GuruPaathache Abhang (in marathi) by Dasganu

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pari nakaa sodu thengani linataa | na ye thor hotaa baalyaa-vina ||

pari - but
nakaa - do not
sodu - leave, abandon
thengani - the shortish, the dwarfish
linataa - humility

na - not
ye - possible
thor - great, big, elder, large
hotaa - become, be
baalyaa-vina - without (passing through) childhood

But do not leave the shortish humility. It is not possible to become elder, without (passing through) childhood.

anu mhane varna taambusa saavala | sadguru-chi lila agaadha-chi ||8||

ganu - Dasganu
mhane - says
varna - color
taambusa - reddish
saavala - dark, black, purple

sadguru-chi - of the sadguru
lila - leela, sport
agaadha-chi - is really unfathomable, is really boundless.

Dasganu says (his assumed) color is dark reddish. The leela (sport) of the Sadguru is really unfathomable.

(Sai baba has assumed a handsome tall bodily stature, yet has assumed a somewhat lowly dark reddish color. This is to deliver the message to devotees that one should relish the highest spiritual knowledge, yet not get infatuated by pride of that knowledge, which could result in looking down on fellow creatures)

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sadguru-raayaa-ne jalaa tel kele | dip ujalile lakshaa-vadhi ||

sadguru-raayaa-ne - the sadguru king
jalaa - water as, unto water
tel - oil
kele - did, made, converted

dip - lamps
ujalile - lit, lighted
lakshaa-vadhi - lakhs of, in lakhs (of numbers)

The sadguru king, made water as oil. He lit lamps in lakhs

thevuniyaa dip ushyaa-paayathyaa-shi | pahude fali-si gurumurti ||

thevuniyaa - keeping, placing
dip - lamps
ushyaa-paayathyaa-shi - near the head & feet, near the pillow & the bottom

pahude - sleeps
fali-si - on the wooden plank
gurumurti - the guru's form

Placing lamps near the head & feet, sleeps on the wooden plank, the guru's form.

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tyaanchyaa tya kruti-cha haach aahe artha | kadaa andhaaraata niju naye ||

tyaanchyaa - his
tya - that
kruti-cha - of action
haach - this itself
aahe - is
artha - meaning

kadaa - ever
andhaaraata - in darkness
niju - sleep
naye - not

Of his that action, this itself is the meaning. That one must not sleep in darkness, ever

ganu mhane maayaa durdhar andhaar | dyana-dip thor mhanuni laavaa ||9||

ganu - Dasganu
mhane - says
maayaa - Maya , illusive power of the Lord which creates many out of one & causes people to relish in the plurality, forgetting their real nature.
durdhar - deep, difficult, severe, dangerous
andhaar - darkness

dyana-dip - knowledge-lamp
thor - great
mhanuni - that is why, hence
laavaa - light

Dasganu says, Maya is deep darkness, the great knowledge lamp, hence light it.

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shiv-vishnu-brahmaa-rupa baba sai | bhaava dujaa kaahi maanu nakaa ||

shiv-vishnu-brahmaa-rupa - the form of Lord Shiva, Vishnu & Brahma
baba - baba
sai - Sai

bhaava - feeling
dujaa - other
kaahi - any
maanu - assume, entertain
nakaa - do not

The form of Lord Shiva, Vishnu & Brahma is baba Sai. Any other feeling, do not entertain.

sadguru-raayaa-chya paayaachi ji dhul | tech ganga-jal shuddha maanaa ||

sadguru-raayaa-chya - of the Sadguru king
paayaachi - of the feet
ji - the one, that which is
dhul - dust

tech - that itself
ganga-jal - Ganga water
shuddha - pure
maanaa - assume, consider

That dust which is of the feet of the Sadguru king, that itself, consider as the pure Ganga water.

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amrutaa aagali mukhi-chi vachane | tech maanaa-mane gita jevi ||

amrutaa - the nectar
aagali - more, surpassing, superior
mukhi-chi - of the mouth, of the speech
vachane - utterances

tech - that itself
maanaa-mane - assume in the mind, consider in the mind, regard in the mind
gita - Gita
jevi - as, like

Surpassing nectar, are the utterances of his mouth. That itself, consider in the mind as Gita

ganu mhane baba vasant sojjvala | bhaktaano kokil vhaa re tumhi ||10||

ganu - Dasganu
mhane - says
baba - baba
vasant - spring
sojjvala - clear, glittering, bright

bhaktaano - O devotees
kokil - cuckoos
vhaa - become
re - O fellows
tumhi - you all

Dasganu says, baba is the bright spring (season). O devotees, you all fellows become cuckoos

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Part 2

parmaarthaa-chi aas jyaas manaa-hun | tyaane he charan pahaave aadhi ||

parmaarthaa-chi - of spiritualism, of highest end (as opposed to temporary well-being)
aas - longing, earnest desire
jyaas - one who has
manaa-hun - with mind and heart

tyaane - he
he - these
charan - feet
pahaave - should see
aadhi - first, before

One who has a longing of spiritualism (highest end of mankind), with mind and heart, he should see these feet (of Sai baba) first.

aihik sukhaa-shi devoniyaa faataa | bhakti-chyaa tyaa vaataa dhundaalaa-vyaa ||

aihik - temporal, mundane, of this world
sukhaa-shi - unto happiness
devoniyaa - having given, giving
faataa - distance, separation, dismiss

bhakti-chyaa - of devotion
tyaa - those
vaataa - paths
dhundaalaa-vyaa - should search in detail

Unto temporal happiness (of this world), giving a distance, those paths of devotion, one should search in detail.

