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A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 154 _________________________________________________________________________________________ After taking the ‘Darshan’ he became very sentimental. Vamanbua was in the habit of singing devotional songs. He wanted to sing devotional songs in the presence of Sri Swamiji. Sri Swamiji went in person to the location where Vamanbua had taken a halt. Seeing Sri Swamiji Vamanbua became extremely happy. He got fully absorbed in singing devotional songs in the presence of Sri Swamiji. He got fully immersed in devotion through his singing and finally he fell down unconscious. After regaining consciousness he started singing again and got absorbed in devotion. At the end of his singing people present there asked him “While singing how did you become silent and unconscious? ”. Vamanbua said “While I was singing devotional songs, Sri Swamiji changed his form and appeared in the form of Lord Pandurang 247 of Pandharpur, with light complexion, wearing yellow silk cloth, crown worn on the head, large rings worn in the ears and both hands placed on his waist. By the sight of Lord Vitthal, I went in a trance and lost my consciousness. Sri Swamiji is the incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. He is not different from Lord Vitthal”. Vamanbua felt fully blessed by the graceful appearance of his tutelary deity Lord Vitthal in Sri Swamiji. Darshan of Dwarkadhish Lord Krishna An ascetic, on a pilgrimage, wanted to visit holy place Dwaraka for Lord Krishna’s ‘Darshan’. There are four places of worship, normally referred to as Chardham (four centers), two of Lord Shiva-one at Kedarnath (North) the other at Rameshwar (South) and two of Lord Vishnu-One at Jagannath (East) and the other at Dwaraka (West). When he reached Rameshwar in Tamilnadu he suffered from a disease called ‘dropsy’. On some devotee’s advice he came to Akkalkot and stood in the crowd for Sri Swamiji’s ‘Darshan’. Sri Swamiji called the ascetic nearby and said, “You had a strong desire to go to Dwaraka for Lord Krishna’s ‘Darshan’ is it not? ”. And before his very eyes, Sri Swamiji manifested himself in the living form of ‘Lord Krishna’ with a conch, ’Chakra’ (circular holy weapon) and a mace. Seeing the marvellous sight of Lord Krishna tears of joy started overflowing from his eyes. By the ‘Darshan’ of his tutelary deity, Lord Krishna, he lost his consciousness. Darshan of Lord Dattatreya An ascetic was restless since a number of years for the Sagun ‘Darshan’ of Lord Dattreya. He undertook a number of pilgrimages. He performed a number of religious ceremonials. While wandering such he came to Sri Swamiji. Seeing the lustrous physique of Sri Swamiji, the ascetic was stunned. His penance became fruitful. Sri Swamiji stood up and manifested himself in the form of Lord Dattatreya, with three heads, six arms, each arm holding Mala (Rosary), Kamandalu (Holy pot), Damaru (Holy musical instrument), Trishul (Trident), Shankh (Conch) and Chakra (Holy weapon). 247 Lord Pandurang: Another name of Lord Vithal. Copyright © 2006 Shree Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust
A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 155 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Seeing the all-attribute form of Lord Dattatreya the ascetic got deeply immersed in the sea of happiness and started saying “Sri Swami Maharaj you are the Supreme Being Lord Dattatreya himself in person. You have given me your Darshan. I have been fully blessed by the grace of your Darshan”. The Incarnation of Lord Dattatreya One fine day Govindrao, son of Chintopant Tol, worshipped Sri Swamiji and then asked him “Maharaj are you also present at the confluence of the holy place Ganagapur? ”. Sri Swamiji said, “Yes, I am present there too”. Govindrao got visionary insight in his dream, that Sri Swamiji is sitting in the temple of Ganagapur and wearing the Padukas of Lord Dattatreya. Govindrao asked the residing priest “Who is sitting in the temple? ”. He replied, “Sri Swamiji of Akkalkot is sitting there”. Govindrao took the ‘Darshan’ of Sri Swamiji who had manifested in the form of Lord Dattatreya and felt fully blessed, as he had accomplished his cherished object. He became a great devotee of Sri Swamiji. Darshan of Lord Rama Sitarampant Nene of Garod village was a devotee of Lord Rama. He would carry out rigorous worship to get Lord Ramchandra’s ‘Darshan’. Once he came to Akkalkot. He took Sri Swamiji ‘Darshan’ and felt fully contented. He felt as though he had the ‘Darshan’ of Lord Rama. Therefore, he remained in Akkalkot and started rendering devotional service to Sri Swamiji. One afternoon Sri Swamiji manifested himself as Lord Rama and graced the ‘Darshan’ to Sitarampant Nene, thus clearing his mental agony, Sitarampant Nene, returned home with continuous shouts of victory regarding Sri Swamiji. Darshan of Goddess Mahalaxmi In Sangli, Maharashtra, there was a saint named Hanamantarao Kotnis Maharaj of Chimad religions sect, who initiated and continued the tradition of non-stop devotional singing. Even today the tradition of devotional singing is being continued. He had been to Akkalkot for the ‘Darshan’ of Sri Swamiji. He paid his obeisance to Sri Swamiji with a standing posture and said “Maharaj, please forgive me. I cannot pay my obeisance by prostrating at your lotus feet as I have already resolved that I shall only prostrate reverentially at the lotus feet of my family deity Mahalaxmi”. To this, Sri Swamiji smiled and said, “Goddess Mahalaxmi, appears like this, is it not? ”. So saying Sri Swamiji manifested himself in the form of Goddess Mahalaxmi. Kotnis Maharaj prostrated reverentially at the lotus feet of Goddess Mahalaxmi and paid his obeisance. Then Sri Swamiji said, “Do not maintain the sentiments of diversity. By the resolution based on this sentiment, you will have to undergo crisis of agony”. Copyright © 2006 Shree Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust
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