Kakad Aarti --- Part II

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The Aartis are sung in-group by all devotees present at the prescribed hours in

Shirdi. In most of the Sai temples in India, the same Aartis are usually sung.

Aarti consists of devotional songs written in Marathi and Sanskrit shlokas. The

English translation is nearest to the meaning of these songs.

6.KAKAD AARTI

Composed by:: Shri Krishna Jogiswar Bhishma

Kaakad aarati kareeto Sainatha deva

Chinmaya roop daakhavee ghewuni balak laghu seva

Let me do Kaakad Aarti, in the early morning hours, O Lord Sainath! Show me your

pure, intelligent and handsome form, and accept this insignificant service from

me, your child.

 

Kaam krodh mad matsar aattunee kaakada kela

Vairagyache toop ghaaluni mee to bhijaveela

I have compressed and entwined lust, anger, ego, envy and made them into a wick

for the lamp; and soaked it into the ghee (clear butter) of asceticism that I

have poured.

 

Sainath Guru bakti jwalane to mee petawila

Tad vryitti jaluni guroo ne prakash paadila

Dwaita tama naasooni milavi tatswaroopi jeewa

Chinmaya …. Kaakad…. Aarati….

I have lit it with the spark of devotion for Sainath Guru(Master).. After

burning up the vices, the Guru has shed the light on me. Destroy the darkness

of duality and merge me in thy Self.

Show me ……. I do Arati…….. Show me………..

 

Bhoochar khechar vyaapooni awaghe hritkamali raahasee

Tochi dattaadev tu shridi raahuni paawasee

Rahooni yethe anayatrahitoo baktaastava dhavasee

Nirasooniyaa sankata daasaa anubhawa daavisee

Na kale twalleelahee konyaa devaa waaa maanavaa

Chinmaya …. Kaakad…. Aarati….

Pervading the entire universe, you also make your abode in every living being’s

heart. You are also the Datta deity, who lives in Shirdi and blesses us. Though

you abide at Shirdi, you also race elsewhere for the sake of your devotees.

After obliterating every trace of their troubles you give your devotees your

experiences. Neither the gods nor human beings can understand your divine play

(Leela).

Show me ……. I do Arati …… Show me…..

 

Twat yasha dundubheene saare ambar he kondale

Sagun murti paahanyaa aatur jan Shirdee aale

Proshuni twadvachanaamrita aamuche dehabhaan haarpale

Sodooniyaa durabhimaan maanas twaccharanee waahile

Kripa karooniya Sai maawle daas padari ghyaawaa

Chinmaya …. Kaakad…. Aarati….

The sky and all the ten-directions of the earth are reverberating with your

praises, sung by the devotees, which resound like the beating of the drums.

Eager persons have come to Shirdi to behold your godly form. They have become

oblivious of their own selves after drinking the nectar-like words of your

advice. Leaving aside their pride and their jealousies, they have surrendered

at your feet. Have mercy, and keep me, as a slave, close to you, O Mother Sai.

Show me ……. I do Arati …… Show me…..

 

7. KAKAD AARTI

Composed by :: Sant Tukaram Maharaj

Bhaktaachiya potee bodh kaakada jyoti

Pancha prana jeevebhave owaaloo aarthi

Owaaloo aaratee maajyza pandhareenaatha majyza Sainathaa

Donhi kara jodonee charanee ttevilaa mathaa

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.

Refrain : I do Arati, O my Pandharinatha, O my Sainatha (Vithal or Vithoba) and

with folded hands, I lay my head at your feet.

Kaay mahima varnoo aataa sangane kitee

Kotee brahma haiyaa makha pahataa jaatee

How shall I describe your greatness? Who can extol it? Even the tremendous sin

of killing a thousand brahmins is washed away by your mere darshan.

 

Rahee rakhmaabaayee ubhya doghee do baahee

Mayur pincha chaamara dhaaliti thaayee che thaayee

Rahi (Radha, surrendered to the incarnation of Saguna Avatar of Pandurang) and

Rakhumabai (Rukmini, consort of Pandurang) are standing on either side, and are

fanning the Lord with Chamaras (whisks for flies) of peacock feathers.

