




Gurudeva Hamara Pyara
Each morning, when I get out of bed, I bow and place my head on the wooden padukas on my puja altar. This simple practice reaffirms for me that my Guru is my life’s support. I experience that I am offering myself and my day to the Guru and that the Guru’s presence is with me.
When I see Bade Baba’s padukas featured on the Siddha Yoga path website at the end of each month, I immediately feel drawn to inwardly place my head on the padukas. As we conclude one month and begin the next glorious month together on the Siddha Yoga path, I love to sing or read the words of Gurudeva Hamara Pyara. In these ways, I am reminded that the very essence of my life is the Guru’s grace and presence.
California, United States
As world events continue to unfold in a dramatic and unpredictable manner, I instinctively turned to the Siddha Yoga path website to find and ground myself in the Truth. What a balm to my soul to find this beautiful hymn of praise and devotion! It is truly the answer to my unspoken prayer: to immerse myself in remembrance of the Guru, my true “life’s support.”
California, United States
After completing my daily tasks, I was feeling very tired. I opened the Siddha Yoga path website to read something before going to bed. But once I had the darshan of the Guru’s padukas, every desire and all tiredness left me. My breath became easeful and I felt calm and completely relaxed within. Not a single thought remained—only silence.
Delhi, India
At a time when I was feeling completely lost and alone, I heard the hymn Gurudeva Hamara Pyara. As I listened, something shifted inside me. It felt like all my problems were already solved. I realized I wasn’t alone, for my Guru is always with me. After that, I kept listening to the hymn. It gave me peace, strength, and a deep sense that I am being guided. I am deeply grateful.
Pune, India
When singing Gurudeva Hamara Pyara, I experience a sense of great energy and love emanating from within. It is as though the hymn carries me along in a powerful stream of energy and resounding sound that connects me with the whole universe. I can clearly experience the strong connection with my beloved Guru expanding as I sing every verse of this hymn.
Recently I have experienced a strengthening of my awareness that the Guru dwells within me as my own Self, guiding and protecting me. I have also been able to perceive the constant and great blessings flowing into my life from my beloved Guru’s grace. Her grace bestows tremendous gifts that have a profound and concrete expression in every aspect of my life. I am thankful for my Guru´s blessings, which are continuously supporting me and leading me to experience the power of the Guru-disciple relationship.
Mexico City, Mexico
Gurudeva Hamara Pyara is a hymn that I sing every night before I go to sleep. The joy of singing with the music ensemble of Gurudev Siddha Peeth blankets me in peace and love.
I feel so blessed to be able to bring this reminder of the Guru’s love into my room as I prepare to end my day. For me, it is a divine practice of limitless joy.
California, United States
Mumbai, India
Pune, India
San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy
Cuttack, India
Lucknow, India
It’s so true.
California, United States
New Amsterdam, Guyana
Farnborough, United Kingdom
After it ended, I was in a state of reverie, interrupted only by the thought that if I had to choose just one hymn to embody the essence of the Siddha Yoga teachings, this would be the one I would choose.
California, United States
Today I read the translation of each verse, and tears welled up in my eyes; I experienced the bliss of the Siddhas, who have awakened the divine energy within and are the support of my life.
I am grateful beyond words to our beloved Gurus for their compassion and love for humanity.
Florida, United States
Thornbury, Australia
Today as I sang this hymn, I felt carried by a flow of grace that protects me from pitfalls and fear. I truly felt the sacredness of the words, as if every word was dancing on the tip of my tongue and in my heart. I experienced once again the great power of the Siddha Yoga practices, which allow us to experience the Truth.
Macerata, Italy
When I started singing Gurudeva Hamara Pyara while continuing to admire the image, I felt all the support, love, and joy contained in this hymn. A great bliss and sense of protection invigorated my heart.
San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy
Mersin, Turkey
Texas, United States
Whenever I sing the hymn Gurudeva Hamara Pyara, I also read the translation of the text. It is important for me to make the effort to understand and feel what I am singing. Today, as I did this, these words from verse 3 touched me very much: “Whoever seeks refuge in Nityananda obtains the light of knowledge.”
