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𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌲𑍀𑌸𑌾

Sai Baba Chalisa in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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Traditional Hindi devotional chalisa · Traditional · 20th century

Shirdi Sai Baba appeared in the village of Shirdi as a young fakir and lived there in a ruined mosque he named Dwarakamai, keeping a sacred fire whose ash (udi) healed his devotees. Worshipped by Hindus and Muslims alike, he taught 'Sabka Malik Ek', that one God is the master of all. This Chalisa retells his leelas, the boon of a son to a devotee from Madras, the rescue of Kashiram, and the humbling of a false sadhu, as a hymn of his boundless compassion.

✦ As told in scripture

It is told that when his devotee Kashiram lay beaten and unconscious on a far road and cried out 'Sai', Baba in Shirdi felt the blow as his own, thrust his hand into the dhuni fire, and so shielded his devotee from death, proof that Baba comes 'in a moment' to any who remember him in danger.

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Doha 1

𑌪𑌹𑌲𑍇 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌕𑍇 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍋𑌂 𑌮𑍇𑌂, 𑌅𑌪𑌨𑌾 𑌶𑍀𑌶 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌊𑌂 𑌮𑍈𑌂। 𑌕𑍈𑌸𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌡𑍀 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌆𑌏, 𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌾 𑌹𑌾𑌲 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌊𑌂 𑌮𑍈𑌂॥ 𑌕𑍗𑌨 𑌹𑍈 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾, 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑍗𑌨 𑌹𑍈, 𑌯𑍇 𑌨 𑌕𑌿𑌸𑍀 𑌨𑍇 𑌭𑍀 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾। 𑌕𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌨𑍇 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌾, 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌨 𑌪𑌹𑍇𑌲𑍀 𑌰𑌹𑌾 𑌬𑌨𑌾॥

Pahale Sai ke charanom mem, apana shisha namaum maim Kaise shiradi Sai ae, sara hala sunaum maim Kauna hai mata, pita kauna hai, ye na kisi ne bhi jana Kaham janma Sai ne dhara, prashna paheli raha bana

Meaning:First I bow my head at Sai's feet; I shall tell the whole story of how Sai came to Shirdi. Who his mother was, who his father, no one ever knew; where Sai took his birth has remained an unsolved riddle.

Doha 2

𑌕𑍋𑌈 𑌕𑌹𑍇 𑌅𑌯𑍋𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑍇, 𑌯𑍇 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨 𑌹𑍈𑌂। 𑌕𑍋𑌈 𑌕𑌹𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾, 𑌪𑌵𑌨 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌹𑌨𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌨 𑌹𑍈𑌂॥ 𑌕𑍋𑌈 𑌕𑌹𑌤𑌾 𑌮𑌂𑌗𑌲 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌗𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦 𑌹𑍈𑌂 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂। 𑌕𑍋𑌈 𑌕𑌹𑌤𑌾 𑌗𑍋𑌕𑍁𑌲 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌨, 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌕𑍀 𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨 𑌹𑍈𑌂 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂॥

Koi kahe ayodhya ke, ye ramachamdra bhagavana haim Koi kahata Sai baba, pavana putra hanumana haim Koi kahata mamgala murti, shri gajanamda haim Sai Koi kahata gokula mohana, devaki nandana haim Sai

Meaning:Some say he is Lord Ramachandra of Ayodhya; some say Sai Baba is Hanuman, the son of the wind. Some call him the auspicious-formed Lord Ganesha (Gajanand); some say Sai is the charmer of Gokul, the son of Devaki (Krishna).

Chaupai 1

𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌰 𑌸𑌮𑌝𑍇 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌕𑌈 𑌤𑍋, 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌕𑍋 𑌭𑌜𑌤𑍇 𑌰𑌹𑌤𑍇। 𑌕𑍋𑌈 𑌕𑌹 𑌅𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌰 𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤 𑌕𑌾, 𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌕𑍀 𑌕𑌰𑌤𑍇॥ 𑌕𑍁𑌛 𑌭𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍋 𑌉𑌨𑌕𑍋 𑌤𑍁𑌮, 𑌪𑌰 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌹𑍈𑌂 𑌸𑌚𑍍𑌚𑍇 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨। 𑌬𑌡़𑍇 𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌲𑍁 𑌦𑍀𑌨𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍁, 𑌕𑌿𑌤𑌨𑍋𑌂 𑌕𑍋 𑌦𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌨 𑌦𑌾𑌨॥

Shamkara samajhe bhakta kai to, baba ko bhajate rahate Koi kaha avatara datta ka, puja Sai ki karate Kuchha bhi mano unako tuma, para Sai haim sachche bhagavana Bada़e dayalu dinabandhu, kitanom ko diya jivana dana

Meaning:Many devotees take him for Shankara (Shiva) and keep worshipping Baba; some call him an incarnation of Dattatreya and worship Sai so. Hold him to be whoever you will, yet Sai is the true Lord, most merciful, the friend of the destitute, who has granted the gift of life to so many.

Chaupai 2

𑌕𑌈 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌷 𑌪𑌹𑌲𑍇 𑌕𑍀 𑌘𑌟𑌨𑌾, 𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌹𑍇𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌊𑌂𑌗𑌾 𑌮𑍈𑌂 𑌬𑌾𑌤। 𑌕𑌿𑌸𑍀 𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌶𑌾𑌲𑍀 𑌕𑍀, 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌡𑍀 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌆𑌈 𑌥𑍀 𑌬𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌤॥ 𑌆𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌥 𑌉𑌸𑍀 𑌕𑍇 𑌥𑌾, 𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌕 𑌏𑌕 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌤 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰। 𑌆𑌯𑌾, 𑌆𑌕𑌰 𑌵𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌬𑌸 𑌗𑌯𑌾, 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌨 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌡𑍀 𑌕𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌨𑌗𑌰॥

Kai varsha pahale ki ghatana, tumhem sunaumga maim bata Kisi bhagyashali ki, shiradi mem ai thi barata Aya satha usi ke tha, balaka eka bahuta sundara Aya, akara vahim basa gaya, pavana shiradi kiya nagara

Meaning:I shall tell you of an event of many years ago: the wedding party of some fortunate soul once came to Shirdi. Along with it had come a very beautiful boy; he came, settled there, and made the town of Shirdi holy.

Chaupai 3

𑌕𑌈 𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌂 𑌤𑌕 𑌭𑌟𑌕𑌤𑌾, 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌗 𑌉𑌸𑌨𑍇 𑌦𑌰-𑌦𑌰। 𑌔𑌰 𑌦𑌿𑌖𑌾𑌈 𑌐𑌸𑍀 𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾, 𑌜𑌗 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌜𑍋 𑌹𑍋 𑌗𑌈 𑌅𑌮𑌰॥ 𑌜𑍈𑌸𑍇-𑌜𑍈𑌸𑍇 𑌅𑌮𑌰 𑌉𑌮𑌰 𑌬𑌢़𑍀, 𑌬𑌢़𑌤𑍀 𑌹𑍀 𑌵𑍈𑌸𑍇 𑌗𑌈 𑌶𑌾𑌨। 𑌘𑌰-𑌘𑌰 𑌹𑍋𑌨𑍇 𑌲𑌗𑌾 𑌨𑌗𑌰 𑌮𑍇𑌂, 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌕𑌾 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌗𑌾𑌨 ॥

Kai dinom taka bhatakata, bhiksha manga usane dara-dara Aura dikhai aisi lila, jaga mem jo ho gai amara Jaise-jaise amara umara badha़i, badha़ti hi vaise gai shana Ghara-ghara hone laga nagara mem, Sai baba ka gunagana

Meaning:For many days he wandered, begging alms from door to door, and showed such divine play (leela) as became immortal in the world. As his years increased, so too did his glory; in every home of the town the praise of Sai Baba began to be sung.

Chaupai 4

𑌦𑌿𑌗𑍍-𑌦𑌿𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌲𑌗𑌾 𑌗𑍂𑌂𑌜𑌨𑍇, 𑌫𑌿𑌰 𑌤𑍋 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂𑌜𑍀 𑌕𑌾 𑌨𑌾𑌮। 𑌦𑍀𑌨-𑌦𑍁𑌖𑍀 𑌕𑍀 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑌨𑌾, 𑌯𑌹𑍀 𑌰𑌹𑌾 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌕𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌮॥ 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌕𑍇 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍋𑌂 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌜𑌾𑌕𑌰, 𑌜𑍋 𑌕𑌹𑌤𑌾 𑌮𑍈𑌂 𑌹𑍂𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌨। 𑌦𑌯𑌾 𑌉𑌸𑍀 𑌪𑌰 𑌹𑍋𑌤𑍀 𑌉𑌨𑌕𑍀, 𑌖𑍁𑌲 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑍇 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖 𑌕𑍇 𑌬𑌂𑌧𑌨॥

Dig-diganta mem laga gumjane, phira to Saiji ka nama Dina-dukhi ki raksha karana, yahi raha baba ka kama Baba ke charanom mem jakara, jo kahata maim hum nirdhana Daya usi para hoti unaki, khula jate duhkha ke bamdhana

Meaning:Then the name of Sai began to echo to every horizon; to protect the poor and the suffering was ever Baba's work. Whoever went to Baba's feet and said, 'I am destitute,' upon him fell Baba's mercy, and the bonds of his sorrow were loosed.

