Sai Vrat
Sai Vrat
Sai Vrat
Om Sai Ram
Nisha Jani was born in Ujjain, the holy city of Mahakal. Her real name is Neeta Jani. She
is affectionately called as Nisha by her near and dear ones. Sincer he childhood she was
brought up in a spiritual environment, She was inclined towards spiritualism and believed
in the tenets of Sai’s mantra, ‘god is One”, Compassion towards other living beings,
mutual tolerance between members of various creeds and sects, Unity, humanitarian
values, etc. from her early age. She believes that to love god, one need not sacrifice his
worldly life(sansar). By leading a family life also, one can surrender his soul, mind, body
and wealth according to one’s capacity.
At present she is serving as a teacher. By Sai’s grace, her Gujarati book was published in
the year 2000. As the demand for the Hindi Version increased, Hindi book was published
in the year 2002. Her wish was to share Sainath’s wonderful miracles in other decotee’s
lives and experiences in her own life with others., thus spreading Sainath’s grace and
fame and make the people chant Sai Bhavani, Datta Bhavani with love and devotion.
Initially these books were distributed free of cost. As the number of devotees observing
this vrat increased, the demand for the books increased and the printing cost also
increased. We wanted these books to reach each and every person. But free distribution
to everyone was beyond our capacity. So we had to fix a minimum and affordable price
ofr this book. Even today these books are given free of cost for needy and poor.
In this kaliyug, devotion to Sai should spread everywhere, in each home and person to
person, Sai Leelas should be sung with love and fervor. This is our intention behind
printing this book. Let peace prevail everywhere. Let Sai shower His blessings to all.
SaiBaba one of the foremost saints of modern India, lived in Shirdi for 60 years and
elevated it to a great spiritual centre. By the sheer brilliance of His spiritual magnetism,
He drew numerous devotees towards Him. Even today He is a dynamic spiritual Force
which is invoked by countless devotees for spiritual and material welfare. The devotees’
experiences who observe this Vrat is itself a great evidence of His spiritual splendor
which dazzles bright even after He has left His mortal body several years ago. We have a
great faith in Sai. This Vrat has gained popularity in Gujarat. To benefit the devotees of
other regions, this book is already published in many languages like Marathi, Tamil, hindi
and now in English.
We sincerely bow to Lord Shri SaiBaba who has blessed me with this glorious opportunity
of translating this work. We are ever indebted to His mercy towards us. We pray to God
that Sainath should be enthroned in our hearts forever and His lotus Feet should be our
shelter.
We sincerely thank Ms.Nisha Jani who gave us this noble work.
Ms.Hiral Jani & Mrs.Padma R.Ashtekar
Preface:
SaiBaba appeared as a young lad of sixteen years under the Neem Tree in Shirdi.
SaiBaba incarnated in this world of mundane existence to uplift the poor and suffering
mankind with the Earth as His Mother and Holy Supreme as His Father.
Saints don’t belong to any caste or religion. Their noble mission is to spread compassion,
peace and guide the humanity to salvation. He, the ocean of mercy that G od is One and
guided His devotees to realize this immense truth. He advised that, because the past was
imperfect and future is uncertain, we must not spoil perfect present. His two mantras
were faith and perseverance, what is wanted on our part is whole-hearted devotion to
Him.
When a devotee has got firm faith and devotion, His wishes are soon fulfilled. Devotion
to Sai should burn brightly in our hearts like the eternal fire Dhuni of sai. We should
listen to our inner self and immerse in the devotion of Sai as a bee in sweet smelling
lotus.
Sai asked His devotees not to search God outside, because God is very much within us.
Whoever has got complete and whole hearted devotion to SaiBaba will have his
calamities and danger warded off and his welfare will be attended by Baba. Sai has
assured His devotees that He will always stand by His devotees at the time of crisis and
the devotees with certainly experience His presence and Sai will take the favorite form
of His devotee to bless His children.
Sai is ever indebted to one who surrenders His body, soul and wealth. If we cast our
burden on Him, He bears it for us.
