Shirdi Sai Afternoon Aarathi
Madhyaahna aarati
– 1. Panchaaratee –
Gheuni(yaam') panchaaratee karoom' baabaam'see aaratee |
Karoom' saayeesee aaratee karoo baabaam'see aaratee || 1 ||
Ut'haa ut'haa ho baandhava om'vaal'oom'haa ramaadhava |
Saayee ramaadhava om'vaal'oom'ha ramaadhava || 2 ||
Karooniyaa sthira mana paahoom' gambheera hem' dhyaana |
Saayeenche hem' dhyaana paahoom' gambheera hem' dhyaana || 3 ||
Kri'shnanaathaa dattasaayee jad'o chitta tujhe paayee |
Chitta baabaa paayee jad'o chitta tujhe paayee || 4 ||
– 2. Aaratee –
Aaratee saayibaabaa saukhyadaataara jeevaa |
Charanarajataaleem' dyaavaa daasaam' visaavaa bhaktaam' visaavaa ||
Aaratee saayibaabaa ||
Jaal'uniyaam' ananga svasvaroopeem' raahe danga |
Mumukshujanaam' daavee nija d'ol'aam' shreeranga d'ol'aam' shreeranga || 1
Aaratee saayibaabaa ||
Jayaa manee jaisaa bhaava tayaa taisaa anubhava |
Daavisee dayaaghanaa aisee tujhee hee maava tujhee hee maava || 2
Aaratee saayibaabaa ||
Tumache naama dhyaataa hare sam'sri'ti vyathaa |
Agaadha tava karanee maarga daavisee anaathaa daavisee anaathaa || 3
Aaratee saayibaabaa ||
Kaliyugeem' avataara saguna(para)brahma saachaara |
Avateerna jhaalaase svaamee datta digambara datta digambara || 4
Aaratee saayibaabaa ||
Aat'haam' divasaam' guruvaareem' bhakta kareeti vaaree |
Prabhupada pahaavayaa bhavabhaya nivaaree bhaya nivaaree || 5
Aaratee saayibaabaa ||
Maajhaa nijadravyat'hevaa tava charana raja sevaa |
Maaganem' henchi aataam' tumhaam' devaadhidevaa devaadhidevaa || 6
Aaratee saayibaabaa ||
Ichchhita deena chaataka nirmala toya nijasukha |
Paajaavem' maadhavaa yaa sambhaal'a aapulee bhaaka aapulee bhaaka || 7
Aaratee saayibaabaa saukhyadaataara jeevaa |
Charanarajataaleem' dyaavaa daasaam' visaavaa bhaktaam' visaavaa ||
Aaratee saayibaabaa ||
– 3. Jaya deva jaya deva –
Jaya deva jaya deva dattaa avadhootaa |
(ho) saayi avadhootaa |
Jod'ooni kara tava charaneem' t'hevito maathaa |
Jaya deva jaya deva ||
Avataraseem' toom' yetaa dharmaatem' glaanee
Naastikaam'naahee too laavisee nijabhajaneem' |
Daavisee naanaa leelaa asankhya roopaam'nee
Harisee deenaanche too sankat'a dinarajanee || 1 ||
Jaya deva jaya deva dattaa avadhootaa |
(ho) saayi avadhootaa |
Jod'ooni kara tava charaneem' t'hevito maathaa |
Jaya deva jaya deva ||
Yavanasvaroopee ekyaa darshana tvaam' didhalem'
Sam'shaya nirasuniyaam' tadvaitaa ghaalavilem' |
Gopeechandaa mandaa tvaanchee uddharilem'
Momina vam'shee janmunee lokaam' taariyalem' || 2 ||
Jaya deva jaya deva dattaa avadhootaa |
(ho) saayi avadhootaa |
Jod'ooni kara tava charaneem' t'hevito maathaa |
Jaya deva jaya deva ||
Bheda na tattveem' hindoo yavanaanchaa kaam'heem'
Daavaayaasi jhaalaa punarapi naradehee |
Paahasi premaanem' too hindooyavanaam'hee
Daavisee aatmatvaane vyaapaka haa saayee || 3 ||
Jaya deva jaya deva dattaa avadhootaa |
(ho) saayi avadhootaa |
Jod'ooni kara tava charaneem' t'hevito maathaa |
Jaya deva jaya deva ||
Devaa saayeenaatha tvatpadanata bhaavem'
Paramaayaamohita janamochana jhanim' vhaavem' |
