You pervade everywhere and anywhere, in everything, so how can I welcome you?

TUJA-VINA KOTHE THARA JAGALA SARVA-TRI VYAPA-LA. AASA-NA KAAYA DEU BA TULA.

You are always divine, perfect;(there is no good or bad omen in you); there's no place except you. So how can I offer you a seat?

CHARA-NA PASUNI TUZYA-CHA VAHE GANGA-NADI PAVA-NI. PADA-PRAKSHA-LANA KARU KOTHUNI.

From you, knowledge flourishes; pure Ganges water flows from your feet. So how can I wash your feet?

DHAVALA PURNA SPHATIKA-SHAMA KANTI SHOBHE TAVA NIRMALA. AR-GHYA AN-GHOLA KAAYA DHUI MALA.

You are so beautiful, so handsome, ever-pure, you are without body (yet HE is so clean). So how can I bathe you?

NIR-LEPA TULA OOTI LEPA KASHA-CHA KARU. TU SVAYE TAPA HARA SHITALA JALA KA DHARU.

You are so clear and your fragrance so sweet, that sandalwood fragrance cannot affect you. You can cool the "heat"² so how can I offer you cold water?

TU SHANTA KASHALA CHANADAN UGA-LUNI BHARU.

You are touch-less, so quiet and calm. Of what use is sandalwood ³fragrance for you?

ANANTA GAGANA-CHYA PRA-VARNA TUJA-SHI NESA-VAYA. KOTHU-NI VASTRA ANU BA PRIYA.

You pervade everywhere and are so great, that any clothing (thread) would be too short so how can I cover you?

GNYANA-CHA TU SAGARA ASA-SI JIVA JANTU JANIVA. JANA-VE KAAYA GHALU MADHAVA.

You pervade in all, from the smallest to the greatest, so how can I offer my prayers? You are pure awareness so how can you not see me?

MANIKA MOTI NILA RATNA NAGA TUJA-SI KA KHULA-VITI. JYAN-CHI KANTI TU SHRIPATI.

How can precious jewels give light to you when due to your power they shine?

PHULE KONA-TI VENCHU-NI MALA GUMPHU TUJA-LA PRABHU. PHULA-TILA GANDHA TU-CHA KI VIBHU.

From which flowers can I make a garland for you, when the essence of the flowers is you?

TU SADA TROOPTA TUJA NAI-VEDHYA KA-YASE. TAHANA-BHUKHA TUJA MHANA-NE HE-CHI PISE.

You are full and complete. When you are the creator of satisfaction itself, thirst and hunger is foolishness so what food (prasad) can be offered to you?

TAMBULA SAMARPANA-KAVANA MUKHI KARU KASE.

I would offer you beetlenut, but you have no mouth because you are everywhere.

PRADAKSHINA TUJA KASE NAMANA MI KOTHE KARU NA KALE. JITHE TAVA ROOPA SARVA VYAPILE.

What is the meaning of going around you and bowing down when everywhere I am, you are?

VEDA-HI JE-THE NETI NETI NE VARNANA KARITA THAKE. KAAYA ME STAVU BAPUDE MUKHE.

Vedas say, what is seen and perceived is not you so how to describe you and how to praise you?

SURYA-PRABHA TUJA-PUDHE KITISI UJVALA-TI PHIKI ATI. KAAYA KAPURA UJALU ARATI.

You illuminate the sun and the bright sun lights the whole world so how can I make arati for you? (Still, camphor burns and goes away. Same way, burn yourself; I DON'T EXIST. That is true arati.)

KEVI VISARJANA KARU KO-THE ME. JAGA NA-CHA SAPADE PAHA-VE TI-THE TUJHE ROOPADE.

When worshipping is done how to put an end to you (say good-bye) for you are endless? Wherever I go I see only You.

KARU JATA PUJANA HAVA MAZI MODALI. TI HAVA-CHI AATA TAVA-ROOPA PAVA-LI.

Whatever desire was there before puja has merged in You because You and I are One.

TU DEVA BHAKTA MI KALPA-NA-CHA NASALI. HICHA PRABHU TAVA PUJA KARITO DATTA-TRAYA ANTARI. UMAGA-LI PADA-BHAKTI TAVA KHARI.

