Datta Bavani Meaning — Line by Line
दत्त बावनी
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Meaning — Line by Line
Every verse of Datta Bavani with its English meaning. Tap any word to hear it, or ▶ to recite the verse.
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- Verse 1. Jaya Yogishvara Datta Dayaal. Tun ja eka jagamaan pratipaal.
- Verse 2. Brahma-Hari-Hara-no avataar. Sharanaagata-no taaranahaar.
- Verse 3. Vaade gher ke raanamaan. Raho chho Chaitanya roopamaan.
- Verse 4. Maataa tun ne pitaa tun ja. Bandhu tun ne sakhaa tun ja.
- Verse 5. Tuja vina bhatakyo bahu bahu door. Have charane raakhyo jaroor.
- Verse 6. Veda Shaastra Puraana pramaana. Taaraka mantra e Datta-pramaana.
- Verse 7. Jaya jaya kaarunika Avadhoota. Taaraka tarana trigunaateeta.
- Verse 8. Jaya Giranaari Avadhoota. Shri Gurudatta Digambara soota.
Jaya Yogishvara Datta Dayaal. Tun ja eka jagamaan pratipaal.
जय योगीश्वर दत्त दयाळ। तुं ज एक जगमां प्रतिपाळ॥ अत्र्यनसूया करी निमित्त। प्रगट्यो जगकारण निश्चित्त॥
Jaya Yogishvara Datta Dayaal. Tun ja eka jagamaan pratipaal. Atryanasuyaa kari nimitta. Pragatyo jagakaarana nishchitta.
MeaningVictory to you, O Datta, lord of yogis, the compassionate one — you alone sustain the whole world. Taking sage Atri and Anasuya as the occasion, you surely appeared as the very cause of the world.
Brahma-Hari-Hara-no avataar. Sharanaagata-no taaranahaar.
ब्रह्महरिहरनो अवतार। शरणागतनो तारणहार॥ अंतर्यामी सत्चितसुख। बहार धरा बहुविध सुखदुःख॥
Brahma-Hari-Hara-no avataar. Sharanaagata-no taaranahaar. Antaryaami Sat-Chit-Sukha. Bahaar dharaa bahuvidha sukha-duhkha.
MeaningYou are the incarnation of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, the deliverer of all who seek refuge. As the inner controller you are Existence-Consciousness-Bliss; outwardly you bear the world's manifold joys and sorrows.
Vaade gher ke raanamaan. Raho chho Chaitanya roopamaan.
वाडे घेर के रानमां। रहो छो चैतन्य रूपमां॥ सहाय करो सदा सर्व ठाम। अगणित रूपे अगणित नाम॥
Vaade gher ke raanamaan. Raho chho Chaitanya roopamaan. Sahaaya karo sadaa sarva thaam. Aganita roope aganita naam.
MeaningWhether in a garden, a home, or the forest, you abide as pure consciousness. You give help always and everywhere, in countless forms and by countless names.
Maataa tun ne pitaa tun ja. Bandhu tun ne sakhaa tun ja.
माता तुं ने पिता तुं ज। बंधु तुं ने सखा तुं ज॥ त्रिगुणातीत त्रिगुणस्वरूप। अकल अरूप ने बहुरूप॥
Maataa tun ne pitaa tun ja. Bandhu tun ne sakhaa tun ja. Trigunaateeta triguna-svaroopa. Akala aroopa ne bahuroopa.
MeaningYou alone are mother, you alone are father; you alone are kinsman and you alone are friend. You are beyond the three gunas yet are their very form — indivisible, formless, and of endless forms.
Tuja vina bhatakyo bahu bahu door. Have charane raakhyo jaroor.
तुज विण भटक्यो बहु बहु दूर। हवे चरणे राख्यो जरूर॥ प्रेमे पुकारुं दिनरात। दत्त दत्त बस एक ज वात॥
Tuja vina bhatakyo bahu bahu door. Have charane raakhyo jaroor. Preme pukaarun dinaraata. Datta Datta basa eka ja vaata.
MeaningWithout you I have wandered very far astray; now keep me surely at your feet. Day and night I call out in love — 'Datta, Datta' — that alone is my one word.
Veda Shaastra Puraana pramaana. Taaraka mantra e Datta-pramaana.
वेद शास्त्र पुराण प्रमाण। तारक मंत्र ए दत्तप्रमाण॥ गुरु बिन ज्ञान न को पावे। दत्तकृपा विण न कळावे॥
Veda Shaastra Puraana pramaana. Taaraka mantra e Datta-pramaana. Guru bina jnaana na ko paave. Datta-kripaa vina na kalaave.
MeaningThe Vedas, scriptures and Puranas are the proof; the saving mantra rests on Datta's own authority. Without the Guru no one gains knowledge, and without Datta's grace it cannot be made clear.
Jaya jaya kaarunika Avadhoota. Taaraka tarana trigunaateeta.
जय जय कारुणिक अवधूत। तारक तरण त्रिगुणातीत॥ अनसूयात्मज दिगंबर। दत्त दिगंबर दत्त दिगंबर॥
Jaya jaya kaarunika Avadhoota. Taaraka tarana trigunaateeta. Anasuyaatmaja Digambara. Datta Digambara Datta Digambara.
MeaningVictory, victory to the compassionate Avadhuta, the saviour who carries us across, beyond the three gunas. O sky-clad son of Anasuya — Datta the sky-clad, Datta the sky-clad!
Jaya Giranaari Avadhoota. Shri Gurudatta Digambara soota.
जय गिरनारी अवधूत। श्री गुरुदत्त दिगंबर सूत॥ भावे भजे जे नरनार। तेने तारे ए भवपार॥
Jaya Giranaari Avadhoota. Shri Gurudatta Digambara soota. Bhaave bhaje je nara-naara. Tene taare e bhavapaara.
MeaningVictory to the Avadhuta of Girnar, the sky-clad son who is Sri Gurudatta. Whatever man or woman worships him with feeling, he carries them across the ocean of worldly existence.
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Origin & History
Source: Datta-sampradaya devotional literature; composed in Gujarati by Shri Rang Avadhoot Maharaj of Nareshwar
Author: Shri Rang Avadhoot Maharaj (Pandurang Vitthal Valame), 1898–1968
Period: 20th century
Shri Rang Avadhoot Maharaj was a renowned Datta-bhakta who established his ashram at Nareshwar on the banks of the Narmada. Out of his intense love for Lord Dattatreya he composed the Datta Bavani — fifty-two verses in simple, fervent Gujarati that pour out total surrender to Datta as the all-sustaining, compassionate Avadhuta and the very form of the Trimurti. The hymn spread rapidly among devotees and is now recited daily in countless homes and at Datta temples, especially in Gujarat and Maharashtra, as a prayer for refuge, protection and the grace of the Sadguru.
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