Shri Saibaba Chalisa in English:
॥ śrī ṣiriḍīsāyi cālīsā ॥
Pehle Sai ke charno mein, apna sheesh nivauo maiy,
Kaise Shirdi Sai aaye, saara haal sunau maiy. || 1 ||
Kaun hai mata, pita kaun hai, yeh na kisi ne bhi jaana,
Kaha janam Sai ne dhara, prashan paheli raha bana. || 2 ||
Koee kahe Ayodhya ke, yeh Ramchandra bhagvan hain,
Koee kehta Saibaba, pavan putra Hanuman hain. || 3 ||
Koee kehta mangal murti, Shri Gajanan hain Sai,
Koee kehta Gokul-Mohan Devki Nandan hain Sai. || 4 ||
Shanker samajh bhakt kaee to, baba ko bhajhte rahte,
Koee kahe avtar datt ka, pooja Sai ki karte. || 5 ||
Kuch bhi mano unko tum, pur sai hain sachche bhagvan,
Bade dayalu deen-bandhu, kitno ko diya jivan-daan. || 6 ||
Kaee varsh pehle ki ghatna, tumhe sunaunga mein baat,
Keesy bhagyashaali ki Shirdi mein aaee thi barat. || 7 ||
Aaya saath usi ke tha, baalak aik bahut sunder,
Aaya aaker vahin bus gaya, paavan Shirdi kiya nagar. || 8 ||
Kaee dino tak raha bhatakta, bhiksha maangi usne dar dar,
Aur dikhaee aisee leela, jug mein jo ho gaee amar. || 9 ||
Jaise-jaise umar badi, badti hee vaisy gaee shaan,
Ghar ghar hone laga nagar mein, Sai baba kaa gungaan. || 10 ||
Digdigant mein laga goonjane, phir to Saiji ka naam,
Deen-dhukhi ki raksha karna, yahi raha baba ka kaam. || 11 ||
Baba ke charno mein ja kar, jo kehta mein hoo nirdhan,
Daya usee par hoti unkee, khul jaate dhukh ke bandhan. || 12 ||
Kabhi kisee ne maangi bhiksha, do baba mujhko suntaan,
Aivom astoo tub kaihkar Sai de te thay usko vardaan. || 13 ||
Swayam dhukhi baba ho jaate, deen-dukhijan ka lukh haal,
Anteh: karan bhi Sai ka, sagar jaisa raha vishal. || 14 ||
Bhakt ek madrasi aaya, ghar ka bahut bada dhanvaan,
Maal khajana behadh uskaa, keval nahi rahi suntaan. || 15 ||
Laga manane Sainath ko, baba mujh per daya karo,
Junjha se junkrit naiya ko, tum hee mairee par karo. || 16 ||
Kuldeepak ke bina andhera, chchaya hua ghar mein mere,
Isee liye aaya hoon baba, hokar sharnagat tere. || 17 ||
Kuldeepak ke abhav mein, vyarth hai daulat ki maya,
Aaj bhikhari ban kar baba, sharan tumhari mein aaya, || 18 ||
De de mujhko putra-daan, mein rini rahoonga jivan bhar,
Aur kisi ki aas na mujko, siraf bharosa hai tum per. || 19 ||
Anunaye-vinaye bahut ki usne, charano mein dhar ke sheesh,
Tub prasana hokar baba ne, diya bhakta ko yeh aashish. || 20 ||
‘Allah bhala karega tera,’ putra janam ho tere ghar,
Kripa rahegi tum per uski, aur tere uss balak per. || 21 ||
Ab tak nahi kisi ne paya, sai ki kripa ka paar,
Putra ratan de madrasi ko, dhanya kiya uska sansaar. || 22 ||
Tan-man se jo bhaje usi ka jug mein hota hai uddhar,
Sanch ko aanch nahi haiy koee, sada jooth ki hoti haar. || 23 ||
Mein hoon sada sahare uske, sada rahoonga uska daas,
Sai jaisa prabhu mila haiy, itni ki kum haiy kya aas. || 24 ||
Mera bhi din tha ik aisa, milti nahi mujhe thi roti,
Tan per kapda duur raha tha, sheish rahi nanhi si langoti, || 25 ||
