is of Sanskrit origin, meaning " Sakshat Eshwa r" or the  divine . The honorific "Baba" means "f ather; grandfathe r; old man; sir" in  Indo-Aryan  languages. Thus Sai Baba denotes "holy father" or "saintly father". [1] Shankar Babaji  had no love for perishable things and his sole concern was self-realization.