The thought of the duality of Master/Aspirant is gone. With this understanding of Oneness,

(I don't exist, HE exists!), I offer my worshipping at your lotus feet. (Feet: what you have said.)

SARVA CHARA-CHARA BHARUNI URA-LA TYA TUJA-LA PREMALA. KASE AAVA-HANA KARU MANGALA.

You pervade everywhere and anywhere, in everything, so how can I welcome you?

RAJA-DHI-RAJ SAD-GURU-NATH SHRI SIDDHARAMESHWAR MAHARAJ KI JAI.

GANA-DHISHA JO ISHA SARVA GOONAN-CHA. MULA-RAMBHA ARAMBHA TO NIR-GOONA-CHA

To Ganadisha/ Ganapati, the primordial source of attributes, origin of counting and controller of the manifestation, I bow down to him. Awakeness/knowledge comes then counting comes.

NAMO SHARADA MOOLA CHATVARI VACHA. GAMO PANTHA ANANTA YA RAGHA-VACHA.

I bow to Goddess Sharada, the origin of the four speeches. By taking her help, I follow the path to Rama/Reality.

NARAYANAM NAMAS-KRUTYAM NARO CHAIVA NAROT-TA-MAM.

I bow down to Narayan, HE, inside, who plays in everything.

The one who understands this knowledge is the real human body.

DEVIM SARA-SWATIM VYAASAM TATO JAYA-MUDIR-YET.

I bow down to the Goddess of speech, Saraswati, Goddess of knowledge and Vyas⁴. (Without speech and knowledge, there can be no understanding.)

SHRUYA-TAM DEVA-DEVESHA NARAYANAM JAGAT-PA-TE.

To the creator of the world, Narayan, Lord of Lords;

TVADIYA-NAM-DHYANENA KATH-YI-SHYE SHUBHA-HA- KATHA-HA.

By meditation and chanting His name I always remember HIM and I bow down. And due to that power I can speak about HIM.

BRAHMA-NANDAM PARAMA SUKHA-DAM KEVALAM GNYAN-MURTIM.

My Master is full of bliss, absolute knowledge, without duality, like space; ever-pure. My Master gives real happiness. I worship the Master who gives the understanding; All are Myself.

DVAND-VA-TI-TAM GAGANA SA-DRU-SHAM TAT-VA-MASYADI-LAKSHAM

I am beyond the elements, no duality, subtler than space. Pure, formless, Oneness.

EKAM NITYAM VIMALA MACHALAM SARVADHI-SAKSHI-BHUTAM

Only One, ever-pure, never touched, pervading in all, always witnessing All......

BHAVA-TITAM TRIGUNA-RAHITAM SAD-GURU TAM NAMAMI

...without thought, emotions, attributes. To such a Master, I bow down.

SAD-GURU-NATH MAZE AAI. MALA THAVA DYAVA PAYI. (2)

Oh Sadguru, you are my Mother. Give me a place at your feet. What you say, I will keep in the mind and act accordingly. Then I will be HE.

MALA THAVA DYAVA PAYI, MALA THAVA DYAVA PAYI (2)

SAD-GURU-NATH MAZE AAI. MALA THAVA DYAVA PAYI. (2)

BHAU-SAHEB GURU MAZE AAI. MALA THAVA DYAVA PAYI.....

SIDDHARAMESHWAR GURU......

NISARGADATTA GURU.......

RANJIT-ESHWAR GURU ......

PAHILE PAHA-TA SHRI-MUKHA. (2) TAHAN HARA-PALI BHUKHA. (2)

When I see You, hunger and thirst are gone, and I understand myself. When I see You, I forget all else. Hunger and thirst are only thoughts, bodily affairs and not me.

PAHA PAHA DOLE-BHARI. (2) MURTI SAVA-LI GOJIRI. (2)

In seeing You, my eyes are full of only You. With complete satisfaction and love I see there is nothing, but You pervading in good/bad, ugly/beautiful; in everything, everywhere.

RAVI SHASHI JYA-CHYA KALA. (2) TO HA MADANA-CHA PUTA-LA. (2)

The sun and the moon are illuminating the world but I saw that their shine is from you. This world is your 'art'; without you what is there? You give light to the world. You are handsome like Madan.^4.5

TUKA MHANE VARNU KAAYA. (2) GHETO ALAYA-BALAYA. (2)

Tuka says, "I cannot describe HIM." I just embrace Him and rest myself in Him.

