Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 102
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Dumb Person Starts Speaking
Dumb Brahmin
A dumb Brahmin came to Akkalkot and rendered devotional service for nearly
twelve years. Thus he completed his penance. Then one day he came under the kind
grace of Sri Swamiji. Sri Swamiji gave him the Tambul 181 from his mouth and said, “Eat
this Tambul. And carry on your works”. No sooner that Brahmin ate the ‘Tambul’, his
speech was restored and started talking outright. Thus the dumb Brahmin was freed
from his distressful condition.
Dumb Manyaba
There was a Brahmin in Maindargi village. He had five children who were all dull.
Unfortunately due to ill fate, the Brahmin, his wife, and four of his children died. Only
one son named Manyaba survived. Manyaba was dumb and mentally dull. Being shelter
less, for twenty-five years he was roaming about in the village. He would eat something
and sleep anywhere. By sheer chance some people from Maindargi village came to
Akkalkot to take Sri Swamiji’s ‘Darshan’. They brought Manyaba along with them. They
made Manyaba prostrate on the lotus feet of Sri Swamiji for his kind mercy.
Then Sri Swamiji spoke “Dumb man, what do you want? ”. Being dumb, what
would he say? Those people accompanying him prayed to Sri Swamiji “Maharaj, have
kind mercy and cure his dumbness and mental dullness”. Then they left Manyaba under
the shelter of Sri Swamiji. Later on Manyaba remained at Akkalkot under the shelter of
Sri Swamiji. Eventually after a while Manyaba came under the kind mercy of Sri
Swamiji. He was dumb but now he learnt to talk in Marathi and Kannada languages.
Later on he also gained some super human powers. He became a fully accomplished
person.
181 Tambul: A roll of betal leaves generally chewed by people for its juice.
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