SRI SAINATHA MANANAM

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*SRI SAINATHA MANANAM*

 

 

 

Pujyasri B.V.Narasimhaswamiji, who visited Shirdi in the year 1936,

collected authentic information about Lord Sainath from persons lived with

Sai and wrote many books on Lord Sainath. All his works are authentic . One

such book is SRI SAINATHA MANANAM.

 

This book was published as early as in the year 1942 and the fourth edition

came in the year 1945.

 

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We will share daily few lines from these book.......

 

*General Invocation:*

 

 

 

1. O, Mind! Be devoted to Narayana. ..O Mind! be devoted to Sri Sai

feet.

 

 

 

2. For overcoming all obstacles, let one meditate on the white

robed, all pervading four-armed one, moonlike in color and of gracious mien.

 

 

 

3. I bow to Lord Sai, that dweller in Shirdi, whose mercy cures

dumbness and revivesthe dead.

 

 

 

4. I bow to the best of Sants, Sai, who is(but) the Ancient Narayana

Deva who has visited the Earth to bless(His) devotees.

 

 

 

5. Again and again do I prostrate before Lord Sai, who is

God(Brahman) taking up form and attributes and going down to dwell on the

banks of the Godavari to protect(His) devotees.

 

 

 

6. prostrate myself unto Lord Sai on whose head, the Ganges was

conquered, from whose feet, the Ganges flowed and who lives on the bank of

the Ganges(Godavari).

 

 

 

7. Prostrations to Thee, O Sainatha whosel nature is Triune, being

Brahma,(the Creator) at the beginning, Vishnu(the Sustainer) thereafter and

finally Mahadeva or Shiva(the withdrawer)

 

 

 

8. I bow to Sai, who is Sesha-Sayee(i.e God recumbent on the

Serpent) by remembering whom one is released from the bondage of births and

Samsara.

 

 

 

9. I bow to Sai, the Imperishable by remembering whom and repeating

whose names, one's efforts at Austerities(Tapas), Alms(Dana) and other

observances(Kriya) , are successful.

 

 

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Let God fight your battles for you....

 

OM GURU NATHA

SAI GURU NATHA