SHRI SAINATHUNI - STAVAN MANJARI EIGHTFOLD PRAYER

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Whatever my shortcomings,

They are all your!

You are the foremost among the spiritual masters,

So do not stint while giving.

Now, why should I speak more?

You are my only refuge.

The child held in the mother's arms,

Is naturally without fear.

So be it. This hymn of praise,

Whosoever read with love,

Their desires

Fulfil, O Lord.

Your blessing for this hymn

I entrest.

May the difficulties of he who recites this sincerely,

Be warded off within a Year.

After performing all ablutions,

Should this hymn, be recited regularly,

With a pure and sincere feeling

In your heart.

If this be not possible

Then on every "Ekadasi"

This hymn should be read

To realize the beneficial effect.

One who recites this, with faith

Will ultimately progress spiritually by the Grace of GURU,

Who will satiate the material desires readily,

And thereby deliver him from their bondage.

With repeated recitations of this hymn,

Dull wits will be sharpened.

And, if perchance, someone's life is short,

Then, by recitation; he will live upto a hundred years!

Where wealth is wanting,

KUBER, the Lord of wealth himself will come to stay,

Oh reading this hymn.

This is the Truth, and so it shall be.

To the childless, children will be born

On reciting this hymn.

And the ailment of one who recites this hymn

Will be dispelled in all directions.

Fear and worry will disappear,

Prestige will increase.

He will realise the imperishable BRAHMAN

With the regular recitation of this hymn.

Regarding this hymn, Oh wise ones,

Have faith in your hearts

Above the efficacy of this hymn;

And give no place

To doubts and misconceptions.

Go on pilgrimage to Shirdi,

Concentrate on the lotus feet of Baba,

Who is the succour of the poor and the meek,

The wish-fulfilling tree for the devotees!

It was because of the inspiration received from Him

That this hymn has been composed.

How else could an insignificant ignorant one, like me,

Have written it?

In Shake 1840

In the bright half of th BHADRAPAD month,

On GANESH-CHATURTHI day,

Monday, in the second 'PRAHAR',

This humble tribute of praise to Shri Sainath,

Was completed at Maheshwaram

By the sacred bank of the Narmada

Near Shri Ahilya Devi's SAMADHI.

At Maheshwara, the famous TIRTHA,

The hymn was completed.

Shri Sai nath made me utter every word

By becoming part of my mind.

The disciple Damodar

Became the scribe truly,

I Das, Ganu, Am only an obedient servent

Of all the saints and sages.

Peace be with you! May this humble tribute

of praise to Shri Sainath

Help you cross the worldly ocean.

This is the prayer, with faith and respect

Of Das Ganu, to Shri Panduranga.

Let this be offered to Shri Hari-Hara!

Bless us, O Lord!

PUNDALIK VARDA (fulfiller of wishes) HARI-VITHAL!

I recall sitakanta! Hail Hail Rama

Parvati-pate Har-Har Mahadev!

Hail to Shri Sadguru Sainath Maharaj!

Shri Sadguru Sainath, I offer this to you

Bless us, O Lord!

SRI SATHCHIDANANDA SADGURU SAINATH MAHARAAJ KI JAI....SRI DASGANU MAHARAJ KI JAI.....

SARVEBHAVANTHU SUKHINAHA LOKAAM SAMASTHAM SUKHINO BHAVANTHU......

-- OM GURU NATHA

SAI GURU NATHA