Sarita sammukh hone per bhi mein pyasa ka pyasa tha,
Durdin mera mere ooper, davagani barsata tha. || 26 ||
Dharti ke atirikt jagat mein, mera kuch avalumbh na tha,
Bana bhikhari maiy duniya mein, dar dar thokar khata tha. || 27 ||
Aise mein ik mitra mila jo, param bhakt Sai ka tha,
Janjalon se mukt, magar iss, jagti mein veh bhi mujh sa tha. || 28 ||
Baba ke darshan ke khatir, mil dono ne kiya vichaar,
Sai jaise daya murti ke darshan ko ho gaiye taiyar. || 29 ||
Paavan Shirdi nagari mein ja kar, dhekhi matvaali murti,
Dhanya janam ho gaya ki humne jab dhekhi Sai ki surti. || 30 ||
Jabse kiye hai darshan humne, dukh sara kaphur ho gaya,
Sankat saare mite aur vipdaon ka ant ho gaya. || 31 ||
Maan aur sammaan mila, bhiksha mein humko baba se,
Prati bambit ho uthe jagat mein, hum Sai ki abha se. || 32 ||
Baba ne sammaan diya haiy, maan diya is jivan mein,
Iska hee sambal le mein, hasta jaunga jivan mein. || 33 ||
Sai ki leela ka mere, mun par aisa assar hua,
Lagta, jagti ke kan-kan mein, jaise ho veh bhara hua. || 34 ||
‘Kashiram’ baba ka bhakt, iss Shirdi mein rehta tha,
Maiy Sai ka Sai mera, veh duniya se kehta tha. || 35 ||
Seekar svayam vastra bechta, gram nagar bazaro mein,
Jhankrit uski hridh-tantri thi, Sai ki jhankaron se. || 36 ||
Stabdh nisha thi, thay soye, rajni aanchal me chand sitare,
Nahi soojhta raha hath ka, hath timiri ke mare. || 37 ||
Vastra bech kar lote raha tha, hai! Haath se ‘kaashi’,
Vichitr bada sanyoga ki uss din aata tha veh akaki. || 38 ||
Gher raah mein khare ho gaye, usse kutil, anyaayi,
Maaro kaato looto iski, hee dhvani pari sunaee. || 39 ||
Loot peet kar usse vahan se, kutil gaye champat ho,
Aaghaton se marmahat ho, usne di thi sangya kho. || 40 ||
Bahut der tak para raha veh, vahin usi halat mein,
Jaane kab kuch hosh ho utha, usko kisi palak mein. || 41 ||
Anjane hee uske muh se, nikal para tha Sai,
Jiski prati dhvani Shirdi mein, baba ko parri sunai. || 42 ||
Shubdh utha ho manas unka, baba gaye vikal ho,
Lagta jaise ghatna sari, ghati unhi ke sunmukh ho. || 43 ||
Unmadi se idhar udhar tab, baba lage bhatakne,
Sunmukh chizein jo bhi aiee, unkoo lage patkne. || 44 ||
Aur dhadhakte angaro mein, baba ne kar dala,
Huye sashankit sabhi vaha, lakh tandav nritya nirala. || 45 ||
Samajh gaye sab log ki koi, bhakt para sankat mein,
Shubit khare thai sabhi vaha par, pare huye vismaiye mein. || 46 ||
Usse bachane ke hi khatir, baba aaj vikal hai,
Uski hi piraa se pirit, unka ant sthal hai. || 47 ||
Itne me hi vidhi ne apni, vichitrata dhikhlayi,
Lukh kar jisko janta ko, shradha sarita lehrayee. || 48 ||
Lekar sanghya heen bhakt ko, gaari ek vaha aayee,
Sunmukh apne dekh bhakt ko, Sai ki aankhe bhar aayee. || 49 ||
Shant, dheer, gambhir sindhu sa, baba ka anthsthal,
Aaj na jane kyon reh-rehkar, ho jaata tha chanchal. || 50 ||
Aaj daya ki murti svayum tha bana hua upchaari,
Aur bhakt ke liye aaj tha, dev bana prati haari. || 51 ||
Aaj bhakti ki vishum pariksha mein, safal hua tha Kaashi,