Chaupai 5

𑌕𑌭𑍀 𑌕𑌿𑌸𑍀 𑌨𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌗𑍀 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾, 𑌦𑍋 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌮𑍁𑌝𑌕𑍋 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌨। 𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑌬 𑌕𑌹𑌕𑌰 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂, 𑌦𑍇𑌤𑍇 𑌥𑍇 𑌉𑌸𑌕𑍋 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌨॥ 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑍀 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌹𑍋 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑍇, 𑌦𑍀𑌨-𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑍀 𑌜𑌨 𑌕𑌾 𑌲𑌖 𑌹𑌾𑌲। 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃𑌕𑌰𑌣 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌕𑌾, 𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰 𑌜𑍈𑌸𑌾 𑌰𑌹𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌲॥

Kabhi kisi ne mamgi bhiksha, do baba mujhako samtana Evam astu taba kahakara Sai, dete the usako varadana Svayam duhkhi baba ho jate, dina-duhkhi jana ka lakha hala Antahkarana shri Sai ka, sagara jaisa raha vishala

Meaning:Sometimes one would beg the boon, 'Baba, give me a child'; saying 'so be it' (evam astu), Sai would grant him the boon. Baba himself would grow sorrowful at the sight of the plight of the poor and suffering; the heart of Sai was as vast as the ocean.

Chaupai 6

𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌏𑌕 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍀 𑌆𑌯𑌾, 𑌘𑌰 𑌕𑌾 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌤 𑌬़𑌡़𑌾 𑌧𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌨। 𑌮𑌾𑌲 𑌖𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾 𑌬𑍇𑌹𑌦 𑌉𑌸𑌕𑌾, 𑌕𑍇𑌵𑌲 𑌨𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌰𑌹𑍀 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌨॥ 𑌲𑌗𑌾 𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂𑌨𑌾𑌥 𑌕𑍋, 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌮𑍁𑌝 𑌪𑌰 𑌦𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍋। 𑌝𑌂𑌝𑌾 𑌸𑍇 𑌝𑌂𑌕𑍃𑌤 𑌨𑍈𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑍋, 𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑍀 𑌪𑌾𑌰 𑌕𑌰𑍋॥

Bhakta eka madrasi aya, ghara ka bahuta ba़da़a dhanavana Mala khajana behada usaka, kevala nahim rahi samtana Laga manane Sainatha ko, baba mujha para daya karo Jhamjha se jhamkrita naiya ko, tumhim meri para karo

Meaning:A devotee from Madras came, the master of a very wealthy house; his goods and treasure were boundless, only a child he had none. He began to entreat Sainath: 'Baba, have mercy on me; my boat is tossed by the storm, you alone carry it across.'

Chaupai 7

𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌕 𑌕𑍇 𑌬𑌿𑌨𑌾 𑌅𑌂𑌧𑍇𑌰𑌾, 𑌛𑌾𑌯𑌾 𑌹𑍁𑌆 𑌘𑌰 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑍇। 𑌇𑌸𑌲𑌿𑌏 𑌆𑌯𑌾 𑌹𑍂𑌂 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾, 𑌹𑍋𑌕𑌰 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌗𑌤 𑌤𑍇𑌰𑍇॥ 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌕 𑌕𑍇 𑌅𑌭𑌾𑌵 𑌮𑍇𑌂, 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌹𑍈 𑌦𑍗𑌲𑌤 𑌕𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾। 𑌆𑌜 𑌭𑌿𑌖𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌬𑌨𑌕𑌰 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾, 𑌶𑌰𑌣 𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑍈𑌂 𑌆𑌯𑌾॥

Kuladipaka ke bina amdhera, chhaya hua ghara mem mere Isalie aya hun baba, hokara sharanagata tere Kuladipaka ke abhava mem, vyartha hai daulata ki maya Aja bhikhari banakara baba, sharana tumhari maim aya

Meaning:'Without the lamp of my line (a son), darkness has spread over my home; therefore, Baba, I have come, taking refuge in you. Lacking an heir, the illusion of wealth is in vain; today, becoming a beggar, Baba, I have come to your shelter.'

Chaupai 8

𑌦𑍇 𑌦𑍋 𑌮𑍁𑌝𑌕𑍋 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌦𑌾𑌨, 𑌮𑍈𑌂 𑌋𑌣𑍀 𑌰𑌹𑍂𑌂𑌗𑌾 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌨 𑌭𑌰। 𑌔𑌰 𑌕𑌿𑌸𑍀 𑌕𑍀 𑌆𑌶𑌾 𑌨 𑌮𑍁𑌝𑌕𑍋, 𑌸𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌫 𑌭𑌰𑍋𑌸𑌾 𑌹𑍈 𑌤𑍁𑌮 𑌪𑌰॥ 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌨𑌯-𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌯 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌤 𑌕𑍀 𑌉𑌸𑌨𑍇, 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍋𑌂 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌧𑌰 𑌕𑍇 𑌶𑍀𑌶। 𑌤𑌬 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨 𑌹𑍋𑌕𑌰 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌨𑍇 , 𑌦𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌕𑍋 𑌯𑌹 𑌆𑌶𑍀𑌶 ॥

De do mujhako putra-dana, maim rini rahumga jivana bhara Aura kisi ki asha na mujhako, sirpha bharosa hai tuma para Anunaya-vinaya bahuta ki usane, charanom mem dhara ke shisha Taba prasanna hokara baba ne , diya bhakta ko yaha ashisha

Meaning:'Grant me the gift of a son; I shall remain in your debt all my life. I have no hope in any other, my trust is in you alone.' He pleaded long and humbly, laying his head at Baba's feet; then, well pleased, Baba gave the devotee this blessing.

Chaupai 9

'𑌅𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌾 𑌭𑌲𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍇𑌗𑌾 𑌤𑍇𑌰𑌾' 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 𑌹𑍋 𑌤𑍇𑌰𑍇 𑌘𑌰। 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾 𑌰𑌹𑍇𑌗𑍀 𑌤𑍁𑌝 𑌪𑌰 𑌉𑌸𑌕𑍀, 𑌔𑌰 𑌤𑍇𑌰𑍇 𑌉𑌸 𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌕 𑌪𑌰॥ 𑌅𑌬 𑌤𑌕 𑌨𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌸𑍀 𑌨𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌯𑌾, 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌕𑍀 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾 𑌕𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌰। 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨 𑌦𑍇 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍀 𑌕𑍋, 𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌉𑌸𑌕𑌾 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰॥

'Alla bhala karega tera' putra janma ho tere ghara Kripa rahegi tujha para usaki, aura tere usa balaka para Aba taka nahim kisi ne paya, Sai ki kripa ka para Putra ratna de madrasi ko, dhanya kiya usaka samsara

Meaning:'Allah will do you good, a son shall be born in your house; His grace will rest upon you and upon that child of yours.' Until now none has ever found the limit of Sai's grace; granting the man from Madras the jewel of a son, he blessed his whole world.

Chaupai 10

𑌤𑌨-𑌮𑌨 𑌸𑍇 𑌜𑍋 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌉𑌸𑍀 𑌕𑌾, 𑌜𑌗 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌹𑍋𑌤𑌾 𑌹𑍈 𑌉𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰। 𑌸𑌾𑌂𑌚 𑌕𑍋 𑌆𑌂𑌚 𑌨𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌹𑍈𑌂 𑌕𑍋𑌈, 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌝𑍂𑌠 𑌕𑍀 𑌹𑍋𑌤𑍀 𑌹𑌾𑌰॥ 𑌮𑍈𑌂 𑌹𑍂𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌸𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍇 𑌉𑌸𑌕𑍇, 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌰𑌹𑍂𑌂𑌗𑌾 𑌉𑌸𑌕𑌾 𑌦𑌾𑌸। 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌜𑍈𑌸𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍁 𑌮𑌿𑌲𑌾 𑌹𑍈, 𑌇𑌤𑌨𑍀 𑌹𑍀 𑌕𑌮 𑌹𑍈 𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌆𑌸॥

Tana-mana se jo bhaje usi ka, jaga mem hota hai uddhara Samcha ko amcha nahim haim koi, sada jhutha ki hoti hara Maim hum sada sahare usake, sada rahunga usaka dasa Sai jaisa prabhu mila hai, itani hi kama hai kya asa

Meaning:Whoever worships him with body and soul is uplifted in this world; truth is never scorched by fire, and falsehood is always defeated. I am ever under his support and shall remain his servant forever; I have found a Lord like Sai, and is that hope a small thing?

Chaupai 11

𑌮𑍇𑌰𑌾 𑌭𑍀 𑌦𑌿𑌨 𑌥𑌾 𑌏𑌕 𑌐𑌸𑌾, 𑌮𑌿𑌲𑌤𑍀 𑌨𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌝𑍇 𑌰𑍋𑌟𑍀। 𑌤𑌨 𑌪𑌰 𑌕𑌪़𑌡़𑌾 𑌦𑍂𑌰 𑌰𑌹𑌾 𑌥𑌾, 𑌶𑍇𑌷 𑌰𑌹𑍀 𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌸𑍀 𑌲𑌂𑌗𑍋𑌟𑍀॥ 𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖 𑌹𑍋𑌨𑍇 𑌪𑌰 𑌭𑍀, 𑌮𑍈𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌾 𑌕𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌾 𑌥𑌾। 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌨 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑌾 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑍇 𑌊𑌪𑌰, 𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍀 𑌬𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌥𑌾॥

Mera bhi dina tha eka aisa, milati nahim mujhe roti Tana para kapa़da़a dura raha tha, shesha rahi nanhim si lamgoti Sarita sanmukha hone para bhi, maim pyasa ka pyasa tha Durdina mera mere upara, davagni barasata tha

Meaning:I too had such a day when I could not get even bread; clothing was far from my body, only a small loincloth remained. Though a river was before me, I stayed thirsty upon thirsty; my evil days rained down a forest-fire upon me.