When I face difficulties in my life, I often sit down and call out inwardly to Bade Baba. I tell him about my challenges. I experience that Bade Baba is always there for me, bringing a sense of relief and the right understanding to overcome my difficulties.
Unterlangenegg, Switzerland
This hymn fills me with gratitude. Whenever I listen to or sing it, I always feel empowered. Singing Gurudeva Hamara Pyara refreshes my confidence and reinforces my experience of my Guru’s presence within me.
I am so grateful for the Guru’s benign presence, which supports me in my efforts to think beneficial thoughts, act in right ways, and consistently offer the best of myself. This hymn reassures me, over and again, about how fortunate I am to be a disciple of my Guru.
Cuttack, India
Many years ago when we lived in a small town, my husband and I attended weekly satsang at our local chanting and meditation group. The small group was so full of good cheer and deep devotion that it was a joy to attend. The finale of the evening was all of us standing together and in unison singing Gurudeva Hamara Pyara with great love for our Guru, our path, and each other.
Now I treasure the tradition of singing this hymn at the end of each month on the Siddha Yoga website; the photos of the Guru’s padukas are always so enchanting!
Oregon, United States
This has been my favorite hymn since childhood. Each time I sang this at the end of a satsang, a wave of gratitude would surge in my heart. I would feel thankful for being on this divine path and on this sacred journey.
Still to this day, whenever I sing or hear Gurudeva Hamara Pyara, my heart feels full of love and gratitude.
a Gurukula student in Gurudev Siddha Peeth
Pennsylvania, United States
New York, United States
Cuttack, India
This sweet music on the Siddha Yoga path website, along with so many other examples, both invokes and expresses my deep appreciation for this path and for the Siddha Yoga Gurus.
Oregon, United States
As my husband and I sang Gurudeva Hamara Pyara on the last day of the month, my heart was filled with love and gratitude for the guidance Gurumayi has provided us throughout the month.
The Siddha Yoga practices are truly my way to connect to the Guru’s shakti. They are my life’s support!
New York, United States
Georgia, United States
Nora, Sweden
The image of the Guru’s padukas is a wonderful meditation in itself! And the sounds and meaning of this hymn are inexpressibly sweet. About a week ago, as I woke up from a dream, I was singing, “hai jivana ko adhara” over and over to myself. It was so sweet to remember which hymn the words are from. And I was reminded, deep in my heart, that the Guru is my life’s support.
Oregon, United States
I remember the weekly and monthly satsangs in my childhood and teenage years. We used to sing this hymn at the conclusion of each satsang, experiencing the meaning of every line as we sang it. As a result, we would bring home with us a different joy and energy after satsang.
So this hymn has always been a favorite of mine. And singing the last verse instantly gives me a lighthearted feeling and fresh energy to move forward in life.
Dombivli, India
Looking forward to the year ahead, I know I am guided by Gurumayi’s shining light; I feel steadfast and secure.
Hampton Hill, United Kingdom
Since that time, whenever I sit for meditation, I have a brief vision of Gurumayi’s flowing robes beside me and I feel reassured that my path is lit by her love and grace. The Guru truly is my “life’s support.”
Wisconsin, United States
I have been singing and listening to this beautiful hymn ever since my childhood. I love it so much. This year I feel I have gained a deeper understanding of the refrain “hai jivana ko adhara”—the Guru is “our life’s support.”
I have experienced more than ever that Shri Guru is the base, the foundation of my life. I am so grateful for Gurumayi’s abundant grace and protection.
Bangalore, India
Thane, India
As a result, I feel that I have been in a golden bubble of protection, peace, and love during this past year.
New Mexico, United States
It was a small gathering, and I felt very close to Bade Baba. It was a very lovely way of closing the day and getting ready for the fragrant and peaceful night.
I feel I am in Gurudev Siddha Peeth every time I listen to this beautiful hymn.
