying r,ell and they failed in their examinations.Kokila
explaint_-d to thim the power of 9 Thursdays-Saivrat and she told
them rhar 6evotion to Sai will cnable their children to study well.
But and patiericeare very important. Kokila's sister-in-law
wantcd'aiththe details about the vrat.
li.okila told her, to observe the fast by taking fruits, liquids
or haverfbod only once on all 9 Thursdays' Have darshan of Sai
in a ncarlry Sai mandir on all 9 Thursdays'
. This vrat can be observedby atl men, women and children
without any restrictionon caste,creedand religion'
o Perfomr pu.loto Sai'sphoto, offer yellow flowen or garland'
lightthe'la-mp,incensesticksandoffernaivedyaandpartak
th"ePrasadwith everyone.Rememberand meditateon Sai'
perfonnaratietc.
o ReadSai vrat story,Sai Bavani,Sai Chalisaetc respectfully'
o Feed5 poor personson 9th Thursday'
r DistributeSai vrat books(5, ll, or 2l) to neighbors'relatives
and otherknoun Persons'
After somedays,kokila receiveda letter from her sister-in'
law from Suratstatingthat her childrenhavestarteddoing the Sai
vrat aild they havestartedstudyingwell and shealsoobservedthe
vrat and disiributedSai vrat books at her offtce. Regardingthis,
was
she had written that her friend clnru's daughteCsmarriage
n*.0*i,t'agoodsuitablealliancebecauseofthisvratandoncof
her neighbori iewel box had got lost and after observingSai vrat'
Z- *onittt later she got ba;k her jewel box (sender being
unknown).Such wondErfulexperiences she had nanatedin her
letter.
Kokila realizedthe powcr of Sainathand Sai vrat and her
devotiontowardsSainathstrengthened. oh! Sai! Pleaseblessus
andconferus with haPPiness!

Miraculouseffectsof Sai vrat

Knee pain vanishedmiraculouslY
(Experienceof NishaJani)
Whatcver thctiscasc may be' if a pcrson cries in despair
to Sai, Sai relieveshirn of the pain and cureshim of the diseasc'
I was suftbring from scvcre pain in my knees' A few days
back. rny legs were fractured and bones near my |nee^s w.erl
broken i.u"r'iy. Doctor suggested an operation, but I refused 'l
I
U".unl" alright after somJ days. Suddenly pain started again'
even fe'w steps for a week and the Pfil w1s
couldu't darelto walk
trip
so scverc. All our f'amily memberJwere planning for a shirdi
;irri;g holidays and also for a Rajasthantrip' It was impossible
for me to eventhink of accompanying them' I had createda scene
;;;;;";i;y fain and I started ieeting that t will not be able to
walk in future.
not
I had faith in Sainath.I had done fasting before' but
rules' one of my acquaintances told mc the
with any formalitiesor
Thursdays Sai vrat' I also wished to observe the vrat'l
oo*"i 6f 9
il;'h"* gaGr"d'",ruragcand rod: my.:c9gterto Sai mandir'l
to
to h-imthat I alsJwant to visit shirdi and would like
"*""a ltt" pain is unbearabte and if my knee pain
iirrin"l""r,un,
9
vanishes- before I step out of the mandir' I vow to observe
Thursdayssai vrat.
in my
I had never experiencedsuch a wonderful miracle
out of the mandir, my knee pain vanished
life. As I stepped
*i*.ufou.fy. i'f.lt u"ty happy'I visitcd-shirdi' Rajasthan-and
without
*"ff."O a lot eventrekkedmountain*with Sai'sblessings
trace of pain.

PassedSSCexamwith good percentage

not ablc to
Hetal was studying in a school and she was
completed her 9'n standard
concentrate in her studiei well' She
complained that she could not
*iiitl*"t diffrculties' She always
Her parents wsre worried about her tcnth
;;;; anything'
;;;a. She'failei in alt subjects in quarterly' half yearly exams
her to obsen'e 9
in tentft standard. Some weli wishers advised
tt;t and she started observing Sai vrat and complcted
il;;;y;
memory increased un! th: teaohers rvho hatl
it ri"."t"fy. Hetalls
grace' she
.otpiuin"i earlier start;d praising her'.81' Sainath's
sic .*ot, groupin ll"'
isy" antlihe joinedscience
;ilJ "'itt
standard.
Tumor vanishcd
 the operation'
observe9 ThursdaysSai vrat and she postponed
ttt"'Sui vrat by feeding.the.poor and distributing
it" required
""rnpf"r.J and took all the
Sai vrat books.she went to thc hospital
and the tumor had vanished'
tests. All test reports*",e nottul
thereis no need
ii".*". i"rJ rter tlat sheis absolutelynormaland
ioi ttt" surgery.Her faith in Sai strengthened'