Chaupai 12

𑌧𑌰𑌤𑍀 𑌕𑍇 𑌅𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌜𑌗𑌤 𑌮𑍇𑌂, 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑌾 𑌕𑍁𑌛 𑌅𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬 𑌨 𑌥𑌾। 𑌬𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑌿𑌖𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑍈𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑍇𑌂, 𑌦𑌰-𑌦𑌰 𑌠𑍋𑌕𑌰 𑌖𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌥𑌾॥ 𑌐𑌸𑍇 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌏𑌕 𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌮𑌿𑌲𑌾 𑌜𑍋, 𑌪𑌰𑌮 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌕𑌾 𑌥𑌾। 𑌜𑌂𑌜𑌾𑌲𑍋𑌂 𑌸𑍇 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌮𑌗𑌰, 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍀 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌵𑌹 𑌭𑍀 𑌮𑍁𑌝𑌸𑌾 𑌥𑌾॥

Dharati ke atirikta jagata mem, mera kuchha avalamba na tha Bana bhikhari maim duniya mem, dara-dara thokara khata tha Aise mem eka mitra mila jo, parama bhakta Sai ka tha Jamjalom se mukta magara, jagati mem vaha bhi mujhasa tha

Meaning:Apart from the bare earth I had no support in the world; become a beggar, I stumbled from door to door. In such a state I met a friend who was a supreme devotee of Sai; free of all entanglements, yet in this world he too was like me.

Chaupai 13

𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌕𑍇 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨 𑌕𑍀 𑌖𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌰, 𑌮𑌿𑌲 𑌦𑍋𑌨𑍋𑌂 𑌨𑍇 𑌕𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌾𑌰। 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌜𑍈𑌸𑍇 𑌦𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍇, 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨 𑌕𑍋 𑌹𑍋 𑌗𑌏 𑌤𑍈𑌯𑌾𑌰॥ 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌨 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌡𑍀 𑌨𑌗𑌰 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌜𑌾𑌕𑌰, 𑌦𑍇𑌖 𑌮𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌲𑍀 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑌤𑌿। 𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 𑌹𑍋 𑌗𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑌿 𑌹𑌮𑌨𑍇, 𑌜𑌬 𑌦𑍇𑌖𑍀 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌕𑍀 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑌤𑌿 ॥

Baba ke darshana ki khatira, mila donom ne kiya vichara Sai jaise daya murti ke, darshana ko ho gae taiyara Pavana shiradi nagara mem jakara, dekha matavali murati Dhanya janma ho gaya ki hamane, jaba dekhi Sai ki surati

Meaning:For the sake of Baba's darshan the two of us took counsel together, and made ready for the darshan of the mercy-formed Sai. Going to the holy town of Shirdi and beholding that rapturous form, blessed became our birth when we saw the face of Sai.

Chaupai 14

𑌜𑌬 𑌸𑍇 𑌕𑌿𑌏 𑌹𑍈𑌂 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨 𑌹𑌮𑌨𑍇, 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖 𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌫𑍂𑌰 𑌹𑍋 𑌗𑌯𑌾। 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌟 𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑌿𑌟𑍈 𑌔𑌰, 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌓𑌂 𑌕𑌾 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌹𑍋 𑌗𑌯𑌾॥ 𑌮𑌾𑌨 𑌔𑌰 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨 𑌮𑌿𑌲𑌾, 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌹𑌮𑌕𑍋 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌸𑍇। 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌬𑌿𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌤 𑌹𑍋 𑌉𑌠𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤 𑌮𑍇𑌂, 𑌹𑌮 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌕𑍀 𑌆𑌭𑌾 𑌸𑍇॥

Jaba se kie haim darshana hamane, duhkha sara kaphura ho gaya Samkata sare mitai aura, vipadaom ka anta ho gaya Mana aura sammana mila, bhiksha mem hamako baba se Pratibimbita ho uthe jagata mem, hama Sai ki abha se

Meaning:Ever since we took his darshan, all sorrow vanished like camphor; all our troubles were erased and our calamities came to an end. Honour and respect we received as alms from Baba; we shone forth in the world, mirrored in the radiance of Sai.

Chaupai 15

𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌨𑍇 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨 𑌦𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌹𑍈, 𑌮𑌾𑌨 𑌦𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌇𑌸 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌨 𑌮𑍇𑌂। 𑌇𑌸𑌕𑌾 𑌹𑍀 𑌸𑌂𑌬𑌲 𑌲𑍇 𑌮𑍈𑌂, 𑌹𑌂𑌸𑌤𑌾 𑌜𑌾𑌊𑌂𑌗𑌾 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌨 𑌮𑍇𑌂॥ 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌕𑍀 𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾 𑌕𑌾 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑍇, 𑌮𑌨 𑌪𑌰 𑌐𑌸𑌾 𑌅𑌸𑌰 𑌹𑍁𑌆। 𑌲𑌗𑌤𑌾 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍀 𑌕𑍇 𑌕𑌣-𑌕𑌣 𑌮𑍇𑌂, 𑌜𑍈𑌸𑍇 𑌹𑍋 𑌵𑌹 𑌭𑌰𑌾 𑌹𑍁𑌆॥

Baba ne sanmana diya hai, mana diya isa jivana mem Isaka hi sambala le maim, hamsata jaumga jivana mem Sai ki lila ka mere, mana para aisa asara hua Lagata jagati ke kana-kana mem, jaise ho vaha bhara hua

Meaning:Baba has given me honour and dignity in this life; taking this alone as my support, I shall go through life smiling. The play (leela) of Sai had such an effect upon my mind that it seems he fills every atom of the world.

Chaupai 16

'𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌮' 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌕𑌾 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤, 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌡𑍀 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌰𑌹𑌤𑌾 𑌥𑌾। 𑌮𑍈𑌂 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌕𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑌾, 𑌵𑌹 𑌦𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑍇 𑌕𑌹𑌤𑌾 𑌥𑌾॥ 𑌸𑍀𑌕𑌰 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌬𑍇𑌚𑌤𑌾, 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮-𑌨𑌗𑌰 𑌬𑌾𑌜𑌾𑌰𑍋𑌂 𑌮𑍇𑌂। 𑌝𑌂𑌕𑍃𑌤 𑌉𑌸𑌕𑍀 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯 𑌤𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌥𑍀, 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌕𑍀 𑌝𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍋𑌂 𑌮𑍇𑌂॥

'Kashirama' baba ka bhakta, shiradi mem rahata tha Maim Sai ka Sai mera, vaha duniya se kahata tha Sikara svayam vastra bechata, grama-nagara bajarom mem Jhamkrita usaki hridaya tamtri thi, Sai ki jhamkarom mem

Meaning:Kashiram, a devotee of Baba, lived in Shirdi; 'I am Sai's and Sai is mine,' he would tell the world. Sewing cloth himself, he sold it in the markets of village and town; the strings of his heart vibrated with the music of Sai.

Chaupai 17

𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌬𑍍𑌧 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌾 𑌥𑍀, 𑌥𑍇 𑌸𑍋𑌯, 𑌰𑌜𑌨𑍀 𑌆𑌂𑌚𑌲 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌂𑌦 𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍇। 𑌨𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌸𑍂𑌝𑌤𑌾 𑌰𑌹𑌾 𑌹𑌾𑌥 𑌕𑍋 𑌹𑌾𑌥 𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌰 𑌕𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍇॥ 𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌬𑍇𑌚𑌕𑌰 𑌲𑍗𑌟 𑌰𑌹𑌾 𑌥𑌾, 𑌹𑌾𑌯 ! 𑌹𑌾𑌟 𑌸𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍀। 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌬़𑌡़𑌾 𑌸𑌂𑌯𑍋𑌗 𑌕𑌿 𑌉𑌸 𑌦𑌿𑌨, 𑌆𑌤𑌾 𑌥𑌾 𑌏𑌕𑌾𑌕𑍀॥

Stabdha nisha thi, the soya, rajani amchala mem chanda sitare Nahim sujhata raha hatha ko hatha timira ke mare Vastra bechakara lauta raha tha, haya ! hata se kashi Vichitra ba़da़a samyoga ki usa dina, ata tha ekaki

Meaning:The night was still; the moon and stars slept in the lap of darkness; in that gloom one hand could not make out the other. Alas, Kashi was returning from the market, having sold his cloth; by a strange chance, that day he came alone.

Chaupai 18

𑌘𑍇𑌰 𑌰𑌾𑌹 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌖़𑌡़𑍇 𑌹𑍋 𑌗𑌏, 𑌉𑌸𑍇 𑌕𑍁𑌟𑌿𑌲 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑍀। 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍋 𑌕𑌾𑌟𑍋 𑌲𑍂𑌟𑍋 𑌇𑌸𑌕𑍀 𑌹𑍀, 𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌿 𑌪़𑌡़𑍀 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌈॥ 𑌲𑍂𑌟 𑌪𑍀𑌟𑌕𑌰 𑌉𑌸𑍇 𑌵𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍇 𑌕𑍁𑌟𑌿𑌲 𑌗𑌏 𑌚𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌤 𑌹𑍋। 𑌆𑌘𑌾𑌤𑍋𑌂 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌹𑌤 𑌹𑍋, 𑌉𑌸𑌨𑍇 𑌦𑍀 𑌸𑌂𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾 𑌖𑍋 ॥

Ghera raha mem kha़da़e ho gae, use kutila anyayi Maro kato luto isaki hi, dhvani pa़da़i sunai Luta pitakara use vahan se kutila gae champata ho Aghatom mem marmahata ho, usane di samjna kho

Meaning:Wicked, lawless men stood blocking his road; 'Beat him, cut him, rob him!', only such cries were heard. Having robbed and beaten him, the villains fled the place; wounded to the core by their blows, he lost consciousness.

