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A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 148 _________________________________________________________________________________________ It was Moharram 238 day. The Hindu priest Sripad Bhat and attendant Bhujanga, both wanted to see the procession of Taboota 239 . They requested Sri Swamiji for his permission but it was refused. They asked again, but permission was refused again. Then both stealthily left to see the procession without informing Sri Swamiji. Sripad Bhat wore gold rings weighing three to four Tolas in his fingers. To prevent theft, Bhat gave the rings in the safe custody of Bhujanga. Bhujanga was so much overjoyed and excited to see the procession, that he started throwing sweetmeats and dried dates on the procession and in that excitement, without his knowledge, he even threw the rings. They soon realized this fact and started looking for the rings. In that huge crowd of thousands of people how could the rings be located? They both got tired of searching and gave up. They were about to cry and in that sorrowful state they came to Sri Swamiji and started weeping. Sri Swamiji angrily rebuked them and said, “Though I had forbidden both of you from going to the procession, why did you commit this absurdity? ”. Bhujanga started crying. Whenever a devotee commits severe mistake the Sadguru always saves the honour of the devotee. Sri Swamiji said, “Do not cry. You will get back your rings automatically, simply keep quiet”. Shortly afterwards a policeman caught two people and brought them there. It seemed that after getting the gold rings, there was a fight between those two people and the policeman caught them. Thus Sri Swamiji saved the honour of Bhujanga. Sripad Bhat Sri Swamiji had sent Sripad Bhat to Banaras to attend a meeting of learned Brahmins. Sripad Bhat was a learned Brahmin but the learned Brahmins of Banaras considered him insignificant and so disrespected him. Sripad Bhat was totally disappointed and he wanted to return home. However, Sri Swamiji manifested himself there and ordered him to attend the meeting. Eventually, Sripad Bhat won the debate held by the learned Brahmins of Banaras. Those learned Brahmins accepted the Sripad Bhat authority and accordingly honoured him. Sri Swamiji thus protected the honour of Sripad Bhat. Vamanbua Badodekar Vamanbua after completing his pilgrimage went back to Akkalkot. He wanted to go to Ganagapur, but Sri Swamiji warned, “You will get trapped in water and mud”. Even so, Vamanbua obstinately disobeyed this warning and proceeded to Ganagapur. In those days there were heavy rains in that region. He got down at Udur station and started going towards Ganagapur. On the way there were small rivers. While crossing the river, he got trapped in the mud. While making movements to free himself, he got trapped deeper in the river-mud. He was trapped up to his neck. Now he started repenting for disobeying the warning of Sri Swamiji. He got mentally perturbed and started chanting the name of Sri Swamiji for help. Kind-hearted Sri Swamiji instantly came for his help. Vamanbua felt as if somebody pulled him out from that mud! 238 Moharram: The day of Imam Hussain’s martyrdam, which is held sacred by Mohammedans and celebrated as a day of mourning 239 Taboota: The bier carried by Mohammedans in Moharram Copyright © 2006 Shree Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust
A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 149 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Then he went to Ganagapur. While taking bath at the Sangam he was saved from getting drowned in the river. When he returned to Akkalkot, Sri Swamiji said, “You are saved from getting drowned in the mud and water and safely you have returned, is it not? ”. Vamanbua prayed for forgiveness. Kanphata Ekanath Kanphata Eknath belonged to the Nath-Sect 240 . He was a devotee and attendant of Sri Swamiji. Because of his tall and muscular physique and hot-headed temperament, other attendants would remain subdued towards him. He would shower his anger on attendants like Sripad Bhat, Cholappa, Vishwanathbua, and Sundarabai. There was a fear amongst them that Eknath might take someone’s life someday and so a complaint was lodged against him and finally he was put behind bars. Kanphata would never take his food without taking Sri Swamiji’s ‘Darshan’, so when he was arrested and put behind bars he remained without food for more than four days. One day Sri Swamiji was sitting in a farm near city gate. By some coincidence, prisoners were also brought near the city gate. Hearing the continuous shouts of victory in praise of Sri Swamiji made Kanphata very restless. He became very anxious to take Sri Swamiji’s ‘Darshan’. Finally he lost his control and got up from his seat with an intention of going towards Sri Swamiji. However, the policeman did not allow him to go and so Eknath knocked down the policeman. He then seized the policeman’s sword and forced his way to take Sri Swamiji’s ‘Darshan’. An old Brahmin was sitting near Sri Swamiji. From a distance he resembled Cholappa. At the mere sight of the old Brahmin, who appeared like Cholappa, Eknath got infuriated and struck him 7-8 times with his sharp sword. Sri Swamiji witnessed this particular act of Ekanath. The old Brahmin became unconscious due of those swordstrokes. Nevertheless, the compassionate Sri Swamiji saved him from death since 240 Nath Sect: A member of the medieval religious sect called the Nathpanth. The Nath Sampradaya, a development of the earlier Siddha or Avadhut Sampradaya is an ancient lineage of spiritual masters. Its founding is traditionally ascribed to Shri Bhagavan Dattatreya, considered by some to have been an incarnation of Lord Shiva. However, the establishment of the Naths as a distinct historical sect began around the 8th or 9th century with a simple fisherman, Matsyendranath (sometimes called Minanath, who may be identified with or called the father of Matsyendranath in some sources). One story of the origin of the Nath teachings is that Matsyendranath was swallowed by a fish and while inside the fish overheard the teachings given by Lord Shiva to his wife Parvati, who had taken her to the bottom of the ocean in order to avoid being overheard. After being rescued from the fish by another fisherman, Matsyendranath took initiation as a sannyasin from Siddha Carpati. It was Matsyendranath who became known as the founder of the Nath Sampradaya. Matysendranath's two most important disciples were Caurangi and Gorakshanath. The latter came to eclipse his Master in importance in many of the branches and sub-sects of the Nath Sampradaya. Even today, Gorakshanath is considered by many to have been the most influential of the ancient Naths. He is reputed to have written the first books dealing with Laya yoga and the raising of the kundalini-shakti. He is also reputed to have been the original inventor of Hatha yoga. The Nath Sampradaya does not recognize caste barriers, and their teachings were adopted by outcasts and kings alike. The heterodox Nath tradition has many sub-sects, but all honor Matsyendranath and Gorakshanath as the founders of the tradition. Copyright © 2006 Shree Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust
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