Miraculous recoveryfrom a danger

She
Rameshbhai's wife was sufl'ering from constipation'
called Flarde mixed with wann water as
used to have a medicine
aftert'ards
O"e day she had harde with warm water and
little piece of glass was
iiotic"o ihat trre glur, *'u. broken and a
""t"..4y.
glass piece would have gone into
;;-r"g. Sh. dou"btedthat the
the meiicine. She searched lbr the glass
r,.:. along with
carne along
niccc btrt she could not fincl it' Aftcr two hours' blood
-r,i**tt
was more and she
';il;;'.;;;l;;;J ;id not stop' Loss of blood
*ut I'o' clock in the midnight'
bccame almost unconscious' it
's photo and
n"-".ftUft"i lighted u tu*p in lront of .saibaba
if the flow of blood stops antl his wifb is saved' then
nraved that'"Ut.*"
,ft" vow of 9 Thursdays' r'rat' After some time
it"';i]f
stools. and blood flow also
the glass plece came along with
to thJ hospita'l at the same night and the
;;;dJ. He took hcr
that it could have been fatal if glass piece had
J"J,iri iold them
perfectly alright
;;il any internal injury' but now she was
also observed Sai vrat and fullllled his vow'
ii"*"tfttftil

Transfer order cancelled

from
Neela was serving in an o{fice' She was transferred
very upset and. fell
Ahmedabad to Kutch. i"ler mother became
requesting to cancel the
;;;k. ih.y tried all means and applied
ordei came to her that if she doesn't
transfer order. And one more
the job' Her mother
iri" *itftit 10 days shc will be expelled from
;;r ;;;; ;; ffi hcr daughterulon" to such a distant pface' It
her and advised
*u, u if,rlt*day' Neela's friend Nandita visited
ThursclaysSai vrat' Neela started the vrat the
t",o to otr.-e-9
 Ouy.Surprisingly,on day she receiveda letrcrsrarine
PT.,
that hcr rransferordcr to -t_hird
Kutch is
transfcrred "un""i"J ""d-J;'il;;;
to a differcntbranchin ehrneoatd itserf.I-reriiir,li,
Sai strengthened and she fulfillect tfr. uo* unOfed the poor
distributedSai vrat bookson 9,nThursdav. and

Other miracles
An educatcd, good looking pcrson was
working in an
advocate'soffrcc. fbr somc reasonshe
could not get marricd.
After observing 9 1-hursdaysSai vrat, his
marriagc was fixcd
with a good looking, cmployed.good naturcd
rirl.
boy had completed[r{.com bui could not
_A find a suitable.ioh.
He and his rnother obscrved 9 Thursdal.,s
Sai vrat ancl
completedwith due formatities.I{e got a
suitablejob.
An artist was a sole brcad rvinncr tf his
fanrily. LIc could not
get good roles in TV or films. After
obsen,ing 9 lhursdays
vrat, his demandincreasetJand he startedgening
good r<llcsin
TV, regional films and he prosperedwell.
A business man faced lots of problerns
and his inconrc
reduced,he startedSai vrat and his business
pickcJ * ;;J ;;
prospcred.

(Miracle)Delivereda baby girl sa

l8 years after nrarriage
Mahindra and Rekha were a childless
r3k
couple. Rekha had to tacc
criticisms from her in-laws. She triect tots
of medicationswirh nn
errec
t.rheycon
surtc;ffi; :ildil' il;rT:T "[:l#:1..11
employee. One day her colleague iuresh
distributed su,eetsand
happily told that a son was bom to him
after l0 years. I{c told
about Sai vrat and advisetl Rekha to observe
the vrat and gave hcr
Sai vrat book' Rckha arso obsen'etrSai
vrat with due fonnaritics.
She gave birth to baby girl lg years after
her marriage by Sai,s
grace.
 SAI SMARAN
Blessme, Sai! ftless me, Sai!
Blessthy child Sai!
Answer my prayers!
Strengthenmy devotion!
Blcss me, Sai! Blcss me, Sai!
Remove my sorrows!
Showcr mc with Flappiness!
Listen to thy child's prayer!
Blessmc, Sai! Blessmc, Sai!
Sai is Christ.Sai is Nanaki
Sai is Hindu, Sai is Nluslim!
Sai is Truth, Sai is Ncitar!
Blessme, Sai! Blessrrc, Sai!
Sai is Shiva. Vishnu. [trahnra!
Sai is simple,loving. canng!
Sai is Mother. Fathcr.Guru!
Sai is Pran! Sai is Soull
Bless.me.Sai! Blessrne. Sai!