Chaupai 19

𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌤 𑌦𑍇𑌰 𑌤𑌕 𑌪़𑌡़𑌾 𑌰𑌹 𑌵𑌹, 𑌵𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌉𑌸𑍀 𑌹𑌾𑌲𑌤 𑌮𑍇𑌂। 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌕𑌬 𑌕𑍁𑌛 𑌹𑍋𑌶 𑌹𑍋 𑌉𑌠𑌾, 𑌵𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌉𑌸𑌕𑍀 𑌪𑌲𑌕 𑌮𑍇𑌂॥ 𑌅𑌨𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌹𑍀 𑌉𑌸𑌕𑍇 𑌮𑍁𑌂𑌹 𑌸𑍇, 𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌲 𑌪़𑌡़𑌾 𑌥𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂। 𑌜𑌿𑌸𑌕𑍀 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌿 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌡𑍀 𑌮𑍇𑌂, 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌕𑍋 𑌪़𑌡़𑍀 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌈॥

Bahuta dera taka pa़da़a raha vaha, vahim usi halata mem Jane kaba kuchha hosha ho utha, vahim usaki palaka mem Anajane hi usake mumha se, nikala pa़da़a tha Sai Jisaki pratidhvani shiradi mem, baba ko pa़da़i sunai

Meaning:For a long while he lay there in that very state; who knows when a little sense stirred again beneath his eyelids. Unknowingly the name 'Sai' had escaped his lips, and its echo, in Shirdi, reached Baba's ears.

Chaupai 20

𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌬𑍍𑌧 𑌹𑍋 𑌉𑌠𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸 𑌉𑌨𑌕𑌾, 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌗𑌏 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲 𑌹𑍋। 𑌲𑌗𑌤𑌾 𑌜𑍈𑌸𑍇 𑌘𑌟𑌨𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍀, 𑌘𑌟𑍀 𑌉𑌨𑍍𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑍇 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖 𑌹𑍋॥ 𑌉𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍀 𑌸𑍇 𑌇़𑌧𑌰-𑌉़𑌧𑌰 𑌤𑌬, 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌲𑍇𑌗𑍇 𑌭𑌟𑌕𑌨𑍇। 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖 𑌚𑍀𑌜𑍇𑌂 𑌜𑍋 𑌭𑍀 𑌆𑌈, 𑌉𑌨𑌕𑍋 𑌲𑌗𑌨𑍇 𑌪𑌟𑌕𑌨𑍇॥

Kshubdha ho utha manasa unaka, baba gae vikala ho Lagata jaise ghatana sari, ghati unhim ke sanmukha ho Unmadi se i़dhara-u़dhara taba, baba lege bhatakane Sanmukha chijem jo bhi ai, unako lagane patakane

Meaning:Baba's mind grew agitated; he became distraught, as if the whole event were taking place before his very eyes. Then, like one possessed, Baba began to wander here and there, hurling down whatever objects came before him.

Chaupai 21

𑌔𑌰 𑌧𑌧𑌕𑌤𑍇 𑌅𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌰𑍋𑌂 𑌮𑍇𑌂, 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌨𑍇 𑌅𑌪𑌨𑌾 𑌕𑌰 𑌡𑌾𑌲𑌾। 𑌹𑍁𑌏 𑌸𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌿𑌤 𑌸𑌭𑍀 𑌵𑌹𑌾𑌂, 𑌲𑌖 𑌤𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌵𑌨𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌾॥ 𑌸𑌮𑌝 𑌗𑌏 𑌸𑌬 𑌲𑍋𑌗, 𑌕𑌿 𑌕𑍋𑌈 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌪़𑌡़𑌾 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌟 𑌮𑍇𑌂। 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌤 𑌖़𑌡़𑍇 𑌥𑍇 𑌸𑌭𑍀 𑌵𑌹𑌾𑌂, 𑌪𑌰 𑌪़𑌡़𑍇 𑌹𑍁𑌏 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌯 𑌮𑍇𑌂॥

Aura dhadhakate amgarom mem, baba ne apana kara dala Hue sashamkita sabhi vahan, lakha tandavanritya nirala Samajha gae saba loga, ki koi bhakta pa़da़a samkata mem Kshubhita kha़da़e the sabhi vahan, para pa़da़e hue vismaya mem

Meaning:And into the blazing embers Baba thrust his own hand; all there grew fearful, beholding that strange, furious dance. Everyone understood that some devotee had fallen into danger; all stood there shaken, lost in wonder.

Chaupai 22

𑌉𑌸𑍇 𑌬𑌚𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌕𑍀 𑌹𑍀 𑌖𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌰, 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌆𑌜 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲 𑌹𑍈। 𑌉𑌸𑌕𑍀 𑌹𑍀 𑌪𑍀़𑌡़𑌾 𑌸𑍇 𑌪𑍀𑌡𑌿𑌤, 𑌉𑌨𑌕𑍀 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌲 𑌹𑍈॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌨𑍇 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌹𑍀 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧 𑌨𑍇 𑌅𑌪𑌨𑍀, 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾 𑌦𑌿𑌖𑌲𑌾𑌈। 𑌲𑌖 𑌕𑌰 𑌜𑌿𑌸𑌕𑍋 𑌜𑌨𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑍀, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌲𑌹𑌰𑌾𑌈॥

Use bachane ki hi khatira, baba aja vikala hai Usaki hi pi़da़a se pidita, unaki antahsthala hai Itane mem hi vividha ne apani, vichitrata dikhalai Lakha kara jisako janata ki, shraddha sarita laharai

Meaning:It was to save him that Baba was distraught that day; his inmost being was afflicted with that very man's pain. Just then the Divine revealed its wonder, beholding which the river of the people's faith surged.

Chaupai 23

𑌲𑍇𑌕𑌰 𑌸𑌂𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌹𑍀𑌨 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌕𑍋, 𑌗𑌾़𑌡़𑍀 𑌏𑌕 𑌵𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌆𑌈। 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖 𑌅𑌪𑌨𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌖 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌕𑍋, 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌕𑍀 𑌆𑌂𑌖𑍇𑌂 𑌭𑌰 𑌆𑌈॥ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤, 𑌧𑍀𑌰, 𑌗𑌂𑌭𑍀𑌰, 𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍁 𑌸𑌾, 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌕𑌾 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌲। 𑌆𑌜 𑌨 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌕𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌂 𑌰𑌹-𑌰𑌹𑌕𑌰, 𑌹𑍋 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌥𑌾 𑌚𑌂𑌚𑌲 ॥

Lekara samjnahina bhakta ko, ga़da़i eka vahan ai Sanmukha apane dekha bhakta ko, Sai ki amkhem bhara ai Shamta, dhira, gambhira, sindhu sa, baba ka antahsthala Aja na jane kyom raha-rahakara, ho jata tha chamchala

Meaning:Bearing the unconscious devotee, a cart arrived there; seeing his devotee before him, Sai's eyes filled with tears. Calm, steady, deep as the ocean was Baba's inner heart, yet that day, who knows why, it grew restless again and again.

Chaupai 24

𑌆𑌜 𑌦𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑍀 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌥𑌾, 𑌬𑌨𑌾 𑌹𑍁𑌆 𑌉𑌪𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍀। 𑌔𑌰 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌕𑍇 𑌲𑌿𑌏 𑌆𑌜 𑌥𑌾, 𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌬𑌨𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍀॥ 𑌆𑌜 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍀 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌮 𑌪𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 𑌮𑍇𑌂, 𑌸𑌫𑌲 𑌹𑍁𑌆 𑌥𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍀। 𑌉𑌸𑌕𑍇 𑌹𑍀 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨 𑌕𑍀 𑌖𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌰 𑌥𑍇, 𑌉𑌮़𑌡़𑍇 𑌨𑌗𑌰-𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍀॥

Aja daya ki murti svayam tha, bana hua upachari Aura bhakta ke lie aja tha, deva bana pratihari Aja bhakti ki vishama pariksha mem, saphala hua tha kashi Usake hi darshana ki khatira the, uma़da़e nagara-nivasi

Meaning:That day the very image of mercy had himself become the healer; and for his devotee that day the Lord had become a doorkeeper-servant. That day Kashi had passed the hardest test of devotion; the townsfolk thronged just for the sight of him.

Chaupai 25

𑌜𑌬 𑌭𑍀 𑌔𑌰 𑌜𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑍀 𑌕𑍋𑌈, 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌪़𑌡़𑍇 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌟 𑌮𑍇𑌂। 𑌉𑌸𑌕𑍀 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑌨𑍇 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾, 𑌆𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑍈𑌂 𑌪𑌲𑌭𑌰 𑌮𑍇𑌂॥ 𑌯𑍁𑌗-𑌯𑍁𑌗 𑌕𑌾 𑌹𑍈 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌯𑌹, 𑌨𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑍋𑌈 𑌨𑌈 𑌕𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍀। 𑌆𑌪𑌤𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌜𑌬 𑌹𑍋𑌤𑌾, 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑍇 𑌖𑍁𑌦 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍀॥

Jaba bhi aura jaham bhi koi, bhakta pa़da़e samkata mem Usaki raksha karane baba, ate haim palabhara mem Yuga-yuga ka hai satya yaha, nahim koi nai kahani Apatagrasta bhakta jaba hota, jate khuda antaryami

Meaning:Whenever and wherever any devotee falls into trouble, Baba comes in a moment to protect him. This is a truth of age upon age, no new story: when a devotee is beset by calamity, the Indweller (Antaryami) himself goes to him.

