I would like to know where the words "Sai" and "Janyati" come from And what they mean. "Sai" was the name of a very prominent Hindu "Guru" who recently died, but I asume there is no connection? Greetings,
Alexandra Janyati (singular, Janya) comes from a root meaning "born" or "produced", cf. Jataka = birth-stories (of the Buddhas) and in the Latin languages, such words as generation and genesis. Also genius meaning originally a guardian spirit - génie in French, which was also used to translate Arabic Jinni (singular of Jinn) - hence modern English genie. (Some versions of Deanic texts actually "Latinized" Janyati as "Geniae"). The term "Janya" means a spirit born or generated directly from Dea (the Absolute), and thus a secondary emanation of Deity - a spiritual "stream" that has its Source in Her. It is sometimes rendered as either "angel" or "goddess", but both can easily be misunderstood, and so Janya is preferred. The term Sai (usually prefixed to a name) can be compared to Sanskrit sri or western saint. Its usage is closer to sri than to the modern usage of saint, since it can be used of both divine beings (Janyati) and saintly humans, and sometimes even of other holy things. This is, however, in line with the older usage of saint as in "St. Cross", "St. Savior" (San Salvador) or "St. Trinity", all found in the names of old churches. Sai is usually prefixed to the name of any Janya, hence Sai Raya, Sai Sushuri etc.