SaiBaba of Shirdi is one of these incarnations. Devotion to Sai is the powerful magnet
which attracts crores of people. Nobody knows His religion or caste. He sang Quran
verses beautifully at the same time verses quoted from Hindu scriptures. He acted as a
unique bond between Hindus and Muslims.
Sai gave wonderful vision to His devotees in the form of their favorite deities. Fortunate
devotees were blessed with the vision of Vitthal, Shiva, Ram and Krishna and by taking
Sai’s form, He delighted many devotees in their dreams.
Even today, many years after leaving His earthly body, His devotees experience SaiBaba’s
holy Spirit relieving them out of their miseries.
Nobody can count the miracles Baba performed during His lifetime.
Spiritual magnetism of Sai still attracts His devotees and when a devotee cries with
despair and distress, Baba wipes his tears and the devotee experiences merciful help at
the time of crisis.
It is for sure that if a person places his faith in Sai’s holy feet and observes the vrat of 9
Thursdays, all his desires and wishes will be fulfilled and shackles removed. The rules for
observing this vrat is given below:
Completion of Vrat:
A pios lady named Kokila and her husband Mahesh were living in a city. They had great
affection towards each other. But Mahesh’s nature was quarrelsome and had little
control over his speech and talking. Neighbors were irritated by his nature. But Kokila
was a pious religious lady. She had immense faith in God a nd coped up all troubles
patiently.
Slowly her husband’s business went through a rough weather and income was almost nil.
Mahesh started staying in house the entire day and his quarrelsome nature worsened.
One afternoon, an aged saint came and stood at the entrance of their home. His face
shone with a unique luster. He asked for rice and pulses. The saint blessed her ‘Sai will
bless you with happiness’. Kokila replied in frustration that happiness is not in her
destiny and narrated him, her entire sorrowful story.
The Saint advised her to observe SaiBaba’s vrat for 9 Thursdays by having fruits, liquids
or by taking food only once on Thursday. If possible to visit Shirdi Baba’s Mandir, perform
worship at home, complete the vrat with due formalities on 9th Thursday by feeding the
poor, distribute Sai Vrat books to 5, 11 or 21 persons according to the devotee’s capacity
and thus spread the power of Sai Vrat. This has miraculous effects and is best suited for
this kaliyug. It fulfills the innermost wishes of a devotee. But the devotee should have
immense faith and devotion towards SaiBaba. Whoever observes this Vrat with due
formalities, all his desires will be fulfilled by Baba.
Kokila also took a vow to observe 9 Thursdays vrat and she completed it with all
formalities like feeding the poor, distribution of Sai vrat books on 9th Thursday.
The troubles in their house vanished and they were filled with peace and happiness. As
Ramesh’s quarrelsome nature also changed for good, his business also picked up, and
they prospered and started living happily.
One day Kokila’s brother in law and his wife came from Surat and amidst conversation,
they told sadly that their children are not studying well and they failed in their
examination. Kokila explained to them the power of 9 Thursdays Sai Vrat and she told
them that devotion to Sai will enable their children to study well. But faith and patience
are very important. Kokila’s sister in law wanted the details about the vrat.
Kokila told her to observe the fast by taking fruits, liquids or have food only once on all 9
Thursdays. Have darshan of Sai in a nearby SaiMandir on all 9 Thursdays.
1. This Vrat can be observed by any man, woman or child, by persons of any caste or
religion.
2. Perform Puja to Sai’s photo, offer yellow flowers or garlands, light the lamp, incense
sticks and offer naivedya and partake the Prasad with everyone.
3. Read Sai Vrat story, Sai Bhavani, Sai Chalish, etc., the full book respectively.
4. Feed 5 persons on 9th Thursday
5. Distribute Sai vrat books (5, 11 or 21) to neighbours, friends or relatives and other
known persons.
After some days, Kokila received a letter from her sister-in-law from Surat stating that
her children have started doing the Sai vrat and they have started studying well and she
has also observed the vrat and distributed sai vrat books at her office. Regrading this, she
had written that her friend Charu’s daughter’s marriage was fixed with a good suitable
alliance because of this vrat and one of her neighbour’s jewel box had got lost and after
observing Sai vrat, 2 months later she got back her jewel box (sender being unknown).
