SAIRAM
From the Form to the Formless - a Hindi song on Sri Sathya Sai Baba - YouTube
"Why do you bind Sai in the bondage of birth and death? Have you forgotten the Truth that Sai resides in every atom of the Universe?"
That is the rhetoric of this beautiful Hindi song which was composed to mark the 12th Anniversary celebrations of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences on the 20th of January of 2013.
The song outlines the greatest consolation for any devotee that is missing the beautiful form of the Lord in our midst... The rest will be conveyed by the tears of love and joy that will roll down the cheeks.
This song truly is divinely inspired. It had the entire audience in tears when it was first performed for Bhagawan's 87th Birthday celebrations function at Raipur, Chhattisgarh on 23.11.2012. Kudos to the Sai Youth from Bhopal for the composition (Sri.Prasanna Kumar) and soulful rendering of the song along with the well-compiled visual.
The Na Jayate shloka is from the Bhagavad Gita, translations are available for eg.
Bhagavad Gita As It Is, 2: Contents of the Gita Summarized, Text 20.
Rough translation of Hindi lyrics:
Why bind Sai in the bondage of birth and death?
Have you forgotten the truth that Sai is immanent in every atom?
Sai taught that the human form is the embodiment of the absolute,
this body is perishable, but Sai is eternal and immortal.
Lovingly, He taught us that "My Life is My Message".
By following this path of Sathya, let every life become Sai's message.
Then we will have Sai's darshan every moment in the window of our heart.
Have you forgotten the truth that Sai is immanent in every atom?
Why bind Sai in the bondage of birth and death?
How can the Lord of the Universe be bound by Time?
How can we celebrate the birthday of the One who is never born, who is eternal and immortal?
Come, let us implement His teachings in our lives,
let us celebrate His advent by loving all and serving all.
Then, Sai's birthday would be every moment of our lives.
Then we will have Sai's darshan.... (3)
every moment in the window of our heart.
Sai will be our Charioteer and will guide us from within.
Now this life is redeemed by offering it to Sai.