 

Tuka mhane deep ghewuni unmaneet shobhaa

Vittevaree ubha dise laawanya gaabhaa. Owaaloo aaratee …

Tuka says, with a lamp in his hand and absorbed in divine contemplation: The

beautiful image, standing on the brick, has a divine splendour.

 

8. PADH

Composed by :: Sant Namadev

Utta utta saadhu sant aapulale hit

Jaaeel jaaeel ha nardeh mag kaincha bhagawant

Wake up, saints and sages. Achieve your own welfare. The human body is perishing

every moment. After it is gone we can never achieve realisation.

 

Uttoniya pahaante baba ubha ase vitte

Charan tayaache gomate amrit drishti awalokaa

After waking up in the early morning, Baba is standing on the brick. Behold His

lotus feet and His immortal glance.

 

Utta utta ho vegesee chalaa jaawoonya raawulaasee

Jalatil patakaanchya raashi kaakad aarati dekhliyaa

Wake up! Wake up! Let us go quickly to the Lord’s palace (The Temple). The heaps

of sins that we sinners have committed will be burnt, by merely seeing Kaakad

Aarti.

 

Jaage karaa rukhminivar, dev aahe nijasuraant

Vege limbalon karaa drisht hoeel tayasee

Awaken Rukmani’s Lord (Krishna)! The Lord is lost in Himself. We must ward off

the evil eye quickly, with lemon and salt, lest he is troubled.

 

Daaree waajantree vaajatee dhol damaame garijatee

Hote kaakad aarati maazhyaa Sadguru rayaanchee

They are playing different instruments. Drums and Shehnai (Indian Clarion)

resonate at the entrance. With all this the Kakad-aarti of my beloved, revered

Lord is taking place.

 

Simhanaad shankabheree aanand hoto mahaa dwaaree

Keshawaraaj vittewaree naamaa charan vandito

The blowing of the conch, is like the roaring of the Lion. There is rejoicing at

the main gate. Nama adores the feet of the Lord Keshavraj (Vishnu or Vithal),

who is standing on the brick.

8. BHAJAN

Composed by :: Smt. Raghunath Savitri Tendulkar

Sainath Guru maajhe aaee

Majlaa thaav dhyaavaa paayeen

Datta raaja Guru majhe aaee

Majlaa thaav dhyaavaa paayeen

Sainathguru, my mother! Grant me a place at your feet! Dattaraj guru, my

mother! Grant me a place at your feet! Shri Sachchidanand (Brahma, the

Supreme and All-Sustaining Essence - in other words, Truth, Consciousness,

Everlasting Bliss) Sadguru Sainath Maharaj! Hail to Thee!

9. SAINATH PHABHATASTAK

Composed by :: Shri Krishna Jogiswar Bhisma

Prabhaat samayeen nabhaa shubh ravi prabha phaankalee

Smare guru sadaa ashaa samayin tya chhale naa kalee

Monhoni kar jodoonee karoon ataa Guru praarthanaa

Samartha Guru Sainath puravee manovaasanaa

It is dawn and the auspicious rays of the sun are radiating over the sky.

Whosover meditates on the Guru at this time cannot be harmed by the pitfalls of

Kaliyug (The dark and troublesome Age of present). Therefore, with folded hands,

let us now pray to the Guru. May the Samarth (Powerful) Guru Sainath fulfil our

desires.

 

Tamaa nirasi bhaanu ha Guruhi naasi agnyaanataa

Parantu Suruchee karaa na ravihee kadhee saamyathaa

Punhaa thimir janm ghe Gurukrupeni agnaan naa

Samartha Guru Sainath puravee manovaasanaa

As the sun dispels the darkness, the Guru destroys ignorance. But the sun cannot

really be ever compared to the Guru, because darkness gathers again after the

sun is set; but, once the Guru blesses, ignorance never re-appears. May the

Samarath Guru Sainath fulfil our desires.

