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Adivarapupeta
for Mahashivaratri
Recorded at the Adivarapupeta ashram in 1994
After he completed twelve years of tapas (meditation in
samadhi) Shivabalayogi remained in his native village of Adivarapupeta until
March of 1963 when he left for his first of his many travels throughout India,
then the world. Before he left, he promised that he would return to
Adivarapupeta each year for Mahashivaratri, the most auspicious celebration of
Lord Shiva, Swamiji’s guru. Poor health prevented him from traveling after
1991, so it was particularly special when he returned to his native place in
1994.
Bhajans on this CD were recorded at the ashram in
Adivarapupeta, India, on
March 9, 1994, the afternoon Shivabalayogi returned for the last time in his
physical body. These are among the best recordings we have of the divinely
inspired Adivarapupeta bhajans.
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Adivarapupeta
Bhajans (1996)
Recorded at the Adivarapupeta ashram in 1996
Adivarapupeta ashram is where Shivabalayogi completed tapas
and established his first ashram, was also the place where he first evoked
experiences of bhava samadhi, spiritual ecstasy that can be so intense and
divinely intoxicating that the person is no longer aware of ordinary
consciousness. One is immersed in divine trance.
Each night at the Adivarapupeta ashram, especially on
Fridays, devotees sing bhajans and experience the transforming spiritual
presence of Shivabalayogi. It was here that the yogi first trained devotees to
play and sing bhajans so that he could give bhava (trance). The unique blessings
of his presence in Adivarapupeta, the sincere devotion towards God, and the
ability to sing and play bhajans in the way Shivabalayogi encouraged make
bhajans in Adivarapupeta among the most powerful.
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 1. ganapati deva (3:03)
2. o mahayogisha rava (5:41)
3. shivayogideva ravela (10:43)
4. shri balayogisha (9:32)
5. om namah shivaya (9:09)
6. shivayogisha (8:45)
8. omkara rupa rava (6:50)
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1. opening chants (5:48)
2. paramadayamaya ganapati deva (5:02)
3. o deva (7:36)
4. (6:45)
5. shiva shiva shankara bhaktava vashankara (5:19)
6. jaya jaya jaya jaya durga devi sharanam (6:22)
7. rava rava rava raveymaya (6:18)
8. mahadeva parameshwara (8:24) 9. (7:18)
10. o devi (7:09)
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