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dveshaa-che saraate fekuniyaa dyaave | sai-may pahaave jagaa-laagi ||

dveshaa-che - of hate, of malice
saraate - thorny shrub, wooden splinter (that pierces one's flesh)
fekuniyaa - throw away, cast away
dyaave - should do

sai-may - sai filled
pahaave - observe, look, behold
jagaa-laagi - at the world

The thorny shrub of hate, one should throw away and Sai-filled (is how), one should observe at the world.

ganu mhane tari tumhi tyaanche bhakta | shobhaal jagaat sajjan-anno ||11||

ganu - Dasganu
mhane - says
tari - then
tumhi - you all
tyaanche - his (Sai baba's)
bhakta - devotees

shobhaal - will befit
jagaat - in the world
sajjan-anno - O good virtuous people

Dasganu says, then you all will befit as his devotees in the world, O good virtuous people.

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shirdi-kshetra nohe pachambaa baazaar | tethe dukaan-daar  parmaarthaa-cha ||

shirdi - Shirdi
kshetra  - a holy place
nohe - not
pachambaa - week-day bazaar, held on a fixed day of every week (say Saturday)
baazaar - market, bazaar

tethe - there, therein
dukaan-daar - shopkeeper
parmaarthaa-cha - of spritualism

Shirdi is not a holy place (but verily) a week day bazaar. Therein is the shopkeeper of spiritualism (Sai Baba).

aihik sukhaa-chi khelani bahulyaa | samul fekilyaa guru-raye ||

aihik - temporal, mundane, of this world
sukhaa-chi - of happiness
khelani - toys
bahulyaa - dolls

samul - entirely
fekilyaa - thrown away
guru-raye - the kingly Guru

The toys and dolls of temporal happiness, the kingly Guru has thrown away entirely.

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kaa ki tayaa-maji kimapi naa artha | fasatil vyartha pore maazhi ||

kaa ki - so that, because
tayaa-maji - in that, in those
kimapi - in the least, even a little bit
naa - no
artha - meaning, sense, usefulness

fasatil - will get deluded , will get trapped
vyartha - in vain, unnecessarily
pore - children
maazhi - my

because, in those (toys & dolls), there is not the least sense. My children will get deluded unnecessarily.

ganu mhane por panchabyaa-si jaate | kirkire-cha ghete aavadine ||12||

ganu - Dasganu
mhane - says
por - the child
panchabyaa si - to the week-day bazaar 
jaate - goes

kirkire-cha - spinning toy itself (Whirligig, A toy which has a fan which spins by wind)
ghete - takes, picks
aavadine - with delight

Dasganu says, the child goes to the week-day bazaar and picks the spinning toy itself, with delight.

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karma bhakti dynana baazaari yaa maal | mani jo vaatel tochi ghyaavaa ||

karma - karma, action
bhakti - bhakti, devotion
dynana - dynana, knowledge
baazaari - in bazaar
yaa - this
maal - goods

mani - in mind
jo - whatever
vaatel - felt, desired
tochi - that itself
ghyaavaa - should take

Karma, Bhakti, Knowledge are the goods in this bazaar. Whatever is desired in mind, one should take that itself.

tighaan-chi kimmat ek aahe jaanaa | fal-hi tighaan-naa ek-chi ho ||

tighaan-chi - of all the three
kimmat - cost, price
ek - one, same
aahe - is
jaanaa - know this

fal-hi - the fruit also, reward also, outcome also
tighaan-naa - for the three
ek-chi ho - one itself really

The cost of all the three (Karma, Bhakti, Knowledge) is same, know this. The fruit also for the three, is one itself really.

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bhaav-rupi dravya paahije tayaa-si | sai sadguru-si duje na lage ||

bhaav-rupi - in the form of real feeling, in the form of devotion
dravya - wealth
paahije - is required
tayaa-si - for that

sai - Sai
sadguru-si - for the Sadguru
duje - anything other than this this
na - not
lage - required

The wealth in the form of real feeling (devotion) is required for (purchasing) that. For Sai sadguru, anything other than this, is not required.

ganu mhane bhaav-naane jayaa-paashi | tyaane baazaaraa-shi yethe jaave ||13||

ganu - Dasganu
mhane - says
bhaav-naane - the coin in the form of real feeling (devotion)
jayaa-paashi - is present with whom

tyaane - he
baazaaraa-shi - to the bazaar
yethe - here
jaave - should go

Dasganu says, the coin in the form of real feeling (devotion), is present with whom, he should go to the bazaar here (at Shirdi).

