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Victory to the Lord of the Universe, Lord Sathya Sai, Who destroys grief, evil and the miseries of life and Who guards and protects devotees. Victory to the Lord of the Universe, Lord of Puttaparti. Shashi Vadanaa Shreekaraa Sarvaa Praana Patey 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 Tree to those, who have surrounded Thee; Thou art Kinsman, Protector and Friend in times of distress and calamities. Victory to the Lord of the Universe. Maata Pitaaa Guru Daivam Maree Antayu Neevey O Lord Sai, Thou art Mother, Father, Noble Teacher, Supreme Divinity and everything to us. O Lord of the Universe! Thou art the Primeval Sound and Thou art reclined on the coiled serpent. (Reference here is to Lord Vishnu lying on the coiled serpent Shesha Naaga, in the Ocean of Milk - Ksheera Saagara). Omkaara Roopa Ojaswee Om Sai Mahaadevaa O Splendorous One! O Lord of Lords - Lord Sai! Thy Form is the Praanava OM. We pray Thee to accept this auspicious waving of the flame or light (signifying the removal of ignorance) Victory to Thee, O Lord of the Universe who (as Kurmaavataara) supported the Mandara Mountain during the churning of the Ocean. Naaraayana Naaraayana Om Chant the name of Lord Sathya Sai Naaraayana; Whose Form is the Praanava. Victory to the Nobel Teacher and Supreme Lord Sri Sathya Sai. SIGNIFICANCE OF AARTI Aarti is a part of a Hindu worship. A tray of five lighted Aarti lamps, or camphor is waved in a circular movement in front of Bhagwan. Worshippers hold their hands towards the lamps and then touch their faces to absorb the blessings. Light dispels darkness and also surges upward and thereby stands for auspicious power. The word Aarati means Atma + Rati. In olden days, the blaze of the waving light revealed the Deity in Sanctum Sanctorum of the temple. It is symbolic of the "Jnananadeep" which illumines and manifests the Divinity within the devotee's heart (Hridaya). Hridaya - It means hrudi (in the heart). Ayam (He) The seat of God, where Lord Shiva is installed, the niche where the lamp of jnana is lit. The light is made by burning three cotton wicks dipped in ghee or oil. It symbolize an attempt on behalf of the devotee to annihilate the sense of "I" which he associates with Prakriti which is governed by the three gunas, Sattwa, Rajas and Tamas. Camphor is also burnt. Camphor burns without a trace of it left. It signifies the burning of Ego, without a trace in the flame of consciousness. Significance of Aarti song Aarati symbolizes illumination of the spirit. That is why it is done at the end of worship, Bhajan etc. With a burning lamp of camphor. The flame is waved before the image of God to signify that the prayer was dedicated to the achievement of illumination. The word Aarati means 'Atma-rati', the longing of the individual Atma for Universal Atma or Paramatma. It also means the merging of the 'Atmajyoti' in the 'Akhanda Jyoti'. When camphor and fire meet, there is no remainder or residue. The person who waves the flame has to pray in his mind, "Even so, my Lord, let all the impurities in me be burnt away, and let there be no residue left for me to work out in the coming days". Loka Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu 
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