 

Ravi pragat howuni twarita ghaalawee aalasaa

Tasa guruhi sodawee sakal dushkriti laalasaa

Haroni abhimaanahee jadwi tatpadee bhavanaa

Samartha Guru Sainath puravee manovaasanaa

As soon as the sun rises we shake off our lethargies. Similarly, the Guru

removes all evil desires or tendencies and, by vanquishing our egotism,

feelings of reverence are inculcated at his feet. May the Samarth (Powerful)

Guru Sainath fulfil our desires.

 

Guroosi upama dise vidhi hareeharaanchi unee

Kuttoni mag yeie tee kavaniyaa ugee paahunee

Tuzheech upama tulaa baravi shobhate sajjanaa

Samartha Guru Sainath puravee manovaasanaa

If we compare the Guru with Brahma, or Harihar (MahaVishnu or Sadashiv), the

Guru is mightier. Then why does this comparison come to my mind as an unwanted

visitor? O Guru, your excellence cannot have resemblance to any being other

than you. May the Samarth (Powerful) Guru Sainath fulfil our desires.

Samaadhi uthroniyaa Guru chalaa mashidee kade

Twadeeya vachnokti tee madhur vaaritee saankhade

Ajaataripu Sadguro akhil pathkaa bhanjanaa

Samartha Guru Sainath puravee manovaasanaa

Now, come out of your meditations, O Guru, and come to the mosque, so that your

sweet words may destroy the devotees’ difficulties. You are devoid of any

enemies. O, revered Guru, you are gentle and yet you are the destroyer of all

the evil in the world. May the Samarth (Powerful) Guru Sainath fulfil our

desires.

 

Ahaa susamayaasi yaa Guru uttoniyaa baisale

Vilokuni padaashrithaa tadiya aapade naasile

Asaa suhithkaaree yaa jagati konihee anya naa

Samartha Guru Sainath puravee manovaasanaa

Ah! At the auspicious time the Guru is awakened and is sitting up. With a

glance at those who are sitting at his feet, he destroys their difficulties.

There is not another such well-wisher in this world! May the Samarth (Powerful)

Guru Sainath fulfil our desires.

 

Asa bahut shaahanaaa pari na jyaa Guroochi kripaa

Na tatswahit tyaa kalae karitase rikamya gapaa

Jari Gurupada dhari sudhrid bhaktineh tho manaa

Samartha Guru Sainath puravee manovaasanaa

However wise a person is if he does not have the Guru’s blessings, he cannot

understand what is good for his welfare and can only indulge in mere prattle.

If he just firmly holds the Guru’s feet with concentrated devotion. May the

Samarth (Powerful) Guru Sainath fulfil our desires.

 

Guro vinati mee karee hridayamandiree yaa basaa

Samasth jag he guruswaroopee ttaso maanasaa

Ghado satat sathkrutee matihi deh jagatjpaavanaa

Samartha Guru Sainath puravee manovaasanaa

O, Guru, I entreat you to make your abode in the temple of my heart. Stamp upon

my mind that the whole world is the image of my Guru. O Lord! Mould me and give

me the power and intelligence, so that I always have the desire to do good

deeds. May the Samarth (Powerful) Guru Sainath fulfil our desires.

 

Preme yaa asthakaashi paduni Guruvaraa

Praarthitee je prabhaatee

Tyaanche chittasee deto akhilharooniyaan

Braanti mee nitya shaantee

Aise he Sainathe kathuneesuchvileh jevee yaa baalakaasee

Tevee tyaa Krishnapaayee namuni

Savinayeh arpito ashtakaasee

“Those who read the above eight verses with love and devotion for the Guru’s

morning prayers, I remove from their mind all their misgivings and grant them

total peace of mind” – this was told to me, by Sainath, as one tells to his own

child. Therefore, I, Krishna bow down to his lotus feet and very humbly dedicate

these eight verses to him. Shri Sachchidanand Sadguru Sainath Maharaj! Hail to

Thee!

 

Source:Shirdibaba.org

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