Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 139
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Mischievous People Brought Under Control
There is no shortage of wicked people who unnecessarily harass, and criticize
Saints, Virtuous people, Sages, good people, and the one born as an incarnation of a
deity. Sri Swami Samarth Maharaj also had come in contact with such wicked people
and he controlled them in his own way. Sri Swamiji eliminated their wickedness and
blessed them with devotion.
Ahmad Ali Khan Risaldar
Sri Swami Maharaj dodged servants of Chintopant Tol and reached Akkalkot.
There he set up his temporary abode at the city gate. For two to four days no one paid
any attention towards him. Ahmad Ali Khan Risaldar, the in-charge of the police station
of that area noticed him. He took Sri Swamiji as a crazy person.
Some people always enjoy making fun of others. Khan also wanted to make fun
of Sri Swamiji and so he put a burning charcoal in to an empty smoking pipe and asked
Sri Swamiji “Babaji, would you like to smoke this pipe? ”. Sri Swamiji took the smoking
pipe in his hand and took a deep puff. To Khans great disbelief thick smoke started
coming out of it. Seeing this miracle, Khan was astounded. Realising that Sri Swamiji is
a great sage; he repented and prayed for forgiveness. Then he made the necessary
arrangements for Sri Swamiji’s stay in Cholappa’s house. Khan became a devotee of Sri
Swamiji.
Miserable Plight Of Puranik
In spite of being a great ascetic Sri Swami Maharaj never behaved like an
ascetic. Being an incarnation of Lord Dattatrey Himself, Sri Swamiji was beyond the
rules and regulations of ascetism, but very few people were aware of this fact.
Therefore some people would secretly comment and pass critical remarks, in bad taste,
about Sri Swamiji amongst themselves. There were a number of mischievous persons
like this. Puranik, the brother-in-law of Baba Subnis was one amongst them.
Once, Puranik passed critical remarks saying “Sri Swamiji being an ascetic, why
should he require a mattress to sleep and sit?”. Sri Swamiji didn’t give any reply
immediately. A few days later, one fine evening Sri Swamiji was climbing a hill in Kadav
village. Puranik was also with Sri Swamiji. It was a winter night. It was dark
everywhere. Sri Swamiji climbed the hill and slept on a black rock very comfortably.
Puranik was shivering in the cold. He made a request to Sri Swamiji “Maharaj I am
shivering with cold. What shall I do? ”. Sri Swamiji replied, “How is a soft mattress? ”.
Hearing this, Puranik repented for the critical remarks he had passed against Sri
Swamiji. He then prayed to Sri Swamiji for forgiveness. Thereafter he became a
devotee of Sri Swamiji instead of just a criticizer.
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