HIS love is unconditional for HE knows I am HIMSELF.

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VAMA-SAVYA DOHIN-KADE. (2) DISE DEVA-CHE ROOPA-DE. (2)

Left and right, behind and in front, everywhere I see only HE.

You say good or bad due to ignorance of HE.

KHALI PAHE ATH-VA VARI. (2) JIKADE PAHAVE TIKADE HARI. (2)

Below or above, wherever you look HE is.

Good and bad; there is no difference. Accept all.

DOLE ZANKU-NIYA PAHE. (2) PUDHE GOPAL UBHA AAHE (2)

Close your eyes, HE is there. HE supports everything.

Forget everything; HE remains.

ANU-RENU CHAKRA-PANI. (2) KUNA ZALI DASI JANI. (2)

In the smallest particle and the biggest, HE is there. HE is All in all. This, Saint Jani,

(maid servant) came to understand.

AAHO HADA-BADA-LE PATAKA. (2) RAMA-NAMA GHETA EKA. (2)

A mountain of sin is destroyed by taking the name of Ram. When you understand that everyone is HE, sin (bad/good) disappears. I am not, HE exists; HE does all.

NAMA GHETA TATA-KSHA-NI (2) CHITRE THEVELI LEKHA-NI (2).

When I, Nam Dev, started taking His name, even Chitra Gupta^4.6 stopped keeping my accounts.

Mind brings everything and keeps accounts. But when I take the name, "HE", all records become zero.

GHEUNI PUJE-CHA SAMBHARA. (2) BRAHMA YETA-SE SAMORA. (2)

Since I started chanting His name even Brahma brought flowers to see how I performed puja. Whatever is offered Brahma is Myself. All things are Brahma. I, the worshipper have become HE, the worshipped.

NAMA MHANE HE JARI LATKE. (2) TARI CHEDAVE MASTAKA. (2).

Name and form create duality, but HE is One, everywhere. Namdev: "If what I say is not true, I will cut off my head!" (But none can cut That!!)

TILA-EVDHE BAN-DHUNI GHARA. (2) AANTA RAHE VISHVA-MBHARA. (2)

The whole universe and its creator is contained in a sesame seed. Everything comes from zero, returns to zero and has no volume. Everything is nothing.

TILA-ITUKE HE BINDULE. (2) TENE TRIBHUVANA KONDATALE. (2).

The owner of the whole universe, stays inside a small sesame seed "house". This smallest seed, contains all three worlds.^4.75 Yet, nothing is bigger than Myself; which has no volume.

HARI-HARA-CHYA MURATI. (2) BINDU-LYATA YETI JATI. (2)

The owner of this comes and goes. From nothing all things come, even the Gods. Nothing is very powerful; anything can happen. Forget knowledge/ignorance and you are HE. When something is there you can do no more, no less.

TUKA MHANE HE BINDULE. (2) TENE TRIBHUVANA KONDATA-LE. (2)

Tuka says, in one tiny seed (or one drop) is the whole transitory creation.

ANANDU RE AJI ANANDU RE. (2)

Everywhere bliss! Inside and outside!

Joy! Joy! Nothing is there but Myself. I am the original joy!

SABAHYA ABHYANTARI. AV-GHA PARAMA-NANDU-RE (2)

HE is everywhere and that is joy!

Inside & outside, everywhere is joy, beyond knowledge.

ANANDU RE AJI ANANDU RE. (2)

EKA DONA TINA CHARA PANCHA SAHA.(2) CHARA PANCHA SAHA. (2)

ITU-KE VICHARUNI ANTAR SHODHONIA PAHA.

MAGA PARAMANANDI RAHA.

Once you understand these six things then everything is Bliss;

seen as Reality. The 5 elements and the 6^th knowledge; understand

these and nothing remains.⁵ Nothing but joy.

ANANDU RE AJI ANANDU RE. (2)

SAT-VA RAM ATH-VA VELO-VELA.(2) ATH-VA VELO-VELA. (2)

Any where, any place, all the time, You are there. Time and again remember the

7^th....Reality. Because HE is, the whole world can be seen.

BAAPA RUKHMA-DEVI-VARU VITTHALA JAVALA, HARI HAR VITTHALA JAVALA.