Chaupai 26

𑌭𑍇𑌦-𑌭𑌾𑌵 𑌸𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌰𑍀, 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑍇 𑌥𑍇 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂। 𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌨𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍇 𑌹𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁-𑌮𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌲𑌿𑌮, 𑌉𑌤𑌨𑍇 𑌹𑍀 𑌥𑍇 𑌸𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌖 𑌈𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂॥ 𑌭𑍇𑌦-𑌭𑌾𑌵 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌰-𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌦 𑌕𑌾, 𑌤𑍋𑌡़-𑌫𑍋𑌡़ 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌨𑍇 𑌡𑌾𑌲𑌾। 𑌰𑌾𑌹 𑌰𑌹𑍀𑌮 𑌸𑌭𑍀 𑌉𑌨𑌕𑍇 𑌥𑍇, 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 𑌕𑌰𑍀𑌮 𑌅𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌲𑌾॥

Bheda-bhava se pare pujari, manavata ke the Sai Jitane pyare hindu-muslima, utane hi the sikkha Isai Bheda-bhava mandira-masjida ka, toda़-phoda़ baba ne dala Raha rahima sabhi unake the, krishna karima allatala

Meaning:Beyond all discrimination, Sai was a worshipper of humanity; as dear to him as Hindus and Muslims were Sikhs and Christians too. Baba shattered the divisions of temple and mosque; Ram and Rahim were all his, Krishna, Karim and Allah the Almighty alike.

Chaupai 27

𑌘𑌣𑍍𑌟𑍇 𑌕𑍀 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑍇 𑌗𑍂𑌂𑌜𑌾, 𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌦 𑌕𑌾 𑌕𑍋𑌨𑌾-𑌕𑍋𑌨𑌾। 𑌮𑌿𑌲𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌰 𑌹𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁-𑌮𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌲𑌿𑌮, 𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰 𑌬𑌢़𑌾 𑌦𑌿𑌨-𑌦𑌿𑌨 𑌦𑍂𑌨𑌾॥ 𑌚𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌥𑌾 𑌕𑌿𑌤𑌨𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰, 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌚𑌯 𑌇𑌸 𑌕𑌾𑌯𑌾 𑌨𑍇 𑌦𑍀। 𑌔𑌰 𑌨𑍀𑌮 𑌕𑌡𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌟 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌭𑍀, 𑌮𑌿𑌠𑌾𑌸 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌨𑍇 𑌭𑌰 𑌦𑍀॥

Ghante ki pratidhvani se gumja, masjida ka kona-kona Mile paraspara hindu-muslima, pyara badha़a dina-dina duna Chamatkara tha kitana sundara, parichaya isa kaya ne di Aura nima kaduvahata mem bhi, mithasa baba ne bhara di

Meaning:With the echo of the temple-bell every corner of the mosque resounded; Hindus and Muslims embraced one another, and their love grew doubled day by day. How beautiful a miracle this body made known, for Baba filled even the bitterness of the neem with sweetness.

Chaupai 28

𑌸𑌬 𑌕𑍋 𑌸𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌹 𑌦𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌨𑍇, 𑌸𑌬𑌕𑍋 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍁𑌲 𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰 𑌕𑌿𑌯𑌾। 𑌜𑍋 𑌕𑍁𑌛 𑌜𑌿𑌸𑌨𑍇 𑌭𑍀 𑌚𑌾𑌹𑌾, 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌨𑍇 𑌉𑌸𑌕𑍋 𑌵𑌹𑍀 𑌦𑌿𑌯𑌾॥ 𑌐𑌸𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌹𑌶𑍀𑌲 𑌭𑌾𑌜𑌨 𑌕𑌾, 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌜𑍋 𑌜𑌪𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍇। 𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤 𑌜𑍈𑌸𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖 𑌨 𑌕𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌂 𑌹𑍋, 𑌪𑌲𑌭𑌰 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌵𑌹 𑌦𑍂𑌰 𑌟𑌰𑍇 ॥

Saba ko sneha diya Sai ne, sabako samtula pyara kiya Jo kuchha jisane bhi chaha, baba ne usako vahi diya Aise snehashila bhajana ka, nama sada jo japa kare Parvata jaisa duhkha na kyom ho, palabhara mem vaha dura tare

Meaning:Sai gave affection to all and loved all in equal measure; whatever anyone desired, Baba gave him just that. Whoever ever chants the name of so loving a refuge, though his grief be like a mountain, in a moment it is removed.

Chaupai 29

𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌜𑍈𑌸𑌾 𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌹𑌮𑌨𑍇, 𑌅𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌖𑌾 𑌕𑍋𑌈। 𑌜𑌿𑌸𑌕𑍇 𑌕𑍇𑌵𑌲 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨 𑌸𑍇 𑌹𑍀, 𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌦𑌾 𑌦𑍂𑌰 𑌗𑌈॥ 𑌤𑌨 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂, 𑌮𑌨 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂, 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂-𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍋। 𑌅𑌪𑌨𑍇 𑌤𑌨 𑌕𑍀 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌿-𑌬𑍁𑌧𑌿 𑌖𑍋𑌕𑌰, 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌿 𑌉𑌸𑌕𑍀 𑌤𑍁𑌮 𑌕𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍋॥

Sai jaisa data hamane, are nahim dekha koi Jisake kevala darshana se hi, sari vipada dura gai Tana mem Sai, mana mem Sai, Sai-Sai bhaja karo Apane tana ki sudhi-budhi khokara, sudhi usaki tuma kiya karo

Meaning:A giver like Sai, ah, we have seen none; by whose darshan alone all calamity departed. Sai in the body, Sai in the mind, keep chanting 'Sai, Sai'; losing all awareness of your own body, keep your awareness fixed upon him.

Chaupai 30

𑌜𑌬 𑌤𑍂 𑌅𑌪𑌨𑍀 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌿 𑌤𑌜, 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌕𑍀 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌿 𑌕𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍇𑌗𑌾। 𑌔𑌰 𑌰𑌾𑌤-𑌦𑌿𑌨 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾-𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾, 𑌹𑍀 𑌤𑍂 𑌰𑌟𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍇𑌗𑌾॥ 𑌤𑍋 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌕𑍋 𑌅𑌰𑍇 ! 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌶 𑌹𑍋, 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌿 𑌤𑍇𑌰𑍀 𑌲𑍇𑌨𑍀 𑌹𑍀 𑌹𑍋𑌗𑍀। 𑌤𑍇𑌰𑍀 𑌹𑌰 𑌇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌕𑍋 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍀 𑌹𑍀 𑌕𑌰𑌨𑍀 𑌹𑍋𑌗𑍀॥

Jaba tu apani sudhi taja, baba ki sudhi kiya karega Aura rata-dina baba-baba, hi tu rata karega To baba ko are ! vivasha ho, sudhi teri leni hi hogi Teri hara ichchha baba ko puri hi karani hogi

Meaning:When you give up thought of yourself and keep your thought upon Baba, and night and day repeat only 'Baba, Baba,' then Baba, ah, will be bound to take heed of you; he will have to fulfil your every wish.

Chaupai 31

𑌜𑌂𑌗𑌲, 𑌜𑌗𑌂𑌲 𑌭𑌟𑌕 𑌨 𑌪𑌾𑌗𑌲, 𑌔𑌰 𑌢𑍂𑌂𑌢़𑌨𑍇 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌕𑍋। 𑌏𑌕 𑌜𑌗𑌹 𑌕𑍇𑌵𑌲 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌡𑍀 𑌮𑍇𑌂, 𑌤𑍂 𑌪𑌾𑌏𑌗𑌾 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌕𑍋॥ 𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑌗𑌤 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍀 𑌹𑍈 𑌵𑌹, 𑌜𑌿𑌸𑌨𑍇 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌕𑍋 𑌪𑌾𑌯𑌾। 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖 𑌮𑍇𑌂, 𑌸𑍁𑌖 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌰 𑌆𑌠 𑌹𑍋, 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌕𑌾 𑌹𑍀 𑌗𑍁𑌣 𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌾॥

Jamgala, jagamla bhataka na pagala, aura dhumdha़ne baba ko Eka jagaha kevala shiradi mem, tu paega baba ko Dhanya jagata mem prani hai vaha, jisane baba ko paya Duhkha mem, sukha mem prahara atha ho, Sai ka hi guna gaya

Meaning:Wander not, O madman, through forest after forest seeking Baba; in one place only, in Shirdi, will you find Baba. Blessed in this world is the soul that has found Baba, who in sorrow and in joy, through all eight watches of the day, has sung only the praise of Sai.

Chaupai 32

𑌗𑌿𑌰𑍇 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌟𑍋𑌂 𑌕𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤, 𑌚𑌾𑌹𑍇 𑌬𑌿𑌜𑌲𑍀 𑌹𑍀 𑌟𑍂𑌟 𑌪𑌡़𑍇। 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌕𑌾 𑌲𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑍁𑌮, 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖 𑌸𑌬 𑌕𑍇 𑌰𑌹𑍋 𑌅𑌡़𑍇॥ 𑌇𑌸 𑌬𑍂𑌢़𑍇 𑌕𑍀 𑌸𑍁𑌨 𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌤, 𑌤𑍁𑌮 𑌹𑍋 𑌜𑌾𑌓𑌗𑍇 𑌹𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌨। 𑌦𑌂𑌗 𑌰𑌹 𑌗𑌏 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌕𑌰 𑌜𑌿𑌸𑌕𑍋, 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌕𑌿𑌤𑌨𑍇 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰 𑌸𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌨॥

Gire samkatom ke parvata, chahe bijali hi tuta pada़e Sai ka le nama sada tuma, sanmukha saba ke raho ada़e Isa budha़e ki suna karamata, tuma ho jaoge hairana Damga raha gae sunakara jisako, jane kitane chatura sujana

Meaning:Though mountains of trouble fall, though the very lightning strike, take ever the name of Sai and stand firm before them all. Hear the wonder of this old one (Baba) and you will be amazed, a marvel that left so many clever, wise folk dumbstruck to hear.

