Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

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A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 106 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Liberation From Calamities Man faces a number of difficulties during his life either small or big, which makes him unhappy. During his incarnation Sri Swamiji has saved numerous people from their difficulties. He awakened full confidence in devotees and directed them on the path of devotion. Out of several such miraculous works of Sri Swamiji some known cases have been stated here. Nathoba Treasurer There was a gentleman in Akkalkot named Nathoba. He was a treasurer. He was a great devotee of Sri Swami Samarth. He would remain absorbed in Naamsmaran, ‘Darshan’ and worship of Sri Swamiji. At the same time, he would honestly carry out his job as a treasurer. Once a wicked person stole two thousand rupees from the treasury and then complained to the King of Akkalkot that there is shortage of money in the treasury. The King and the Prime Minister, Dadoba Bhosle, investigated the case and confirmed the shortage in the treasury. Nathoba was arrested. He was crying continuously and trying to convince everybody saying “I have never taken even a single pie from the treasury, then how can there be a shortage of rupees two thousand? ”. In an afflicted tone Nathoba started calling upon Sri Swamiji for help. Sri Swamiji who is always kind to his devotees heard his distress call. Next morning when the King and the Prime Minister came to Sri Swamiji for ‘Darshan’, Sri Swamiji spoke very angrily to the King “What type of mean and dishonest person are you? Is this the way of counting money in the treasury? Are you not harassing some poor man? You will have to repay heavily for your wrong act”. Hearing these angry words of Sri Swamiji, the King and the Prime Minister, became nervous and very worried and they prayed for forgiveness. After returning to the palace the King and the Prime Minister recounted the money in the treasury. There was absolutely no shortage. Both started repenting. Nathoba was immediately released from custody. The King and the Prime Minister requested Nathoba to forgive them for the wrong decision and requested him to attend his old duties in the treasury. Nathoba realised that this is the miraculous play of Sri Swamiji. He decided not to serve anybody in future, except Sri Swamiji. Therefore, he resigned from his job and continued rendering service to Sri Swamiji till the end of his life. Scarcity of Water During a particular year in the then State of Akkalkot, there was severe scarcity of water. There was water shortage everywhere. People started performing religious Copyright © 2006 Shree Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust
A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 107 _________________________________________________________________________________________ ceremonials like Parjanyasookta 185 and Shivabhishek 186 . Sri Swamiji, who was wandering at the time, reached village Jehur. There is a temple of a jagrut daivat 187 , Lord Kashi-Vishweshwar 188 . Sri Swamiji went and sat in the same temple. Ceremonial ablution of Lord Shiva was in progress. People who were present in the temple started asking, “Maharaj, when will it rain? ”. In this temple the idol of Shivalinga and Lord Ganesh were present. Swamiji asked these idols “Why does it not rain? Do you need grams? ”. Sri Swamiji had grams in his hand; he threw those at the idols and sat in the Dharmshala 189 . In about half an hour, the sky started getting filled with clouds, wind started blowing fast, and within no time, there was downpour of torrential rain. Within surroundings of sixty miles it was raining continuously for three days. This solved the problem of water and the difficulties faced by the people of the village. All the people of the village worshipped Sri Swamiji. Missing buffaloes Ganapatrao Hukir lived in a village called Borman, near Akkalkot. He possessed a number of cows and buffaloes. One day, three of his buffaloes were missing. He searched everywhere but in vain. He resolved mentally that if he gets back his missing buffaloes, he would offer one buffalo in the service of Sri Swamiji. The very next day a man came and told him that outside the village some buffaloes are crying loudly. Go there and check up. Ganapatrao went to the old building outside the village and found his missing buffaloes. He offered two lamp stands worth the price of one buffalo to Sri Swamiji. Inscription In South of India, there are two villages known as Shivakanchi and Vishnukanchi. The Vaishnavas 190 had received these two villages as gift from the then government. Once the Government ordered the Vaishnavas to produce the necessary gift document, failing which, both the villages would be confiscated. Since there was no gift document with the Vaishnavs, the Government confiscated both the villages. Vaishnavas were seized by great anxiety. During those days Sri Swami Samarth who was wandering in south of India came to Shivakanchi village. All the Vaishnavas went and sought shelter under Sri Swamiji. Sri Swamiji was overcome by compassion. He asked them to call the concerned Government officers. When the officers came there, Sri Swamiji spoke “Do you want to kill us all, on empty stomach, by confiscating both the villages? ”. The officers said, “If we get any proof, the villages will be returned to them”. Then Sri Swamiji replied, “You will find a stone in that river flowing in front. Everything is written on that stone”. The Officers went there and removed the stone from the river. There was an inscription on the stone. All the 185 Parjanyasookta : Repeating Vedic hymns regarding rain 186 Shivabhishek: Ceremonial ablution regarding Lord Shiva 187 Jagrut Daivat: The most awakened Deity. The one who fulfils the requests of his devotees. 188 Kashi Vishveshwar: Another name of Lord Shiva. 189 Dharmashala: A charitable institution meant for the accommodation of travellers (pilgrims). 190 Vaishnavas: Followers and devotees of Lord Vishnu Copyright © 2006 Shree Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust
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