A lover asked his beloved,
"Do you love yourself more than you love me?"
The Beloved replied, "I have died to myself and I live for you.
I have disappared to myself and my attributes.
I am present only for you.
I have forgotten all my learnings.
But from knowing you I have become
a scholar.
I love myself - I love you...I love you - I love myself."
guru
manthra
The
spiritual teacher is the guiding light, the one who dispels the darkness
of ignorance in exchange of perception into divine life, the divine
reality.
The
guru being the link to the Divine is invoked before any spiritual reading
or practices are undertaken, by prayers of verses which expounds the teachers
divine attributes and reminds us of Him. Thus seeming absent, He becomes
present and the recipient of the prayer and giver of Grace.
The
following Sanskrit verses, translated into English, are examples of a
few old and new slokas chanted by the students of Sai Baba’s educational
institutes.
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Sai Gayathri |
OM
Sai
Iswaraya Vidmahe
Sathya Devaya Deemahi
Tanna Sarva Prachodayat
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OM
Brahmarpanam Brahmahavir
Brahmagnau Brahmanahutam
Brahmeva tema gantayam
Brahmakarma samadhinaha
Shanti shanti shanti
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Saisa Satkam Mantra |
Verse One
Pradosa kala darsanam visala kesa bhusanam
Susantakantapalakam namami sai sankaram
Aneka nama dharinam sanatanatma darsakam
Vinodavisya posakam manobhilasapurakam
I salute
Sai Sankara, adorned with majestic hair, who grants His darshan
in the auspicious hours of the day, and protects His devotees: who
is always serene, who bears many names and leads us to the Eternal
Spirit and for whom sustenance of the universe, and fulfillment
of our aspirations is a play.
Verse Two
Anantaprema
sagaram anantasantidayakam
Nirantaram bhajamyaham krpakaram prabhakaram
Akhanda visvanayakam pracandakarya sadhakam
Acintya jyotirupinam dayadi bhava prerakam
I
serve constantly the Lord who is the ocean of infinite love, who
showers infinite peace, mercy and light, who is the Lord of the
entire universe and achiever of many great tasks and who is the
incomprehensive embodiment of light and who inspires in us noble
feelings like kindness.
Verse Three
Sudhairyahastasucakam
prabhava bhavasthavaram
Tvameva sarva pavanam mamatma sakti karanam
Sakala bhakta palakam sadanukulakarakam
Visalabhava murtitam susila sai cinmayam
I
salute the effulgent Lord Sai who grants us courage with an upraised
hand, who is the mountain of beneficent influence, who protects
His devotees at the appropriate time, grants us favorable situations,
and who is the very embodiment of all noble feelings and attributes.
O Sai, You are the sole purifier of all and the source of my inner
strength.
Verse
Four
Pravinavina
vainikam prasadasarvaraksakam
Sudharma murti raghavam supavanatma manusam
Survesarammunisvaram mahesvaram saisvaram
Vibhutidhari sundaram yajami tam pratparam
I
worship the supreme Lord Sai, whose beautiful form is adorned
by the sacred ash, who is the master on vina (musical instrument)
and protector of all, and who is Raghava, the embodiment of dharma
and the Lord of all angels and sages.
Verse
Five
Trilokapujyanayakam
vinita bhaktapalakam
Suniti pritidayakam vibhutidana sankaram
Prasanti vasi mohakam susanti marga darsakam
Prakanti sobhitammukham sadakaromi cintanam
I contemplate on Lord Sankara,
worthy of adoration by the three worlds, and protector of devotees
who bow to Him with humility, the bestower of Love and the sacred
ash (vibhutti) who resides in Prasanthi, charms everyone, and
leads us to the path of eternal peace, and whose face shines with
great effulgence.
Verse
Six
Mahagunajna
raghavam prasannarupi madhavam
Parantu adya sai nama ekadeva rupinam
Namami partinayakam smarami sirdipalakam
Sadavidhata bhagyatam tvameva sai sundaram
O, beautiful Lord Sai, the bestower of all prosperity, You were
the great and virtuous Rhagava, and ever blissful Madhava; but
now You embody the one God. I meditate on You, the Lord of Parthi
and Shirdi.
