Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 163
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One Who Is Showered With Kind Grace
During his incarnation period Sri Swami Samarth Maharaj had showered
kind grace on numerous devotees and redress their illness, poverty, and crisis
finally giving them an opportunity to make progress in life. So also Sri Swamiji
showered his kindness on the deserving devotees and spiritually elevated
them.
Nrusimha Saraswati from Alandi
In the holy place Alandi in Pune, Maharashtra, there was a saint named Nrusinha
Saraswati. He practised yoga rigorously but was unable to go into a trance in spite of
his best efforts. He wandered to many places in search of a Guru. Finally he came to Sri
Swamiji. When he reached Akkalkot, Sri Swamiji was sitting in the storehouse near the
palace. When Nrusinha Saraswati took his ‘Darshan’, Sri Swamiji showered kind grace
on him and recited a stanza narrating the awakening of the Adnya chakra 253 of
Kundalini. Nrusinha Saraswati went into trance instantly and lost his outward
consciousness. By the kind grace of Sri Swamiji Nrusinha Saraswati understood the
secret of deep meditation.
Nrusinha Saraswati had already attained siddhi 254 . Once when he came to
Akkalkot, Sri Swamiji said “Oh! Still you have not given up your prostitute? ”. With
folded hands Nrusinha Saraswati said “Maharaj, there is only one remedy to give up
that prostitute, it is only your kind grace”. In Sri Swamiji’s hall of audience no one
really understood this dialog between the two and all the devotees were wonderstruck
to hear the fact that an ascetic has kept a prostitute. Later, Nrusinha Saraswati
personally gave the necessary clarifications to the devotees that Sri Swamiji was talking
about his siddhis (spiritual accomplishment resulting from opening of kundalini
chakra’s).
By the kind grace of Sri Swamiji, he gave up his siddhis, reduced his
yogic practices, and turned his attention to devotional path. In spite of being
an ascetic, he would get so much deeply engrossed while singing devotional
songs that he would get unconscious while singing.
253 Adnya Chakra: The kundalini energy center at the center of forehead between the eyebrows.
A chakra is a nexus of metaphysical and/or biophysical energy residing in the human body along the spinal cord. There are
seven charkas/centers and each has its own properties. They are (from bottom of the spine and up): Muladhara or The base
or root chakra, Swadhisthana or The sacral chakra, Manipura or The solar plexus chakra, Anahata or The heart/emotions
chakra, Vishuddha or The throat chakra, Ajna or The Third eye, and Sahasrara or The crown charka.
The chakras are described as being aligned in an ascending column from the base of the spine to the top of the head. Each
chakra is associated with a certain color, multiple physiological functions, an aspect of consciousness, a classical element,
and other distinguishing characteristics.They are visualised as lotuses with a different number of petals in every chakra.
The chakras are thought to vitalise the physical body and to be associated with interactions of a physical, emotional and
mental nature. They are considered loci of life energy, or prana, (also called shakti), which is thought to flow among them
along pathways called nadis. The function of the chakras is to spin and draw in this Universal Life Force Energy to keep the
spiritual, mental, emotional and physical health of the body in balance.
254 Siddhi: Spiritual Accomplishment. Power emanating from the state of awakening of the charkas. Each charka opens up a
spate of mystical powers. A person who has all the seven centers/charkas awakened is said to be one with the universal
spirit/God.
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