Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

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A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 194 _________________________________________________________________________________________ tasks such as making Sri Swamiji’s bed, heating water, making sandalwood paste and even cooking food at times. One day, Sri Swamiji distributed some Prasad of dried dates to everybody around, but did not give any to Balappa. Therefore, Cholappa put two dried dates in Balappa’s hand but Sri Swamiji snatched them immediately. Balappa felt very bad, but after a few days Sri Swamiji took out a piece of sugar candy from his own mouth and gave it to Balappa. Balappa ate it immediately to prevent it from being snatched away again. Sri Swamiji burst into laughter. Balappa was a keen believer of untouchability. Sri Swamiji did not approve this quality in Balappa. Therefore, Sri Swamiji asked him to fetch water from a house that was mourning a death in the family. When there is mental purity, there is no need for external purity. Balappa observed severe asceticism, but he was not able to concentrate. Once Sri Swamiji forcibly struck him with his fist on his (Balappa’s) back and Balappa’s mental contemplation immediately disappeared. Observing the increasing love of Sri Swamiji towards Balappa other attendants became inflamed with jealousy. Sundarabai quarrelled with him and then showered a number of abuses. This annoyed Balappa to a great extent but Sri Swamiji made him understand. When other attendants started harassing him, Balappa got annoyed and decided to return home. Sri Swamiji therefore ordered Balappa to continuously chant the ‘Mahamool Mantra’ in the temple of Lord Hanuman. Later one day, an attendant complained to Sri Swamiji about Balappa and how he stayed away from him for chanting ‘Japa’. Sri Swamiji replied back smilingly, “Oh! My devotees maybe anywhere far away, but still they are nearby”. Balappa was troubled even in the temple of Lord Hanuman and hence Sri Swamiji went there in person to calm the situation. When Sri Swamiji decided to undertake the great journey (Mahasamadhi), he called his favourite disciple Balappa and gave him his ring. He placed his bountiful hand on his forehead and blessed him. He then removed the Rudraksha from his own necklace and asked Balappa to wear it. He also gave him his clothes and his very own ‘Paduka’ with orders to build a temple. Balappa established a big temple in Akkalkot and continued to worship Sri Swami Samarth. After the ’Mahasamadhi’ of Sri Swamiji, Balappa carried on that tradition for about thirty-two years and hoisted Sri Swamiji’s flag with full competence. By discharging an arrow of Divine love, a Sadguru, diverts the attention of a disciple from worldly entanglements and encourages him towards spiritualism. He applies his entire spiritual strength and attempts to make the disciple perfect. Thus a Sadguru converts a disciple into a perfect Sadguru like himself. “A Sadguru converts a disciple like himself without any delay!” Sri Swami Samarth Maharaj, the incarnation of Lord Dattatrey Himself, was on earth in manifested and non-manifested forms for nearly 800 years. In the manifested Copyright © 2006 Shree Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust
A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 195 _________________________________________________________________________________________ form, he remained at Akkalkot and showered his kind grace as and when he wanted. There is no count of the number of disciples he made, but some of the disciples of Sri Swami Samarth that reached the stage of Sadguru and spread the devotional lustre, are shown below- 1) Sri Krishna Saraswati alias Kumbhar Swami of Kolhapur 2) Balappa Maharaj of Akkalkot 3) Beedkar Maharaj of Pune 4) Swami Nrusimha Saraswati of Alandi 5) Vaman Bua Vamorikar or Badodekar 6) Thakurdas Bua of Mumbai 7) Haribhau or Swamisut of Mumbai 8) Gopalbua Kelkar or Preetinand Swamikumar of Chiplun 9) Taat Maharaj of Mumbai 10) Dev Mamledar of Nasik 11) Anandnath Maharaj of Vengurla 12) Anand Bharati or Laxman Koli of Thane, Mumbai 13) Rangoli Maharaj of Kolhapur 14) Jamadar of Maindargi 15) Seetaram Bua of Mangalvedha 16) Dadasaheb alias Sachhidanand Swamikumar of Mumbai 17) Baba Gholap of Nasik 18) Kal Bua of Pune 19) Mayuranand Saraswati of Sopara 20) Nana Rekhi of Ahmadnagar 21) Shankar Maharaj of Pune 22) Jangli Maharaj of Pune 23) Bavadekar Bua of Barshi 24) Sachhidanand Maharaj of Pandharpur 25) Sripati Baba Maharaj of Mahalunge 26) Gopalkrishna Swami of Hupari 27) Gajanan Maharaj of Shegaon 28) Saibaba of Shirdi Copyright © 2006 Shree Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust
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