Sathya Sai Mahima Stotram

Verse One

Sadasatsvarupam cidananda kandam
Jagatsambhavasthana samharahetum
Svabhaktecchayamanusam darsayanam
Namamisvaram sadgurum sainatham

I salute Lord Sainatha, the great preceptor who is the personification of Truth, Awareness and Bliss. He is the great cause for the creation, sustenance and dissolution of the universe. He has taken the human form to fulfill the aspirations of His devotees.

Verse Two

Bhavadhvantavidvamsamartandamidyam
Manovagatitam munirdhyanagamyam
Jagadvyapakam nirmalam nirgunam tvam
Namamisvaram sadgurum sainatham

I salute Lord Sainatha, the great preceptor who is the adorable sun destroying the darkness of birth and death. He cannot be known through mind and words. He is meditated upon by the sages. He is omnipresent in the world. He is pure and devoid of attributes.

Verse Three

Bhavambhodimagnarditanam jananam
Svapadasritanam svabhaktipriyanam
Samudhharanartham kalou sambhavantam
Namamisvaram sadgurum sainatham

I salute Lord Sainatha, the great preceptor who has manifested Himself in this Kaliyug to uplift the devotees who are troubled being drowned in the ocean of birth and death, and who are restored to His Lotus Feet, and who are devoted to Him.

Verse Four

Sada nimbavrksasya muladhivasat
Sudhastravinam tiktamapyapriyam tam
Tarum kalpavrksadhikam sadhayantam
Namamisvaram sadgurum sainatham

I salute Lord Sainatha, the great preceptor, who resides at the base of the neem tree and spreads nectarine joy and who makes that bitter and disliked tree dearer than the wish-fulfilling tree.

Verse Five

Sada kalpavrksasya tasyadhi mule
Bhavadbhavabudhya saparyadisevam
Nrnam kurvatam bhuktimuktipradam tam
Namamisvaram sadgurum sainatham

I salute Lord Sainatha, the great preceptor, who grants affluence in this world and also liberation from bondage to those who worship and serve Him under that tree seeking His divine presence.

Verse Six

Anekasrutatarkyalilavilasaih
Samaviskrtesanabhasvatprabhava
Aham bhavahinam prasannatmabhavam
Namamisvaram sadgurum saintham

I salute Lord Sainatha, the great preceptor, whose matchless glory founded on His divine prowess glows with lilas, which are unheard of and beyond rational comprehension. He is completely devoid of any sense of ego and exudes infinite inner joy.

Verse Seven

Satam visramaramamevabhiramam
Sada sajjanaih samstutam sannamadbhih
Janamodadam bhaktabhadrapradam tam
Namamisvaram sadgurum sainatham

I salute Lord Sainatha, the great preceptor, with the most charming and delightful form. His divine shelter is the resting place that removes the tiresomeness of all good people who adore Him with devotion. He grants joy, auspiciousness and protection to the devotees.

Verse Eight

Ajanmadyamekam param brahma saksat
Svayam sambhavam ramamevavatirnam
Bhavaddarsanatsampunitah prabho ham
Namamisvaram sadgurum sainatham

I salute Lord Sainatha, the great preceptor, who is the very embodiment of the highest divine principle 'Brahma' and who knows no birth nor death (He who has no beginning or no end). He has come down to earth by his self-will as the very manifestation of Rama. O Lord, I am completely sanctified by your divine glance.