Chaupai 33

𑌏𑌕 𑌬𑌾𑌰 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌡𑍀 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍁, 𑌢़𑍋𑌂𑌗𑍀 𑌥𑌾 𑌕𑍋𑌈 𑌆𑌯𑌾। 𑌭𑍋𑌲𑍀-𑌭𑌾𑌲𑍀 𑌨𑌗𑌰-𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍀, 𑌜𑌨𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑍋 𑌥𑌾 𑌭𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾॥ 𑌜𑌡़𑍀-𑌬𑍂𑌟𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌉𑌨𑍍𑌹𑍇𑌂 𑌦𑌿𑌖𑌾𑌕𑌰, 𑌕𑌰𑌨𑍇 𑌲𑌗𑌾 𑌵𑌹 𑌭𑌾𑌷𑌣। 𑌕𑌹𑌨𑍇 𑌲𑌗𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍋 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌾𑌗𑌣, 𑌘𑌰 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑌾 𑌹𑍈 𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌨 ॥

Eka bara shiradi mem sadhu, dha़omgi tha koi aya Bholi-bhali nagara-nivasi, janata ko tha bharamaya Jada़i-butiyam unhem dikhakara, karane laga vaha bhashana Kahane laga suno shrotagana, ghara mera hai vrindavana

Meaning:Once a sadhu, some impostor, came to Shirdi and deluded the simple, trusting townsfolk. Showing them herbs and roots, he began his speech: 'Listen, O hearers, my home is Vrindavan.'

Chaupai 34

𑌔𑌷𑌧𑌿 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌸 𑌏𑌕 𑌹𑍈, 𑌔𑌰 𑌅𑌜𑌬 𑌇𑌸𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿। 𑌇𑌸𑌕𑍇 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌨 𑌕𑌰𑌨𑍇 𑌸𑍇 𑌹𑍀, 𑌹𑍋 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖 𑌸𑍇 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿॥ 𑌅𑌗𑌰 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌹𑍋𑌨𑌾 𑌚𑌾𑌹𑍋, 𑌤𑍁𑌮 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌟 𑌸𑍇 𑌬𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌸𑍇। 𑌤𑍋 𑌹𑍈 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑌾 𑌨𑌮𑍍𑌰 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌨, 𑌹𑌰 𑌨𑌰 𑌸𑍇, 𑌹𑌰 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌸𑍇॥

Aushadhi mere pasa eka hai, aura ajaba isamem shakti Isake sevana karane se hi, ho jati duhkha se mukti Agara mukta hona chaho, tuma samkata se bimari se To hai mera namra nivedana, hara nara se, hara nari se

Meaning:'I have a certain medicine, and a wondrous power is in it; merely by taking it one is freed from all suffering. If you would be free from trouble and from sickness, then this is my humble request to every man and every woman.'

Chaupai 35

𑌲𑍋 𑌖𑌰𑍀𑌦 𑌤𑍁𑌮 𑌇𑌸𑌕𑍋, 𑌇𑌸𑌕𑍀 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌹𑍈𑌂 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍀। 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌿 𑌤𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌛 𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌹𑍈 𑌯𑌹, 𑌗𑍁𑌣 𑌉𑌸𑌕𑍇 𑌹𑍈𑌂 𑌅𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑍀॥ 𑌜𑍋 𑌹𑍈 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌤𑌿 𑌹𑍀𑌨 𑌯𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌦𑌿, 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑍀 𑌔𑌷𑌧𑌿 𑌕𑍋 𑌖𑌾𑌏। 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨 𑌹𑍋 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤, 𑌅𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑌹 𑌮𑍁𑌂𑌹 𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌗𑌾 𑌫𑌲 𑌪𑌾𑌏॥

Lo kharida tuma isako, isaki sevana vidhiyam haim nyari Yadyapi tuchchha vastu hai yaha, guna usake haim ati bhari Jo hai samtati hina yaham yadi, meri aushadhi ko khae Putra-ratna ho prapta, are vaha mumha mamga phala pae

Meaning:'Buy it, then; its ways of use are unique; though a trifling thing, its virtues are exceedingly great. Whoever here is without offspring, if he eats my medicine, will gain the jewel of a son, yes, he will obtain the very fruit he asks for.'

Chaupai 36

𑌔𑌷𑌧𑌿 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑍀 𑌜𑍋 𑌨 𑌖𑌰𑍀𑌦𑍇, 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌨 𑌭𑌰 𑌪𑌛𑌤𑌾𑌏𑌗𑌾। 𑌮𑍁𑌝 𑌜𑍈𑌸𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍀 𑌶𑌾𑌯𑌦 𑌹𑍀, 𑌅𑌰𑍇 𑌯𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌆 𑌪𑌾𑌏𑌗𑌾॥ 𑌦𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌦𑍋 𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌂 𑌕𑌾 𑌮𑍇𑌲𑌾 𑌹𑍈, 𑌮𑍗𑌜 𑌶𑍗𑌕 𑌤𑍁𑌮 𑌭𑍀 𑌕𑌰 𑌲𑍋। 𑌅𑌗𑌰 𑌇𑌸𑌸𑍇 𑌮𑌿𑌲𑌤𑌾 𑌹𑍈, 𑌸𑌬 𑌕𑍁𑌛, 𑌤𑍁𑌮 𑌭𑍀 𑌇𑌸𑌕𑍋 𑌲𑍇 𑌲𑍋॥

Aushadhi meri jo na kharide, jivana bhara pachhataega Mujha jaisa prani shayada hi, are yaham a paega Duniya do dinom ka mela hai, mauja shauka tuma bhi kara lo Agara isase milata hai, saba kuchha, tuma bhi isako le lo

Meaning:'Whoever does not buy my medicine will regret it all his life; scarcely will a being like me ever come here again. The world is a fair of but two days, so enjoy its pleasures too; if everything is gained from this, then take it, you as well.'

Chaupai 37

𑌹𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍀 𑌬𑌢़𑌤𑍀 𑌜𑌨𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑍀, 𑌲𑌖 𑌇𑌸𑌕𑍀 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍀। 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌤 𑌵𑌹 𑌭𑍀 𑌮𑌨- 𑌹𑍀-𑌮𑌨 𑌥𑌾, 𑌲𑌖 𑌲𑍋𑌗𑍋𑌂 𑌕𑍀 𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍀॥ 𑌖𑌬𑌰 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌕𑍋 𑌯𑌹, 𑌗𑌯𑌾 𑌦𑍗𑌡़𑌕𑌰 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌕 𑌏𑌕। 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌕𑌰 𑌭𑍃𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍀 𑌤𑌨𑍀 𑌔𑌰, 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌣 𑌹𑍋 𑌗𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌭𑍀 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕॥

Hairani badha़ti janata ki, lakha isaki karastani Pramudita vaha bhi mana- hi-mana tha, lakha logom ki nadani Khabara sunane baba ko yaha, gaya dauda़kara sevaka eka Sunakara bhrikuti tani aura, vismarana ho gaya sabhi viveka

Meaning:The people's astonishment grew as they watched his trickery; he too was delighted in his heart at the people's folly. A servant ran to carry this news to Baba; hearing it, Baba's brow knit, and all his composure was forgotten.

Chaupai 38

𑌹𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌮 𑌦𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌕 𑌕𑍋, 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌰 𑌪𑌕𑌡़ 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟 𑌕𑍋 𑌲𑌾𑌓। 𑌯𑌾 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌡𑍀 𑌕𑍀 𑌸𑍀𑌮𑌾 𑌸𑍇, 𑌕𑌪𑌟𑍀 𑌕𑍋 𑌦𑍂𑌰 𑌭𑌗𑌾𑌓॥ 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑍇 𑌰𑌹𑌤𑍇 𑌭𑍋𑌲𑍀-𑌭𑌾𑌲𑍀, 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌡𑍀 𑌕𑍀 𑌜𑌨𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑍋। 𑌕𑍗𑌨 𑌨𑍀𑌚 𑌐𑌸𑌾 𑌜𑍋, 𑌸𑌾𑌹𑌸 𑌕𑌰𑌤𑌾 𑌹𑍈 𑌛𑌲𑌨𑍇 𑌕𑍋 ॥

Hukma diya sevaka ko, satvara pakada़ dushta ko lao Ya shiradi ki sima se, kapati ko dura bhagao Mere rahate bholi-bhali, shiradi ki janata ko Kauna nicha aisa jo, sahasa karata hai chhalane ko

Meaning:He ordered the servant: 'Quickly seize the wretch and bring him, or drive the deceiver far beyond the bounds of Shirdi. While I am here, who is so base as to dare to cheat the simple, trusting people of Shirdi?'

