| Aadhyatmic | Spiritual |
| Aayudhas | Weapons, arms |
| Abhaya Hastha | Assuring hands |
| Abhishek | A Ritual of Bathing God/deity |
| Adi Devtas | Celestial beings |
| Adishakthi | The feminine form of Hindu God/signifies power |
| Aishwarya | Prosperity |
| Ajnana (Agnana) | Nescience/Ignorance |
| Akshatha | Sacred rice used during Worship |
| Allah | God, Reference to God in Islam |
| Arathi | A ritual of showing camphor light in front of God/deity |
| Artha | Wealth |
| Ashrams | Place where pious people/hermits/saints reside, hermitage |
| Askalitha Brahmachari | A perfect celibate |
| Atma | Soul |
| Atma Sakshatkara | Self Realization |
| Avadhuta | Messenger/ Sage |
| Avatara | Incarnation |
| Banjara | A nomad |
| Bhagwan | God |
| Bhakta | Devotee |
| Bhakti | Devotion |
| Bharat | India |
| Bhoodevi | Goddess of Earth |
| Brahma | Hindu God of creation, a Trinity |
| Brahma Vidya | Metaphysics |
| Brahmananda | Always contented and happy |
| Camphor Arathi | Camphor light shown clockwise in front of God |
| Chamaras | Fans |
| Crore | Ten Million |
| Dakshina | A token amount paid to a Guru/Priest |
| Dargahs | Place of Worship of Muslim religion |
| Darshan | Appearance/Revealing/Sight of God |
| Dashavathara | Ten incarnations of Vishnu, one of the Trinity in Hinduism |
| Deeksha | Vow taken for a specific period |
| Dharma | Righteousness |
| Dharma Bhoomi | Land of Righteousness |
| Dharmam Chara | Tread path of Righteousness |
| Dhuni | Holy Fire |
| Diksha (Deeksha) | Novitiate |
| Dohe | Poems, verses of two lines |
| Dwarkamai | Place where Shirdi Sai Baba resides |
| Fakir | Mendicant |
| Gaya | Name of a Scared Place in India |
| Gita/Bhagawad Gita | A Scared Book of Hindu Religion |
| Gita Rahasyam | Secrets of Bhagawad Gita |
| Grihasta | Family man/Household |
| Guru Purnima | Fullmoon day in the Hindu month of Ashada, auspicious for offering prayers to Guru |
| Gurudwaras | Place of worship of Sikh Religion |
| Gurukul | Traditional School or learning Place |
| Gurusthan | Place where Guru resides |
| Harikatha | Depicting God's story by singing and dancing |
| Hindi | National Language of India |
| Holi | A Celebration with colors |
| Isha Upanishad | A Hindu sacred text dealing with metaphysics |
| Jagatguru | Guru for the entire world |
| Jagir | Head of Town/Village |
| Jholi | Bag |
| Jnana | Knowledge |
| Jyotis | Light |
| Kafni | Long Shirt |
| Kama | Desire/Lust |
| Karma | karma - work, action, the law of cause and effect |
| Karma Bhoomi | Land that believes in the concept of Karma |
| Kirtans | Songs/Recitals on God |
| Koel | Nightingale, a sweet-singing bird |
| Kumkum | Vermillon |
| Kurmavathara | Incarnation of Hindu God Vishnu in the form of Tortoise, a form of Dashavathara |
| Lakh | 100,000 |
| Leelas | Miracles |
| Maha Yagna | Major Sacrifice/Worship |
| Mahasamadhi | Place where Lord Sai Rests |
| Mangal | Prosperity |
| Mangal Arathi | Arathi shown for the at the end of a ritual |
| Mangal | Prosperity |
| Mangal Arathi | Arathi shown for the at the end of a ritual |
| Marga | Path |
| Matsyavathara | Incarnation of Hindu God Vishnu in the form of Fish |
| Maya | Illusion |
| Moha | Passion |
| Moksha | Liberation/Salvation |
| Mukti | Salvation/Liberation |
| Munsif | Administrative head of a Village |
| Naivedya | Food offered to God/deity |
| Nama Japa | A ritual of repetitive chanting God’s name |
| Nirvana | Realization |
| Nitya Parayana | Daily Devotional Reading/Recital |
| Pada Puja | Offering prayers at Lord's feet |
| Pada Thirth | Water from washing of Lord's feet |
| Padukas | Footwear, Sandals/Slippers |
| Panahabhutha | Fire elements-earth,water,fire,air and sky |
| Parayana | Devotional Reading within a prescribed period |
| Prana Shakthi | Inner Life |
| Pranas | Sensory Organs |
| Prasad(am) | Food/Naivedya consecrated at the worship and distributed to the devotees |
| Prem Marga | Path of Love |
| Puja | Worship |
| Pujari | Priest |
| Punar Janma | Rebirth |
| Punya Bhoomi | Sacred Land |
| Puranas | Epics |
| Rajadhiraj | King of Kinga, Emperor |
| Sab Ka Malik Ek Hai | God is one |
| Saburi | Patience |
| Sadgati | The Right direction, refers to the Merger with God |
| Sadguru | Ultimate Guru |
| Sadgati | The Right direction, refers to the Merger with God |
| Sadguru | Ultimate Guru |
| Sadhus | Medicants |
| Sai Avatar | The incarnation of Sai |
| Sai Koti Nama Likitha | Writing the name "Sai" for 10 million times |
| Sai Prachar | Propagation of Sai Philosophy |
| Sai Satcharitha | A text on Life and message of Sai Baba of Shirdi considered sacred by Sai devotees |
| Saiyuga | Period of Sai |
| Sakshatkar | In Reality |
| Samadhi | Abode of Lord Sai |
| Samadhi Mandir | Place where Lord Sai resides |
| Samardha Sadguru | Ultimate Guru |
| Samsara | Worldly life |
| Sanjeevani | A life-saving medicine/treatment |
| Sanyas | Hermit, a person that renounced worldly life |
| Sanyasis | Mendicants |
| Saptaha Parayana | Devotional Reading of Sri Sai Satcharitha in a week’s time |
| Sashtanga Namaskar | Prostration on the floor |
| Sataka | A Cane used by Sai Baba |
| Satpurusha | A man of virtues |
| Shastras | Rules regarding conducting rituals |
| Shiva/Siva | Hindu God of destruction, a Trinity |
| Shishyas | Disciples |
| Shlokas | Sacred Verses |
| Shraddha | Faith |
| Shri Shirdi Sai Baba | Lord Sai Baba of Shirdi in India |
| Siddhis | Super Natural Powers |
| Tahsildar | Village Head |
| Tapas | Prayer |
| Tatwa | Philosophy |
| Telugu | A Language spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India |
| Thyaga | Sacrifice |
| Trishul | Trident |
| Tulasi | Basil, a herb |
| Udi/Vibhuti | Sacred Ash |
| Udyapan | Ceremony marking the conclusion of a vratha |
| Vaidya | Doctor |
| Vairagya | Renunciation |
| Vanaprastha | Retiring to the Forest |
| Vedas | Secred teachings of Hinduism |
| Vichara Sagara | Ocean of Contemplation |
| Vishnu | Hindu God of Preservation, a Trinity |
| Vratams | A ritual of observation of vow |
| Wada | Building, Resting place of Sai Baba |
| Yagna | Sacrifice/Worship |
| Yogi Raj | King of Saints |
| Yuga | Period |
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