Tvatkri'payaam' sakalaanche sankat'a nirasaavem'
Deshila taree de tvadyasha kri'shnaanem' gaavem' || 4 ||
Jaya deva jaya deva dattaa avadhootaa |
(ho) saayi avadhootaa |
Jod'ooni kara tava charaneem' t'hevito maathaa |
Jaya deva jaya deva ||
– 4. Shirad'ee maajhe pand'harapura –
Shirad'ee maajhem' pand'harapura | saayibaabaa ramaavara |
Baabaa ramaavara | saayibaabaa ramaavara || 1
Shuddha bhaktee chandrabhaagaa | bhaava pund'alika jaagaa |
Pund'alika jaagaa | bhaava pund'alika jaagaa || 2
Yaa ho yaa ho avaghe jana | karaa baabaam'see vandana |
Saayeesee vandana | karaa baabaam'see vandana || 3
Ganoo mhane baabaa saayee | dhaam'va paava maajhe aayee |
Paava maajhe aayee | dhaam'va paava maajhe aayee || 4
– 5. Ghaaleena lot'aangana –
Ghaaleena lot'aangana vandeena charana
D'ol'yaaneem' paahina roopa tujhem' |
Premem' aalingina aanandem' poojina
Bhaavem' ovaal'ina mhane naamaa || 1 ||
Tvameva maataa cha pitaa tvameva
Tvameva bandhushcha sakhaa tvameva |
Tvameva vidyaa dravinam' tvameva
Tvameva sarvam' mama devadeva || 2 ||
Kaayena vaachaa manasendriyairvaa
Buddhyaatmanaa vaa prakri'teesvabhaavat |
Karomi yadyatsakalam' parasmai
Naaraayanaayeti samarpayaami || 3 ||
Achyutam' keshavam' raamanaaraayanam'
Kri'shna daamodaram' vaasudevam' harim |
Shreedharam' maadhavam' gopikaavallabham'
Jaanakeenaayakam' raamachandram' bhaje || 4 ||
Hare raama hare raama raama raama hare hare |
Hare kri'shna hare kri'shna kri'shna kri'shna hare hare || 5 ||
– 6. Pushpaanjali –
Shreegurudeva datta ||
Harih' om yajnyena yajnyamayajanta devaa-
-staani dharmaani prathamaanyaasan |
Te ha naakam' mahimaanah' sachanta
Yatra poorve saadhyaa santi devaah' ||
Om raajaadhiraajaaya prasahyasaahine
Namo vayam' vaishravanaaya koormahe |
Sa me kaamaan kaamakaamaaya mahyam'
Kaameshvaro vaishravano dadhaatu |
Kuberaaya vaishravanaaya mahaaraajaaya namah' ||
Om svasti saamraajyam' bhojyam' svaaraajyam' vairaajyam'
Paaramesht'hyam' raajyam' mahaaraajyamaadhipatyamayam'
Samantaparyaayee syaatsaarvabhaumah' saarvaayusha aantaadaaparaardhaat
Pri'thivyaisamudraparyantaayaah' ekaraal'iti ||
Tadapyesha shloko'bhigeeto marutah' parivesht'aaro
Maruttasyaavasan gri'he |
Aavikshitasya kaamaprervishvedevaah' sabhaasada iti ||
Shreenaaraayana vaasudevaaya sachchidaananda sadguru saayinaath maharaaj kee jai ||
– 7. Namaskaaraasht'aka –
Anantaa tulaa tem' kasem' re stavaavem'
Anantaa tulaa tem' kasem' re namaavem' |
Anantaa mukhaanchaa shine shesha gaataam'
Namaskaara saasht'aanga shreesaayinaathaa || 1 ||
Smaraavem' maneem' tvatpadaam' nitya bhaavem'
Uraavem' taree bhaktisaat'hee svabhaavem' |
Taraavem' jagaa taaroonee maayataataa
Namaskaara saasht'aanga shreesaayinaathaa || 2 ||
Vase jo sadaa daavayaa santaleelaa
Dise ajnya lokaamparee jo janaam'laa |
Paree antaree jnyaana kaivalyadaataa
Namaskaara saasht'aanga shreesaayinaathaa || 3 ||
Baraa laadhalaa janma haa maanavaachaa
Naraa saarthakaa saadhaneebhoota saachaa |
Dharoom' saayipremaa gal'aayaa ahantaa
Namaskaara saasht'aanga shreesaayinaathaa || 4 ||
Dharaavem' kareem' saana alpajnya baalaa
Karaavem' aamhaam' dhanya chumboni gaalaa |
Mukheem' ghaala premem' kharaa graasa aataam'
Namaskaara saasht'aanga shreesaayinaathaa || 5 ||
Suraadika jyaanchyaa padaa vanditaatee
Shukaadika jyaantem' samaanatva detee |
Prayaagaadi teerthepadeem' namra hotaam'
Namaskaara saasht'aanga shreesaayinaathaa || 6 ||
Tujhyaa jyaa padaa paahataam' gopabaalee
Sadaa rangalee chitsvaroopee mil'aalee |
Karee raasakreed'aa savem' kri'shnanaathaa
Namaskaara saasht'aanga shreesaayinaathaa || 7 ||
Tulaa maagatom' maaganem' eka dyaavem'
Karaa jod'itom' deena atyanta bhaavem' |
Bhavee mohaneeraaja haa taarim' aataam'
Namaskaara saasht'aanga shreesaayinaathaa || 8 ||
– 8. Aisaa yeyee baa –
Aisaa yeyee baa | saayee digambaraa |
Akshayaroopa avataaraa |
Sarvahi vyaapaka toom' | shri'tisaaraa |
Anasooyaatri kumaaraa | baabaa yeyee baa ||
Kaashee snaana japa pratidivasheem' |
Kolhaapura bhikshesee |
Nirmala nadi tungaa jala praashee |
Nidraa maahura desheem' || 1
Aisaa yeyee baa ||
Jhol'ee lombatase vaama kareem' |
Trishoola d'amaroodhaaree |
Bhaktaa varada sadaa sukhakaaree |
Desheela muktee chaaree || 2
Aisaa yeyee baa ||
Paayee paadukaa japamaalaa |
Kamand'aloo mri'gachhaalaa |
Dhaarana karishee baa |
Naagajat'aa mukut'a shobhato maathaam' || 3
Aisaa yeyee baa ||
Tatpara tujhyaa yaa je dhyaaneem' |
Akshaya tyaanche sadaneem' |
Lakshmee vaasa karee dinarajaneem' |
Rakshisi sankat'a vaarooni || 4
Aisaa yeyee baa ||
Yaa paridhyaana tujhem' gururaayaa |
Dri'shya kareem' nayanaam' yaa |
Poornaanandasukhem' hee kaayaa |
Laavisi hariguna gaayaa || 5
Aisaa yeyee baa | saayee digambaraa |
Akshayaroopa avataaraa |
Sarvahi vyaapaka toom' | shri'tisaaraa |
Anasooyaatri kumaaraa | baabaa yeyee baa ||
– 9. Shreesaayinaatha mahimna stotram –
Sadaa satsvaroopam' chidaanandakandam'
Jagatsambhavasthaanasam'haarahetum |
Svabhaktechchhayaamaanusham' darshayantam'
Namaameeshvaram' sadgurum' saayinaatham || 1 ||
Bhavadhvaanta vidhvam'sa maartand'a meed'yam'
Manovaagateetam' munirdhyaanagamyam |
Jagadvyaapakam' nirmalam' nirgunam' tvaam'
Namaameeshvaram' sadgurum' saayinaatham || 2 ||
Bhavaambhodhimagnaarditaanaam' janaanaam'
Svapaadaashritaanaam' svabhaktipriyaanaam |
Samuddhaaranaartham' kalau sambhavantam'
Namaameeshvaram' sadgurum' saayinaatham || 3 ||
Sadaa nimbavri'kshasya moolaadhivaasaat
Sudhaasraavinam' tiktamapyapriyam' tam |
Tarum' kalpavri'kshaadhikam' saadhayantam'
Namaameeshvaram' sadgurum' saayinaatham || 4 ||
Sadaa kalpavri'kshasya tasyaadhimoole
Bhavadbhaavabuddhyaa saparyaadisevaam |
Nri'naam' kurvataam' bhuktimuktipradam' tam'
Namaameeshvaram' sadgurum' saayinaatham || 5 ||
Anekaa shri'taa tarkya leelaa vilaasaih'
Samaavishkri'teshaana bhaasvat prabhaavam |
Ahambhaavaheenam' prasannaatmabhaavam'
Namaameeshvaram' sadgurum' saayinaatham || 6 ||
Sataam' vishramaaraamamevaabhiraamam'
Sadaa sajjanaih' sam'stutam' sannamadbhih' |
Janaamodadam' bhaktabhadrapradam' tam'
Namaameeshvaram' sadgurum' saayinaatham || 7 ||
Ajanmaadyamekam' param' brahma saakshaat
Svayam' sambhavam' raamamevaavateernam |
Bhavaddarshanaat sampuneetah' prabho'ham'
Namaameeshvaram' sadgurum' saayinaatham || 8 ||
Shreesaayeesha kri'paanidhe'khilanri'naam' sarvaarthasiddhiprada
Yushmatpaadarajah' prabhaavamatulam' dhaataapi vaktaa'kshamah' |
Sadbhaktyaa sharanam' kri'taanjaliput'ah' sampraapito'smi prabho
Shreematsaayipareshapaadakamalaan naanyachchharanyam' mama || 9 ||
Saayiroopadhara raaghavottamam'
Bhaktakaamavibudhadrumam' prabhum |
Maayayopahatachittashuddhaye
Chintayaamyahamaharnisham' mudaa || 10 ||
Sharatsudhaam'shupratimaprakaasham'
Kri'paatapaatram' tava saayinaatha |
Tvadeeya paadaabja samaashritaanaam'
Svachchhaayayaa taapamapaakarotu || 11 ||
Upaasanaadaivata saayinaatha
Stavairmayopaasaninaa stutastvam |
Ramenmano me tava paadayugme
Bhri'ngo yathaabje makarandalubdhah' || 12 ||
Aneka janmaarjita paapasankshayo
Bhavedbhavatpaadasaroja darshanaat |
Kshamasva sarvaanaparaadhapunjakaan
Praseeda saayeesha (sad)guro dayaanidhe || 13 ||
Shreesaayinaathacharanaamri'tapootachittaa-
-statpaadasevanarataah' satatam' cha bhaktyaa |
Sam'saarajanyaduritaugha vinirgataaste
Kaivalyadhaama paramam' samavaapnuvanti || 14 ||
Stotrametat pat'hedbhaktyaa yo narastanmanaah' sadaa |
Sadgurusaayinaathasya kri'paapaatram' bhaveddhri'vam || 15 ||
– 10. Praarthanaa –
Karacharanakri'tam' vaakkaayajam' karmajam' vaa
Shravananayanajam' vaa maanasam' vaa'paraadham |
Vihitamavihitam' vaa sarvametat kshamasva
Jaya jaya karunaabdhe shreeprabho saayinaatha ||
Shreesachchidaananda sadguru saayinaath maharaaj kee jai ||
Raajaadhiraaja yogiraaja parabrahma saayinaath mahaaraaj
Shreesachchidaananda sadguru saayinaath maharaaj kee jai ||
Meaning
The Midday Aarti collection is a devotional ritual sequence focused on Shirdi Sai Baba and the guru principle. It opens with the Pancharati and the principal aarti praising Sai as the giver of comfort, remover of sorrow and the compassionate refuge. Sections titled “Jaya Deva” celebrate Sai as the avadhuta and miracle-worker whose grace dispels doubts, heals sufferings and uplifts devotees. The Shirdi–Pandharpur verses anchor the practice in sacred geography and sant tradition; the Ghalin Lotangan and Namaskara Ashtaka emphasize intimate surrender, full-body prostration and the transformative power of remembrance. “Aisa Yeyi Ba” offers simple invocations and devotional imagery, while the Sai Mahimna Stotra articulates Sai’s supreme nature as guru, refuge and bestower of liberation. The sequence concludes with Pushpanjali (flower offering) and prayers for forgiveness and blessing.
Benefits:
• Brings calm, steadiness and devotional focus in the middle of the day.
• Reduces fear, grief and mental agitation through remembrance and aarti.
• Invokes guru-grace for protection, healing and practical help.
• Strengthens community bonds via shared aarti/prasada practices.
• Supports spiritual growth, clarity of purpose and ethical living.
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