Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

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A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 158 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Silk Dhotee In Solapur Sri Swamiji came to Ganapatrao Joshi’s house. With great devotion Joshi gave a bath to Sri Swamiji, dressed him with a silk-dhotee, and then worshipped him. Then Joshi offered naivedya food to Sri Swamiji. In the meantime a thought came up in Joshi’s mind “If after taking the food Sri Swamiji goes out and gives this silkdhotee to somebody? ”. Instantly omniscient Sri Swamiji spoke “Take your silk-dhotee”. So saying Sri Swamiji got undressed, returned the silk-dhotee to Joshi, and left the place in a naked condition. Joshi started imploring humbly but Sri Swamiji said “A suspicion arouse in your mind regards the silk-dhotee”. Where is the place for suspicion in devotion? Yahoodi Doctor Hearing the glory of Sri Swamiji a Yahoodi 248 doctor went to Akkalkot for Sri Swamiji’s ‘Darshan’. Observing the Yahoodi doctor Sri Swamiji asked, “How many eyes have you broken?”. The Yahoodi was taken aback as to how did Sri Swamiji came to know that he is a eye doctor? Thereafter, the Yahoodi doctor became a devotee of Sri Swamiji. Thief in Mogalai In Baroda there was a wealthy person named Harischandra Gopal. A Brahmin residing in his house stole two thousand rupees and ran away. They searched everywhere but unfortunately could not locate him. Hence the wealthy person Gopal came to Akkalkot. He prayed to Sri Swamiji regarding the theft. Sri Swamiji spoke “Your thief has been caught and put under custody in a particular village of Mogalai 249 ”. With this information Harischandra Gopalji went to the village. After locating the thief he recovered his money. Balappa’s Japa Balappa was a great devotee and attendant of Sri Swamiji. Once, he was engrossed in chanting Lord Ganesh’s name. Sri Swamiji had just woken up from his sleep and was sitting on the bedstead. Some devotee asked Sri Swamiji as to what is Balappa doing? Sri Swamiji replied, “He is weaving a sack cloth”. Hearing these words of Sri Swamiji, Balappa understood that this Japa 250 is a waste. After giving up chanting Lord Ganesh’s name, Balappa started the continuous repetition of Sri Swamiji’s name. Next day some devotee asked Sri Swamiji as to what is Balappa doing? Sri Swamiji replied, “He is weaving a blanket”. Sri Swamiji had understood the nature of chanting performed by Balappa. 248 Yahoodi: Israeli 249 Mogalai: The then Hyderabad 250 Japa: Chanting. Naamsmaran. Copyright © 2006 Shree Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust
A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 159 _________________________________________________________________________________________ On The River Bank Balaji Sadoba was a postal superintendent. He took the weekend off from work and came to Akkalkot for Sri Swamiji’s ‘Darshan’. After taking Darshan he had planned to return since he had to attend office on Monday. So he requested Sri Swamiji for permission to leave Akkalkot, but Sri Swamiji made Balaji sit by his side and started talking to him saying, “River bank on the other side”. Balaji was getting late and the thought of missing his train made him very nervous. This thought made him uneasy. Eventually, he evaded Sri Swamiji and reached the train station. He came to know that the train had still not arrived since River Krishna had flooded. Balaji had to pass the whole night on the railway station itself. Now Balaji started repenting that he could not understand the indication given by Sri Swamiji. The Sword and the Spittoon The Governor of Mumbai had come to Solapur. He was British man. He had ordered Maloji Raje, the King of the then Akkalkot state, to come to Solapur. Before going to Solapur Raje took Sri Swamiji’s ‘Darshan’ and requested for his permission. Sri Swamiji took the sword and the spittoon from a soldier and placed them in the hands of Maloji Raje. Maloji Raje went to Solapur but the English Governor did not honour him nor extend any hospitality. In the state of Akkalkot, possession of weapons was prohibited earlier. Now that prohibition was lifted. Giving the sword and the spittoon to Raje, Sri Swamiji had given the indication. Bring and Give Me Pomegranates A businessman from Mumbai was in a very difficult situation. He remembered Sri Swamiji and vowed to offer pomegranates to Sri Swamiji if his planned work gets fulfilled. By the kind grace of Sri Swamiji, he got success in his project and he came to Akkalkot with pomegranates. In a hurry he forgot the packet of pomegranates at his dwelling. When Sri Swamiji saw the businessman he exclaimed, “Oh, gentleman where are my pomegranates? Bring and give me”. The businessman prayed for forgiveness, went back to his dwelling, brought the packet and offered the same to Sri Swamiji. Marriage with Khandya Vishwasrao alias Appasaheb Mane was a chieftain in the royal court of the then state of Akkalkot. His daughter Jamanabai had grown up but he was not able to find a suitable match for her. One day when he went for Sri Swamiji’s ‘Darshan’, he offered his salute with folded hands and entreated. Sri Swamiji spoke “Oh, why do you worry? I have fixed her marriage with Khandya”. Copyright © 2006 Shree Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust
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