Śrīdattadeva bhagavat karuṇāvatāra śreṇisphuranmaṇigaṇojjvala madhya ratnam ।
Māyāndhakāra paṭalīpaṭapāṭanāṃśuṃ Śrī Satyaśāyi Taraṇiṃ Śaraṇaṃ Prapadye ।।1।।
I take asylum in the bright Sun, Śrī Satya Sai Baba, Who is the prime diamond in the garland of jewels that brightly illumine the compassionate incarnations of Lord Dattātreya and the piercer of cloth like aggregate of illusory darkness in which the devotees are engulfed.
Chāyagrahavyasana putra kalatra bandha vyāmohanakraghana mṛtyu timiṃgilogram ।
Saṃsāra sāgara mimaṃ sahasaiva tartuṃ Śrīsatyaśāyi Taraṇaṃ Śaraṇaṃ Prapadye ।।2।।
I take asylum in the boat, Śrī Satya Sai Baba, to cross this terrific worldly ocean that is full of shadow planets like bad habits, awful crocodiles like fascinating bonds in the form of children, spouse etc. and great death like whale.
Vyarthaprasaṅgamati durviniyogaśakti nissāra jīva nivahoddharaṇāya jātam ।
Sṛṣṭisthiti pralaya hetu kṛta trimūrtiṃ Śrīsatyaśāyi Taruṇaṃ Śaraṇaṃ Prapadye ।।3।।
My limited energies are totally ruined in the futile words, futile thoughts and futile deeds. I take asylum in the adolescent, Śrī Satya Sai Baba, Who is incarnated on this earth resulting as the trinity – Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara to create, maintain and withdraw all worlds and to uplift the squeezed souls.
Brahmarṣi śekhara samullasa rantaraṅga kedārapāka karaśīkara kāraṇābhram ।
Bhaktapramoda navaśītala vātahetuṃ Śrīsatyaśāyi Varuṇaṃ Śaraṇaṃ Prapadye ।।4।।
I take asylum in Śrī Satya Sai Baba Who is raining Varuṇa like the sky raining to cultivate the wet land like merry minds of the excellent among the Brahmarṣis and giving the cool breeze that highly pleases the great devotees.
Śrīśaṅkha cakra jalajādi pavitrarekhā saṃlakṣitaṃ śritajanāvanabaddha dīkṣam ।
Ajñānarātri gamanodaya phullapadmaṃ Śrīsatyaśāyi Caraṇaṃ Śaraṇaṃ Prapadye ।।5।।
I take asylum at the holy feet of Śrī Satya Sai Baba, which are endowed with the pious lines of auspicious conch (śaṅkha), sudarśana wheel (cakra), lotus (padma), which are committed to protect the devotees took refuge at them, which are like the beautiful lotus that blossomed in the early morning after passing of the ignorance like darkness.
Māyā kali prabala kāla ghanāghanābhra cchedāgata sphuṭa taṭittati heti tīkṣṇam ।
Kaivalya mārga kalanā sahakāri divyaṃ śrīsatyaśāyi kiraṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye ।।6।।
I take asylum in the divine radiant ray, Śrī Satya Sai Baba, that pierces the illusory Kaliyuga appears in the form of black clouded sky, sharp stream like very bright and illuminating lightening, that which show us the path to ultimate salvation.
Nānā vyathāvikalita śrita karmapāka – pīḍāphala grahaṇa duḥkha sukhānubhūtim ।
Prema prasanna jaladhiṃ rasa sārvabhaumaṃ Śrīsatyaśāyi Karuṇaṃ Śaraṇaṃ Prapadye ।।7।।
I take asylum in the compassion of Śrī Satya Sai Baba, Who happily enjoys the fruits of the prārabdha karma of the disturbed devotees tormented by pain, the pleasant ocean of love, the best of the nine rasas (nava rasas).
Premāvatāra samupāśraya sādhanānta sāyujya tatpara mahonnata bhaktabṛndaiḥ ।
Ātmīya bhāva vimalaiḥ kṛtamekabhāgyaṃ Śrīsatyaśāyi Varaṇaṃ Śaraṇaṃ Prapadye ।।8।।
I take asylum in Śrī Satya Sai Baba, Who is the fruit of the fate of the cordial and pure minded devotees who take asylum in the incarnation of the divine love, by spiritual practice to attain the sāyujya.
।।phalaśrutiḥ।।
Śrīdattātreya Bhagavat – Vartamāna Śarīriṇam
Satyaśāyina Mālambya Kaivalyapadavīṃ Vrajet ।
Śrīsatyaśāyi Bhagavat Aṣṭakaṃ Duḥkhanāśakam
Saptarṣivāñchayā Kṛṣṇa-Kṛtaṃ Sādhakasādhanam ।।
Whoever takes asylum in Śrī Satya Sai Baba, that is the contemporary human incarnation of Bhagavān Dattātreya, attains the ultimate salvation. This Aṣṭakam of Śrī Satya Sai Baba penned by ‘Kṛṣna’ upon the request of the seven greatest sages (sapta maharṣis) becomes the right means to destroy all kinds of afflictions in the world.