Sai is Lite. Sai is Prayer!

Sai'iri Kirtan, Sai is Wealtlr!
Sai rs flliss" Sai is l{eavcn!
lJlessme, Sai! fllcss me, Sai!

Sai is Contcnttnent.
Sai is Peace!
Sai is God incamate,
Sai is Universe! \
Sai is rnerc-v,Sai is wisdorn!
Blessme, Sai! Blessme, Sai! \
Sai is Rightcousness,
Sai is Deliverance!
Sai is Duty,
Sai is Absolute Realityl
Blcssmc. Sai! Blessme, Sai!

.
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 Datta Bavani
C lor y to Yogeshwar D a tta D i g a mbar;
ar t o u r p ,ro te c to r a n d s avi or; (
Thou
Sage Atri and chaste Anusuya were mere tause:
'Ilry insarnation is for welfare of th€ [-Iniverse;
' I hau ar e B r a h ma -v i s h n u -s h i v a ' s i n c a r nati on;
Redeerner for those who surrender with devotion;
T liou ar t G od , k n o w l e d g e , e x i s te n c c a n d bl i ssl
l'htu ar!' glorious sadguru with majestic arms;
i i:",, irands hold Zoli like Annapurna's benevolence ;
lL''lly hamanclal in thy hands radiates rvith peace:
1)r"icl'il'cdas Gocl rvith Four, six and numeroushands;
'i'lr;
pcwerful shoulder's might limits to infinrte:
O ii: { iodl I ' ve ta k e n re fu g e a t th y h o l y feet;
Dige:nbara! Protect me lest better mcet my cndl
l' hur i r es pon d e d to Sa h a s ra rj u n ' s p enance:
f iy gr t r nt ing h i m p ro te c ti o n a n d peace;
Thrru sltowcred him power' wealth and opulence;
liic s s et l him w i th l i b e ra ti o n a n d d e l i verance;
rr{l-ry don't you listen to my agonizing pra-v.'er?
T hou ar t m y o n l y s o l a c e a n d savi orl
T ir ou ac c ept e d Vi s h n u Sh a rma ' s d e r oti on;
'Cr ac ed him b y ta k i n g h i s fo o d -Sh ra ddhman;
J am badhait y a d e m o n a tta c k e d Go d s o f heaven;
l hou of f er ed h e l p i n a tri c e w i th p rotecti on;
1'hou unfurled illusivc . powcr to trap the demon;
Cot him k ill e d b y l n d ra to s a v e th e heaven;
Tlly miraculous deeds are infinite, oh! Shan'a (Shiva)
Iiori' can I describe all your miracles (sarva)
T hou s av ed Ay u ' s o n a n d w i p e d h i s m i seri es;
Blessed and Granted him a life free of desires!
l adev , y a d u , Pra h l a d a n d Pa rshuram:
S ac hy
Thou initiated them to enlightment and wisdom;
T h- v gr ac e i s i mme a s u ra b l e a n d e ndl ess;
 Why m y c alls a n d p ra y e rs a re a n s w e rless 2
Don't leave me halfway and test my patience;
Oh! God! Don't deprive me of your benevolence;
Pl eas ed wit h A m b i k a ' s L o v e a n d d c v o ti on:
Thou granted her a boon and became her son;
Srnarthugami! Savior and Protector in kaliyug! "
Thou blessed the rvasher man who was rustic;
Thy m er c y c ur e d a IJ ra l rmi n ' s S to m a c h pai n;
Thy grace rnade Vallabesh alive after his slain:
L ook dt m c a t l e a s t o n c e ! O h ! My Lord!
Sav e M e! A m i g n o ra n t o f a n y o th e r a bode!
Thy grace made dry log of wood Sprout with leavesl
Don't be negligent towards me and test my cries!
Old. pious G a n g a g o t ri d o f h e r i n fe r ti l i ty;
Th ou bles s ed h e r w i th b l i s s o f ma terni ty:
Th : , gr ac e c u re d N a n d i ' s w h i tc p a t ches;
Thou I ' ulf illed a l l h i s w i s h e s a n d d esi res;
Thou madc sterilc buffalo yield tons of milkl
Thy kindness saved him from penurious brink;
Thou ac c ept e d lima beans a s a l ms;
Thou gif t ed a g o l d e n p o t i n h i s a rms;
Thou r ev iv ed Sa v i tri ' s d e a d h u s b a n d to Ii fe;
Thus wiped widow's te a rs a n d s tri fe;
Thou r c s ur r ecte d G a n g a d h a r' s o n w i th l i fe;
Thy m er c y r e m o v e s s i n s o f p re v i o u s l i fe;
I Haught y m adh o n m a t l o s t to a n i l l i te rate;
Bhakta Trivikrama was saved by thy might;
Bhak t a t ant uk re a c h e d Mo u n t S h ri s h ai l a;
Th y f eet t ook h i m i n a tri c e to M a h a deva;
Thou blessed thy devotees taking eight forms;
Thou hav e i n fi n i te fo rm a n J n o f orm;
Thou s at is f ied th y d e v o te e s s i mu l ta n e ousl y;
Bles t dev ot ees c h e ri s h e d th y v i s i o n j o y ousl y;
Thou r em ov ed y a v a n k i n g ' s p a i n fu l a ffl i cti on;
Thou art beyond castc, creed, sect and religion;
' t hy m ir ac les a re ma rv e l o u s a n d c o u ntl css:
I n t he inc arn a ti o n s o f R a m a n d K r i shna;