Such wonderful experiences she had narrated in her letter.
Kokila realized the power of Sainath and sai vrat and her devotion towards Sainath
strengthened. Oh! Sai! Please bless us and confer us with happiness.
I was suffering from severe pain in my knees. A few days back, my legs were fractured
and bones near my knees were broken severly. Doctor suggested an operation, but I
refused. I became alright after some days. Suddenly pain started again. I couldn’t dare to
walk even few steps for a week and the pain was so severe. All our family members were
planning for a Shirdi trip during holidays and also for a Rajasthan trip. It was impossible
for me to even think of accompanying them. I had created a scene because of my pain
and I started feeling that I will not be able to walk in future.
I had faith in Sainath. I had done fasting before but not with any formalities or rules. One
of my acquaintances told me the power of 9 Thursdays Sai vrat. I also wished to observe
the vrat. I somehow gathered courage and rode my scooter to Sai Mandir. I prayed to Him
that I also want to visit Shirdi and would like to visit Rajasthan, the pain is unbearable
and if my knew pain vanishes before I step out of the Mandir, I vow to observe 9
Thursdays Sai vrat.
I had never experienced such a wonderful miracle in my life. As I stepped out of the
temple, my knee pain vanished miraculously. I felt very happy; I visited Shirdi, Rajasthan
and walked a lot and even trekked mountains with Sai’s blessings without any trace of
pain.
Hetal was studying in a school and she was not able to concentrate in her studies well.
She completed her 9th standard with great difficulties. She always complained that she
could not remember anything. Her parents were worried about her tenth standard. She
failed in all subjects in quarterly, half yearly exams in tenth standard. Some well wishers
advised her to observe 9 Thursdays vrat and she started observing Sai vrat and completed
it sincerely. Hetal’s memory increased and the teachers who had complained earlier
started praising her. By Sainath’s grace, she passed SSC exams with 75% and she joined
science group in 11th standard.
Tumor Vanished
Jalpa had sevre pain in her ears and her hearing ability also reduced to a great extent.
She consulted an ENT specialist. Doctor told her that a small tumor like formation was in
the rear part of the ear and surgery was a must and biopsy also had to be taken and he
told the name of the disease and fixed the date for operation. All family members were
upset. Jalpa decided to observe 9 Thursdays vrat and she postponed the operation. She
completed the Sai vrat by feeding the poor and distributing the vrat books. She went to
the hospital and took all the required tests. All test reports were normal and the tumor
had vanished. Doctor told her that she is absolutely normal and there is no need for the
surgery. Her faith in Sai strengthened.
Ramesh’s wife was suffering from constipation. She used to have a medicine called Harde
mixed with warm water as a remedy. One day, she had harde with warm water and
afterwards noticed that the glass was broken and a little piece was missing. She doubted
that the glass piece would have gone into her stomach along with the medicine. She
searched for the glass piece but she could not find it. After two hours, blood came along
with the stools and did not stop. Loss of blood was more and she became almost
unconscious. It was 1’0 clock in the midnight and Ramesh lighted a lamp in front of Shirdi
SaiBaba’s photo and prayed that if the flow of blood stops and his wife is saved, then he
will observe the vow of 9 Thursdays vrat. After some time, the glass piece came along
with stools and blood flow also stopped. He took her to the hospital at the same night
and the doctor told them that it could have been fatal if the glass piece had caused any
internal injury, but now she was perfectly alright. Ramesh also observed Sai vrat and
fulfilled his vow.
Neela was serving in an office. She was transferred from Ahmedabad to kutch. Her
mother became very upset and fell sick. They tried all means and applied requesting to
cancel the transfer order. And one more order came to her that if she doesn’t join within
10 days she will be expelled from the job. Her mother was tensed to send her daughter
alone to such a distant place. It was a Thursday. Neela’s friend Nandita visited her and
advised her to observe 9 Thursdays Sai vrat. Neela started the vrat the same day.
