This Sai Baba Aarti is a short Hindi prayer centred on meditation, Shirdi darshan, and release from sorrow. The opening praise returns as the fifth and final source unit.
Quick Facts
Sai Baba Aarti Lyrics in English
Read the complete source-aligned Aarti in simple Roman script. The recurring refrain is emphasized within the same continuous sequence.
Aarti and Refrain
Jai sain baba, Jai sain baba, Jai sain baba
Jai sain baba
Saty shiv sundar, sain saty shiv sundar
Sain ji ka dhyan, karo nar-nari
Jai sain baba
Bhakton ke palan hetu, sain ji ne avatar liya
Shirdi men akar, darshan diya
Jai sain baba
Sain ji ki Aarti, jo koi jan gave
Janm-maran ke sankat, sab dur ho jave
Jai sain baba
Jai sain baba, Jai sain baba, Jai sain baba
Line-by-line Meaning
Meaning in Source Order
Glory to Sai Baba; the repeated invocation opens the Aarti with collective praise.
Sai is contemplated as truth, auspiciousness, and beauty, and devotees are invited to hold him in meditation.
He took form for the sake of devotees, came to Shirdi, and grants the blessing of darshan.
The hymn says that one who sings this Aarti is freed from the distress associated with repeated birth and death.
The opening praise returns to complete the Aarti to Sai Baba.
Sai Baba, Shirdi, and Darshan
The source is deliberately concise. It connects Sai Baba’s presence with Shirdi, contemplation of truth and auspiciousness, the grace of darshan, and relief from existential sorrow.
How Sai Baba Aarti Is Traditionally Sung
This short text may be sung during a lamp offering before Sai Baba’s image. The recurring “Jai Sai Baba” invocation provides a clear congregational opening and close.
Frequently Asked Questions
Shirdi is named as the place to which Sai Baba came and where devotees seek darshan.
It says that singing the Aarti relieves the distress of repeated birth and death.