Uske hee darshan ki khatir, thai umre nagar-nivasi. || 52 ||
Jab bhi aur jahan bhi koyee, bhakt pare sankat mein,
Uski raksha karne baba jate hai pulbhur mein. || 53 ||
Yug yug ka hai satya yeh, nahi koi nayee kahani,
Aapat grast bhakt jab hota, jate khudh antar yami. || 54 ||
Bhedh bhaav se pare pujari manavta ke thai sai,
Jitne pyare Hindu-Muslim uutne hi Sikh Isai. || 55 ||
Bhed bhaav mandir masjid ka tor phor baba ne dala,
Ram rahim sabhi unke thai, Krishan Karim Allah Tala. || 56 ||
Ghante ki pratidhvani se gunja, masjid ka kona kona,
Mile paraspar Hindu Muslim, pyar bada din din doona. || 57 ||
Chamatkar tha kitna sundar, parichaye iss kaya ne dee,
Aur neem karvahat mein bhi mithaas baba ne bhar dee. || 58 ||
Sabko sneha diya Sai ne, sabko suntul pyar kiya,
Jo kuch jisne bhi chaha, baba ne usko vahi diya. || 59 ||
Aise snehsheel bhajan ka, naam sada jo japa kare,
Parvat jaisa dhukh na kyoon ho, palbhar mein veh door tare. || 60 ||
Sai jaisa daata humne, aare nahi dekha koi,
Jiske keval darshan se hee, saari vipda door gayee. || 61 ||
Tan mein Sai, man mein Sai, Sai bhajha karo,
Apne tan ki sudh budh khokur, sudh uski tum kiya karo. || 62 ||
Jab tu apni sudh tajkur, baba ki sudh kiya karega,
Aur raat din baba, baba, baba hi tu rata karega. || 63 ||
To baba ko aare! vivash ho, sudh teri leni hee hogi,
Teri har icha baba ko, puree hee karni hogi. || 64 ||
Jungal jungal bhatak na pagal, aur dhundne baba ko,
Ek jagah keval Shirdi mein, tu paiga baba ko. || 65 ||
Dhanya jagat mein prani hai veh, jisne baba ko paya,
Dukh mein sukh mein prahar aath ho, sai ka hee gune gaya. || 66 ||
Gire sankat ke parvat, chahe bijli hi toot pare,
Sai ka le naam sada tum, sunmukh sub ke raho arre. || 67 ||
Iss budhe ki sunn karamat, tum ho jaoge hairaan,
Dang reh sunkar jisko, jane kitne chatur sujaan. || 68 ||
Ek baar Shirdi mein sadhu dhongi tha koi aaya,
Bholi bhali nagar nivasi janta ko tha bharmaya. || 69 ||
Jari, butiyan unhe dhikha kar, karne laga vaha bhashan,
Kehne laga sunno shrotagan, ghar mera hai vrindavan. || 70 ||
Aushadhi mere paas ek hai, aur ajab iss mein shakti,
Iske sevan karne se hi, ho jaati dukh se mukti. || 71 ||
Aggar mukta hona chaho tum, sankat se bimari se,
To hai mera numra nivaidan, har nar se har nari se, || 72 ||
Lo kharid tum isko, sevan vidhiyan hai nyari,
Yadyapi tuch vastu hai yeh, gun uske hai atisheh bhari. || 73 ||
Jo hai suntaan heen yeh yadi, meri aushdhi ko khaye,
Putra ratan ho parapat, aare aur veh mooh manga phal paye. || 74 ||
Aushadh meri jo na kharide, jeevan bhar pachtayega,
Mujh jaisa prani shayad hi, aare yaha aa payega. || 75 ||
Duniya do din ka mela hai, mauj shaunk tum bhi kar lo,
Gar is se milta hai, sub kuch, tum bhi isko le lo. || 76 ||
Hairani barti janta ki, lakh iski kaarastaani,
Pramudit veh bhi man hi man tha, lakh logo ki nadani. || 77 ||
Khabar suna ne baba ko yeh, gaya daud kar sevak ek,