Thou revived and savcd animate and inanimate:
Blest were stone,hunter' cattle,woman, and bird saved;
Thy namc protects even a sinner who sings falsely:
Thy name achieves even a diffrcult task easiiy;
'Thy namc (Shiva) is thc only rcmcdy; Thy namc
Removes all (sarla) (physical and mental) malady:
All evils vanish in a trice on hcaring thy natrrc:
B lis s is at t a i n e d b y o n l y s i rtg i n g th . y name:
G hos t s , wit c h e s , e v i l w i l l d i s a p p e a r i n stantl y:
As the hymns of thy name is in air reverberantly:
incense:
One u'ho sings Datta Bavani after lighting
I s as s ur ed o f p ro te c ti o n b y th y re s p l endcncc:
Sincerc devorion to thec will hring happincss;
hlissr
Earthly life and heaven will be filled with
By chanting Datta Bavani he will master siddhi:
Gain prosperity. will overcomLr solrow and povcrty;
u'eeks:
One who .singsDatta Bavani 52 times for 52
With true lovi, faith antl devotion on 52 Thursdays;
punish:
Can be ccrtain Yama, Lord of death will not
vanish:
One who sings daily will get all calanlities
Datta Digambar is One God but of many lonns;
Thou stir us away from illusive power of stonnl
Dat t a is o n e G o d w i th th o u s a n d namcs;
Datta is the hoiiest of holy. bright as flarnc:
O h! Dat t al I b o w to th e e ti me a n d a.cal n:
V edas ar e fo rme d fro m th y h o l y brr' ath;
Learned Shesha is unable to praise rhce fully;
thee' ]
[ I ow c an a n i l l i te ra te l i k c me p ra i se
Prayers to thee give me peace and happtness;
S ouls igno ra n t a b o u t th c e a re i n darkness;
Datta! Thou art Lord God! Thou art Almighty;
Recite Glory to Gurudeva Datta whole heartedly;
 Shri Sai Bavani
Glory to God! Glory to Lord Sai!
Savior of the world ! We bow to thce ! I
Datta Digambar incarnation !
l.ead us to the path of salvation t 2
Embodiment of BrarnhachutaShankar!
Comfon and Solacc to one who surrender! 3
Grant thy vision to let rny eyes feast !
Removc our sins and make us blest! 4
Sirnplc kafni was thy garmcnt!
Tin pot. Zoli was thy omament! 5
Thou appearedundcr holy neem trc'c!
Tlrou lcd the life of mendicantso holy! 6
'fhou manifestedin this painful kali agcl
Thy gracc relieves us from earthly bondage! 7
lJlesscdShirdi rvas thy holy residcncel
Thou are quintesscnceof all essenccs! 8
Thou are Trinity incarnatcl
Thy grace won heartsof animate and inanimate ! 9
Thy eyes showcred love and compassion!
Thy speechsurpassednectar in comparison! l0
Blest is mother masjid Dwarakamayi!
She was the home of our Lord Sai! ll
Elurnt were our Sins and painful agony!
ln the sacred fire of Sai's Dhuni! 12
My mind wavers like an ignorant lamb!
I 13
Ohl lloly shepherd!Bestow us aplomb!
f Thou art Ocean of mercy! Oh! Sai!
Lakhs wait with hopes for Thee! 14
Blest was Agnihotri Mule Shastry!
Elated with vision of Guru Gholapswamy! 15
Shama sfung by venomousviper!
EscapedDeath by thy infinite power! 16
Force of thy words could quell the storm!
Thou art embodimentof peaceand calm! 17
Thy act of grinding wheat was a 'panar:ea!
l8
Shirdi was free of malignant cholera!
Oh! N{y Lord Sainath! I bow to thee!
l9
I wallow in thy lqtus feet like a bee!
Thou listen to my prayer and fulfrll my wish!
20
Guidc us to cross solrows of worldly mesh!
Bhaktha Bhimaji suffcred with scvere malady!
2l
Tried all sorts of pathy for remedy!
Nothing is better than thy udi so effrcaciotrsl
Thy saired udi cured his tuberculosis!
22
ThLu enthralledkakaji with Mtthal visionl
23
Blcst Kakaji glirnpsetl Vishnu's manifestationl
Thou bestowedDamu with boon of progeny'!
Thy blessingssurpassfate and destiny!
Mcrciful Lord! Shorverus u'ith mercy!
25
Ocean of lovel I offer obeisanceto thce!
We surrenderour wealth, mind and body to thee!
26
Bless us with peaceand salvation! Oh! Sai!
Ignorirnt Megha confusedin casteism!
27
disturbed atlhe thought of praying to Muslim!
Thy grace made him to see Shiva in thee!
28
fhy iov" made him to become a true devoteel
Thou turned water to oil for illumination!
29
Light of lamps burning the egos-andillusion!
Th-y wonderful miracle stunned the vendors!
Leit them speechlessand bowed to thy grandeur
30
Chanil patil searching for hii lost mar^e!. .
Found a gem in the form of a noble fakir!
JI