Colima, Mexico
Sitting at my puja altar and singing Gurudeva Hamara Pyara with the recording, I feel such a strong connection to Gurumayi! I feel her love, which fills the universe.
Capital Federal, Argentina
Every time we would chant Gurudeva Hamara Pyara at the conclusion of each satsang at the local Siddha Yoga meditation center, it brought about tremendous joy and gratitude in me, having just spent that precious time being in the satsang filled with the Guru’s teachings, grace, and love. I felt that this hymn was so apt in allowing me to express my inner feelings as I would bow down before the Guru’s chair during darshan.
Nairobi, Kenya
What joy to have celebrated Baba’s Birthday Month, immersed in the powerful teachings given in the audio satsang! And how wonderful it is to sing Gurudeva Hamara Pyara now, at the culmination of “Baba’s Month!” I bow down in gratitude for being showered with so much love. Baba is my pillar of strength and light, always protecting and guiding me.
Nairobi, Kenya
Each time, during and after singing it, I feel immersed in the Guru’s protection and love and that the purpose of my life is assured. I feel great confidence that I will reach my goal, and my Guru’s goal for me, which is to realize the Truth of my being.
My heart is full of gratitude to my Gurus for this great gift.
London, United Kingdom
I’ve loved this hymn from the first time I heard it. I sing it with heartfelt love, devotion, and gratitude for our Guru, offering the syllables to Gurumayi and to the lineage of Siddhas.
Since a satsang via live stream, something amazing has happened. When I sing, the syllables seem to be one with me. They arise from pure joy, with pure love, and my awareness expands, dancing with the cosmos. Then the syllables subside back into joy and love.
Geelong, Australia
I always thank Baba ji many times when I sing the last paragraph, since he gave us the Siddha Yoga path to follow. Now, with the support of the Siddha Yoga teachings, I am living a sacred life.
Pune, India
The sound of this hymn takes me back to a Siddha Yoga retreat with Gurumayi in Cuernavaca, Mexico, the city of eternal spring. I remember chanting this hymn in a cozy, warm, white tent filled with spring flowers. And I remember experiencing overflowing gratitude—for all that I had received during the retreat, and for being surrounded by good-hearted people who were willing to walk the path together with me.
Most of all I was filled with gratitude for being able to meet Gurumayi and receive her teachings. That moment will stay with me forever.
New York, United States
New Jersey, United States
This wonderful hymn takes me back to Gurudev Siddha Peeth decades ago. Sweet memories flood my heart as I reminisce about our enchanting satsangs that always concluded with Gurudeva Hamara Pyara. Our day wasn’t complete without it! We sang it, relished and imbibed it, and then and only then, were we ready to call it a day, return to our rooms, and slip into an ecstatic slumber.
St. Laurent, Canada
I have always adored this tender, exuberant hymn. As a child, it was my favorite. It has a celebratory ring that my child’s heart understood completely.
Now I sometimes chant Gurudeva Hamara Pyara in my car on the way to work and it just sweeps my heart clean for the day.
California, United States
This hymn is my favorite. Listening to it, I feel so connected to Gurumayi in my heart, where distances are nonexistent.
Mersin, Turkey
I recite Shri Shiva Mahimna Stotram at home once a week, and I love singing this hymn at the end. I feel that it gives me strength to move forward in my life. I experience the Guru’s blessings always with me in the form of chanting and hymns.
London, United Kingdom
Our grandchildren have noticed how much energy this hymn carries, and they have also begun to sing it with us.
Pennsylvania, United States
Each morning I sing this delightful, delight-filled hymn as I make tea before morning meditation. As I begin to sing the refrain, a smile spreads over my face and in my heart, and I start to dance. I feel the shakti within dancing in sync and leading my mind inward as I prepare to sit for meditation. As I enter the heart space, I am reminded that the Guru lives within me fully.
I am grateful to Gurumayi for the many teachings she gives to all of us via the Siddha Yoga path website, and for truly being “our life’s support.”