Sun kar bhukuti tani aur, vismaran ho gaya sabhi vivek. || 78 ||
Hukum diya sevak ko, satvar pakar dusht ko lao,
Ya Shirdi ki seema se, kapti ko duur bhagao. || 79 ||
Mere rehte bholi bhali, shirdi ki janta ko,
Kaun neech aisa jo, sahas karta hai chalne ko. || 80 ||
Pulbhur mai hi aise dhongi, kapti neech lootere ko,
Maha naash ke maha gart mein, phahuncha doon jivan bhar ko. || 81 ||
Tanik mila aabhaas madari, krur kutil anyayi ko,
Kaal nachta hai ab sir par, gussa aaya Sai ko. || 82 ||
Pal bhar mein sab khel bandh kar, bhaga sir par rakh kar pairr,
Socha tha sabh hi ab, bhagvan nahi hai ab khair. || 83 ||
Such hai Sai jaisa daani, mil na sakega jag mein,
Ansh iish ka Sai baba, unhe na kuch bhi mushkil jag mein. || 84 ||
Sneh, sheel, sojanya, aadi ka abhushan dharan kar,
Badta iss duniya mein jo bhi, manav sevaye path par. || 85 ||
Vahi jeet leta hai jagti, ke jan jan ka anthsthal,
Uski ek udasi hi jag ko kar deti hai vrihal. || 86 ||
Jab jab jug mein bhar paap ka bar bar ho jaata hai,
Usse mita ne ke hi khatir, avtari ho aata hai. || 87 ||
Paap aur anyaya sabhi kuch, iss jagti ka har ke,
Duur bhaga deta duniya ke danav ko shan bhar mein. || 88 ||
Sneh sudha ki dhar barasne, lagti hai duniya mein,
Gale paraspar milne lagte, jan jan hai aapas mein. || 89 ||
Aisse hee avtari Sai, mrityulok mein aakar,
Samta ka yeh paath paraya, sabko apna aap mitakar. || 90 ||
Naam dwarka masjid ka , rakha Shirdi ne,
Haap taap, suntaap mitaya, jo kuch aaya Sai ne. || 91 ||
Sada yaad mein mast ram ki, baithe rehte thai Sai,
Peher aath hee naam ram ka, bhajte rehte thai Sai. || 92 ||
Sookhee rookhee tazi baasi, chahe ya hovai pakvaan,
Sada pyar ke bhooke Sai ke, khatir thai sabhi samaan. || 93 ||
Sneh aur shradha se apni, jan jo kuch de jaate thay,
Bade chaav se uss bhojan ko, baba paavan karte thay. || 94 ||
Kabhi kabhi man behlane ko, baba baag mein jate thay,
Pramudit man nirukh prakrati, chatta ko veh hote thay. || 95 ||
Rang-birange pushp baag ke manam manam hil dul karke,
Beehar birane man mein bhi sneh salil bhar jate thai. || 96 ||
Aise su-madhur bela mein bhi, dukh aafat bipda kai maare,
Apne man ki vyatha sunane, jan rehte baba ko ghere. || 97 ||
Sunkar jinki karun katha ko, nayan kamal bhar aate thay,
De vibhuti har vyatha, shanti, unke uur mein bhar dete thay. || 98 ||
Jaane kya adhbut, shakti, uuss vibhuti mein hoti thi,
Jo dharan karke mastak par, dukh saara har leti thi. || 99 ||
Dhanya manuj veh sakshaat darshan, jo baba Sai ke paye,
Dhanya kamal kar unke jinse, charan kamal veh parsai. || 100 ||
Kaash nirbhaiy tumko bhi, saakshat Sai mil jaata,
Varshon se ujra chaman apna, phir se aaj khil-jata. || 101 ||
Gar pakar mein charan shri ke, nahi chorta umar bhar,
Mana leta mein jaroor unko gar rooth te Sai mujh par!! || 102 ||
Shri Saibaba Chalisa Meaning:
At the outset, in Shirdi Sai Baba’s feet,
I bow my head in reverence,
How Sai Baba came to Shirdi,
I describe the story of his arrival.