Thy guidancehelped him to find his mare!.

'Blest-arethy devoteesfor whom thou care!
3Z

jn Sai with Faith and patience!

Have Faith
33
Sing and praise glory of Sai with perseverance!
All-our desireswill be fulfilled by his grace!
34
As our heans hold his flower feet like a vase!
Thou rcpaid Bayaja bai's loving debt!
35
Thy loving grace made him wake from deathbed!
when Tatiibattled with life and death,
Thou gifted him life ard madehim breathe! 36
Wild beaststoo enjoyedthy Benignity!
Thou showeredthem love and PitY! 37
Thou art Omni present!Thou art Omni Potentl
Thy &votees know Thou art Omniscient! 38
One who surrendersat thy lotus feet.
ls ever assuredof a life so $weetl 39
Thy nectarlike sayingsa{e pricelesspearls!
lm
Protectingus like a motherTortoise!
Thou art in every atonrl Oh! Lnrd Sai!
Thy Omni potencelimits to infinity! 4l
I blamemyself for being full of ignorance,
I lack expressions- to praisethy benevolence! 42
Thou art protectorof helplessand poor !
Thou descended. to earthto be our savior ! 43
Have pity and mercy on me! Oh! Lord Sai!
Grant me! I may neverbe separatedfrom thee! 44
Let me praisethy glory forevertill my deathl
Let me sing thy miraclestill my last breath! 45
One who chantstheewith failh and patiencel
Is certainto attainpeaceand deliverance! 46
Sing Sai Bavaniwith Love and devotion!
Bow to his feet and rest therewith adoratign! 47
Sai srands. besideshis loving devotee,
To save him from troubleand calamity! 48
Devotionto Sai is the bestSolace!
He is the God, Controllerof Universe! 49
One who has immensedevotionand belief!
tlas nothingto grieve and assuredof relief! 50
Sai'sbenevolence extendsto infinity!
Sai is the reservoirof Tranquility! 5l
(itory to Lord Sai,The incamationof Trinity!
flow to l-.ordSai! Glory to God and Ahnighty! 52

