Sanathana Sarathi is the official monthly magazine of the Sathya Sai Organisation, published by the Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust. The English translation of the word Sanathana Sarathi means `Eternal Charioteer'. ("It signifies the presence of the Lord in every being as the atma guiding their lives like a charioteer.") This monthly magazine was first published in 1958.

"The magazine is published in English and Telugu

Telugu language

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 by Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust from Prasanthi Nilayam." (It is based in Sathya Sai Baba

Sathya Sai Baba

Śri Sathya Sai Baba , born as Sathyanarayana Raju was an Indian guru, spiritual figure, mystic, philanthropist, and educator. He claimed to be the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi, a spiritual saint and miracle worker who died in 1918 and whose teachings were an eclectic blend of Hindu and...

's ashram Prashanthi Nilayam

Prashanthi Nilayam

Prasanthi Nilayam above sea level) is the main ashram of Sathya Sai Baba. The "township of Prasanthi Nilayam is located in the village of Puttaparthi, the hamlet where Sathya Sai Baba was born. This area is part of the Anantapur district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, in South India."."Prasanthi...

.) The magazine is published in Assamese

Assamese language

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, Bengali

Bengali language

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, Gujarathi

Gujarati language

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, Hindi

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, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi

Marathi language

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, Oriya

Oriya language

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, Sindhi

Sindhi language

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 and Tamil

Tamil language

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 apart from some foreign languages. People living outside India can also subscribe to this magazine.
The English edition is slated for posting on the 10th and the Telugu version on the 23rd of every month.

Articles written in Sanathana Sarathi are sometimes found on the Radio Sai website.

Mission statement

"The magazine is an instrument to disseminate spiritual knowledge for the moral, physical and mental uplift of humanity without any discrimination."

Sathya Sai Baba

Sathya Sai Baba

Śri Sathya Sai Baba , born as Sathyanarayana Raju was an Indian guru, spiritual figure, mystic, philanthropist, and educator. He claimed to be the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi, a spiritual saint and miracle worker who died in 1918 and whose teachings were an eclectic blend of Hindu and...

 states, "From this day, our Sanathana Sarathi will lead to victory the cohorts of truth - the Vedas, the Sastras and similar scriptures of all faiths, against the forces of the ego such as injustice, falsehood, immorality and cruelty. This is the reason why it has emerged. This Sarathi will fight in order to establish world prosperity. It is bound to sound the paean of triumph when universal Ananda is achieved."

Editors

Previous Editors

• Narayana Kasturi
  Narayana Kasturi
  Narayana Kasturi was born Kasturi Ranganatha Sharma in North Travancore, which now forms part of the modern day Indian state of Kerala...
  
  (Publisher and Editor of Sanathana Sarathi from its inception in 1958 until 1987.)

• V.K. Narasimhan (from 1987 until )

Current Editors

• English: G.L.Anand
• Telugu: V. Venkateshwarlu

External links

• The magazine Sanathana Sarathi
• Sanathana Sarathi FAQ