I have a Vow: To lead all who stray away from the straight path again into goodness and save them.

I am attached to a work that I love: To remove the sufferings of the poor and grant them what they lack.

I have a reason to be proud, for I rescue all who worship and adore me, aright.

I have my definition of the devotion I expect: Those devoted to me have to treat joy and grief, gain and loss, with equal fortitude.

This means that I will never give up those who attach themselves to me.

The beautiful inner meaning of this tradition originating with Sathya Sai Baba over 50 years ago is given below.

Today as we serve the public, let us consider how the terms we devotees use among ourselves may sound to the public.

Terms like Sai Ram and bhajans from the Bharatiya culture may sound strange and may turn away potential spiritual seekers.

Let us reflect on our words and actions when reaching out to the public.

Let us speak to them in the language of love in familiar terms.

It is a remembrance of God, the one God that IS the other person and ourselves.

We could use any name of God; it is the intent and feeling that counts.

We have happened to choose Sai Ram because of the universal appeal of that name as a mantra.

Some devotees do repetition of the name -- namasmarana -- with Om Sri Sai Ram, repeating Om Sri on the inbreath and Sai Ram on the outbreath.).

We have been told that Sa means universal father, while Ai stands for universal mother.

One interpretation of this word is that Ra is the Fire Principle, which burns all to ash, while ma stands for maya or illusion, so together, they mean the destruction of illusion.

Sai Ram Hindi Mp3Mp3