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fal te paatheya, ghyaave faraalaa-si | mag pandhari-si jaave sukhe ||

fal - fruit
te - that
paatheya - food item for journey
ghyaave - should take
faraalaa-si - for eating, for refreshment

mag - then
pandhari-si - to Pandhari, to Pandharpur
jaave - should go
sukhe - happily

That fruit (of Karma, bhakti, knowledge purchased in the Shirdi bazaar) is the food item for journey, which one should take for refreshment and then should go to Pandharpur happily.

babaji-ne krupa tukobaa-si keli | tayi-cha falali pandhari tya ||

babaji-ne - Babaji , Saint Tukaram's Guru
krupa - grace
tukobaa-si - unto Saint Tukaram
keli - did, cast, gave

tayi-cha - by that itself
falali - fructified, resulted, did fructify
pandhari - Pandharpur
tya - for him, to him

Babaji cast his grace unto saint Tukaram. By that itself did Pandharpur fructify for him.

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thaapatane goryaane maaruni naamyaa-la | kaccha tharavila devaa-pudhe ||

thaapatane - wooden tool used for pottery & masonry
goryaane - Saint Gora Kumbhar
maaruni - beating, hitting
naamyaa-la - to Saint Namdev

kaccha - unripe, immature
tharavila - proved
devaa-pudhe - in front of God

(The potter) Saint Gora Kumbhar, by hitting his wooden pottery tool to Saint Namdev, proved him as unripe in front of God.

ganu mhane mag khechar maauli | naamyaa-ne vandili kalyaan-aartha ||14||

ganu - Dasganu
mhane - says
mag - then
khechar - saint Visoba Khechar
maauli - mother, motherly

naamyaa-ne - Saint Namdev
vandili - worshipped, did worship
kalyaan-aartha - for welfare, for well-being

Dasganu says, then, the motherly saint Visoba Khechar, did Saint Namdev worship for his well-being.

    (Saint Namdev was a great devotee of Lord Vitthal of Pandharpur. He ate with him, slept with him, talked with him. However he had not got enlightment, since he did not have a Guru. Lord Vitthal decided to clear this drawback of his Namdev.
    Once the great potter saint Gora Kumbhar invited all saints to his house for food. At that time, at the suggestion of Saint Jnaneshwar, he hit all the saints on their head with his pottery tool. Nobody complained, but Namdev did express his anguish and asked why he was hit for no reason. He went to his Lord Vitthal to complain. Lord Vitthal knew that the feeling of ego in Namdev caused him to complain & therefore he directed him to the saint Visoba Khechar, who became his Guru. Needless to say, Namdev got enlightment on receiving his Guru's grace. The purport of this story is that knowledge of God & enlightment can only be had by the grace of the Guru.)

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nivrutti dynaanesh ishvari avataar | pari guruvar gahini kelaa ||

nivrutti - Saint Nivritti
dynaanesh - Saint Jnaneshwar
ishvari - of god
avataar - incarnations

pari - but, yet
guruvar - supreme guru
gahini - Saint Gahininath, guru of saint Nivritti
kelaa - did, made

Nivritti & Jnaneshwar are incarnations of God, yet they made Saint Gahini as their supreme Guru.

(Saint Gahininath was Saint Nivritti's Guru & Saint Nivritti was Saint Jnaneshwar's Guru; Gahini->Nivritti->Jnaneshwar)

guru-krupe-vina ekaalaa-hi jani | vithu chakrapaani bhetalaa naa ||

guru-krupe-vina - without Guru's grace
ekaalaa-hi - even one
jani - in the world, amongst the people

vithu - Vithu, Lord Vitthal
chakrapaani - Chakrapani, Lord Vishnu
bhetalaa - got, met
naa - not

Without Guru's grace, even one (person) in the world, has not got Lord Vithu Chakrapani (i.e. Lord Vishnu)

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pandhari-raayaa-chi mani aslyaa aas | sadguru-chi kaas dhrudha dharaa ||

pandhari-raayaa-chi - of the king of Pandhari, i.e. of Lord Vitthal or Lord Vishnu
mani - in the mind
aslyaa - if exists
aas - desire, longing

sadguru-chi - of the sadguru
kaas + dharaa - cling to
dhrudha - firm, firmly

Of the king of Pandhari (i.e. Lord Vitthal or Lord Vishnu), if there exists a longing in the mind, (then) firmly cling to the sadguru

ganu mhane tayaa bhavaa-che naa bhaya | jyaa-che chitti paaya sadguru-che ||15||

ganu - Ganu, DasGanu
mhane - says
tayaa - he has got, unto him
bhavaa-che - of the worldly existence
naa - no, not
bhaya - fear

jyaa-che - in whose
chitti - mind, intellect
paaya - feet
sadguru-che - of the sadguru

Ganu says he has got no fear of worldly existence, in whose intellect are the feet of the Sadguru.