Who is his mother? Who is his father?
Nobody has knowledge of these facts,
Where was Sai Baba born?
It has remained a question and a mystery.
Some say that Sai Baba came from Ayodhya,
And identify him as an incarnation of Lord Rama,
Some say that Sai Baba,
Is Hanuman – the son of Pavan (Wind God)
Some say that he is Mangal Murti,
An incarnation of Lord Ganesha,
Some day that he is Gokul-Mohan i.e. Lord Krishna,
The son of Devki.
Numerous devotees identify Sai Baba as a form of Lord Shiva,
And keep worshipping him,
While some others say that Sai is the avatar of Dattatreya (one of the Hindu Gods of Yoga),
And pray to him accordingly.
Whatever you believe him to be,
Sai Baba is a true God,
He is very kind and a friend of the downtrodden,
And has given the blessing of life to so many.
There is an incident from many years ago,
I will describe its details to you,
Someone who was extremely lucky and blessed,
Has his marriage procession passing through Shirdi.
As a part of that procession had arrived in Shirdi,
A young boy who was extremely handsome,
Once in Shirdi, he settled there itself,
And made it a holy and blessed place.
He kept wandering for many days,
Asking for donations door-by-door,
And he displayed such amazing glory and miracles,
Which became storied and eternal across the world.
He kept wandering for many days,
Asking for donations door-by-door,
And he displayed such amazing glory and miracles,
Which became storied and eternal across the world.
As the young boy grew up over time,
His fame and popularity kept growing,
And every house in the city of Shirdi,
Started to chant the name of Sai Baba.
All corners of the universe reverberated with the echo,
Of Sai Baba’s name,
Protecting the downtrodden and the ones in pain,
Is Sai Baba’s primary life work.
When someone goes into the refuge of Sai Baba’s feet,
And says that he is impoverished,
Is showered by the kindness of Sai Baba,
And he is relieved of the shackles of pain and sadness.
At another time, someone asked for a blessing,
Requesting Sai Baba to bless her with a child,
Saying “Avum Astoo”, Sai Baba
Bless her with a boon.
Sai Baba is overcome with grief,
When he sees the condition of the downtrodden and the poor,
Shri Sai Baba’s soul,
Is large and infinite like the ocean.
A South Indian bhakt visited Sai Baba once,
While he was very wealthy and prosperous,
And owned many treasures and riches,
The one thing he lacked and craved for was a progeny.
He tried to convince Sai Baba,
Please show me kindness oh Baba – he begged,
The boat of my life is caught in troubled and turbulent waters,
Please come to my rescue and help me reach the shore.
Without a heir there is darkness,
Spread all over my home,
This is the reason why I have come to you oh Baba,
To offer myself to your feet.
In the absence of a progeny,
Wealth does not serve any purpose,
Oh Baba, despite my wealth today I come to you as a beggar,
To seek your refuge and help.
Please bless me with a child,
I will be grateful to you for my entire life,
I do not have faith in anyone else,
And I only trust you to help me.