Artarrto koti Brahmanda nayaha RaiadhiRaia Vogiraia Psrabrahmu

Shri Sutchit Ananda Sadguru Sainath trlaharaj ki iay!
Shn Soinatharpananastu ! Shubham Bhavathu !
 Shri Sai Chalisa
Bow to Lord Sai with faith and patience;
Thy Grace will remove ignorance. I
Blest are the grass,soil and dust of Shirdi;
By the touch of Sai, they became pure and holy; 2
Thou manifestedunder the neem tree;
Thy incarnationwas the mission of mercy; J
Oh! Sai! Thy grace and power are infinit-e;
Thy grace guides us beacon light;
Thy seat made Neem leaves So Sweet:
Thy peaceful readiant face is a visual treat: 5
Thou descendedon earth as a boy of sixteen;
Holy and handsome,merciful face of Thine; 6
Thy-radiant, bright, lustrous face;
Gives us hope to cross the worldly maze; 7
Thy grace holds the goddess of wealth;
Thy love blessesthe sick with health:
The words.thy moutf utter are pure nectar;
No one knew thy religion, mother or father: 9
Let our Heart be blessed as thy Holy seat;
Let our Heads be sheltered at thy Holy feet: l0
Thy loving and merciful looks endear all;
Rich. Poor, healthy,sick, one and all; il
Lord Sai begging with Tin pot and Zoli;
Q{e!191!o Thine made the donors so hoty; l2
Oh Sai! Thou art Lord Datta! Thou art Loid Shiva; IJ
Thou art i[,ord Ram; Pir Avalia and Lord Shyam: t4
Thou art Repository of Wisdom;
Whole Universe is thy Kingdom; l5
As One wishes and prays intently;
Thou Shower hirn BlessingsLovingly; l6
Thy Name has infinite strength and-fower;
Thy Name removes anxiety, distress and fear; l7
Thou art savior of poor and helpless;
Thy wonderful miracles and leelas are endless: l8
Thou taught us love and equality;
Thou are symbol of peace and Unity; l9
Thy feet remove the hatred of caste and creed;
Thy devotees overcome anger.jealous and greed: 20
Thy preachingsare pearls of knowledge;
Ram and Rahim are One was tlry mossage; 2l
Thy gracc gives the diseasedgood health;
Thy bfessings removes sins of all birth; 22
Merciful Sai helped the poor and helpless;
SacredUdi is the most efficacious; 23
Thy merciful look purihes our body and mind;
Sins burnt away by the God so kind; 24
Oh! Lord Sai! Thou are Antaryami!
We don't have anyonc except thee! 25
Thou have no caste, sect, ahd religion;
Spreadinglove and humanity were thy mis;ion; 26
Ther,rarc protcctor of a simplc dcvotce;
Thy spirit standsby him during calamity; 27
Thy name removcs miseries and pain;
Thy name showershappinessrain; 28
Thy name gives us immense pleasure;
Thy Holy feet is our precious treasure; 29
Whoever observes 9 Thursdays vow;
Thy grace rernoves all his pain and sonow; 30
Meditate Sai's nafne with faith day and night;
Sai will wipe our pain and relieve us from plight; 3l
Long Robe adorned Holy mendicant;
Uplifting the poor was mission of noble saint' 32
if,e S;E"tnes's of thy words surpasse, ambroJia;
Thy sacred udi is a wonderful panacea; 33
Thou art Spiritual Quintessencc;
Devotion tg thy feet rendcrsdelir.erance; 34
Thy marvelousact of turning water into oil;
Sprcad thy fame as an aromatic pastille; 35
Thy words taught us not to be greedy;
To be kind and loving to helpless and needy; 36
Thy glory and power art infinity;
Thou art Trinity and Absolute Reality; 37
Thy namc renderssalvation;
Thy grace wards off consternation; 38
Thou are our Guru, guide and Helmsman;
