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D i v i n e   P l a y  - Tapo Leela

Edited from color film taken in Shri Swamiji's native village of Adivarapupeta less than two years after he completed tapas, and film taken on the day Shri Swamiji completed one year of tapas for world peace in Bangalore, on August 7, 1969. In addition to beautiful shots of Shri Swamiji radiant from his tapas, and the crowd that newspapers estimated at several hundred thousand that gathered in Bangalore to witness him emerge from his one-year tapas, there are amazing scenes showing devotees immersed in bhava, an endless variety of experiences that heals, awakens, and brings spiritual transformation. Bhava is also a divine play, especially when evoked through the powers Shivabalayogi attained in tapas. The DVD also includes "Shivabalayogi, an Introduction." DVD, 42 minutes. $14 with shipping inside the United States.   $17 with shipping outside of the United States  .ORDER

Six Short Videos
Six short video programs previously distributed individually on videotape. 

Shivabalayogi — an Introduction (ed. 1988, 13 minutes) is an overview of Swamiji’s tapas and mission. 

New Age Forum — on Meditation (12 minutes) and New Age Forum — on Guru (13:45 minutes) are edited from a 1991 Santa Barbara cable television interview. 

Kakinada Sea Bath (ed. 1998, 13:45 minutes) is based upon video tape taken in 1982 of Swamiji bathing in the Indian Ocean near Kakinada, a seaport an hour by car from his native village of Adivarapupeta.  The scenes of Swamiji being playful with devotees are particularly precious. 

Prashad — Divine Nectar (ed. 1997, 10:45 minutes) is about the importance to Swamiji of serving blessed food.  It is edited from various film and videotape sources.  Balayogi — Sacred Images, the Early Photographs (ed. 2000, 15:37 minutes) shows many photographs of Shri Swamiji taken in the early years, roughly 1961 through the early 1970’s, set to bhajans recorded at the Adivarapupeta, Bangalore, and Sambhar Lake ashrams. 

Six Short Videos DVD, 42 minutes. $14 with shipping inside the United States.   $17 with shipping outside of the United States  .  ORDER

Four Early Films

Adivarapupeta 1963 is edited from two color films, one eight and the other ten minutes long, taken shortly before Shri Swamiji left Adivarapupeta for the first time. The scenes show Swamiji in procession through the village street, numerous devotees in bhava samadhi, devotees parading Swamiji’s photograph through the village, and extremely beautiful shots of Swamiji on his asana in samadhi and with eyes open. The original films have no soundtrack, so the sounds are from Swamiji’s last return to Adivarapupeta in 1994 when he was taken in procession through the village, and bhajans recorded in Adivarapupeta. 17:30 minutes.

Early 8mm Films is edited from twenty minutes of 8mm color films taken between 1965 and the early 1970’s. They show programs and mass feedings in 1965 at Madras, Shri Swamiji giving darshan at the Bannerghatta Road ashram in Bangalore, the Adivarapupeta ashram, and Shri Swamiji at the ashram in Sambhar Lake in Rajastan, North India. (15:42 minutes)

One Year Tapas is taken from two films taken at the Bannerghatta Road ashram, Bangalore, on August 7, 1969, the day Shri Swamiji completed one year of tapas for world peace. One film is black & white and about thirteen minutes. The other is color and about twenty-three minutes. The scenes include the crowds (estimated by newspaper reporters to be over a hundred thousand), bhajans and devotees in bhava samadhi, and Shri Swamiji giving darshan. (24:32 minutes)

Madras 1970 is taken from an eighteen minute color film entitled “Camp at Hemamalani, Madras, December 10-15, 1970.” The scenes include Shri Swamiji giving darshan at various programs, devotees performing pada puja (washing the feet) to Swamiji, and Swamiji visiting a cloth merchant’s business. (17:04 minutes)
These four films were edited in 2003 and the total play duration is 74:48 minutes. Four Early Films DVD, $14 with shipping inside the United States.   $17 with shipping outside of the United States  .  ORDER

Two Films and Shiva Weds Parvati  (2003)

J. P. Nagar Ashram is edited from two black & white films, roughly twelve minutes each, taken at the main Shivabalayogi ashram in Bangalore shortly after Swamiji opened it on August 7, 1977.  The scenes include either a birthday or tapas anniversary function, with Swamiji performing a homa fire offering and giving darshan.  There is also a scene with Swamiji giving darshan in his private room.  (17:55 minutes)

Reservoir Blessing There were several occasions when Shri Swamiji brought rains to break severe droughts in the Deccan plateau of South India.  He would visit almost dry reservoirs where he would sit in samadhi, then shortly the rains would begin.  Reservoir Blessing is taken from a ten minute, black & white film probably taken in the late 1970’s, and shows Swamiji visiting a reservoir in the Bangalore area, blessing it, and bathing in it.  (8:45 minutes)

Shiva Weds Parvati is taken from a three hour video tape of Swamiji’s visit to Adivarapupeta for Mahashivaratri of 1984.  On this annual occasion, devotees perform a wedding of the gods Shiva and Parvati in the forms of two statues.  The scenes show Swamiji holding the two idols on his shoulders, parts of the wedding ceremony itself, and Shri Swamiji giving darshan both inside the ashram building and outside where the wedding was conducted by the priests.  One beautiful scene is of Swamiji sitting on the ashram building roof chatting with a few devotees.  (32:54 minutes)

These three programs were edited in 2003 and the total play duration is 59:34 minutes. Two Films and Shiva Weds Parvati DVD,  $14 with shipping inside the United States.   $17 with shipping outside of the United States    ORDER

Interview with Shivabalayogi 
(Bangalore, February 6, 1994)

In early 1994, Shri Swamiji asked devotees to arrange occasions when they could ask him questions and the conversations could be tape-recorded. Swamiji wanted the question and answer material to be used in newsletters that could be distributed to all devotees. The second and last such session, on February 6, was video-taped. The conversation discernable, but the sound quality sometimes poor, in part because Swamiji refused to ask devotees to turn off the bhajan tapes that were being broadcast over loudspeakers outside Swamiji’s room. Even so, this is a good example of what it was like to be with Swamiji during such open conversations. (Edited 2002. Total play duration 67 minutes) Interview with Shivabalayogi  DVD only,  $12 with shipping inside the United States.   $15 with shipping outside of the United States  .  ORDER

I t a l i s h w a r a  -  Lord of Italy

In 1989, Shri Swamiji consecrated a Shivalinga near Venice, Italy, and named it Italishwara (Lord of Italy). The scenes on this edited video were recorded on this occasion and show Shri Swamiji giving life to the white marble form of Lord Shiva. VHS only, one hour. $17 with shipping inside the United States.   $20 with shipping outside of the United States  . ORDER

 

 

Return to Adivarapupeta
Shri Swamiji returned to Adivarapupeta for the last time for Mahashivaratri of 1994, which was on March 10 that year. This program (except the last scenes) was edited from several hours of Hi8 video tape taken by Tom Palotas. The scenes include: Swamiji on the train and his arrival in Kakinada and procession through Adivarapupeta on March 9; the Mahashivaratri function at the Adivarapupeta ashram; scenes of Adivarapupeta village and ashram, including the place by the canal where Swamiji first sat in tapas and the Dhyana Mandir before it was torn down and replaced by the new temple; Swamiji bathing with devotees in the ocean near Kakinada and in the Godavari River near Rajamundry; Swamiji consecrating the foundation of the new weaver’s cooperative building in Adivarapupeta; and Swamiji visiting devotees’ homes. The program concludes with some video taken during the burial of Shri Swamiji’s sacred body. (77:20 minutes) DVD $12 with shipping inside the United States.  $15 with shipping outside the United States. $12 with shipping inside the United States.  $15 with shipping outside the United States  ORDER

ShivaBalaYogi in Sri Lanka, 1981

We have over three hours of video tape taken in Jaffna and Nuwar Elya in Sri Lanka on the occasion of Shri Swamiji’s visit there in 1981.  This edited program shows Swamiji giving darshan, doing puja (worship) and homa (offerings through sacred fire) at various temples.  Swamiji had consecrated the linga in Nuwar Elya and named it Lankadishwara, the Lord of Lanka.  (Edited 2003.  Total play duration is 52 minutes.) DVD $12 with shipping inside the United States.  $15 with shipping outside the United States   ORDER

ShivaBalaYogi at the Anantapur Ashram, October 1982

Anantapur is in the state of Andhra Pradesh, several hours by road north of Bangalore.  Swamiji used to visit this city as part of his tours between Bangalore and Adivarapupeta.  We have almost three hours of video taken on the occasion in October of 1982 when Swamiji consecrated the red colored linga that he named Anantishwara, Lord of Infinity, an idol of the Divine Mother whom he named Anantishwari Devi, idols of Subramanyan and his two wives, and an idol of Swamiji himself.  It was during this visit to the Anantapur ashram that some of the most wonderful images of Shivabalayogi were recorded:  Swamiji singing extemporaneously about the gods.  (Edited 2004.  Total play duration 40 minutes plus 14 minutes extra.) DVD  $12 with shipping inside the United States.  $15 with shipping outside the United States  ORDER

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