He prayed and begged a lot,
With his head bowed to Sai Baba’s feet,
Sai Baba was satisfied by the devotee’s humility and submission,
And gave the devotee this blessing.
Allah will do good to you,
A child will be born in your home,
Allah’s kindness will forever be with you,
And with the child that is born to you.
Tilll date no one has found,
Anything that exceeds the kindness of Sai Baba,
With the gift of a progeny to his South Indian devotee,
Sai Baba gave a huge boon to his life and existence.
Whoever chants Sai’s name with their entire mind and body,
Experiences all the benefits in this world,
The truth is not faced with threats of any kind,
And it is lies and treachery that always get defeated.
I forever live by the support of him,
And will always remain his devoted servant,
I have found a God like Sai Baba,
That itself is a huge source or hope.
Even I had a phase like this once,
When I could not even find food to eat,
I had no clothes to cover my body with,
And my only possession was a small langoti/dhoti.
The river was right before me,
And yet I remained thirsty,
My unfortunate days and phases used to throw upon me,
Showers of fire and flames.
In the entire universe, there was nothing except the land/earth,
Which I could seek refuge and protection from,
I became a beggar in this world,
And used to experience injuries and hurt at every corner.
In such circumstances, I met a friend who,
Was a devoted follower of Sai Baba,
He was free of troubles in his life,
But in his circumstances he was just like me.
For the sake of seeking Sai Baba’s darshan,
The two of us thought and planned together,
Sai Baba is an icon of kindness,
And we were now ready for his darshan.
We travelled to the holy and blessed city of Shirdi,
And saw the glorious image/idol of Sai Baba,
Our lives became blessed,
The moment we saw his form.
From the moment that we had the darshan of Sai Baba,
All our pains and sadness have evaporated,
All troubles have been erased and,
Calamities have come to an end.
We have received respect and honour,
In donation from Sai Baba,
We were filled with awe in this world,
With the impressive uniqueness of Sai Baba.
Baba has blessed us with honor,
And respect in this lifetime,
And taking the support and refuge of this,
I will keep smiling throughout my life.
Sai’s divinity has had,
Such an influence on my mind,
I feel as if every inch of space in the universe,
Is filled with him and his power.
Kashiram was a devotee of Sai Baba,
And used to live in Shirdi,
I belong to Sai and Sai belongs to me,
He used to say to the world.
He used to stitch and sell clothes by himself,
In the village, city and in markets,
His heartbeats were filled with the echo of,
Sai Baba’s musical voice.
It was a dark night and deep in sleep,
Were the moon and stars in the night’s cradle,
His one hand was unable to find,
The other hand because of the pitch black darkness.
After selling his clothes Kaashi was returning,
From the local market,
It is a surprising co-incidence that on that day,
He was coming back all alone.
He was stopped in his path and surrounded by,
A group of cooked and unjust people,
Beat him, cut him and rob him,
Were the only words heard around him.
After robbing him and beating him there,
The group of crooked robbers escaped,
And pained by the many wounds that he sustained,
Kaashi lost his consciousness.
He lay there for a very long time,
In the same unconscious state,
And unknowingly he regained consciously,
At a certain moment.
He spoke without thinking consciously,
Calling out the name of Sai Baba,
And his voice echoed far away in Shirdi,
Where Sai Baba heard his call for help.
Sai Baba’s soul was shaken to its core,
And he was suddenly unsettled,
As if the entire incident of the robbery,
Had taken place right before his eyes.
Filled with anxiety; in different directions,
Baba started to pace around,
Whatever he spotted within his reach,
He started to throw them around in agitation.
And on burning coal and flames,
Baba performed –
Leaving everyone in sight in complete awe –
His rare dance of anger.
All the people observing him understood that some,
Devotee of Sai Baba somewhere was in trouble,
All of them stood there in total silence,
Paralyzed by absolute awe.
