Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 176
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What Is The Measure Of Splendour Of The Lord !
Sri Swami Samarth Maharaj, the incarnation of Lord Dattatrey, had manifested
Himself in a human form and carried out miraculous works. He was Superhuman. His
lustre was divine and brilliant. He was blessed with long arms extending up to his
knees. Such lustre of divine brilliance was being emitted from his body, that none could
look at him directly. He was white-complexioned. He had a straight long nose. He had
curved eyebrows, long ears, broad chest, thighs like banana-tree, and lotus like feet.
He had sandal mark on his forehead and his arms.
He would wear loincloth. It might be right to say that the attendants themselves
clothed Sri Swamiji with a loincloth. Sometimes Sri Swamiji would remove and throw
away the loincloth and get naked. Sometimes he would wear an ear cap; sometimes he
would wear a red-ochre costume. Sri Swamiji would always look very graceful. The
nature of Sri Swami Samarth Maharaj, Lord Dattatrey incarnate, was very simple and
straightforward. He was like a child. He was very generous, very kind to the devotees
and always showered love towards his devotees. Mentally he was not narrow-minded.
He would treat everyone equally without any difference. His kindness was showered
equally on everybody like a king or a beggar, a small child or an old person, a woman
or a man, a Hindu or a Muslim, a Varkari or a Lingayat, a Brahmin or a Shudra.
Sri Swamiji would get very happy on seeing the love of the devotees, but by
seeing the worldly ailments like arrogance, hypocrisy, injustice, and immorality etc, he
would get unhappy and very angry. From his heart, Sri Swamiji wished welfare of all
devotees, but if he sees any devotee getting degraded due to misdeeds then he would
punish the degraded devotee by becoming heartless. However, if any devotee repents
on his wrongful action then Sri Swamiji would forgive him. Sri Swamiji was very
tolerant. Whatever his attendants would do Sri Swamiji would endure in silence. For
example Sri Swamiji bore with tolerance the actions in excess of Sundarabai.
For Sri Swamiji the earth and gold were alike. He would sometimes sleep on a
bed and at times on stone, sometimes there would be the insignia of royal with
elephants and horses but sometimes he would sit on a heap of rubbish. He would
sometimes take bath a number of times in a day but sometimes for eight days he would
not take bath at all.
He would sometimes be sitting in the house of a Brahmin and at times in the
locality of Shudras. He would sometimes be staying in a Palace but sometimes on the
verandah of a temple. He would sometimes be sleeping on a cot and sometimes in a
pit. In all locations and under all circumstances he would be absorbed in himself.
Sri Swami Samarth was an ocean of knowledge. The pride of all learned persons
and reputed scholars would sink in the presence of Sri Swami Samarth. He would place
his bountiful hand on the head of a boy or a crazy person and cause him to recite the
stanzas from the Vedas, the Upanishad, and the Bhagvad Geeta. The secret meaning of
the Vedas would also get revealed in the presence of Sri Swami Samarth.
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