Chaupai 39

𑌪𑌲𑌭𑌰 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌐𑌸𑍇 𑌢𑍋𑌂𑌗𑍀, 𑌕𑌪𑌟𑍀 𑌨𑍀𑌚 𑌲𑍁𑌟𑍇𑌰𑍇 𑌕𑍋। 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌶 𑌕𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌤 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌪𑌹𑍁𑌂𑌚𑌾, 𑌦𑍂𑌂 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌨 𑌭𑌰 𑌕𑍋॥ 𑌤𑌨𑌿𑌕 𑌮𑌿𑌲𑌾 𑌆𑌭𑌾𑌸 𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍀, 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌰, 𑌕𑍁𑌟𑌿𑌲 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑍀 𑌕𑍋। 𑌕𑌾𑌲 𑌨𑌾𑌚𑌤𑌾 𑌹𑍈 𑌅𑌬 𑌸𑌿𑌰 𑌪𑌰, 𑌗𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌾 𑌆𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌕𑍋॥

Palabhara mem aise dhomgi, kapati nicha lutere ko Mahanasha ke mahagarta mem pahuncha, dun jivana bhara ko Tanika mila abhasa madari, krura, kutila anyayi ko Kala nachata hai aba sira para, gussa aya Sai ko

Meaning:'In a moment I shall hurl such an impostor, this vile, deceitful robber, into the great pit of utter ruin for the rest of his life.' The cruel, crooked trickster caught the faintest hint that doom now danced over his head, that Sai had grown angry.

Chaupai 40

𑌪𑌲𑌭𑌰 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌸𑌬 𑌖𑍇𑌲 𑌬𑌂𑌦 𑌕𑌰, 𑌭𑌾𑌗𑌾 𑌸𑌿𑌰 𑌪𑌰 𑌰𑌖𑌕𑌰 𑌪𑍈𑌰। 𑌸𑍋𑌚 𑌰𑌹𑌾 𑌥𑌾 𑌮𑌨 𑌹𑍀 𑌮𑌨, 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨 𑌨𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌹𑍈 𑌅𑌬 𑌖𑍈𑌰॥ 𑌸𑌚 𑌹𑍈 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌜𑍈𑌸𑌾 𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍀, 𑌮𑌿𑌲 𑌨 𑌸𑌕𑍇𑌗𑌾 𑌜𑌗 𑌮𑍇𑌂। 𑌅𑌂𑌶 𑌈𑌶 𑌕𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾, 𑌉𑌨𑍍𑌹𑍇𑌂 𑌨 𑌕𑍁𑌛 𑌭𑍀 𑌮𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌕𑌿𑌲 𑌜𑌗 𑌮𑍇𑌂॥

Palabhara mem saba khela bamda kara, bhaga sira para rakhakara paira Socha raha tha mana hi mana, bhagavana nahim hai aba khaira Sacha hai Sai jaisa dani, mila na sakega jaga mem Amsha isha ka Sai baba, unhem na kuchha bhi mushkila jaga mem

Meaning:In a moment he shut down his whole show and fled in a panic, thinking to himself, 'By God, there is no safety now.' True it is, a giver like Sai cannot be found in the world; Sai Baba is a portion of the Lord, and nothing in this world is hard for him.

Chaupai 41

𑌸𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌹, 𑌶𑍀𑌲, 𑌸𑍗𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌯 𑌆𑌦𑌿 𑌕𑌾, 𑌆𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌣 𑌕𑌰। 𑌬𑌢़𑌤𑌾 𑌇𑌸 𑌦𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌜𑍋 𑌭𑍀, 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌵 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑍇 𑌪𑌥 𑌪𑌰॥ 𑌵𑌹𑍀 𑌜𑍀𑌤 𑌲𑍇𑌤𑌾 𑌹𑍈 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍀 𑌕𑍇, 𑌜𑌨 𑌜𑌨 𑌕𑌾 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌲। 𑌉𑌸𑌕𑍀 𑌏𑌕 𑌉𑌦𑌾𑌸𑍀 𑌹𑍀, 𑌜𑌗 𑌕𑍋 𑌕𑌰 𑌦𑍇𑌤𑍀 𑌹𑍈 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌲॥

Sneha, shila, saujanya adi ka, abhushana dharana kara Badha़ta isa duniya mem jo bhi, manava seva ke patha para Vahi jita leta hai jagati ke, jana jana ka antahsthala Usaki eka udasi hi, jaga ko kara deti hai vihvala

Meaning:Whoever, wearing the ornaments of love, virtue and courtesy, advances in this world along the path of service to mankind, he wins the very heart of every person on earth; a single sadness of his moves the whole world to anguish.

Chaupai 42

𑌜𑌬-𑌜𑌬 𑌜𑌗 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌰 𑌪𑌾𑌪 𑌕𑌾, 𑌬𑌢़-𑌬𑌢़ 𑌹𑍀 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌹𑍈। 𑌉𑌸𑍇 𑌮𑌿𑌟𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌕𑍀 𑌹𑍀 𑌖𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌰, 𑌅𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌹𑍀 𑌆𑌤𑌾 𑌹𑍈॥ 𑌪𑌾𑌪 𑌔𑌰 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑌭𑍀 𑌕𑍁𑌛, 𑌇𑌸 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍀 𑌕𑌾 𑌹𑌰 𑌕𑍇। 𑌦𑍂𑌰 𑌭𑌗𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌤𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑍇, 𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌵 𑌕𑍋 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣 𑌭𑌰 𑌕𑍇॥

Jaba-jaba jaga mem bhara papa ka, badha़-badha़ hi jata hai Use mitane ki hi khatira, avatari hi ata hai Papa aura anyaya sabhi kuchha, isa jagati ka hara ke Dura bhaga deta duniya ke, danava ko kshana bhara ke

Meaning:Whenever the burden of sin grows ever heavier upon the world, it is to wipe it away that an avatar comes. Taking away all the sin and injustice of this earth, he drives the demons of the world far off in a single moment.

Chaupai 43

𑌸𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌹 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾 𑌕𑍀 𑌧𑌾𑌰 𑌬𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍇, 𑌲𑌗𑌤𑍀 𑌹𑍈 𑌇𑌸 𑌦𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑍇𑌂। 𑌗𑌲𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌰 𑌮𑌿𑌲𑌨𑍇 𑌲𑌗𑌤𑍇, 𑌹𑍈𑌂 𑌜𑌨-𑌜𑌨 𑌆𑌪𑌸 𑌮𑍇𑌂॥ 𑌐𑌸𑍇 𑌅𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂, 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌲𑍋𑌕 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌆𑌕𑌰। 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑌾 𑌯𑌹 𑌪𑌾𑌠 𑌪𑌢़𑌾𑌯𑌾, 𑌸𑌬𑌕𑍋 𑌅𑌪𑌨𑌾 𑌆𑌪 𑌮𑌿𑌟𑌾𑌕𑌰 ॥

Sneha sudha ki dhara barasane, lagati hai isa duniya mem Gale paraspara milane lagate, haim jana-jana apasa mem Aise avatari Sai, mrityuloka mem akara Samata ka yaha patha padha़aya, sabako apana apa mitakara

Meaning:A stream of the nectar of love begins to rain down upon this world; person embraces person, and all are joined together. Such an avatar was Sai: coming into this mortal world, he taught this lesson of equality, effacing his own self for the sake of all.

Chaupai 44

𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌾 𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌦 𑌕𑌾, 𑌰𑌖𑌾 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌡𑍀 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌨𑍇। 𑌦𑌾𑌪, 𑌤𑌾𑌪, 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌪 𑌮𑌿𑌟𑌾𑌯𑌾, 𑌜𑍋 𑌕𑍁𑌛 𑌆𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌨𑍇॥ 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌯𑌾𑌦 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤 𑌰𑌾𑌮 𑌕𑍀, 𑌬𑍈𑌠𑍇 𑌰𑌹𑌤𑍇 𑌥𑍇 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂। 𑌪𑌹𑌰 𑌆𑌠 𑌹𑍀 𑌰𑌾𑌮 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌕𑍋, 𑌭𑌜𑌤𑍇 𑌰𑌹𑌤𑍇 𑌥𑍇 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂॥

Nama dvaraka masjida ka, rakha shiradi mem Sai ne Dapa, tapa, samtapa mitaya, jo kuchha aya Sai ne Sada yada mem masta rama ki, baithe rahate the Sai Pahara atha hi rama nama ko, bhajate rahate the Sai

Meaning:Sai named the mosque in Shirdi 'Dwarakamai'; he wiped away the pride, the heat and the anguish of whoever came. Ever absorbed in the remembrance of Ram, Sai would sit; through all eight watches of the day, Sai kept chanting the name of Ram.

Chaupai 45

𑌸𑍂𑌖𑍀-𑌰𑍂𑌖𑍀 𑌤𑌾𑌜𑍀 𑌬𑌾𑌸𑍀, 𑌚𑌾𑌹𑍇 𑌯𑌾 𑌹𑍋𑌵𑍇 𑌪𑌕𑌵𑌾𑌨। 𑌸𑍗𑌦𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰 𑌕𑍇 𑌭𑍂𑌖𑍇 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌕𑍀, 𑌖𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌰 𑌥𑍇 𑌸𑌭𑍀 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌨॥ 𑌸𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌹 𑌔𑌰 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾 𑌸𑍇 𑌅𑌪𑌨𑍀, 𑌜𑌨 𑌜𑍋 𑌕𑍁𑌛 𑌦𑍇 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑍇 𑌥𑍇। 𑌬𑌡़𑍇 𑌚𑌾𑌵 𑌸𑍇 𑌉𑌸 𑌭𑍋𑌜𑌨 𑌕𑍋, 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌨 𑌕𑌰𑌤𑍇 𑌥𑍇॥

Sukhi-rukhi taji basi, chahe ya hove pakavana Sauda pyara ke bhukhe Sai ki, khatira the sabhi samana Sneha aura shraddha se apani, jana jo kuchha de jate the Bada़e chava se usa bhojana ko, baba pavana karate the

Meaning:Dry or stale, fresh, or fine delicacies, to Sai, who hungered only for love, all were the same. Whatever the people gave with their affection and faith, Baba would hallow that food and eat it with great relish.