It is in order to protect the troubled devotee,
That Baba himself is so perturbed today,
Pained by the pain of his devotee,
Is Sai Baba’s heart.
It is then that destiny showed its,
Miraculous nature,
And seeing that miracle the entire audience,
Was inundated by a river of devotion.
Bringing the unconscious devotee (Kaashi),
Came a vehicle,
Seeing his devotee before him,
Sai Baba’s eyes were filled with tears.
The normally peaceful, courageous, thoughtful and sea-like,
Sai Baba’s soul,
Was today intermittently,
Perturbed by feelings of anxiety and emotion.
Today the idol of kindness (i.e. Sai Baba) himself had,
Transformed into a doctor,
And for his devotee today,
God had become a reliever of pain.
In the tough test of his devotion,
Kaashi had succeeded,
And it was for his darshan,
That residents of the city had gathered.
Whenever and wherever some,
Devotee falls into trouble,
It is to protect her that Baba,
Goes there instantly.
This has been true for ages,
And is not a new story,
Whenever a devotee of Baba finds herself in trouble,
Sai Baba himself goes there to rescue her.
Sage Sai Baba knew no discrimination,
And he belonged to humanity as a whole,
He showed as much love to Hindus and Muslims,
As he showed to Sikhs and Christians.
Any discrimination between a temple and a mosque,
Was destroyed by Sai Baba,
Both Ram and Rahim belonged to him,
And so did Krishna, Karim and Allah.
The sound of a bell echoed,
In all corners of a mosque,
And Hindus and Muslims met each other cordially,
And their love multiplied day by day.
So beautiful this magic was,
Which was introduced to the world by this form of God,
And even the bitter Neem leaves,
Were filled with sweetness by Sai Baba.
Sai Baba gave his love to one and all,
And he loved everyone equally,
Whatever it is that one wished for,
Baba made sure that he gave it to him.
A saint like this who is so filled with love,
If one recites his name forever,
Even if one is faced by a mountain of sadness,
It will all disappear in an instant.
A donor like Sai Baba,
Has never been seen,
And the darshan of Sai Baba alone,
Dissolves all pains and troubles.
The body and mind are filled with Sai,
Keep chanting ‘Sai Sai’,
Lose awareness of your body,
And meditate purely on Sai Baba.
When you stop thinking about yourself,
And start meditating on Sai Baba,
When day and night ‘Baba, Baba’,
Is all that you recite.
Then Baba will be compelled,
To pay attention to you,
And Baba will have to consider every wish that you have,
And fulfil each one of them.
Stop wandering from one forest to another, oh ignorant,
In search of Sai Baba,
In only one place which is Shirdi,
Is where you will find Baba.
Blessed is that being in this world,
Who has obtained Baba’s refuge,
Who both in happiness, sadness and through the eight phases of each day,
Sings only Sai’s name.
The mountains of troubles will fall apart,
And even if lightning strikes,
Keep remembering the name of Sai,
And face all troubles courageously.
Listening to the story of this old man,
You will be left dumbstruck,
This story has left with shock,
Innumerous intelligent people.
Once upon a time, Shirdi was visited by a Sadhu,
Who was a cheat,
The innocent residents of the city,
Were misguided by him.
He showed the residents herbs of different kinds,
And started to give a speech to them,
He said to his audience, “Listen to me,
My home is in the city of Vrindavan.”
I possess a unique medicine with me,
Which has a wondrous power,
The dosage of this medicine itself,
Relieves one of all sadness and pains.
If you want to be free from,
Troubles and Diseases,
Then this is my humble request,
Of every man and every woman here.
Come forward and buy this medicine,
There are many unique benefits to its dosage,
Although it looks like trivial,
It has many impressive qualities.
If there is anyone here who is childless,
And if he/she has this medicine,
They will receive the gift of a child,
As well as any wish that they ask for.
Whoever does not buy my medicine,
Will regret for the rest of his life,
It is not likely that someone like me,
Will ever visit this place again.
