dattatreyadattagurubavani

Datta Bavani

दत्त बावनी in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Thursdays (Guruvar), Datta Jayanti (Margashirsha Purnima), and daily at dawn or dusk·📜 Datta-sampradaya devotional literature; composed in Gujarati by Shri Rang Avadhoot Maharaj of Nareshwar

Read in your language / script

हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

The Datta Bavani is a beloved devotional hymn to Lord Dattatreya composed in Gujarati by the saint Shri Rang Avadhoot Maharaj of Nareshwar. 'Bavani' means a poem of fifty-two (bavan) verses, each line glorifying Datta as the compassionate Avadhuta, the union of Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva, and the sure refuge of the surrendered. It is recited daily by lakhs of Datta devotees and is famous for granting protection, removal of difficulties and the grace of the Guru.

Origin & Story

Datta-sampradaya devotional literature; composed in Gujarati by Shri Rang Avadhoot Maharaj of Nareshwar · Shri Rang Avadhoot Maharaj (Pandurang Vitthal Valame), 1898–1968 · 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.

✦ As told in scripture

The Datta tradition holds that wherever the Datta Bavani is recited with faith, Lord Datta swiftly removes the devotee's calamities — countless followers of Shri Rang Avadhoot Maharaj relate how recitation during illness, danger or crisis brought sudden relief and protection, true to its promise that Datta is 'the deliverer of all who take refuge in him'.

0all time

Complete Text with Meaning

Tap any line — or the ▶ button — to hear it recited

Verse 1

Jaya Yogishvara Datta Dayaal. Tun ja eka jagamaan pratipaal. Atryanasuyaa kari nimitta. Pragatyo jagakaarana nishchitta.

Meaning:Victory 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.

Verse 2

Brahma-Hari-Hara-no avataar. Sharanaagata-no taaranahaar. Antaryaami Sat-Chit-Sukha. Bahaar dharaa bahuvidha sukha-duhkha.

Meaning:You 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.

Verse 3

Vaade gher ke raanamaan. Raho chho Chaitanya roopamaan. Sahaaya karo sadaa sarva thaam. Aganita roope aganita naam.

Meaning:Whether 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.

Verse 4

Maataa tun ne pitaa tun ja. Bandhu tun ne sakhaa tun ja. Trigunaateeta triguna-svaroopa. Akala aroopa ne bahuroopa.

Meaning:You 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.

Verse 5

Tuja vina bhatakyo bahu bahu door. Have charane raakhyo jaroor. Preme pukaarun dinaraata. Datta Datta basa eka ja vaata.

Meaning:Without 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.

Verse 6

Veda Shaastra Puraana pramaana. Taaraka mantra e Datta-pramaana. Guru bina jnaana na ko paave. Datta-kripaa vina na kalaave.

Meaning:The 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.

Verse 7

Jaya jaya kaarunika Avadhoota. Taaraka tarana trigunaateeta. Anasuyaatmaja Digambara. Datta Digambara Datta Digambara.

Meaning:Victory, 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!

Verse 8

Jaya Giranaari Avadhoota. Shri Gurudatta Digambara soota. Bhaave bhaje je nara-naara. Tene taare e bhavapaara.

Meaning:Victory 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.

Word-by-Word Meaning

Click any word to hear its pronunciation

Jaya Yogishvara Datta🔊Victory to you, O Datta, lord of all yogis

Dayaal🔊The compassionate one

Tun ja eka jagamaan pratipaal🔊You alone are the sustainer of the whole world

Atryanasuyaa kari nimitta🔊Taking sage Atri and Anasuya as the occasion (of your birth)

Pragatyo jaga-kaarana🔊You appeared as the very cause of the world

Brahma-Hari-Hara-no avataar🔊The incarnation of Brahma, Vishnu (Hari) and Shiva (Hara)

Sharanaagata-no taaranahaar🔊The deliverer of all who take refuge in you

Antaryaami🔊The inner controller who dwells within all

Sat-Chit-Sukha🔊Of the nature of Existence, Consciousness and Bliss

Raho chho Chaitanya roopamaan🔊You abide as pure consciousness (in home, garden or forest alike)

Aganita roope aganita naam🔊In countless forms and by countless names

Maataa tun ne pitaa tun ja🔊You alone are mother and you alone are father

Trigunaateeta triguna-svaroopa🔊Beyond the three gunas, yet the very form of the three gunas

Akala aroopa ne bahuroopa🔊Indivisible, formless, yet of many forms

Tuja vina bhatakyo bahu bahu door🔊Without you I have wandered very, very far astray

Have charane raakhyo jaroor🔊Now please keep me surely at your feet

Taaraka mantra e Datta-pramaana🔊The saving mantra is established by Datta's own authority

Guru bina jnaana na ko paave🔊Without the Guru no one attains true knowledge

Jaya jaya kaarunika Avadhoota🔊Victory, victory to the compassionate Avadhuta

Anasuyaatmaja Digambara🔊O sky-clad son of Anasuya

Datta Digambara Datta Digambara🔊Datta the sky-clad, Datta the sky-clad (the great refrain of the Datta tradition)

Jaya Giranaari Avadhoota🔊Victory to the Avadhuta of Mount Girnar

Benefits of Chanting दत्त बावनी

✦

Invokes Lord Dattatreya as 'Sharanaagata-no taaranahaar' — the sure rescuer of all who surrender

✦

Traditionally recited to remove difficulties, fear and obstacles and to gain Datta's protection

✦

Worships the Trimurti (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva) united in the one form of Datta — complete devotion

✦

Cultivates total surrender (sharanagati) and the longing repetition of the name 'Datta'

✦

Believed to bring the grace and guidance of the Sadguru into the devotee's life

✦

Recited daily by Datta devotees for peace of mind, courage and steadiness in adversity

✦

Especially powerful on Thursdays and on Datta Jayanti (Margashirsha Purnima)

How to Chant दत्त बावनी

Repetitions1times

Best TimeThursdays (Guruvar), Datta Jayanti (Margashirsha Purnima), and daily at dawn or dusk

Sit before an image of Lord Dattatreya, ideally after a bath, and light a lamp. Recite the Datta Bavani with feeling and full surrender, dwelling on the refrain 'Datta Digambara Datta Digambara'. Many devotees keep a vow of reciting it daily, or 11/21 times during difficulties; in the Rang Avadhoot tradition it is read as a single unbroken prayer of fifty-two verses. Conclude by bowing and asking Datta to keep you at his feet.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete दत्त बावनी written in the English 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.

The Datta Bavani is a fifty-two-verse devotional hymn ('bavani' = 52) to Lord Dattatreya, composed in Gujarati by Shri Rang Avadhoot Maharaj of Nareshwar. It praises Datta as the compassionate Avadhuta and the union of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, and prays for his refuge and grace.

It was composed by the twentieth-century saint Shri Rang Avadhoot Maharaj (Pandurang Vitthal Valame) of Nareshwar in Gujarat, a great devotee of Lord Dattatreya. It has since become one of the most widely sung Datta hymns across Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Devotees recite it for protection, removal of difficulties and fear, and the grace of the Guru. It cultivates complete surrender to Datta and is especially recited during times of distress and on Thursdays and Datta Jayanti.

It is most auspicious on Thursdays, the day of the Guru, and on Datta Jayanti (the full moon of Margashirsha). Many devotees recite it daily as a morning or evening prayer to Lord Dattatreya.