The Sai Baba Chalisa praises Sai Baba of Shirdi as a compassionate guide who receives distressed people without concern for status. Its language draws parallels with several sacred forms while returning repeatedly to shelter, service, and grace.
This page retains the complete two-doha, forty-stanza, two-doha structure of Hindi post 73. Every Roman stanza remains intact and is followed in the meaning section by one corresponding English explanation.
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Sai Baba Chalisa Lyrics in English
Read the complete source-linked devotional sequence in simple Roman script.
Opening Dohas
Math nay Shri guru charan, binavaun siddh ganesh
Baranaun Sai bisad jas, sumirat mitahin kalesh
Charan-kamal mahin sharan do, baba Sai nath
Bhaktabachhal karunayatan, main sab bhanti anath
Sai Baba Chalisa
Jay samarth Sai saraveshvar jay dattatray jay akhileshvar
Jay kripalu he krishn kanhai padharapur ke bitthal Sai
Ramachandr ji ke avatara tinhu lok jas ko vistara
Pavan param charitr tihare tin tap so turat nivare
Ur dhari Sai jas pavan kali-mal-haran sakal bhay taran
Sai saran sahaj gati ave sansriti-sagar sabahi sukhave
Dukhit bhakt par Sai dayalu binu karan upakari kripalu
Harinakashyapu kalijug klesha Shri Sai narakehari vesha
Jan prahalad tras ko taro vipad-nisachar udar bidaro
Daihik daivik bhautik tapa Sai sab mete santapa
Asht siddhi, navanidhi tav cheri tadapi na trishna vaibhav keri
Shiv vibhuti khatvang vibhuti byal, kapal, gang aru buti
Asan tat dhari tan kaphani Sai sadhi maya natani
Sai shiv sanpati ke data atm-krid paramanand rata
Svatmaram vishay nahin bhave mukt-hast vaibhav barasave
Jnyan, man ke avadhar dani apanayo ati nichahi prani
Bhut, bhavishy kal-git-svami yogeshvar avyakt anami
Charan-dhuli jin sisa dhari hai Sai tin par daya kari hai
Jin vibhuti ko kiyo prayog mite turat sab jag ke roga
Kripa drishti jab Sai nihare gunga jnyan agamy uchare
Divy tej mukh sada biraja suradhish lakh vaibhav laja
Juda dvarakamai samaju shiradi pavan tirath raju
Sai sangam jahan bulayo pap-punj phal mahin nasayo
Bhakt-hetu nanan tanu dhari Sai mahima amit tumhari
Kalimal-vipat kuthari Sai bhasut-hanan kapi-kunjar nai
Nirdhan jan tum bane kubera jnyan-dip, ajnyan andhera
Karunakar tum saukhya lutao jan ka sukh nij sis chadhayo
Kripa tumhari anant apara gagan sadrishy vyapak vistara
Daya-sindhu tum agam agadha jan ko saral sugam nirbadha
Kalp vriksh shitalatadayi chintamani chintahar Sai
Kamadhenu abhimat phaladata siddhi-riddhi, sukh, vaibhav data
Tum udar sitapati jaise apanayo jin chitav anaise
Bisar gayo jan tum nahin bhule mo par sada rahahu anukule
Pranavaun Sai namami namami main sakam tum sada akami
Sharan tihari laj nibhao gaho banh bhav par lagao
Sumirat Sai nam tiharo sarad ai virad sanbharo
Shraddha ur dhar Sai japai nit nirmal mati ati shant hoy chit
Sai sanath kiye aganit jan de di sadgati sant paramadhan
Parabrahm he-nity agochar kadaun bhakt hetu driggochar
Bandaun puni-puni Sai natha karahu kripa dhar sir par hatha
Closing Dohas
Chalisa yah nit padhe, jo shraddha ur ani
Pai padarath charihaun, Sai karai kalyan
Bhakt-hriday nirmal gagan, Sai chandr saman
Vikasit bhakti-kumodini, sada rahau amlan
Sai Baba Chalisa Meaning in English
Opening Dohas Meaning
The first doha bows to the Guru and Ganesha before praising Sai, whose remembrance is said to remove distress.
The second asks for refuge at Sai Baba’s lotus feet and approaches the compassionate protector of devotees from a place of complete need.
Chalisa Meaning
Sai is hailed as a capable universal Lord and praised through names associated with Dattatreya and the ruler of all.
The hymn recognizes his compassion through Krishna and the Vitthal of Pandharpur.
It also praises him through the form of Ramachandra, whose glory extends across the three worlds.
Sai’s sacred character is described as relieving the three traditional kinds of affliction.
Holding his purifying praise in the heart is presented as a way to cross fear and the impurities of the age.
The refuge of Sai is described as an accessible way through the difficult ocean of worldly existence.
He is compassionate toward suffering devotees and helps without demanding a reason or reward.