The world is like a fair that lasts for two days,
You should enjoy it and fulfil your desires,
This medicine helps you acquire all these things,
You should definitely purchase it.
His audience was completely awed by his claims,
Listening to and watching his words and actions,
Surprised and satisfied was the Sadhu as well,
Seeing how innocent and uninformed his large audience was.
To give this news to Sai Baba,
One of his followers went running to him,
Listening to the incident, Sai Baba raised his eyebrows,
And his sense of calm was completely destroyed.
Sai Baba ordered his follower to,
Capture the cheat and bring him immediately,
Or from Shirdi’s borders,
Make the cheat run far away.
As long as I am around, the innocent,
Population of Shirdi,
Who is this lowly being that,
Has the courage to cheat them.
In an instant, a hypocrite like this,
A cheat, a lowly being, a thief like this,
I will subject him to the worst form of destruction,
For the rest of his life.
Introduce me to this magician,
This cruel, crooked and unjust man,
Time dances over his head now,
Sai Baba is enraged by his actions.
Instantaneously, the cheat put a stop to his game,
And ran tumbling out of the city,
He kept thinking in his mind,
That now there was no escape from the punishment of God.
It is true that a donor like Sai Baba,
Cannot be found anywhere in the world,
When Sai Baba is a part of someone,
There is nothing in the universe that is tough for him.
Affection, humility, kindness,
etc. when worn by one,
Who then tries to make progress in this world,
On the path of service to humanity.
He is the one who wins over the world,
And rules on the souls of all beings
One small hint of his sadness itself,
Cripples the entire world.
Whenever the weight of sins in this world,
Increases beyond bearable limits,
With the purpose of destroying those sins,
Comes an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
All sins and injustice,
Of this world are dissolved by him.
And forced to run away from his presence,
Are all the world’s demons in an instant.
Showers of love and the nectar of Gods,
Starts falling upon this world,
People start embracing each other,
In large crowds amongst themselves.
This is the kind of incarnation that Sai is,
Who took birth in this world,
And taught this lesson of peaceful co-existence and equality,
To all without consideration to one’s selfishness.
A mosque was named Dwarka (birthplace of Lord Krishna),
By Sai Baba in the city of Shirdi,
He erased anger, sickness, troubles,
And any other kind of adversity.
With beautiful thoughts and memories of Lord Rama,
Sai Baba used to constantly sit in meditation,
And through all the eight phases of a day, Lord Rama’s name,
Was all that he would keep chanting.
Dried, wrinkled, fresh or stale,
Whatever state that food was in,
Sai Baba was forever hungry for love,
And considered it all to be equally good.
With their love and devotion,
Whatever it is that devotees used to give away,
Baba used to enthusiastically have that food,
And make it blessed.
Sometimes just to calm his mind,
Baba used to go to the garden,
He felt pleased on observing nature,
And his face would glow with happiness as a result.
The colorful flowers of the garden,
Used to shake in a trance,
And even a peaceful mind,
Used to be filled with streams of love as a result.
Even in times like these,
Tortured by sadness, obstacles and troubles,
To tell Sai Baba about the pains that afflicted their minds,
People used to surround him.
Whoever’s stories of pain and troubles
Filled his eyes with tears,
He would give them sacred ashes and taking away their pains,
Fill his hands with peace and calm.
One wonders what magical power,
Was contained in those ashes,
Which when applied on ones forehead,
Make all sadness disappear.
Blessed are the people who got to have a darshan,
Of Sai Baba in person,
Tremendously blessed are the people who,
Had the opportunity to touch Sai’s feet directly.
You should wish fearless that you are also able to,
Obtain Sai Baba’s essence for yourself,
As a result the dried garden of your life,
Would once again blossom with crackling colors.
I would hold the feet of Sai Baba,
And I would never let it go for my entire life,
I would have definitely been able to make him forgive me,
If ever Sai had been angered by my actions.
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