Take my name surrender to me.

 

Take my name surrender to me. To know who I am, listen to and contemplate on my stories.

Surrender the fruit of action to Him (God)

 

Surrender the fruit of action to Him (God) so that action will not harm or bind you. Let your love and compassion grow to all creatures of God.

Surrender does not mean mere prostration and service to the Guru

Surrender does not mean mere prostration and service to the Guru. It means complete surrender of everything, including the body and mind, with the conviction that the body belongs to the Guru and exists merely to serve Him.
 

It is my special characteristic to free any person who

 

It is my special characteristic to free any person who surrenders himself completely to Me, who worships Me faithfully and who remembers Me and meditates on Me constantly.

I feel indebted to him who surrenders himself completely to Me

 

I feel indebted to him who surrenders himself completely to Me and ever remembers Me. I shall repay his debt by giving him salvation, self-realisation.

Give food to the hungry, water to the thirsty and clothes to the naked. Then God will be pleased.

 

Give food to the hungry, water to the thirsty and clothes to the naked. Then God will be pleased.

People come running to Shirdi, only to ask for material pleasures

 

People come running to Shirdi, only to ask for material pleasures and worship me, a mere Fakir, for it. But no one asks for Brahman!

I will stay by his side always.

 If one meditates on Me, repeats My name, sings My deeds, and is thus transformed into Me, his karma is destroyed. I will stay by his side always.

He who fritters away this precious human birth

 

 He who fritters away this precious human birth which has come to him as a result of great past merit and is thus bent on self-destruction , to such a one , what happiness or peace can this Shirdi give ?

Remember, whatever actions you do

 

Remember, whatever actions you do, the corresponding qualities will develop and will remain part of you.

Perform your duties always

 

Perform your duties always, never hold the vanity of doer,  

Believe always that God is the doer,and offer the results to 

God always. 

Then the deed will not bound you and danger of births will not

 hinder you.

Who sows surely reaps it's fruits

 Who sows surely reaps it's fruits, why should other suffer with

 anxiety?  

In field of action the body disintegrates, so never waste time in

 leisure.

Not only Myself but also my Tomb will talk and give solace

 

Not only Myself but also my Tomb will talk and give solace, hope and cheer to those who seek Me as their sole refuge. This I speak in truth. Believe Me !

My guru, after depriving me of everything, asked me for two paise.

 My guru, after depriving me of everything, asked me for two paise. I gave them to him. He did not want metallic gifts. What he asked for was (i) faith (nishta) and (ii) saburi i.e., patience or cheerful endurance.

Forbearance or patience(Saburi). Never cast it away.

 Forbearance or patience(Saburi). Never cast it away. Whenever faced with difficult situation, it will take you across safely.

Faith (Shraddha) without patience(Saburi) is not of much use.

 

Faith (Shraddha) without patience(Saburi) is not of much use. They both are like twin sisters, both to each other dearer than life itself.

I will be with you, whenever and wherever you think of me

 

I will be with you, whenever and wherever you think of me. Do not fear.

My bones in My tomb would be speaking

 Believe Me, though I pass away, My bones in My tomb would be speaking, moving and communicating with those, who would surrender themselves wholeheartedly to Me.

My Guru, only expected loving glance from me.

 My Guru, only expected loving glance from me. He desired nothing more than that. He always protected me in troubles. 

There is no need of elaborate means of knowledge

 

There is no need of elaborate means of knowledge. There should be steadfast faith that Guru alone is the protector and destroyer. 

I pledge that I would cross even the seven seas to help those who seek My protection.

 

I pledge that I would cross even the seven seas to help those who seek My protection. God runs to help  devotees in times of danger.

Day and night I lovingly gazed into my Guru's face.

 

Day and night I lovingly gazed into my Guru's face. I knew no hunger, not thirst. Without the Guru the mind would go restless. 

Except my Guru, I could not meditate on anything else

 Except my Guru, I could not meditate on anything else, except him, I had no other objective. He alone was my constant goal. Truly, the skill of the Guru is simply marvelous!

He always protected me in my troubles.

 

I lovingly gaze at my Guru's face, my Guru expected only this. He desired nothing more than this. He never treated me with indifference or unconcern, but always protected me in my troubles.

He was looking after me very kindly.

Sometimes I was allowed to remain at my Guru's feet; sometimes, beyond the shores of the sea. But never did I lose the joy of his company. He was looking after me very kindly.
 

There should be a steadfast faith that Guru alone is protector and destroyer.

 

There should be a steadfast faith that Guru alone is protector and destroyer.

The innermost self is God himself and He who is God is also the Guru.

 

The innermost self is God himself and He who is God is also the Guru. There is not slightest difference between these three. 

I felt like embracing the Guru

 Bonds which are undesirable were totally snapped and the bondage that obstructs spiritual inclination was severed. I felt like embracing the Guru, storing up his image in the eyes themselves

For the purpose of meditating upon the Guru.

 

All my sense organs, including the mind, had left their places and come to stay in my eyes alone, for the purpose of meditating upon the Guru.

I give them everything they need.

 There will never be any scarcity regarding food and clothes in my devotees home. I give them everything they need.