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Sainatha Mahima Stotram |
Verse One
Sadasatsvarupam
cidananda kandam
Jagatsambhavasthana samharahetum
Svabhaktecchayamanusam darsayanam
Namamisvaram sadgurum sainatham
I
salute Lord Sainatha, the great preceptor who is the personification
of Truth, Awareness and Bliss. He is the great cause for the creation,
sustenance and dissolution of the universe. He has taken the human
form to fulfill the aspirations of His devotees.
Verse
Two
Bhavadhvantavidvamsamartandamidyam
Manovagatitam munirdhyanagamyam
Jagadvyapakam nirmalam nirgunam tvam
Namamisvaram sadgurum sainatham
I salute
Lord Sainatha, the great preceptor who is the adorable sun destroying
the darkness of birth and death. He cannot be known through mind
and words. He is meditated upon by the sages. He is omnipresent
in the world. He is pure and devoid of attributes.
Verse
Three
Bhavambhodimagnarditanam jananam
Svapadasritanam svabhaktipriyanam
Samudhharanartham kalou sambhavantam
Namamisvaram sadgurum sainatham
I
salute Lord Sainatha, the great preceptor who has manifested Himself
in this Kaliyug to uplift the devotees who are troubled being
drowned in the ocean of birth and death, and who are restored
to His Lotus Feet, and who are devoted to Him.
Verse Four
Sada nimbavrksasya
muladhivasat
Sudhastravinam tiktamapyapriyam tam
Tarum kalpavrksadhikam sadhayantam
Namamisvaram sadgurum sainatham
I salute Lord Sainatha, the great preceptor, who resides at the
base of the neem tree and spreads nectarine joy and who makes
that bitter and disliked tree dearer than the wish-fulfilling
tree.
Verse Five
Sada kalpavrksasya
tasyadhi mule
Bhavadbhavabudhya saparyadisevam
Nrnam kurvatam bhuktimuktipradam tam
Namamisvaram sadgurum sainatham
I salute
Lord Sainatha, the great preceptor, who grants affluence in this
world and also liberation from bondage to those who worship and
serve Him under that tree seeking His divine presence.
Verse
Six
Anekasrutatarkyalilavilasaih
Samaviskrtesanabhasvatprabhava
Aham bhavahinam prasannatmabhavam
Namamisvaram sadgurum saintham
I salute
Lord Sainatha, the great preceptor, whose matchless glory founded
on His divine prowess glows with lilas, which are unheard of and
beyond rational comprehension. He is completely devoid of any
sense of ego and exudes infinite inner joy.
Verse
Seven
Satam visramaramamevabhiramam
Sada sajjanaih samstutam sannamadbhih
Janamodadam bhaktabhadrapradam tam
Namamisvaram sadgurum sainatham
I salute
Lord Sainatha, the great preceptor, with the most charming and
delightful form. His divine shelter is the resting place that
removes the tiresomeness of all good people who adore Him with
devotion. He grants joy, auspiciousness and protection to the
devotees.
Verse
Eight
Ajanmadyamekam
param brahma saksat
Svayam sambhavam ramamevavatirnam
Bhavaddarsanatsampunitah prabho ham
Namamisvaram sadgurum sainatham
I salute
Lord Sainatha, the great preceptor, who is the very embodiment
of the highest divine principle 'Brahma' and who knows no birth
nor death (He who has no beginning or no end). He has come down
to earth by his self-will as the very manifestation of Rama. O
Lord, I am completely sanctified by your divine glance.
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Ending Mantras |
OM
Aasato
Ma Sad Gamaya
Thamaso Ma Jyothir Gamaya
Mrtjyor Ma Amritham Gamaya
From
death lead me to life
From darkness lead me to light
From mortality lead me immortality
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OM
Loka
Samastha Sukino Bhavantu
Loka Samastha Sukino Bhavantu
Loka Samastha Sukino Bhavantu
May
all the (three) worlds be happy
OM
Shanti, Shanti, Shanti-hi
Peace,
Peace, Peace
OM
Sri Gurubyo Namaha
Obeisance
to the preceptor
OM
Shanti, Shanti, Shanti-hi
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