Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 175
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I Have Not Gone I Am Still Living
The Supreme Being Lord Dattatrey Himself had taken incarnation in the form of
Sri Swamiji. Sri Swamiji abandoned the physical form but the essential element did not
get lost, it became formless and pervaded everywhere.
Balappa was a close devotee of Sri Swamiji. Balappa was in great pain due to
the agony of separation from Sri Swamiji. He would sit in front of the Samadhi
recollecting all the miraculous works of Sri Swamiji and then start crying. Four days
without food and water, he continued to sit there in front of the Samadhi. At the end of
the fourth day only for the sake of his favourite devotee Sri Swamiji manifested himself
in front of Balappa and woke him from the slumber. Then Sri Swamiji blessed him by
placing the bountiful hand Balappa’s head and said “I am living, in a spirited form, in
the Paduka given to you by me. Now I will accept your service when you worship the
Padukas”.
Kelkar Maharaj of Chiplun was also grief-stricken after the departure of Sri
Swamiji. Sri Swamiji manifested himself and gave ‘Darshan’ to Kelkar Maharaj. Earlier
Sri Swamiji had promised Jahagirdar Bhausaheb of Neelgaon that he would come to
Neelgaon. On the fifth day after his Samadhi Sri Swamiji manifested himself in
Neelgaon. Soon after getting this news, Bhausaheb went to Neelgaon and had the
‘Darshan’ of Sri Swamiji. Bhausaheb prayed to Sri Swamiji to come to his house but his
request was refused. Sri Swamiji disappeared from Neelgaon. Bhausaheb sent his
messenger to Akkalkot to search for Sri Swamiji. Before the messenger returned Sri
Swamiji manifested himself in Bhausaheb’s house the same afternoon itself. Bhausaheb
prayed to Sri Swamiji to take food in his house but without saying a word Sri Swamiji
disappeared. Later when Bhausaheb learnt that Sri Swamiji had already taken Samadhi
and he had manifested himself in Neelgaon just to keep up his promise, his eyes started
shedding tears realizing the extent of love of Sri Swamiji towards his devotees. Even
after taking Samadhi Sri Swamiji had given his ‘Darshan’ to numerous
devotees. Even today Sri Swamiji gives ‘Darshan’ to his devotees.
He had said, “I have not gone, I am still living”.
The Lord is infinite. The tales of incarnations and miracles are also
infinite. Sri Swami Samarth Maharaj, the incarnation of the Supreme Being
Lord Dattatreya, was also infinite. The tales of incarnations and miracles of Sri
Swamiji are also infinite. The miraculous works of Sri Swamiji still continues to
date. When you merge deep in the water of devotion only then would one
understand the profound nature of the miraculous works of Sri Swamiji. Unless
you get completely drenched in the devotion you would not experience the
mystifying aspect of Sri Swamiji. The one who gets into deep waters and
explores finds pearls. The fool, who is afraid of drowning in the water, would
always remain sitting on the riverbank.
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