He's the father of all and I am HE now. I can never forget HIM. Never forget your Self and make the world very small.

ANANDU RE AJI ANANDU RE. (2)

Then...joy, joy...nothing but HE.

KRU-PALU SAJJANA TUMHI SANTA-JANA. EV-DHE KRUPA-DANA DYAVE MAJA.

Praying to all Saints: You are a very kind, merciful Saint; You are the Reality. I beg of you, Master, do me a favor. What you have given is so great.^5.5 What can I give in return?

AATHA-VANA TUMHI DYAVI PANDU-RANGA. DEVA MAZI SANGA KAKULATI.

Whenever you see or pray to HIM, mercifully I ask, give my remembrance to HIM. Make me remember that I am HE. All I can give you is to always remember YOU.^5.75

ANYAYI APARADHI PATITA AAGA-LA. PARI PAYA-VEGA-LA NAKA THEVU.

I have committed a criminal mistake, taking the body as true. I still worship you, don't drive me out! "I am HE" has saved me. May I always keep it in the mind.

TUKA MAHNE TUMHI NIRA-VILYAVARI. MAGA MAJA HARI UPEKSHINA.

I have complete faith that if you plead my case, I won't be thrown out.

By your grace I have become HE and HE, like a Mother will never abandon me.

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HENCHI DANA DEGA DEVA. TUZA VISARA NA VHA-VA.

Oh God, by your merciful understanding, give me such a boon that I may never forget you. GOONA GA-IN AVADI. HECHI MAZI SARVA JODI.

I always remember your goodness. Those who are with me do the same. I dare ask this much only. (Remembering you always is all I can offer.)

NA-LAGE MUKTI DHANA SAMPADA. SANTA-SANGA DEI SA-DA.

I do not desire liberation, wealth, prosperity⁶. Give me always the company of Saints.^6.5

TUKA MHANE GARBHA-VASI. SUKHE GHALAVE AMHANSI.

Tuka says, these are my conditions. You can put me in birth again and again, I don't care.

JAY ⁷JAYA DAS-BODHA GRANTHA-RAJA PRASIDDHA.

Hello, Hello, Glory to Dasbodha, the king of mythological books. It makes you HE.

ARATI OVA-LINA VIMAL-GNYANA BALA-BODHA.

We make arati to you. The light of the absolute knowledge in this book makes light in me.

JAY JAYA DASA-BODHA...

Hello! Praise! to Dasbodha, the king of mythological books.

VE-DANTA SAMMATI-CHA KAVYA-SINDHU BHARA-LA

SHRUTI-SHA-STRA-GRANTHA-GITA SA-KSHA SANGAMA KELA.

Collected here is the essence of sacred Vedantic texts. The authors' witnessing is also kept here.

MAHA-NU-BHAVA SANTA-JANI ANUBHAVA CHAKHILA

Great persons have written here and have "tasted" that which they have written about.

AGNYANA JADA-JIVA MARGA SUGAMA ZALA.

JAY JAYA DASA-BODHA...

For ignorant persons, the path has been made easy by following Dasbodha. Hello! Hello! Dasbodh.

NAVA-VIDHA BHAKTI^7.5-PANTHE RAMA-ROOPA ANU-BHAVI

By following the nine kinds of worshipping, I experience that I don't exist, I am Rama, HE is myself.

CHATURYA-NIDHI MOTHA MAYA-CHAKRA UGAVI

From this "wiseness", I'm able to unveil this Maya and see Rama.

By providing this ocean of wisdom, illusion is removed and I experience HIM. I am Rama.

HARI-HARA HRUDAYIN-CHE GUHYA PRAGATA DAVI

Hari removes all knots in the heart, curtains of Maya, revealing Absolute and I are the same.

Which is in my heart has become open, illusion is removed; I understand I am Rama.

BADDHA-CHI SIDDHA⁸ ZALE ASANKHYATA MANA-VI. JAY JAYA DASA-BODHA.

Those who were ignorant and followed this path, have become complete and attained Reality.

Praise, Hello, Hello Dasbodha.

VISAHI DASHA-KINCHA ANU-BHAVA JO PAHE.

Take these 200 sub-chapters, experience what is written and understand your Self.

NITYA-NEME VIVARITA SVAYE BRAHMA-CHI HOYE.

