"Aa-rathi" is a Sanskrit word meaning "The Close".
"Aa-rathi" is the prayer song sung at the close of each Bhajan
session. The "Aa-rathi" at the close of Sai Bhajans is really of
profound significance. The camphor flame has itself has been
endowed by Bhagavan with the value and validity of a grand prayer,
the culmination of the hour-long yearning of all devoted hearts.
Bhagavan says, "While it is being waved pray - O Lord! Make the
allotted span of my life as pure, as fragrant and as transparent
as camphor; let it consume itself in the fire, scattering light
and the warmth of love to all around me and at the end of it all,
let there be nothing left of me (as the camphor leaves no ashes or
residue) to render me liable to another sojourn amidst pleasure
and pain.". This is the prayer with which every session of homage
to to Sai can appropriately close.
Om Jaya Jagadheesa Harey
Swami Sathya Sai Harey
Bhaktha Jana Samrakshaka
Bhaktha Jana Samrakshaka
Parthi Maheshwara
Om Jaya Jagadheesa Harey
Victory to Lord of Universe, Lord Sathya Sai, Who destroys grief, evil
and miseries of life and Who guards and protects devotees. Victory to
Lord of Lords - Lord of Parthi
Sashi Vadhana Sree Karaa Sarva Praana Pathey,
Swami Sarva Praana Pathey
Aasritha Kalpa Latheeka
Aasritha Kalpa Latheeka
Aapadh Baandhavaa
Om Jaya Jagadheesa Harey
O Graceful and Charming as a Full Moon ! O Auspicious One ! O Lord
Sai! Thou art the Indweller and life-force of all Beings; the wish-
fulfilling Divine creeper to those who have surrendered to Thee; and
kinsman, protector and friend in times of distress and calamities.
Victory to Lord of Universe.
Maatha Pitha Guru Dhaivamu Mari Anthayu Neevey
Swami Mari Anthayu Neevey
Naadha Brahma Jagan Naatha
Naadha Brahma Jagan Naatha
Naagendra Shayanaa
Om Jaya Jagadheesa Harey
O Lord Sai! Thou art Mother, Father, Noble Teacher, Supreme Divinity
and everything to us. O Lord Universe! Thou art Primeval Sound and art
reclined on coiled serpent.
Omkaara Roopa Ojaswi Om Saayi Mahadeva
Sathya Saayi Mahadeva
Mangala Aarathi Anduko
Mangala Aarathi Anduko
Mandhara Giridhari
Om Jaya Jagadheesa Harey
O Splendorous One ! O Lord of Lords - Lord Sai ! Thou Form is Pranava.
We pray Thee to accept the auspicious waving of flame of light (signifying
the removal of ignorance). Victory to Thee, O Lord of Universe,
Resident of Mandhar mountain - Lord Giridhari.
[Sing the following three times, each time at a faster pace than the
previous one]
Narayana Narayana Om
Sathya Narayana Narayana Narayana Om
Narayana Narayana Om
Sathya Narayana Narayana Om
Sathya Narayana Narayana Om
Om Jai Sad Guru Devaa
Chant the name of Lord Sathya Sai Narayana, Whose Form is Pranava.
Victory to Noble Teacher and Supreme Lord Sai, Sathya Sai.
JAI BOLE BHAGAWAN SRI SATHYA SAI BABAJI KI JAI
ASATO MAA SAD GAMAYA
TAMASO MAA JYOTIR GAMAYA
MRITYORMAA AMRITAM GAMAYA
OM SHANTIH ! SHANTIH ! SHANTIH !
Lead Me : From untruth to truth; From darkness to
light; From death to immortality.
From the transcient world of decay lead me to the
everlasting world of Bliss. Let the effulgence of Thy grace illumine
my being with Truth. Save me from this cycle of birth and death and
destroy the cravings of the mind which produce the seeds of birth.
