SHRI SAINATHUNI-STAVAN MANJARI

[Guest guest]

In the waters of the Godavari,

Only the soiled clothes come to be cleansed ;

The clean ones, in a trunk,

Remain far from the Godavari

banks.

….83

 

Even that which remained in the trunk,

came once,

To be cleansed thoroughly

On the Godavari

banks.

….84

 

The trunk is the eternal abode ;

You are the Godavari, unshakable faith is the ghat;

All beings are the garments

Full of the impurities comprising six

vices.

….85

 

The " DARSHAN " of your feet

Is like a bath in the Godavari ;

Wash away my sins.

Oh, Samarth, and purify me !

….86

 

We worldly people

Gather layers of impurities again and again ;

Therefore, we are the right people

for the " DARSHAN " of

saints.

….87

 

In the abundant waters of the Godavari

Comes the wash , to be cleansed at the GHATS :

If it is really left unattended,

Then, it is a discredit to the Godavari

!

….88

You are the cool, shady tree, with abundant foliage ;

We are the travellers, really,

Suffering from the scorching sun - rays

Of the three - fold calamities of

Life.

….89

 

From that blazing heat, oh compassionate one,

Protect us, Oh GURURAYA.

The benign grace of your cool shade

Is extraordinary

!

….90

 

 

Sitting under a tree

If one feels the heat of the sun,

Then, who will call that tree

The shade-giving tree

?

….91

-- OM GURU NATHA

SAI GURU NATHA