Sai Baba of Shirdi

śrī śirḍī sāī calīsā

(Shri Shirdi Sai Chalisa in English (IAST))

Traditional

The Shirdi Sai Chalisa is a reverent devotional composition dedicated to Shirdi Sai Baba, revered by his devotees as an incarnation of Dattatreya and the Trimurti. Composed in Telugu, this stotra celebrates his ascetic life, his teachings of sacrifice and patience, and his role as a spiritual guide residing in the hearts of his followers. Chanting this Chalisa serves as a meditative practice to seek the blessings of the Sadguru, find inner peace, overcome worldly obstacles, and attain spiritual liberation. It emphasizes the profound connection between the devotee and the divine presence of Sai Baba.

śiriḍīvāsā sāīprabho jagatiki mūlaṃ nīve prabho
datta digambara avatāraṃ nīlo sṛṣṭi vyavahāram ||
trimūrtirūpā o sāī karuṇiñci kāpāḍoyi
darśanamiyya garāvayya muktiki mārgaṃ cūpumayā || 1 ||
śiriḍīvāsā sāīprabho ||
kaphini vastramu dhariyiñci bhujamuku jolī tagiliñci
nimba vṛkṣapu chāyalo phakīru veṣapu dhāraṇalo
kaliyugamanduna vèlasitivi tyāgaṃ sahanaṃ nerpitivi
śiriḍī grāmaṃ nī vāsaṃ bhaktula madilo nī rūpam || 2 ||
śiriḍīvāsā sāīprabho ||
cānd pāṭil nu kalusukuni ātani bādhalu tèlusukuni
gurramu jāḍa tèlipitivi pāṭil bādhanu tīrcitivi
vèligiñcāvu jyotulanu nīvupayogiñci jalamulanu
accèruvòndènu ā grāmaṃ cūsi vintaina ā dṛśyam || 3 ||
śiriḍīvāsā sāīprabho ||
bāyijā cesènu nī seva pratiphalamiccāvo devā
nī āyuvunu badulicci tātyānu nīvu bratikiñci
paśupakṣulanu premiñci premato vāṭini lāliñci
jīvulapaina mamakāraṃ citramayā nī vyavahāram || 4 ||
śiriḍīvāsā sāīprabho ||
nī dvāramulo nilicitini ninne nityamu kòlicitini
abhayamunicci brovumayā o śiriḍīśā dayāmayā
dhanyamu dvāraka o māyī nīlo nilicènu śrīsāī
nī dhuni maṇṭala veḍimiki pāpamu povunu tākiḍiki || 5 ||
śiriḍīvāsā sāīprabho ||
pralaya kālamu āpitivi bhaktulanu nīvu brocitivi
cesi mahammārī nāśaṃ kāpāḍi śiriḍī grāmaṃ
agnihotri śāstriki līlā mahātmyaṃ cūpiñci
śyāmānu bratikiñcitivi pāmu viṣamu tòligiñci || 6 ||
śiriḍīvāsā sāīprabho ||
bhakta bhīmājīki kṣayarogaṃ naśiyiñce ātani sahanaṃ
ūdī vaidyaṃ cesāvu vyādhini māyaṃ cesāvu
kākājīki o sāī viṭhala darśana miccitivi
dāmūkicci santānaṃ kaligiñcitivi santoṣam || 7 ||
śiriḍīvāsā sāīprabho ||
karuṇāsindhū karuṇiñcu māpai karuṇa kuripiñcu
sarvaṃ nīke arpitamu pèñcumu bhakti bhāvamunu
musliṃ anukòni ninu meghū tèlusukuni ātani bādha
dālci śivaśaṅkara rūpaṃ iccāvayyā darśanamu || 8 ||
śiriḍīvāsā sāīprabho ||
ḍākṭaruku nīvu rāmunigā balvantaku śrīdattunigā
nimonukaraku mārutigā cidambaraku śrīgaṇapatigā
mārtāṇḍaku khaṇḍobāgā gaṇūku satyadevunigā
narasiṃhasvāmigā joṣiki darśanamu niccina śrīsāī || 9 ||
śiriḍīvāsā sāīprabho ||
reyi pagalu nī dhyānaṃ nityaṃ nī līlā paṭhanaṃ
bhaktito ceyaṇḍi dhyānaṃ labhiñcunu muktiki mārgaṃ
padakòṇḍu nī vacanālu bābā mākavi vedālu
śaraṇani vaccina bhaktulanu karuṇiñci nīvu brocitivi || 10 ||
śiriḍīvāsā sāīprabho ||
andarilona nī rūpaṃ nī mahima ati śaktimayaṃ
o sāī memu mūḍhulamu òsagumayā māku jñānamunu
sṛṣṭiki nīvenaya mūlaṃ sāī memu sevakulaṃ
sāī nāmamu talacèdamu nityamu sāīni kòlicèdamu || 11 ||
śiriḍīvāsā sāīprabho ||
bhakti bhāvana tèlusukòni sāīni madilo nilupukòni
cittamuto sāī dhyānaṃ ceyaṇḍi pratinityaṃ
bābā kālcina dhuni ūdi nivāriñcunu adi vyādhi
samādhi nuṇḍi śrīsāī bhaktulanu kāpāḍenoyi || 12 ||
śiriḍīvāsā sāīprabho ||
mana praśnalaku javābulu tèlupunu sāī caritamulu
vinaṇḍi leka cadavaṇḍi sāī satyamu cūḍaṇḍi
satsaṅgamunu ceyaṇḍi sāī svapnamu pòndaṇḍi
bheda bhāvamunu mānaṇḍi sāī mana sadguruvaṇḍi || 13 ||
śiriḍīvāsā sāīprabho ||
vandanamayyā parameśā āpadbāndhava sāīśā
mā pāpamulū kaḍatercu mā madi korika nèravercu
karuṇāmūrti o sāī karuṇato mamu daricercoyī
mā manase nī mandiramu mā palukule nīku naivedyam || 14 ||
śiriḍīvāsā sāīprabho ||
akhilāṇḍakoṭi brahmāṇḍanāyaka
rājādhirāja yogirāja parabrahma
śrīsaccidānanda sadguru sāīnāth maharāj kī jai ||

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