Surprisingly, on third day she received a letter stating that her transfer order to Kutch is
cancelled and she has been transferred to a branch in Ahmedabad itself. Her faith in Sai
strengthened and she fulfilled the vow and fed the poor and distributed Sai vrat books on
9th Thursday.
Rajani was trying for a good job for almost more than a year. She was depressed that she
did not receive any calls. She heard about Sai vrat from a friend and started it on a
Thursday. That Sunday, she got a chance for a test and the second Thursday, she got the
interview call, the same day she got the offer letter and the date of joining was set for
the next (i.e, the 3rd Thursday). She was so happy as it was her dream company, HCL
Technologies. They had not allotted her location based on projects, she wished it was
Bangalore itself and on the 4th Thursday, it was confirmed that her project was based at
Bangalore only.
Other miracles:
1. An educated, good looking person was working in an advocate’s office, for some
reason he could not get married. After observing 9 Thursdays Sai vrat, his marriage was
fixed with a good looking, employed, good natured girl.
2. A boy had completed M.com but could not find a suitable job. He and his mother
observed 9 Thursdays Sai vrat and completed with due formalities, He got a suitable job.
3. An artist was a sole bread winner of his family. He could not get good roles in TV or
films. After observing 9 Thursdays Sai vrat, his demand increased and he started getting
good roles in TV, regional films and prospered well.
4. A business man faced lots of problems and his income reduced, he started Sai vrat and
his business picked up and he prospered.
Mahindra and Rekha were a childless couple. Rekha had to face criticisms from her in-
laws. She tried lots of medications with no effect. They consulted many astrologers.
Rekha was a government employee. One day, he colleague Suresh distributed sweets and
happily told that a son was born to him after 10 years. He told about Sai vrat and advised
Rekha to observe the vreat and gave her the vrat book. Rekha also observed Sai vrat with
due formalities. She gave birth to a baby girl 18 years after her marriage by Sai’s grace.
SAI SMARAN
Remove my sorrows
Shower me with Happiness
Listen to Thy child’s prayer
Bless me, Sai! Bless me, Sai!
Sai is Contentment
Sai is Prace
Sai is god incarnate
Sai is Universe
Sai is mercy, Sai is wisdom
Bless me, Sai! Bless me, Sai!
Sai is Righteousness
Sai is Deliverance
Sai is Duty
Sai is Absolute Reality
Bless me, Sai! Bless me, Sai!
Datta Bhavani
Glory to Yogehswar Datta Digamabar; Thou art our protector and savior; Sage Arti and
chase Anusuya were mere cause; Thy incarnation is for welfare of the universe; Thou are
Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva’s incarnation; Redeemer for those who surrender with devoution;
thou are God, knowledge, existence and bliss; thou are glorious sadguru with majestic
arms; thy hands hold Zoli like Annapurna’s benevolence; Holy kammandal in thy hands
radiates with peace; Described as God with Four, six and numerous hands; Thy powerful
shoulder’s might limits to infinite; Oh God! I’ve taken refuge at thy Holy Feet;
Digambara! Protect me lest better meet my end! Thou responded to Sahasarjun’s
penance; By granting him protection and peace; Thou showered him power, wealth and
opulence; Blessed him with liberation and deliverance; Why don’t you listen to my
agonizing prayer? Thou are my only solace and savior! Thou accepted Vishnu Sharma’s
devotion; Graced him by taking his food-Shraddhman; Jambadhaitya demon attacked
Gods of heaven; Thou offered help in a trice with protection; Thou unfurled illusive
power to trap the demon; Got him killed by Indra to save the heaven; Thy miraculous
deeds are infinite, Oh! Sharva (Shiva), how can I describe all Your miracles (sharva)
Thou saved Ayu’son and wiped his miseries; Blessed and granted him a life free of
desires! Sadhyadev, yadu, Prahlad and Parshuram; Thou initiated them to enlightenment
