Śrī Ṣirḍi Sāī Bābā Āratī 1

gheuniyāṁ pañc-āratī, karū bābā-sī āratī

karū bābā-sī āratī (2)

uṭhā uṭhā ho bāndhava, auvāḻu hā

rāmādhava

sāī rāmādhava, auvāḻu hā rāmādhava

karunīyaṁ sthīra mana, pāhu gambhīra he

dhyāna

sāī ce heṁ dhyāna pāhu gambīra heṁ

dhyāna

kṛṣṇa nāthā datta sāī, jāḍo citta tujhe pāyī

citta deva pāyī, jāḍo citta tujhe pāyī

Holding the five-wick lamp, I do Baba’s arati. Sai arati. Rise! Oh my brethren. Let us do arati for Ramadhava (consort of Ram) I do arati for Ramadhava (incarnation of Lord Vishnu). Concentrating the mind, let us have a glimpse of the meditative figure, Sai’s meditative figure. Krishna-natha says ‘Oh Datta (for Lord Dattatreya) Sai! Merge our minds to Your feet Lord, to Your feet draw our minds.’

āratī sāī bābā, saukhya dā tāra jīvā,

carana rajātālīṁ, dyāvā dāsā visāvā

bhaktā visāṁvā

āratī sāī bābā

We do arati to Sai Baba, the soul and the giver of happiness to all. Give refuge to the downtrodden devotees who are at Your feet. We do arati to You Sai Baba.

jāḻuniyāṁ anaṅga, sva-svarūpiṁ rahe daṅga

mumukṣu janāṁ dāyī

nija ḍoḻā śrī-raṅga, ḍoḻā śrī-raṅga

āratī sāī bābā

Burn our desires. To the seekers of Self teach them the way to get moksha. With their own eyes they see Lord Vishnu (Sriranga). We do arati to You Sai Baba

jayā manī jaisā bhāva, tayā taisā anubhava

dāvisī dayāghanā

aisi tujhi hī māva, tujhi hī māva

āratī sāī bābā

You grant suitable experiences to everybody in accordance with their faith and devotion. Oh merciful One, such is Your way, oh kind One. We do arati to You Sai Baba.

tumaceṁ nāma dhyātaṁ

hare saṁsṛtivyāthā

agādha tava karanī

mārga dāvisī anāthā, daviī anāthā

āratī sāī bābā

Meditation on Your name removes the worldy sufferings. Your actions are unfathomable. Show the path to the unfortunate ones. We do arati to You Sai Baba.

kaliyugīṁ avatāra

saguṇa (para) brahma sācāra

avatīrṇa jhalāse swāmī datta digambara

datta digambara

āratī sāī bābā

In this age of Kaliyug, You are the true incarnation of Brahmā, that has taken form and descended on this earth. You are also Swami Datta Digambar. We do arati to You Sai Baba.

āthā divasā guruvārī, bhakta karitī vārī

prabhu pada pahāvayā

bhava bhaya nivārī, bhaya nivārī

āratī sāī bābā

On Thursdays every week the devotees take a trip to Shirdi to have a glimpse of the Lord’s feet and to avert their wordly fears. We do arati to You Sai Baba.

majha nija dravya ṭhevā, tava carana rāja sevā

māgaṇeṁ heṁci ātā

tumhāṁ devādhi devā, devādhi devā

āratī sāī bābā

The only wealth I desire is to serve at Thy feet. Oh Lord of Lords. We do arati to You Sai Baba.

icchita dīna cātaka, nirmala toya nija sūkha,

pājāveṁ mādhavā yā

saṁbhāḻa apulī bhāka, apulī bhāka

āratī sāī bābā

Just as the Chatak bird desires to drink pure water so Oh Lord! Kindly give me Your assurance (that I will receive direct knowledge). We do arati to You Sai Baba.

āratī sāī bābā, saukhya dā tāra jīvā, carana

rajātālīṁ, dyāvā dāsā visāvā, bhaktā visāṁvā

āratī sāī bābā

We do arati to Sai Baba, the soul and the giver of happiness to all. Give refuge to the downtrodden devotees who are at Your feet. We do arati to You Sai Baba.