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Sri Satya Sai Ashtottara Shatanamavali

Sri Satya Sai Ashtottara Shatanamavali
1. Om Shree Saayi Satyasaayibaabaaya Namah
2. Om Shree Saayi Satyasvaroopaaya Namah
3. Om Shree Saayi Satyadharmaparaayanaaya Namah
4. Om Shree Saayi Varadaaya Namah
5. Om Shree Saayi Satpurushaaya Namah
6. Om Shree Saayi Satyagunaatmane Namah
7. Om Shree Saayi Saadhuvardhanaaya Namah
8. Om Shree Saayi Saadhujanaposhanaaya Namah
9. Om Shree Saayi Sarvajnyaaya Namah
10. Om Shree Saayi Sarvajanapriyaaya Namah
11. Om Shree Saayi Sarvashaktimoortaye Namah
12. Om Shree Saayi Sarveshaaya Namah
13. Om Shree Saayi Sarvasagaparityaagine Namah
14. Om Shree Saayi Sarvaantaryaamine Namah
15. Om Shree Saayi Mahimaatmane Namah
16. Om Shree Saayi Maheshvarasvaroopaaya Namah
17. Om Shree Saayi Partigraamodbhavaaya Namah
18. Om Shree Saayi Partikshetranivaasine Namah
19. Om Shree Saayi Yashahkaayashirdeevaasine Namah
20. Om Shree Saayi Jodi Aadipalli Somappaaya Namah
21. Om Shree Saayi Bhaaradvaajarishigotraaya Namah
22. Om Shree Saayi Bhaktavatsalaaya Namah
23. Om Shree Saayi Apaantaraatmane Namah
24. Om Shree Saayi Avataaramoortaye Namah
25. Om Shree Saayi Sarvabhayanivaarine Namah
26. Om Shree Saayi Aapastambasootraaya Namah
27. Om Shree Saayi Abhayapradaaya Namah
28. Om Shree Saayi Ratnaakaravamshodbhavaaya Namah
29. Om Shree Saayi Shirdee Saayi Abheda Shaktyaavataaraaya Namah
30. Om Shree Saayi Shankaraaya Namah
31. Om Shree Saayi Shirdee Saayi Moortaye Namah
32. Om Shree Saayi Dvaarakaamaayivaasine Namah
33. Om Shree Saayi Chitraavateetata Puttaparti Vihaarine Namah
34. Om Shree Saayi Shaktipradaaya Namah
35. Om Shree Saayi Sharanaagatatraanaaya Namah
36. Om Shree Saayi Aanandaaya Namah
37. Om Shree Saayi Aanandadaaya Namah
38. Om Shree Saayi Aartatraanaparaayanaaya Namah
39. Om Shree Saayi Anaathanaathaaya Namah
40. Om Shree Saayi Asahaaya Sahaayaaya Namah
41. Om Shree Saayi Lokabaandhavaaya Namah
42. Om Shree Saayi Lokarakshaaparaayanaaya Namah
43. Om Shree Saayi Lokanaathaaya Namah
44. Om Shree Saayi Deenajanaposhanaaya Namah
45. Om Shree Saayi Moortitrayasvaroopaaya Namah
46. Om Shree Saayi Muktipradaaya Namah
47. Om Shree Saayi Kalushavidooraaya Namah
48. Om Shree Saayi Karunaakaraaya Namah
49. Om Shree Saayi Sarvaadhaaraaya Namah
50. Om Shree Saayi Sarvahridvaasine Namah
51. Om Shree Saayi Punyaphalapradaaya Namah
52. Om Shree Saayi Sarvapaapakshayakaraaya Namah
53. Om Shree Saayi Sarvaroganivaarine Namah
54. Om Shree Saayi Sarvabaadhaaharaaya Namah
55. Om Shree Saayi Anantanutakartrine Namah
56. Om Shree Saayi Aadipurushaaya Namah
57. Om Shree Saayi Aadishaktaye Namah
58. Om Shree Saayi Aparoopashaktine Namah
59. Om Shree Saayi Avyaktaroopine Namah
60. Om Shree Saayi Kaamakrodhadhvamsine Namah
61. Om Shree Saayi Kanakaambaradhaarine Namah
62. Om Shree Saayi Adbhutacharyaaya Namah
63. Om Shree Saayi Aapadbaandhavaaya Namah
64. Om Shree Saayi Premaatmane Namah
65. Om Shree Saayi Premamoortaye Namah
66. Om Shree Saayi Premapradaaya Namah
67. Om Shree Saayi Priyaaya Namah
68. Om Shree Saayi Bhaktapriyaaya Namah
69. Om Shree Saayi Bhaktamandaaraaya Namah
70. Om Shree Saayi Bhaktajanahridayavihaarine Namah
71. Om Shree Saayi Bhaktajanahridayaalayaaya Namah
72. Om Shree Saayi Bhaktaparaadheenaaya Namah
73. Om Shree Saayi Bhaktijnyaanapradeepaaya Namah
74. Om Shree Saayi Bhaktijnyaanapradaaya Namah
75. Om Shree Saayi Sujnyaanamaargadarshakaaya Namah
76. Om Shree Saayi Jnyaanasvaroopaaya Namah
77. Om Shree Saayi Geetaabodhakaaya Namah
78. Om Shree Saayi Jnyaanasiddhidaaya Namah
79. Om Shree Saayi Sundararoopaaya Namah
80. Om Shree Saayi Punyapurushaaya Namah
81. Om Shree Saayi Phalapradaaya Namah
82. Om Shree Saayi Purushottamaaya Namah
83. Om Shree Saayi Puraanapurushaaya Namah
84. Om Shree Saayi Ateetaaya Namah
85. Om Shree Saayi Kaalaateetaaya Namah
86. Om Shree Saayi Siddhiroopaaya Namah
87. Om Shree Saayi Siddhasankalpaaya Namah
88. Om Shree Saayi Aarogyapradaaya Namah
89. Om Shree Saayi Annavastradaayine Namah
90. Om Shree Saayi Samsaaraduhkha Kshayakaraaya Namah
91. Om Shree Saayi Sarvaabheeshtapradaaya Namah
92. Om Shree Saayi Kalyaanagunaaya Namah
93. Om Shree Saayi Karmadhvamsine Namah
94. Om Shree Saayi Saadhumaanasashobhitaaya Namah
95. Om Shree Saayi Sarvamatasammataaya Namah
96. Om Shree Saayi Saadhumaanasaparishodhakaaya Namah
97. Om Shree Saayi Saadhakaanugrahavatavrikshapratishthaapakaaya Namah
98. Om Shree Saayi Sakalasamshayaharaaya Namah
99. Om Shree Saayi Sakalatattvabodhakaaya Namah
100. Om Shree Saayi Yogeeshvaraaya Namah
101. Om Shree Saayi Yogeendravanditaaya Namah
102. Om Shree Saayi Sarvamangalakaraaya Namah
103. Om Shree Saayi Sarvasiddhipradaaya Namah
104. Om Shree Saayi Aapannivaarine Namah
105. Om Shree Saayi Aartiharaaya Namah
106. Om Shree Saayi Shaantamoortaye Namah
107. Om Shree Saayi Sulabhaprasannaaya Namah
108. Om Shree Saayi Bhagavaan Satyasaayibaabaaya Namah
Iti Shree Satyasaayi Ashtottara Shatanaamaavali

