Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 157
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God, You Are the Supreme Spirit
God is present in the heart of every living being in the form of Supreme
Spirit. Saint Kabirdas has said “Your God is always present in you, just like a
flower always carries fragrance with it”. In this form of Supreme Spirit God
keeps under observation the condition, activity, and constitution of every
living being. He is Omnipotent, Omnipresent, and Omniscient. By his endless
miraculous works Sri Swami Samarth Maharaj, the incarnation of Lord
Dattatreya, has displayed that HE dwells in the heart of every being as a
Supreme Spirit.
Chintopant Tol’s Worry
Sri Swamiji started his journey from Mohol village and reached Solapur. One day
Sri Swamiji was sitting in a naked condition in one of temples at Solapur. When
Chintopant Tol came to the temple for the temple deity’s ‘Darshan’ , he saw Sri Swamiji
sitting there. Observing the divine form of Sri Swamiji a thought came to his mind,
“May be or may not be, but he surely does appear like a saint”. Omniscient Sri Swamiji
came to know what Tol was thinking and he spoke “Whether I am a saint or not, in
what way are you concerned with it? Mind your own business”. Hearing these words,
Tol was taken aback. He prostrated at the feet of Sri Swamiji, implored humbly, and
brought him home to offer food. From then on, Sri Swamiji from time to time would
visit Tol’s house.
Once, Sri Swamiji had been Tol house. At that time, a doubt arose in Tol’s mind
“Sri Swamiji takes food anywhere, anyplace. It is not fair to arrange his seat in our row.
It is better to serve food to him in a different place”. Meanwhile Sri Swamiji spoke out
“Doubt has arisen in your mind. So I shall not take food in your house”. So saying he
started to leave Tol’s house. Tol regretted thinking this way. He implored humbly,
prostrated at the lotus feet of Sri Swamiji, and prayed for forgiveness. He then offered
a seat to Sri Swamiji in his own row with full devotion and served food.
Yog-Nidra
One evening in Solapur Sri Swamiji went to Ganapatrao Joshi’s house. Govindrao
Tol accompanied him. After the meals, Joshi arranged a bed for Sri Swamiji to sleep on.
Shortly, Sri Swamiji went in deep sleep and started snoring.
Govindrao thought that Sri Swamiji in spite of being a great Yogi snores like an
ordinary person. It is the dictum of Bhagavad-Gita that when all created living beings
sleep during the night only the ascetic remains awake throughout. In the meanwhile Sri
Swamiji started coughing and spoke to Tol “You goldsmith, it is not so, as you thought”.
Joshi and Tol both realised that Sri Swamiji had not slept but was deeply
absorbed in meditative contemplation.
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