1. 1. Pathitha Pavana Ram
2. 2. Lyrics1. Pathitha Paavana RamParthi puri eshwara Ram2. Paavana Naam Taraka NaamPaapa Vimochana Naam3. Daanava Bhanjana RamDasharatha Nandana Ram4. Paavana Naam Taraka NaamPaapa Vimochana Naam
3. 3. Inner SignificanceThe theme of this bhajan is Mystery.
4. 4. Observation 1: The Lines 1,3 are about the personality . The lines 2,4 are about the name associatedwith the personality.
5. 5. Observation 2: Pathitha Pavana in sanskrit means the holy one who hasdescended. So the first line says the holy one who has descendedand the one who was the Lord of Parthipuri ! . Have you ever heard of a sanyasi or a hermit ,who livedlike a king ? Swami came down as a holy one but livedlike a King. If we tell the future generation of people that the globalSai organization, the super speciality hospitals, thewater projects, the university and schools and all othermassive projects were executed by the sheer presenceof a sanyasi or a hermit, would anyone believe us ? They would think of it as a mystery !
6. 6. Observation 3: The same aspect is brought out in the third lineas well. Danava Bhanjana ...Dasarathanandana . This line says the one who killed demons was amere boy / a teenager ( referring to the incidentassociated with sage Vishwamithra ) and the sonof Dasaratha.Would anyone believe that a mere boy in histeenage had the audacity to kill demons ? Just as none would believe a sanyasi can buildglobal organizations, a boy cannot kill demons !
7. 7. Observation 4: While lines 1 and 3 bring out the mysteryassociated with the form, the lines 2 and 4 bringout the mystery associated with the name. Its says the name is holy, it can ferry you acrossand can wipe out sins. Doesnt this sound ridiculous at first ? How canwe wipe away our sins by chanting a name? Yet thats the mystery associated with the Lordsname. Just chanting it WILL wipe away sins.
8. 8. Observation 5: Together this bhajan brings out the mysteryassociated with the two avatars : Rama andSathya Sai. The form is mysterious and as mysterious as theform is the name.When singing this bhajan the devotees couldexpress a sense of mystery that they feel aboutthe name and form of Swami !