Sai Baba of Shirdi · साईं बाबा
श्री साईं बाबा आरती
Sai Baba Aarti
Thursdays, Sai Punyatithi, daily evening aarti at Shirdi
The dhoop aarti at Shirdi — among the four daily aartis composed by Shree Madhav Adkar and others.
Verse 1
देवनागरी
आरती साईं बाबा, सौख्यदातार जीवा।
चरण रजातली, द्या दासां विसावा, भक्ता विसावा॥
Transliteration
Aarti Sai Baba, saukhyadaataar jeevaa
Charan rajaatali, dya daasaan visaavaa, bhakta visaavaa
Meaning
Aarti to Sai Baba — giver of comfort to every soul. Grant your servants rest at the dust of your feet — repose for the devotee.
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Verse 2
देवनागरी
जाळुनिया अनंग, स्वस्वरूपीं राहे दंग।
मुमुक्षु जनां दावी, निज डोळां श्रीरंग॥
Transliteration
Jaalooniya anang, swaswaroopi raahe dang
Mumukshu janaa daavi, nij dolaa Shrirang
Meaning
Burning desire itself, you remain absorbed in your own true Self. To seekers of liberation, you reveal Shri Rang within their very eyes.
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Verse 3
देवनागरी
जया मनी जैसा भाव, तया तैसा अनुभव।
दाविशी दयाघना, ऐसी तुझी ही माव॥
Transliteration
Jaya mani jaisaa bhaav, taya taisaa anubhav
Daavishi dayaaghanaa, aisi tujhee hee maav
Meaning
Whatever feeling lives in the seeker's heart, that experience you grant — such, O ocean of compassion, is your wondrous play.
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Verse 4
देवनागरी
तुमचे नाम ध्यातां, हरे संसृति व्यथा।
अगाध तव करणी, मार्ग दाविसी अनाथा॥
Transliteration
Tumache naam dhyaataa, hare sansriti vyathaa
Agaadh tav karani, maarg daavisi anaathaa
Meaning
Meditating on your name, the agony of worldly existence falls away. Unfathomable are your deeds; you show the path to the helpless.