O Parvardigar

O Parvardigar is the common name of a prayer composed by Meher Baba, sometimes called the Master's Prayer or the Universal Prayer. The prayer became notable in the west following a musical rendition by Pete Townshend in 1972 under the same name. It was released in an EP named O' Parvardigar in 2001.

Meher Baba wrote the prayer in Dehradun, India in August 1953 and made it public on September 13, 1953. Near the end of January 1968, almost exactly one year before his death, Meher Baba dictated a circular to his followers to recite the O Parvardigar Prayer and the Prayer of Repentance each day until March 25, 1968. On February 21 of that year he issued a second circular requesting that the prayers be continued until May 21, 1968.

Read more about O Parvardigar:  Use and Meaning, Pete Townshend's Musical Rendition, Text of The Prayer, Meanings of Terms