New Jersey, United States
New Mexico, United States
I hear this hymn frequently as we sing it in the weekly satsang at the local Siddha Yoga meditation center. The words in the second verse always move my heart and fill my eyes with tears: “Know him to be your own life. Consider him to be your body, mind, and wealth.” These words remind me of how lucky and grateful I am to receive the grace of Shri Guru.
Amreli, India
Massachusetts, United States
Ostuni, Italy
I’m on holiday at the moment, and a few days ago I was walking alone over the beautiful sand dunes singing Gurudeva Hamara Pyara out loud. An image of Bhagavan Nityananda walking towards me that I have seen on video came into my head. I felt tingles go up my spine. It was as if he was with me in that moment.
Imagine my surprise when I decided to look at the Siddha Yoga path website and found Gurudeva Hamara Pyara featured there!
Havant, United Kingdom
I am so grateful for the beautiful photo accompanying Gurudeva Hamara Pyara. As I looked at it this morning, I felt great confidence, aliveness, and lightness in my being. The dome of the Bhagavan Nityananda Temple resonates within me and awakens my inner strength to encounter the day. Each time I see a photo of the Temple, I feel connected with the Truth.
I am grateful to Gurumayi for showing me the way, for bestowing the understanding of the greatness of the Guru-disciple relationship.
Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France
New Delhi, India
When I sing these powerful verses, my heart fills with love, and with each step I take, I feel that the Guru is with me!
Cuttack, India
I have been singing Gurudeva Hamara Pyara regularly for the past thirty-four years. When I sing this hymn, I feel very close to Shri Gurumayi. When I meditate after singing it, my spiritual understanding seems to become more and more clear, and I feel that I am deeply connected to the universal soul.
My heart brims with gratitude for the Guru’s protection and guidance in my life.
Lucknow, India
We chanted this beautiful hymn to the Guru at the end of our weekly satsang in my house for twenty-three years. It reminded us of the Guru’s constant care and protection of us.
Today, reading the shares about this hymn on the Siddha Yoga path website, I feel truly grateful to be part of this loving global sangham, knowing that we are all under the protection and guidance of Gurumayi, Baba, and Bade Baba—wherever we are and wherever we live.
Maryland, United States
I bow to the lotus feet of my Shri Guru.
Lucknow, India
Gurudeva Hamara Pyara is one of my favourite hymns. Every word describes how I feel about my beloved Guru. I know that my life is as great as it is because of the grace of my Guru. And during this hymn I feel I can hear Baba singing ecstatically.
Melbourne, Australia
I recall the sweet intoxication of hearing Baba’s voice singing this beautiful hymn on summer nights at Shree Muktananda Ashram. I would listen night after night—sometimes with my ear literally pressed against the screen of an open window.
One summer, my family was living across the street from where Gurudeva Hamara Pyara was being sung nightly in the Ashram. My daughter was an infant and my son was young, so I returned to our room early to put them to sleep. Often Gurudeva Hamara Pyara was my lullaby as well as theirs, a chant at once celebratory and profoundly soothing.
I have not sung this in a while. Tonight, upon seeing it featured here on the Siddha Yoga path website, I sang it once more. It feels perfect right now to feel the words and beauty of Gurudeva Hamara Pyara envelop me again.
Massachusetts, United States
I remember sitting in the courtyard of Gurudev Siddha Peeth, under the stars in the cool breeze of the evening, singing this exquisite hymn to the Guru at the end of the Shiva Mahimna Stotram. It would invariably bring me feelings of joy, calm, and gratitude as the sounds of the hymn floated into the night air.
I would often reflect on how fortunate we all were to be under the umbrella of Shri Guru’s grace, having received shaktipat-diksha, and learning more every day about how the Guru truly is “our life’s support.” Before receiving shaktipat-diksha, I had not been aware of grace—yet now grace was everywhere, supporting my growing awareness of love and oneness. My heart became open in a way it had never been before.
Then as now, this hymn sums up my feeling of gratitude in knowing that Gurumayi is indeed the support of my life.
New Jersey, United States




