Every moment contemplate, churn what Master says, (discuss, go ahead and ahead), act accordingly, and you become HE.

APARA- PUNYA GA-THI TARI SHRAVANA LAHE.

Only that person who has an abundance of virtues will meet a real Master (real luck) and have the opportunity to listen to this and understand.

KALYANA LEKHA-KA-CHE BHAVA-GARBHA HRUDAYI.

Kalyan, the writer, disciple of Ramdas says Sadguru resides in my heart cave. To Him I perform arati. In my heart, I am HE.

JAY JAYA DASA-BODHA GRANTHA-RAJA PRASIDDHA.

ARATI OVA-LINA VIMAL-GNYANA BALA-BODHA.

JAY JAYA DASA-BODHA.

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SUKHA-SAHITA DU-HU-KHA-RAHITA NIRMALA EKANTA.

You are, ever-pure, alone, Absolute, responsible for bliss and destroyer of sorrows.

You are always happy, ever-clean, beyond Oneness.

KALI-MALA-DAH-NA GAH-NA SWAMI SAMARTHA.

All dust (ignorance/impurities) has been removed, so You are the greatest of the greatest.

NA KALE BRAHMA-DIKA ANTA ANANTA.

TO TU AMHA SULABHA JAI KROOPA-VANTA.

You are infinite without end. You are not understood by Brahma, Vishnu or Mahesh but to me you have made Yourself known without any efforts. By your greatness this grace has come upon me.

JAI-DEV JAI-DEV JAI KARUNA-KARA. ARATI OVALU SAD-GURU MAHERA. JAI-DEV JAI-DEV.

Master, you are very kind. I belong to Sadguru, (Mother's place), but being in a different form I offer arati to you.

You are my true Mother, giver of satisfaction and safety. You are like my home-place.

MAYE-VINA MAHERA-VISHRANTI THAVA.

SHABDI ARTHA-LABH BOLA-NE VAVA.

You are extremely kind; your place is like mother's resting-place. By understanding your words, talking has become secondary. I have forgotten everything and become HE.

SAD-GURU-PRASADE SU-LABH UPAVA.

This is your blessing; following your methods. The real prasad is knowledge that I am HE.

RAMI-RAM-DASA FALA-LA SAD-BHAVA.

My faith in you and what you said has brought the understanding that I, aspirant, am HE.

JAI-DEV JAI-DEV JAI KARUNA-KARA. ARATI OVALU SADGURU MAHERA. JAI-DEV JAI-DEV

JAI GURU, JAI GURU, JAI GURU, JAI.....JAI GURU, JAI GURU, JAI GURU JAI JAI JAI (3)

RAJADHIRAJ SAD-GURU-NATH SHRI SIDDHARAMESHWAR MAHARAJ KI JAI

BHAKTA-KARYA KALPA-DRUM SHRI GURU SARVA-BHAUMAM SHRI-MAD RAJADHIRAJ YOGI MAHARAJ

TRIBUVA-NA-NANDA ADVAIT ABHED NIRANJAN NIRGOON NIRAVA-LAMB PARI-PURNA

SADO-DEETA SAKALA-MAT STHAPNA-CHARYA SHRI SAD-GURU SHRI SIDDHARAMESHWAR MAHARAJ;

PATHRI YATI-VARYA BHAV-PARAK

SADO-DEETA SADGURU SHRI RANJIT-ESHWARA MAHARAJ MUMBAI YATI-VARYA BHAV-PARAK !!

RAJA-DHI-RAJ SADGURUNATH SHRI SIDDHARAMESHWAR MAHARAJ KI JAY

RAJA-DHI-RAJ SADGURUNATH SHRI BHAUSAHEB MAHARAJ KI JAY

RAJA-DHI-RAJ SADGURUNATH SHRI GURULINGJANGAM MAHARAJ KI JAY

RAJA-DHI-RAJ SADGURUNATH SHRI KADSIDDESHWAR MAHARAJ KI JAY

RAJA-DHI-RAJ SADGURUNATH SHRI NISARGADATTA MAHARAJ KI JAY

RAJA-DHI-RAJ SADGURUNATH SHRI RANJIT MAHARAJ KI JAY

JAI GURU JAI GURU JAI GURU JAI...JAI GURU JAI GURU JAI GURU JAI JAI JAI....(few times)