and wisdom; Thou grace is immeasurable and endless; Why my calls and prayers are
answerless? Don’t leave me halfway and test my patience; Oh! God! Don’t deprive me of
your benevolence; Pleased with Ambika’s love and devotion; Thou granted her a boon
and became her son; Smarthugami! Savior and Protector in kaliyug! Thou blessed the
washer man who was rustic; Thy mercy cured a brahmi’s stomach pain; Thy grace made
Vallabesh alive after his slain; Look at me atleast once! Oh! My Lord! Save me, am
ignorant of any other abode! Thy grace made dry log of wood sprout with leaves; don’t
be negligent towards me and test my cries! Old, pious Ganga got rid of her infertility;
thou blessed her with bliss of maternity; Thy grace cured Nandi’s white patches; thou
fulfilled all his wishes and desires; Thou made sterile buffalo yield tons of milk; Thy
kindness saved him from penurious brink; Thou accepted lima beans as alms; Thou gifted
a golden pot in his arms; Thou revived Savitri’s dead husband to life; Thus wiped widow’s
tears and strife; Thou resurrected Gangadhar’s son with life; Thy mercy removes sins of
previous life; Haughty madhonmat lost to an illiterate; Bhakta Trivikrama was save by thy
might; Bhakta tantuk reached Mount.Shrishaila; Thy feet took him in a trice to Mahadeva;
Thou blessed thy devotees taking eight forms; Thou have infinite form and no form; Thou
satisfied thy devotees simultaneously; Blest devotees cherished Thy vision joyously; Thou
removed yavan king’s painful affliction; Thou art beyond caste, creed, sect and religion;
Thy miracles are marvelous and countless; In the incarnation of Ram and Krishna; thou
revived and saved animate and inanimate; Blest were stone, hunter, cattle, woman and
bird saved; Thy name protects even a sinner who sings falsely; Thy name achieves even a
difficult task easily; Thy name (Shiva) is the only remedy; Thy name removes all (sarva)
(physical and mental) malady; all evils vanish in a trice on hearing Thy name; Bliss is
attained by only singing thy name; Ghosts, witches, evil will disappear instantly; As the
hymns of thy name is in air reverberantly; One who sings Datta Bhavani after lighting
incense; Is assured of protection by the resplendence; Sincere devotion to thee will bring
happiness; Earthly life and heaven will be filled with bliss; By chanting Datta Bhavani he
will master Siddhi; Gain prosperity, will overcome sorrow and poverty; One who sings
Datta Bhavani 52 times for 52 weeks; With true love and devotion on 52 Thursdays; Can
be certain Yama, Lord of Death will not punish; One who sings daily will get all calamities
vanish; Datta digambar is one God but of many forms; Thou stir us away from illusive
power of storm; Datta is one God with thousand names; Datta is the holiest of Holy bright
as flame; Oh! Datta, I bow to Thee time and again; Vedas are formed from Thy breath;
Learned Shesha is unable to praise Thee fully; How can an illiterate like me praise Thee?
Prayers to Thee give me peace and happiness; souls ignorant about Thee are in darkness;
Datta! Thou are Lord God! Thou art Almighty; Recite glory to Gurudeva Datta whole
heartedly;
Guru OM
Naam Smaran
Oh Sai Baba, we wave lights before You, the bestower of happiness to the Jivas. Give us -
Your servants and devotees rest under the dust of Your feet. Burning (destroying) desire,
You remain absorbed in Your Self and show the Lord (God) to the aspirants. As one feels
intently, You give him experiences or realizations accordingly. Oh kind-hearted, Your
power is such! Meditation on Your name removes our fear of the samsar. Your method of
work is really unfathomable as You always help the poor and helpless. In this Kali age,
You - the all-pervasive Datta, have really incarnated as Saguna Brahma. Ward off the fear
of samsar of the devotees who come to You every Thursday so as to enable them to see
the feet of the Lord. Oh! God of Gods, I pray that let my treasure be the service of Your
feet. Feed Madhav and (you should utter your name here) with happiness as the cloud
feeds the Chatak bird with pure water and thus keep up Your Word. Amen !