The text compares the troubles of the age with Hiranyakashipu and recognizes a Narasimha-like protection in Sai.
As Prahlada was rescued from terror, the prayer asks that the demon of present adversity also be torn away.
Sai is asked to remove bodily, circumstantial, and spiritual suffering.
Although the eight attainments and nine treasures are pictured as serving him, he has no thirst for splendor.
The source associates him with Shaiva signs such as sacred ash, the staff, serpents, skull, Ganga, and herbs.
His simple mat and kafni show a life in which the deceptive display of worldly appearance has been mastered.
He is called a giver of Shiva-like spiritual wealth, absorbed in the joy of the inner self.
Content in the self and uninterested in sensory possession, he nevertheless gives generously to others.
He gives knowledge and dignity and is said to accept even those society regards as very low.
The hymn calls him master of past, future, and time, a yogic Lord beyond name and visible form.
Sai shows compassion to those who respectfully place the dust of his feet upon their heads.
The sacred ash he uses is remembered in the hymn as bringing rapid relief from illness.
When his compassionate gaze falls upon someone, even the speechless are poetically said to express inaccessible wisdom.
Divine radiance shines continually on his face, humbling even the splendor of heavenly rulers.
Dwarkamai is recalled as a gathering place, while Shirdi is praised as a sacred center of pilgrimage.
Those called into Sai’s company are said to find accumulated wrongdoing dissolving quickly.
For the sake of devotees he assumes many forms, and the hymn declares his greatness immeasurable.
Sai is compared to an axe cutting through the calamities and impurities of the present age.
For the poor he becomes a Kubera-like benefactor, and his lamp of knowledge removes the darkness of ignorance.
The compassionate one distributes happiness and takes the burden of his people’s well-being upon himself.
His grace is described as endless and expansive like the sky.
He is an unfathomable ocean of mercy, yet remains simple and approachable to ordinary people.
Sai is compared with a cooling wish-fulfilling tree and a jewel that relieves anxious thought.
He is also compared with Kamadhenu, giving desired fruit, accomplishment, well-being, and support.
His generosity is compared with Sita’s Lord, who accepted those others might have overlooked.
Even when a person forgets him, the devotee trusts that Sai does not forget and asks him to remain favorable.
The speaker repeatedly bows to Sai, admitting personal desires before one who is himself without selfish desire.
Taking refuge, the devotee asks Sai to uphold that trust, grasp an arm, and carry the person across worldly existence.
When Sai’s name is remembered, the hymn poetically calls Saraswati to help arrange worthy speech.
Daily remembrance with faith is said to purify understanding and make the mind deeply peaceful.
Sai has given countless people a sense of belonging and the saintly treasure of a better spiritual path.
Though the supreme reality is normally unseen, the hymn says it becomes visible for the sake of devotees.
The central prayer ends with repeated bows and a request that Sai place a compassionate hand upon the devotee’s head.
Closing Dohas Meaning
The first closing doha says that one who reads with faith receives the four traditional aims of life under Sai’s care.
The final doha compares Sai to the moon in the clear sky of a devotee’s heart, keeping the water-lily of devotion ever fresh.
Sai Baba Chalisa: Background in Shirdi Devotion
The source places Sai Baba in Shirdi and names Dwarkamai as the gathering place associated with him. It praises a simple outward life—mat, kafni, and sacred ash—alongside generosity toward people in distress.
Its comparisons with Dattatreya, Krishna, Vitthal, Rama, Narasimha, and Shiva belong to the hymn’s inclusive devotional language. They express how devotees recognized familiar divine qualities in Sai rather than offering a historical biography.
Main Themes in the Sai Baba Chalisa
Compassion crosses social rank: the hymn repeatedly values people who are poor, sick, rejected, or frightened.
Simplicity and abundance coexist. Sai owns little in the poem, yet is described as giving knowledge, dignity, and practical help freely.
Faith is joined with surrender—the devotee asks for a guiding hand across difficulty, not merely for a list of rewards.
How to Read the Sai Baba Chalisa
Thursday is widely associated with Sai remembrance and is named in devotional practice, though the Chalisa may be read on another day.
Read each complete Roman stanza without splitting its paired phrasing. The aligned meanings clarify the hymn’s comparisons and Shirdi references.
Frequently Asked Questions
It praises Sai Baba of Shirdi and explicitly refers to Shirdi and Dwarkamai.
The hymn uses figures such as Dattatreya, Krishna, Vitthal, Rama, Narasimha, and Shiva to express qualities devotees recognize in Sai.
Together with the simple mat, it presents Sai’s outward simplicity and freedom from the display of wealth.
No. Thursday is a common devotional day, but sincere personal remembrance is not limited to it.
It contains two opening dohas, forty central stanzas, and two closing dohas, all matched by English meanings.