Chaupai 46

𑌕𑌭𑍀-𑌕𑌭𑍀 𑌮𑌨 𑌬𑌹𑌲𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌕𑍋, 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌬𑌾𑌗 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑍇 𑌥𑍇। 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌤 𑌮𑌨 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌖 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿, 𑌛𑌟𑌾 𑌕𑍋 𑌵𑍇 𑌹𑍋𑌤𑍇 𑌥𑍇॥ 𑌰𑌂𑌗-𑌬𑌿𑌰𑌂𑌗𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪 𑌬𑌾𑌗 𑌕𑍇, 𑌮𑌂𑌦-𑌮𑌂𑌦 𑌹𑌿𑌲-𑌡𑍁𑌲 𑌕𑌰𑌕𑍇। 𑌬𑍀𑌹𑌡़ 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌮𑌨 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌭𑍀 𑌸𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌹 𑌸𑌲𑌿𑌲 𑌭𑌰 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑍇 𑌥𑍇॥

Kabhi-kabhi mana bahalane ko, baba baga mem jate the Pramudita mana mem nirakha prakriti, chhata ko ve hote the Ramga-biramge pushpa baga ke, mamda-mamda hila-dula karake Bihada़ virane mana mem bhi sneha salila bhara jate the

Meaning:Now and then, to ease his mind, Baba would go into the garden; beholding the beauty of nature, his heart would grow glad. The many-coloured flowers of the garden, swaying softly to and fro, would fill even a wild and desolate heart with the waters of love.

Chaupai 47

𑌐𑌸𑍀 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌧𑍁𑌰 𑌬𑍇𑌲𑌾 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌭𑍀, 𑌦𑍁𑌖 𑌆𑌪𑌾𑌤, 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌦𑌾 𑌕𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍇। 𑌅𑌪𑌨𑍇 𑌮𑌨 𑌕𑍀 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍇, 𑌜𑌨 𑌰𑌹𑌤𑍇 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌕𑍋 𑌘𑍇𑌰𑍇॥ 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌕𑌰 𑌜𑌿𑌨𑌕𑍀 𑌕𑌰𑍂𑌣𑌕𑌥𑌾 𑌕𑍋, 𑌨𑌯𑌨 𑌕𑌮𑌲 𑌭𑌰 𑌆𑌤𑍇 𑌥𑍇। 𑌦𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿 𑌹𑌰 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌾, 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿, 𑌉𑌨𑌕𑍇 𑌉𑌰 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌭𑌰 𑌦𑍇𑌤𑍇 𑌥𑍇॥

Aisi samudhura bela mem bhi, dukha apata, vipada ke mare Apane mana ki vyatha sunane, jana rahate baba ko ghere Sunakara jinaki karunakatha ko, nayana kamala bhara ate the De vibhuti hara vyatha, shamti, unake ura mem bhara dete the

Meaning:Even in so sweet an hour, those struck by sorrow, misfortune and calamity would crowd around Baba to tell the grief of their hearts. Hearing their piteous tales, his lotus-eyes would brim over; giving them sacred ash (vibhuti), he would take away every grief and fill peace into their hearts.

Chaupai 48

𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌅𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌤 𑌶𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌤, 𑌉𑌸 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌹𑍋𑌤𑍀 𑌥𑍀। 𑌜𑍋 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌣 𑌕𑌰𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌕 𑌪𑌰, 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖 𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌾 𑌹𑌰 𑌲𑍇𑌤𑍀 𑌥𑍀॥ 𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌜 𑌵𑍇 𑌸𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨, 𑌜𑍋 𑌬𑌾𑌬𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌕𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌏। 𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑌮𑌲 𑌕𑌰 𑌉𑌨𑌕𑍇 𑌜𑌿𑌨𑌸𑍇, 𑌚𑌰𑌣-𑌕𑌮𑌲 𑌵𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌏 ॥

Jane kya adbhuta shikta, usa vibhuti mem hoti thi Jo dharana karate mastaka para, duhkha sara hara leti thi Dhanya manuja ve sakshat darshana, jo baba Sai ke pae Dhanya kamala kara unake jinase, charana-kamala ve parasae

Meaning:Who knows what wondrous power lay in that ash; whoever bore it upon his brow, it took away all his sorrow. Blessed are those men who gained the living darshan of Baba Sai; blessed their lotus-hands by which they touched his lotus-feet.

Closing Doha

𑌕𑌾𑌶 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌯 𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌕𑍋 𑌭𑍀, 𑌸𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌮𑌿𑌲 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌾। 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌂 𑌸𑍇 𑌉𑌜𑌡़𑌾 𑌚𑌮𑌨 𑌅𑌪𑌨𑌾, 𑌫𑌿𑌰 𑌸𑍇 𑌆𑌜 𑌖𑌿𑌲 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌾 ॥ 𑌗𑌰 𑌪𑌕𑌡़𑌤𑌾 𑌮𑍈𑌂 𑌚𑌰𑌣 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌕𑍇, 𑌨𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌛𑍋𑌡़𑌤𑌾 𑌉𑌮𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌰। 𑌮𑌨𑌾 𑌲𑍇𑌤𑌾 𑌮𑍈𑌂 𑌜𑌰𑍂𑌰 𑌉𑌨𑌕𑍋, 𑌗𑌰 𑌰𑍂𑌠𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌝 𑌪𑌰 ॥

Kasha nirbhaya tumako bhi, sakshat Sai mila jata Varshom se ujada़a chamana apana, phira se aja khila jata Gara pakada़ta maim charana shri ke, nahim chhoda़ta umrabhara Mana leta maim jarura unako, gara ruthate Sai mujha para

Meaning:Would that you too, O fearless one, might meet Sai face to face; then the garden of one's heart, desolate for years, would bloom again this very day. Had I caught hold of his holy feet, I would not have let go my whole life long; surely I would have won him over, had Sai ever grown displeased with me.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌸𑌾𑌈𑌂🔊SaiShirdi Sai Baba, the fakir-saint of Shirdi, revered by Hindus and Muslims alike as a manifestation of the Divine

𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌡𑍀🔊ShirdiThe village in Maharashtra that Sai Baba made his home and that became a great pilgrimage centre

𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌾 𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌦🔊Dwaraka Masjid'Dwarakamai', the mosque in Shirdi where Baba lived and kept the sacred fire (dhuni)

𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿🔊VibhutiThe sacred ash from Baba's dhuni, given to devotees as a blessing that removes affliction

𑌅𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌾 𑌭𑌲𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍇𑌗𑌾🔊Allah Bhala Karega'God will do good', Sai Baba's well-known blessing upon his devotees

Benefits of Chanting Sai Baba Chalisa

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Recited to invoke the grace of Shirdi Sai Baba, the saint who is revered as a living embodiment of mercy, for protection, peace and the fulfilment of heartfelt wishes.

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Narrates Sai Baba's life and miracles, the boon of a son to the devotee from Madras, the rescue of his devotee Kashiram, and the routing of the false sadhu, strengthening faith and surrender.

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Believed to remove sorrow, fear, sickness and obstacles for those who chant Baba's name with love and trust, in keeping with his promise 'Allah bhala karega' (God will do good).

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Especially recited on Thursdays (Baba's day) and during Sai Baba festivals such as Guru Purnima, Vijayadashami (Baba's mahasamadhi) and Ram Navami at Shirdi.

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Chanted with the Sai Baba Aarti to complete the daily worship of Shirdi Sai Baba.

How to Chant Sai Baba Chalisa

Repetitions1times

Best TimeThursday morning or evening; daily during the dhoop or sandhya aarti

FaceEast or facing the image of Sai Baba

After bathing, sit before an image of Shirdi Sai Baba, light a lamp and incense and offer flowers and prasad. Recite the Chalisa with devotion, dwelling on Baba's leelas, and conclude with the Sai Baba Aarti and 'Om Sai Ram'. It is especially recited on Thursdays and may be applied as vibhuti (sacred ash) is taken on the brow.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Sai Baba Chalisa written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is a devotional Hindi hymn in praise of Shirdi Sai Baba, beginning 'Pahle Sai ke charanon mein'. In flowing verse it narrates Baba's life, his miracles and his teaching of love beyond all distinctions, and is recited for his blessings, protection and the fulfilment of wishes.

Shirdi Sai Baba (who left his body in 1918) was a saint of Shirdi in Maharashtra who lived in a mosque he called Dwarakamai and was revered by Hindus and Muslims alike. His teaching, 'Sabka Malik Ek' (one God is the master of all), and his blessing 'Allah bhala karega' draw millions of devotees to Shirdi.

It may be recited daily, and Thursday is held especially sacred to Sai Baba. It is also recited at the four daily aartis at Shirdi and during Sai festivals such as Guru Purnima, Vijayadashami (Baba's mahasamadhi day) and Ram Navami.

The Chalisa tells how Baba's devotee Kashiram, a cloth-seller, was robbed and beaten on a dark road and, half-conscious, cried out 'Sai'. In Shirdi, Baba felt his pain, grew distraught, thrust his hand into the fire and so protected him, showing that Baba rushes to any devotee in danger who remembers him.

'Om Sai Ram' is the most common way devotees greet and remember Sai Baba. It joins the sacred syllable Om and the name of Ram, whom Baba constantly remembered, with Baba's own name, expressing surrender to him as one with the Divine.