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arathi ki jai bala yogi ki
shiva bala yogi namo namah swami

parvathamma ka, raja dularay
sathyaraju namo namah swami

jai jagadishwara, jaya sideshwara
dhyanamagna swami namo namah swami

atma nivasi, gatha gatha wasi
aradhya deva namo namah swami

kasta nivaraka, he jagapalaka
he karuna myeh namo namah swami

jai shiva shankara, jai abhayankara
jai gangadhara namo namah swami

jaya jnaneshwara, jaya bimeshwara
omkareshwara namo namah swami

  DOWNLOAD  Shivabalayogi arthi sung by the Bhajan Bhakti chorus, produced by Shari Sue James, & recorded by David Maloney at the Blue Ewe Studios, Whidbey Island.
(Bhajan Bhakti collection A)

  DOWNLOAD  Shivabalayogi arthi, recoded live at the Shivabalayogi ashram, Bangalore
(Prabhu Balaisha collection)

  DOWNLOAD  Shivabalayogi arthi sung by D. Jagadish Kumar, recorded Bangalore, 1992
(Om Namah Shivaya collection)

Shivabalayogi received his name from Shiva after completing tapas.  It refers to the union of Shiva (the masculine aspect),  His spouse Bala (the feminine aspect), and Yogi (Swamiji). “Bala” also means boy, and Swamiji was called Bala Yogi during tapas because He was so young.  Actually, Shiva named him ShivaBalaYogishwara (Lord of Yogis Devoted to Shiva and Parvati), but Swamiji shortened the name to avoid confusion with “Ishwara,” God.  “Namo” and “namah” mean paying homage, bowing before, or worshipping.  So the Bala Yogi Arathi is a song in which we express our devotion towards Swamiji, the God realized Yogi.  The following is a translation.

Beautiful son of Parvatamma (the name of Swamiji’s mother), Sathyaraju (Swamiji’s name as a boy), we bow before Swami. / Hail the Lord of the Universe (Jagadishwara), hail Master of Powers (siddhi), constantly in dhyana meditation, we bow before Swami. / Residing in the soul, constantly there residing, Worshipper Lord, we bow before Swami. / Remover of pain, guardian of the universe who bestows sympathy, we bow before Swami. / Hail Shiva, Giver of Joy (Shankara), hail You who gives Fearlessness (Abhyankara, Shiva), hail Bearer of the Ganges River (Gangadhara, Shiva), we bow before Swami. / Hail master of knowledge (jnana), hail lord of strength, great creator of all, we bow before Swami.