The only One who ferry us over worldly ocean; 39
Utteranceof thy Holy name is the only way;
To kccp troubles and sorrows at bay; 40
 Guru OM
OmShdSaiGaneshaya namah
OmSatGuruSainathaya namah
0m JagagunrSainatlraya
namah
OmParamguru Sainathaya
namah
OmkvaguruSainathaya namah
OmSaiShivaShakthyainamah
OmSaiSarvaSh*timaanaya narmh
OmSaiSarvavyaapapkaya namdr
OmSaiSarvaAtmaaya namah
OmSaiAlakhNiranjanaya narnah
OmSaiSanaSaakshiyaya narnah
0m SaiAntaryamiyayanamah
0m SaiParipurajarha
namah
0m SaiAdiSlukrhyai
namah
OmSaiAnaadhiShaktyainamah
Om SaiRamaya namah
0m SaiTrilokinarhaya
namah
OmSaiThrikaaladanhiyaayanamah
OmSaiGovindaya namah
OmSai Satchitanandaswarupayanamah
OmSaiBhaktha Rakshakaayanamah
0m SaiParamanandaswanrpayanamah
0m SaiMahaDurgayainamah
OmSaiAakarshana Shakrhiyaay'a
namah
OmSaiAgnana vinashakaaya
namah
0m SaiYogeeshwaraayanamah
OmSaiPurushofiamaPurushaayanamah
OmSaiShankaraya namah
0m SaiSukhaSwarupayanamah
OmSaiKalyana Swarupaya namah
0m SaiJag Aadhaaraya namdr
OmSaiRaglrunandanaaya namah
OmSaiDevaRakshakaaya niunah
OmSaiAsuraSamhaaryaal,a namah
OmSai KarmaPhalaDaataya namah
OmSaiDanatreya namah
OmSaiKarthapui-ushaayanamah
OmSaiDinabandhu aayanamah
0m SaiBhagat
Bhay.ahaaryaayanamah
0m SaiDukhanivaaranaaya namah
OmSai Akaala purushaayanamah
0m SaiAdi Nanyanaaya namah
0m SaiLeeladhariyaya
namah
0m SaiJanahitKaaryayanamah
OmSai ShivShambo aayanamah
OrnSaiAapanhihannaaya namah
OmSaiSharanaagata:\hrsalaaya
namah
OmSaimadhavaaya namah
0m SaiRaakhanllaaralanamah
0m SaiJagatKaaranaaya namah
OmSaiSadgati daarayanamah
OmSailr{ahaKulikaay-ainamah
0m Sai KarunaSindhu aayanaman
0m Sai Sarveshuaraayanamah
0m Sai Jagdeeshrvaraya
namah
OrnSaiAkaalashakrhyainamah
0m SaiPatheeta
puranayanamah
0m SaiVishwanathayanamah
OmSai Vedaswarupaya namah
0m Sai Sukhadaataaya namah
0m SaiHarinarayanaya namah OrnSaiAmangalahaari devaya nanah
0m SaiSathyaSwaruPaYa namah 0m SaiAmrutSindhu aaYa namah
0m SaiSan-a SaamamaaYa namah Om Sai Shanti daafaaya narnah
0m SaiJyotiSwarupal'l namah 0m SaiChandranouleeshwaraya niimeh
OnrSaiillaliaiakshmyai namah 0m SaiJagat RupaYa namah
OrnSail{ariGorrntia"va nantah 0m Sai AtmaJyotr':i;a nanuL
tlm S;iiSohlm l)cva1a nanlrh ()nr riiin::ll
SaiLaksh,rnirlarl'":i1llevJ
0nrSiri{,lrniarSrranrpava namah OrnSri ,\'nh!.J n;:r''liir
Shiik8a,'-''a
ijm Saifu{ahesaraswatyai namah 0m Sai \itshrvaattnalya natnah
0n Saii\'[aya vinrashakaaYa namah 0n SarPararnaatmaava namah
0mSaiVenkitiil'te' ltavanatilah ()m SaiFihakrha Vrtirlarva narrr
tln Saiil:ui \ritthaityanamlt Orn Sar Agni Rupart namah
0m5ri MthaVinaashakaa,va natnah OnrSaig;''atiiiri natnah
OnrSri\;ipiththi Bhanjanathanamah OrnSti MahaArnL.rik:ir.;;:inanrah
namah
daataa,va ' 0m Sil rtharma 1-13p,1i,
rnki;liakaa','3
Llnr.lailrhakrhi
0m Sai!{ukthil}aataa.va namah 0mSaiSiddhi da*taala nantllr
0n SriGnana Daatar,ranarnalt 0m Su RidChi dlaiaaYr naniiit
0mSaiGopi nemah
\hilabha,'-a 0m Sai Urpr*aaya namah
0m SaiBhavataaral:aaya namah OnrSaisadhu Raksh&aa1-:r naneh
0mSaiSan'aPrr1'aavl nanrah ()m Sar ('hintlnaashakaaia riini.in
()rnSarAparaiiira lianiuihn;rmait (lrriSui,,\nanda iiiinail
Jlit'onhiiiir
0rrrSai?irrrdhannaaraavl natlirh Onr Sli llhagvt nani.lh
Villhaaia'i,:
()rnSriKr.Lpa n;indi')
)JlEarila)'a 0rnSaillrriharaaya nani:rh
(-irn5ailvlangailkaari
devayantrmah (lui SaiL)aLaiirahma,iya nantah

