Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 140
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Like human beings, other animals also came under the control of Sri Swamiji. Sri
Swamiji, by his miraculous works, brought a positive change in the nature of animals.
She-Monkey
Bambgardsaheb had reared a she-monkey and named her Sundari. She started
pouncing upon people and biting them. Twice she even pounced upon Bambgard saheb,
so he gave orders to shoot her. This word reached Sri Swamiji. He asked his attendant
to bring the she-monkey to him. Attendant Bhujanga left to carry out his task. He spoke
to Sundari, the she-monkey, “Sri Swamiji has sent me to bring you, so you come now”.
Hearing this Sundari started to follow Bhujanga, just like a tamed dog. After reaching
there, she started to roll at the lotus feet of Sri Swamiji. Then Sri Swamiji spoke to her,
“Oh! You, do you move about in a naughty manner? From now onwards, do not bite
anyone. If you bite, I shall lash you”.
From then onwards, the sundari’s nature underwent transformation. It stopped
biting people. She would sit on the tree under which Sri Swamiji would take a seat, and
remain engrossed in observing Sri Swamiji continuously.
Sparrow
On the outskirts of Akkalkot there is a temple of Lord Rama. One day while on
his stroll Sri Swamiji came to the temple. It was 7:00 AM in the morning. A sparrow
was continuously twittering on the neem tree nearby. Sri Swamiji would normally visit a
nearby village. One day, he spoke to the sparrow, “I will be going to a nearby village
and return. Till my return, remain here on the tree. Do not move away from here”. So
saying, Sri Swamiji went away. When he returned at 12:00 AM, he found the sparrow
sitting silently on the same neem tree. Sri Swamiji spoke to the sparrow “You might be
feeling hungry. Now you go”. Hearing these words, the sparrow flew away. This was the
power of Sri Swamiji.
Peasant’s Bull
In Akkalkot a peasant’s buffalo got very much frightened due to some reason. It
went and stood on a well. No one was able to catch it all day long. The bull would attack
anyone who came near it. Therefore, the peasant went to Sri Swamiji and prayed for
help. Sri Swamiji spoke to him “Your bull does not allow anybody to catch it. If you do,
it attacks you with horns. Is it not? ”. Then Sri Swamiji got up, went up to the bull, and
caught hold of its ear. The bull started following Sri Swamiji like a she-goat. From then
onwards, the bull never repeated this mischief.
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