Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 141
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Startled Elephant
In Mumbai, there was a very senior government officer named Vinayak Vasudeo
alias Kakasaheb. Very often he would visit Akkalkot to take Sri Swamiji’s ‘Darshan’.
Once he came along with one hundred fifty people and got down at the kadapgam
station. Since Kakasaheb was a very senior officer of the British government, the then
king of Akkalkot, Rajasaheb had deputed elephants, horses, palanquins etc. along with
his officers, in the service of Kakasaheb. Kakasaheb started his return journey after
rendering devotional service unto Sri Swamiji for four days. Bidding him farewell Sri
Swamiji said “Hurry up, Hurry up”. Kakasaheb had already sent everybody ahead to the
station. He was the only one left behind.
When he left in a hurry as per Sri Swamiji command, he went and saw that a
calamity had befallen at the train station. The loud whistle of the train had startled on
of the elephants and he sat on the street itself refusing to move ahead. Children had
sat on the canopied seat on the elephant. Seeing this situation, Kakasaheb became very
distressed. He remembered Sri Swamiji and called for help. By the kind grace of Sri
Swamiji the elephant stood up and started moving ahead towards the station. Thus the
calamity was over.
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