Naam Smaran

Ilare Ram llare Ram Rant Ram llare Hare!

Llare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishnu Krishna Harc FIurc .!
Hare Sai Hare Sai SaiSaiIIarc lforc !
flare Baba Hare Baba Baha Bcba l{are flare !
HareDatto Hare Datta Dattal)tttta l{are Hare !
Offering of Food to SaiBaba(Naivedya)
f)car Lord! Sai! Thou are provider of this Food!
Ta s t er of . t his f:e ro d ! T h ' o u a rc Food!
Acccpt orrr humble ofl-eringl Shotver thy bcloved graccl
I il ish to offr:r thce lhe besl of delicacies,
I)e licious sar,orics, Fruits, N'lilk and IIoncy!
t{oly u,ater liom sacrcd rivers Ganga, Yatrtuna, Kaveri!
I oll'er tender betel leaveswith cardamom,clovcs to thee!
I humbly take this food as a giff fiorn thee!
I offer u,hat I consunte at thy loius f'ect!
Ohl Sai! I oft-er to thce 'r'ith tttlnost dcvolion and faithl
Accept my loving offering and bless me! Oh! Sai!

Shri SaibabaArati
Arati Saibaba !Soukhyadaatarajiva! Charanaarajaththalli!
Dhyava dasa visava, tshakta visava! (Arati)
Ja l uniy a A nang a ; S w a s w a ru p i ra h e danga I
Mumukshujana Davi; Nija Dola Shriranga; (2) (Arati)
Ja y am ani jais a Bh a v ; T a y a ta i s a a nubhar' :
Davisi dayaghana;Aaisi tujhi hee n1aav, (2) (Aralr)
Tu nr c he naama d h y a ta ;H a re Sa n s ru ti vval ai
Agaadha tava karanilmaargaDaavisi Anatlra: (2) (Arati)
Ka liy ugi A v ata ra ;s a g u n a b ra h ma Sachara:
Avatirna Jhalasi; Swami Datta Digarnbara; (2) tArati)
Aa t ha div as a g u ru w a ri ;b h a k th a k a ri ti rvari ;
Prabhupada pahavaya; BhavaBhaya Nivari; (2) (Arati)
Ma z ha nijadr avy a tth e v a ;T a v a c h a ra n a ra j a scva:
Magane hechi Aata:Tumha Devadhideva; (2) (Arati)
Ichhita dina chataka;Nirmal toya nrja sukha;
Paaiave madhava ya (utter your name herc)
Sa mbhal nija aapuli 1 3 h a k a ,a a p u l i B haka:
Ara t i S aibaba !S o u k h y a d a a ta ra j i v a l (A rati )
 Arati Translation(English)
Oh Sai Baba, we wave lights before you, the bestower of
happinessto the Jivas. Give us - Your servantsand devotcesrest
undcr thc dust of your feet. Burning (destroying) desirc, You
rcrnain absorbed in Your Self and show the Lord (God) to the
aspirants. As one feels intently, You give him experiencesor
realizations accordingly. Oh kind-heatted, Your power is such!
Meditation on Your name retnoves our fear of the samsar.Your
method of work is really unfathomable as You always help the
poor and helpless. In this Kaliyug, You - thc all-pervasive Datta,
have really incamated as Saguna Brahma. Ward otT the fe'ar of
samsar of the devotees who come to You every Thursday so as
to enable them to see the feet of the Lord. Oh! God of (iods, I
pray that let my treasure be the service of Your feet. Feed
Madhav and (you should utt€r your name here) with happiness
as the cloud feeds the Chatak bird with pure water and thus
keep up Your Word. Amen !

SaiBaba's11Promises
l. No harm shall befall him who sets his feet on the soil of
Shirdi.
2. He who cometh to My Samadhi, his sorrow and suffering
shall cease.
3. Though I am no more in flesh and blood, I shall ever protect
My devotces.
4. Have faith in me and yoor prayer shall be answered.
5. Experiencethe truth that I am immortal.
6. Has any one bcen turncd away who sought my refuse ?
7. In whatever faith men worship Me, even so do I render to
them.
8. I shall never turn away with my promise. I shall lesscn your
burden.
9. Knock! and the door shall open. Ask and you shall be
granted.
10. To him who surrenders unto Me totallv. I shall bc ever
indcbted.
I l. lllessed is he u'ho has becomeone with IvIe..
 wr*ji
;:s.i Glossary
ilrHr
W .,Y;l,
Antaryami The inner,(all )pervadingsiririt.
Arati The ceremonialwaving of lamPsoffered to
God.
Avatar Manifestationof divine spirit in human
form.
Bavani Song comprising 52 couplets.
Dattatreya Lord, manifestation of the Trinity as the
Guru.
Dharma Righteousncss.
Dhuni The sacred eternal fire which Baba lightcd
in Shirdi.
Kafni A long flowing robe.
Kamandal The vessel for carrying drinking water
which sadhus carry.
Leela The divine play, often called a miracle
SadGuru A Perfectly enlightened teacher.
Smartugami One who comes immediatelY aftcr
remcmbering.
Zoli A cloth tied up to serve as a bcggar'sbag.
udi SacredAsh got from Baba's Dhuni.
Absolute Reality ParaBrahrna.
Amhrosia Amrut, nectar,Food of Gods.
Constemation Anxiety,Dismay.
l)eliverance Liberation from Bondage.Salvation.Mukti.
llelmsman Personwho steersthe vessel(navigator).
Panacea Universal Remedy.
Pastille A small cone of charcoal and aronratic
substanccsburned as incensefor fragrartcc.
Pcnurious Poverty stricken.
Resplcndence Brilliancc, Gloriously bright.
Trinitv Hindu Gods Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma.