Shirdi Sai Baba Aarti is performed five times daily. Each Aarti marks a sacred moment in Baba's daily divine routine — from waking Him at dawn to putting Him to rest at night.
Morning prayer to wake Baba (4:30 AM / 5:15 AM)
1: Joduniyaa kara charanee ttevilaa mathaa Parisawee vinanthee maajzee Pandhareenaathaa
1: With folded hands, I lay my head at your feet. O Sadgurunatha, please listen to my entreaty.
2: Aso naso bhaava aalo tujziyaa ttaayaa Kripaa drishtee paahe majzakade Sadgururaayaa
2: Forever, I want to remain at your feet, grant me the place without any hesitancy.
3: Akhandeeta asaave aise vaatate paayee Sandoonee sankoch ttaava todaasaa deyee
3: Since I desire to be at your feet always, give me shelter, leaving aside all reservations.
4: Utta utta Sri Sainaathaguru charana kamala daavaa Aadhivyaadhi bhavataapa vaarunee taaraa jadajeevaa
4: Arise! Arise! Shri Sainath Guru, show us your lotus feet. Relieve us of all worldly tensions, physical tribulations, and temporal problems; and save us all.
5: Gelee tumha soduniyaa bhava tama rajanee vilayaa Pareehi agnaanaasee tumachee bhulavi yogamaayaa
5: Dark worldly night has finished and left you. You are beyond all illusions. Yet the ignorant are deceived by these illusions (Yogmaya). You alone can grant salvation to the people by giving darshan of your divine face.
6: Bho Sainaatha Maharaaja bhava timiranaasaka ravee Ajnaanee aamhee kitee tav varnaavi thoravee
6: O Lord Sainath Maharaj, you are the sun that destroys the darkness of ignorance of this world. How ignorant we are! Even the great poets and thousand-headed Seshnag are exhausted in their attempt to describe your greatness.
7: Bhakta manee sadbhaava dharooni je tumha anusarale Dhyaanyasthawa te darsana tumache dwaaree ubhe ttele
7: The faithful devotees who follow you with good intentions are waiting at your doors for darshan. We are eager to drink from you the nectar of your teachings.
8: Ughadoonee netrakamalaa deenabandhu Ramakaanta Paahi baa kripadrishtee baalakaa jashee maaataa Ranjavee madhuravaanee haree taapa Sainaatha
8: Open your lotus eyes, Lord of the poor and destitute, and look at us mercifully as a mother looks at her child. Your enlightened words and sweet voice remove all our sufferings, O Sainatha.
9: Kaakad aarati kareeto Sainatha deva Chinmaya roop daakhavee ghewuni balak laghu seva
9: Let me do Kaakad Aarti in the early morning hours, O Lord Sainath! Show me your pure and handsome form, and accept this insignificant service from me, your child.
10: Kaam krodh mad matsar aattunee kaakada kela Vairagyache toop ghaaluni mee to bhijaveela
10: I have compressed lust, anger, ego, and envy and made them into a wick for the lamp, and soaked it in the ghee of asceticism.
11: Sainath Guru bakti jwalane to mee petawila Tad vryitti jaluni guroo ne prakash paadila Dwaita tama naasooni milavi tatswaroopi jeewa
11: I have lit it with the spark of devotion for Sainath Guru. After burning up the vices, the Guru has shed light on me. Destroy the darkness of duality and merge me in thy Self.
12: Bhaktaachiya potee bodh kaakada jyoti Pancha prana jeevebhave owaaloo aarthi Owaaloo aaratee maajyza Sainathaa
12: Born of devotion, the light of perception is the lamp for this dawn Aarti. I do Aarti with my entire being, my mind and fervent faith. O my Sainatha, with folded hands I lay my head at your feet.
13: Sai raham nazar karnaa Bachonkaa paalan karnaa Jaanaatumneh jagat pasaaraa Sabahee jzhoott jamaanaa
13: Sai, look at us mercifully and take care of your children. You know this mundane world, this world full of illusion.
14: Shreesadguru Baabaa Saayee Tujh waanchuni aashraya naahi bhutalee Toon shaanti kshamechaa meroo Toon bhavaarnaveeche taaru Guruvaraa
14: O Sadguru Baba Sai, without you there is no refuge in this world. You are the highest mountain of peace and forgiveness. You are the boat that ferries us across this mundane existence.
15: Prabhaat samayeen nabhaa shubh ravi prabha phaankalee Smare guru sadaa ashaa samayin tya chhale naa kalee Samartha Guru Sainath puravee manovaasanaa
15: It is dawn and the auspicious rays of the sun are radiating. Whoever meditates on the Guru at this time cannot be harmed by the pitfalls of Kaliyug. May the powerful Guru Sainath fulfil our desires.
16: Tamaa nirasi bhaanu ha Guruhi naasi agnyaanataa Parantu guruchee karaa na ravihee kadhee saamyathaa Samartha Guru Sainath puravee manovaasanaa
16: As the sun dispels darkness, the Guru destroys ignorance. But the sun cannot be compared to the Guru — darkness returns after sunset, but once the Guru blesses, ignorance never reappears. May the Samarth Guru Sainath fulfil our desires.
17: Sainath Guru maajhe aaee Majlaala thaav dhyaavaa paayeen Datta raaja Guru majhe aaee
17: Sainath Guru, my mother! Grant me a place at your feet! Dattaraj Guru, my mother! Grant me a place at your feet! Shri Sachchidanand Sadguru Sainath Maharaj ki Jai!
Noon prayer and food offering (12:00 PM (Noon))
1: Ghewuniya panchaarati, karoo Babansi aarati Utta utta ho bandhawa. Owaaloo ha Ramadhava.
1: Holding the five-wick lamp, I do Baba's Aarti. Rise! Rise! Oh my brethren. Let us do Aarti for Ramadhava (Consort of Ram, incarnation of Lord Vishnu).
2: Karooniya sthira man, pahu gambhirira he dhyan Krishnanatha Datt Sai jado chitta tujze paayee
2: Concentrating the mind, let us have a glimpse of the meditative figure. Krishna-Natha says: Oh Datta Sai! Enjoin our minds to your feet.
3: Aarti Sai Baba, saukhyadaataara jeeva Charana rajaatalee Dhyaava daasaan visaawaa, bhaktaa visaawaa
3: We do Aarti to Sai Baba, the giver of happiness to all. Give refuge to the downtrodden devotees who are at your feet.
4: Jaaluniyaan aananng swaswaroopee raahe dhanga Mumukshu janaan daavee nija dolaan Sreeranga
4: Burn the desires. To the seekers of Self, teach them the way to get Moksha. With their own eyes they see the Lord Vishnu.
5: Jayaa manee jaisaa bhaava tayaa taisaa anubhava Daawisee dayaaghanaa aisee tujzee hee maava
5: You grant suitable experiences to everybody in accordance with their faith and devotion. O merciful one, such is your way.
6: Tumache naama dhyaataan hare sansrithi vyathaa Agaadha tava karanee maarga daawisee anaadhaa
6: Meditation of your name removes worldly sufferings. Your actions are unfathomable. Show the path to unfortunate ones.
7: Kaliyugee avataara saguna parabrahm saachara Avateerna jhaalase swami Datta digambara
7: In this age of Kaliyug, you are the true incarnation of Brahma that has taken form and descended on earth. You are also Swami Datta Digambar — the combined incarnation of Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh.
8: Aattan divasaan guruwaaree bhakta karitee waaree Prabhupada pahaavayaa bhavabhaya niwaree
8: On Thursdays every week, the devotees take a trip to Shirdi to have a glimpse of the Lord's feet and to avert their worldly fears.
9: Maajan nija dravya tteewaa tav charan rajasevaa Maagane hechiyaataa tumhan devaadhideva
9: The only wealth I desire is to serve at thy feet. O Lord of Lords.
10: Ichchita deena chaatak nirmala toya nijasookha Paajaawe maadhavaa yaa saambhal aapulee bhaaka
10: Just as the chatak bird desires to drink pure rainwater, so O Lord, kindly give me your assurance that I will receive such direct knowledge.
11: Jaya Deva Jaya Deva Datta avadhutaa, O Sayee avadhutaa Jodoonikara tava charanee ttevito maathaa
11: Hail Lord! Datta Avadhuta! O Sai Avadhuta! With my folded hands, I place my head at your feet.
12: Avataraseen too yaetaan dharmaante glanee Naastheekaanaahee too laavisi nijabhajanee Daavisi naanaa leela asankhya roopaanee Harisee dheenanche too sankata dinarajanee
12: You take Avatar when Dharma declines. Even non-believers develop faith in you. Showing many types of Leelas in your innumerable forms, you remove the miseries of your devotees day and night.
13: Bhed na tathwee hindoo yavananchaa kaanhee Daawayaansee jzaalaa punarapi naradehee Paahasin premaane too Hindu yavanaanhee Daavisi aatmatwaane vyaapaka haa sayee
13: You do not distinguish between Hindus and Muslims. In the present human form, you give the same loving look to both Hindus and Muslims and establish the universality of your love.
14: Shirdee maajze Pandharapura Saibaba Ramaavara Shuddha bhaktee chandrabhaabagaa, Bhaava pundaleeka jaagaa
14: Shirdi is my Pandharpur. Sai Baba is the husband of Rama (Lord Vishnu). Pure devotion is like river Chandrabhaga. Our devotional feelings for the Lord have awakened.
15: Yaa ho yaa ho avaghe jana karaa Babaansee vandana Ganu mhane Baba Sayee Dhaava paava maajze aayee
15: Come along, all the people. Pray Baba and pray Sai. Das Ganu requests: Sai Baba, run and give us blessings, My Mother give your blessings.
16: Ghaaleena lotaangana vandeen charana Dolyanee paaheen roop tujze Preme aalingana aanande poojin, Bhave oowaalina mhane Naamaa
16: Prostrating myself with touch of your feet, I see thy beautiful form. Embracing you with love, I worship you and do your aarti with devotion.
17: Tvameva maataa pitaa tvameva Tvameva bandhuscha sakhaa tvameva Tvameva vidyaa dravinam tvameva, Tvameva sarvam mama Devadeva
17: You are my mother, my father, my brother, my friend. You are knowledge, you are the embodiment of love and tenderness. You are my everything, O Lord.
18: Kaayena vaachaa manasrendriyaiarwan Budhyatmanaa vaa prakriti swabhavaat Karomi yadyatsakalam parasmai, Narayanaayeti samarpayaami
18: My body, my speech, my mind and all my senses, my intellect, my innate being — all these I offer to you, Narayana.
19: Anantaa tulaa ten kase re sthavaave Anantaa mukhaanchaa shine shesh gaataan Namaskaar saashtaang Shri Sainaatha
19: Even the thousand-tongued Shesha finds it inadequate to sing thy prayers of greatness. Salutations with prostrations, O Sainath.
20: Sadaa satswaroopam chidaananda kandam Jagat sambhavasthaana samhaara hetum Swabhaktechhayaa maanusham darsayantam Nameeswaram Sadgurum Sainaatham
20: Let us bow down to Sadguru Sainath, who is Truth Incarnate and always in Consciousness and Bliss; the cause of creation, existence, and destruction of the world; who has come into human form for the sake of his devotees.
Evening prayer at dusk (Sunset)
1: Aarti Sai Baba, saukhyadaataara jeeva Charana rajaatalee Dhyaava daasaan visaawaa, bhaktaa visaawaa
1: We do Aarti to Sai Baba, the giver of happiness to all. Give refuge to the downtrodden devotees who are at your feet.
2: Jaaluniyaan aananng swaswaroopee raahe dhanga Mumukshu janaan daavee nija dolaan Sreeranga
2: Burn the desires. To the seekers of Self, teach them the way to get Moksha. With their own eyes they see the Lord Vishnu.
3: Kaliyugee avataara saguna parabrahm saachara Avateerna jhaalase swami Datta digambara
3: In this age of Kaliyug, you are the true incarnation of Brahma descended on earth. You are also Swami Datta Digambar.
4: Maajhaa nija dravya tteewaa tav charan rajasevaa Maagane hechiyaataa tumhan devaadhideva
4: The only wealth I desire is to serve at thy feet. O Lord of Lords.
5: Shirdee maajze Pandharapura Saibaba Ramaavara Shuddha bhaktee chandrabhaabagaa, Bhaava pundaleeka jaagaa
5: Shirdi is my Pandharpur. Sai Baba is the presiding deity there. Pure devotion is like the river Chandrabhaga. Our devotional feelings for the Lord have awakened.
6: Ghaaleena lotaangana vandeen charana Dolyanee paaheen roop tujze Tvameva maataa pitaa tvameva Tvameva sarvam mama Devadeva
6: Prostrating myself with touch of your feet, I see thy beautiful form. You are my mother, my father, my brother, my friend — you are my everything, O Lord.
7: Anantaa tulaa ten kase re sthavaave Anantaa mukhaanchaa shine shesh gaataan Namaskaar saashtaang Shri Sainaatha
7: Even the thousand-tongued Shesha finds it inadequate to sing your praises. Salutations with prostrations, O Sainath.
8: Aisaa eyee baa – Sayee digambaraa – Akshyaya roopa avataara Sarvahi vyapaka too – Shrutisaara – anusayaatrikumaaraa
8: Such art thou, Sai Baba! Sai Digambara! Incarnation of the imperishable spirit, you are all-pervading. You are the knower of the essence of the Vedas, belonging to the lineage of the sage Atri. Please come O Baba!
9: Kaashee snaana japa – pratidivashee – Kolhapura bhikshesee – nirmala nadi tungaa Jala praasee – Nidra maahur deshee
9: Everyday bathing in the Holy waters of Kashi, going to Kolhapur for alms, drinking the pure waters of the Tungabhadra, and then sleeping at Mahur province. Please come like this O Baba!
10: Ruso mama priyaambikaa majavaree pitahee ruso Ruso mama priyaangana priyasutaatmajaahee ruso Na Datta Guru Saayima majavaree kadheenhee ruso
10: My dear mother, my father, my wife, my son and daughter, my sister, my brother — all may be annoyed with me, but never my Dattaguru, my mother Sai, be annoyed with me.
11: Sadaa satswaroopam chidaananda kandam Jagat sambhavasthaana samhaara hetum Namaameeswaram Sadgurum Sainaatham
11: Let us bow down to Sadguru Sainath, who is Truth Incarnate, always in Consciousness and Bliss, the cause of creation, existence, and destruction of the world.
12: Bhawaambhodi magnaarthitaanaam janaanaam Swapaadaasritaanaam swabhakti priyaanaam Samuddhaaranaartham kalow sambhavantam Namaameeswaram Sadgurum Sainaatham
12: Let us bow down to Sadguru Sainath who has manifested in this Kaliyug for the salvation of those who believe in devotion and have taken refuge at his feet as they drown in the ocean of worldliness.
13: Karacharanakritam vaakkaayajam karmajam vaa Shravananayanajam vaa maanasam vaaparadham Viditamaviditam vaa sarvame tatshkamasva
13: For sins done by the hands and feet, by the tongue and body, by the ears and eyes, or those done in thought — known or unknown — for all these, forgive me.
14: Jaya Jaya karunaabdhe shri prabho sainaatha
14: Hail! Hail! O compassionate one, Shri Prabhu Sainath!
Night prayer to put Baba to rest (10:30 PM)
1: Owaloo aaratee mazhaa Sadgurunaathaa – maazhaa Sainaatha Paanchaahee tatwaanche deep laawilaa aataan
1: My Sadguru Sainath, I lit up the five elements of my body as a lamp and do your aarati.
2: Nirgunaachee sthitee kaisee aakaaraa aalee Sarvaa ghatee bharooni vuralee Sayee Maawoolee
2: How has the attributeless taken form? You fill every part of existence and still you are full, O Sai Mother.
3: RajaTamaSathwa tighe maayaa prasawalee Mayecheeye potee kaisee maayaa udbhavalee
3: All the three qualities of passion, ignorance, and excellence have spread illusion. How has the illusory world come into existence, born of this Maya?
4: SaptaSaagaree kaisa khel maandeelaa Khelooniyaa khel awagha visthaar kelaa
4: How have you started this divine sport across the seven seas! And how has this divine sport spread over the whole creation!
5: Brahmaandeechee rachanaa keisee daakhavilee dolaa Tuka hmane maazhaa Swaamee kripaaloo bholaa
5: The Lord has shown me the creation and arrangement of this universe. Tuka says: My Lord is simple and compassionate.
6: Jai jai Sainatha aataa pahudaave mandiree ho Aalavito sapreme tuzhala aaratee ghevuni kareeho
6: Hail! Hail Sainath! Now come and please lie down in the temple. Holding the lamp in my hands, I do Aarti and pray to you with all my love.
7: Ranjavisee too madhura bulunee – maaya jashi nija mulaa Bhogisi vyadhee tunch haruniyaa – nijasevak dukhaalaa Dhavuni bhakta vyasana harisi – darshan deshee tyaalaa
7: As a mother amuses her little son with sweet talk, you enrapture your devotees. For those with sufferings, you endure their problems by taking them upon yourself. For the dedicated, you quickly give them Darshan.
8: Skhmaa shayana sundara hee shobhaa – suman shej tyaawareen Gdhyaavee todee bhakta jananchee – poojanandi chaakaree
8: Forgive us and lie down on that beautiful flower-decked bed. Please accept some of the services your devotees render in your worship.
9: Soduni jaayaa dukha waatate – Baba tava charanaansee Agnesthavah aasi prasaada – ghevuni nijasadanaasee Jaato aata yevu punarapi – twatcharanaanche paashee
9: Sai, it saddens us to leave your feet and go away. At your command, we go with your blessings as Prasad to our own homes. We are going now, but we will come again to be near your feet.
10: Aataa Swaamee sukhe nidraa karaa avadhutaa – Baba karaa Sainathaa Chinmaya he sukhfhaama jaawuni pahudaa ekaantaa
10: Now Swami, sleep in peace, Avadhuta! Baba Sainatha, do so. Mind full of pure knowledge, abode of happiness, retire in seclusion.
11: Vairaagyaachaa kunchaa ghewuni chowk jhadeela Tayaawaree supremaachaa shidakaavaa didhalaa
11: With the broom of non-attachment the courtyard has been swept, and it has been showered with love.
12: Paayaghadadyaa ghatalyaa sundar navavidhaa bhakti Jnaanaachyaa samayaa laawuni ujalalyaa jyotee
12: The beautiful carpet of the nine types of Devotion (Bhakti) has been unrolled. The lamp of knowledge has been lit and the light burnished.
13: Bhaavaarthaanchaa manchaka hridaya kaashee taangilaa Manaachee sumane karunee kele sheejelaa
13: The swing-bed of faith and devotion has been suspended in my heart. With a pure and virtuous mind I have made your bed.
14: Dwaitaache kapaat laavuni ekatra kele Durbuddheenchyaa gatte soduni padade sodeele
14: Duality is locked up behind the shut doors, and unity is established. The knot of evil intentions has been loosened and the curtains of ignorance have been opened.
15: Aashaa trishnaa kalpanechaa Soonduni galabala Dayaa kshamaa shaantee daasee ubhyaa sewelaa
15: The clamour of desire, hope, and imagination has been left behind. Mercy, forgiveness, and peace are now in attendance as humble servants.
16: Alakshya unmanee ghewunee naajuk dusshaalaa Niranjana Sadguru swamee nijavile shejelaa
16: Inconceivably absorbed in divine contemplation, wrapped in a pair of delicate shawls — perfect light of knowledge, Sadguru Swami, rest and sleep in your bed.