Meaning

The Sri Satya Sai Ashtottara Shatanamavali is a modern list of 108 names for Sathya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi. Each name begins with Om Sri Sai; the first is Satyasaibaba and the last is Bhagavan Satyasaibaba. It is a devotional composition about a twentieth-century teacher, not a Puranic text.

Birthplace and family

Unlike most ashtottaras, this one records biography. Partigramodbhava, Partikshetranivasi and Chitravatitata Puttaparti viharine place him in Puttaparthi on the Chitravati river. Bharadvajarishigotra, Apastambasutra and Ratnakaravamshodbhava give his gotra, his sutra and his family line.

The link with Shirdi

Yashahkaya Shirdivasi, Shirdi Sai abheda shaktyavatara, Shirdi Sai murti and Dwarakamayivasi identify him with Shirdi Sai Baba, keeping alive his statement that he was Shirdi Sai returned.

Love, teaching and the ashram

A run of names in the middle, Premaatma, Premamurti and Premaprada, reflects the place of prema, love, in his teaching. Gitabodhaka and Sarvamatasammata recall his talks on the Gita and his respect for all faiths. Sadhakanugraha vatavriksha pratishthapaka points to the meditation tree at Prasanthi Nilayam. Devotees chant the list on Thursdays, after bhajans and on his birthday, 23 November.

Frequently asked questions

Which names in the Sri Satya Sai Ashtottara Shatanamavali refer to Puttaparthi?
Partigramodbhava calls him the one born in the village of Parthi, and Partikshetranivasi the one who lives in that holy place. Chitravatitata Puttaparti viharine adds the river, naming him as the one who moves about Puttaparthi on the banks of the Chitravati.
How does the Satya Sai Ashtottara link Sathya Sai Baba with Shirdi Sai Baba?
Names such as Shirdi Sai abheda shaktyavatara, Shirdi Sai murti and Dwarakamayivasi, which recalls the Dwarakamayi mosque at Shirdi, make the link directly. They reflect Sathya Sai Baba's own declaration that he was Shirdi Sai come again.
Why does the Sri Satya Sai Ashtottara Shatanamavali include family details?
Names like Bharadvajarishigotra, Apastambasutra and Ratnakaravamshodbhava record his gotra, his sutra and the Ratnakaram family into which he was born. This traditional way of identifying a family is rarely found inside a namavali.
What does Sadhakanugraha vatavriksha pratishthapaka mean among the Satya Sai names?
It means the one who planted a banyan tree for the benefit of spiritual seekers. The name refers to the banyan at Prasanthi Nilayam that devotees know as the meditation tree.
When do devotees recite the Sri Satya Sai Ashtottara Shatanamavali?
It is chanted on Thursdays, at Sai bhajan gatherings and on 23 November, Sathya Sai Baba's birthday, often with a flower offered at each name. All 108 names begin with Om Sri Sai, so a group can follow one leader easily.

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