SHRI SAINATHUNI - STAVAN MANJARI EIGHTFOLD PRAYER

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Forgive us all our sins

I implore you!

And those weaves of doubts and delusions,

Repel instantly.

You are cow, I the calf

You are moon, I the stone melted by its light;

At your feet, which are like the Ganges,

Respectfully the slave (DAS) bows down!

Place on my head

Your hand and bless me, oh Lord!

Wars off my sorrow and worry

For this GANU is your servant.

With this eight-fold prayer

I prostrate myself before;

My sins (demerits), suffering and poverty

Ward off immediately.

You are the cow and I the calf;

You are the mother and I the child;

Do not harbour

Any harsh feelings towards me.

You are the sandlewood from Malagiri;

I'm a thorny shrub.

You are the life giving waters of Godavari,

I, the greatest sinners.

If after having your "DARSHAN"

The impurities of my wicked mind remains

Unchanged, GURURAYA,

Who will then call you sandlewood?

The proximity of must ("KAASTURI")

makes even the dust more valuable;

The fragrance of flowers is transmitted

To the thread which ties the garlands.

This is the way of the great.

Whosoever they come in touch with,

To him they impart

A part of their greatness.

Sacred ashes, join cloth and the bull,

SHIVA made symbolic parts of himself;

Therefore, these objects

Are praised in all quarters.

For the amusement of the cowherds,

At Vrindavan, on the banks of the Yamuna,

The lord of the World played "DAHI-KALA"

That too has earned recognition from wise men.

Similarly, I am a sinner,

But, I am under your protection;

Will you not redeem me, Oh, GURURAYA,

From my sinful state?

Worldly or spiritual,

In whatever objects I seek satisfaction,

I have no doubt, O GURURAYA,

That you will grant me these.

With your grace,

Control my mind;

If the oceans are sweetened

There is no fear of their being salty.

To make the oceans sweet

Truly you have the powers.

Therefore, this supplication of Dasganu,

Please concede.

-- OM GURU NATHASAI GURU NATHA