Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 204
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Swami Samarth asked him “Why are you prostrating at my feet? ”. Ramanand replied,
“I want a very firm foundation (I want your full blessings)”. Sri Swamiji pointed his
finger to a deerskin hanging on a wall peg and said, “Look there, Look there”.
Ramanand did not understand the purpose of showing deerskin and said, “I am
ignorant”. Upon hearing this, Sri Swamiji burst out with anger and started abusing
Ramanand. Other devotees present there became very nervous and started pulling
Ramanand away, but he stood there steady and patient without getting nervous with
the abuses. Seeing his firmness, Sri Swamiji stopped his abuses and finally said, “You
can now go from here - Your work is done (You are fully blessed)”.
As per the orders of Sri Swami Samarth, Ramanand returned to Pune. His was
totally transformed and he continuously started chanting the words Sadgururaj Mauli 290
and Sadguru Atmaram 291 . A year later, when Ramanand went to Akkalkot to get his
blessings, Sri Swami Samarth said to him, “The seed you have sowed has grown into a
mango tree. Mangoes are getting ripe. When the mangoes are fully ripe, your aim will
be fulfilled”. Another year later (third Year) Ramanand went back to Akkalkot with
determination not to return without getting fully blessed with initiation from Sri Swami
Samarth. So upon arriving at Akkalkot this year, he started rendering devotional service
at the lotus feet of Sri Swami Samarth.
Ramanand continued his devotional service to Swamiji even at night and slowly
massaged Sri Swamiji’s legs. He massaged throughout the night, but Sri Swamiji did
not ask him to stop even when it was dawn. Suddenly, a miracle took place and a
dreadful cobra appeared from in between the knees of Sri Swami Samarth. It started
hissing at Ramanand by raising its hood. This was a moment of test for his virtue and
courage. So without caring about his life, he continued massaging the legs of Sri Swami
Samarth. Sri Swami Samarth angrily got up and roared at Ramanand “You monstrous
fellow, go away from here” and slapped Ramandand with force. With this strong slap,
Ramanand lost his consciousness and instantly passed into Super conscious state.
He regained consciousness only on the next day and his delightfulness was
inexpressible in words. Since that very moment, he experienced total detachment from
the worldly matters. Ramanandji thus attained Vairagya 292 . Sri Swami Samarth ordered
Ramanandji to give a ceremonious dinner to a thousand Brahmins. Ramanandji became
very worried, since he had absolutely no money left to comply with the Guru’s orders.
The container of perfume bottles, which he had brought with him, had been destroyed
in an accident. By collecting the remains of these perfumes from the broken bottles,
Ramanandji prepared a special perfume ‘Ashtagandha’ (a mixture of a variety of
perfumes, normally eight different kinds of perfumes). He offered this special perfume
to the ruler of Akkalkot, who was very much impressed and paid a good price to
Ramanandji. Ramanandji then arranged for the ceremonial dinner to thousand
Brahmins with this money and thus he fulfilled the commands of his master, Sri Swami
Samarth.
290 Sadguru Mauli: The preceptor a mother - Ramanand with affection looked upon his preceptor Sri Swami Samarth, as his
mother
291
Sadguru Atmaram: The precepto, who has been distracted from sense objects and delighted in the contempletion of one’s
own soul
292 Vairagya: Complete detachment from worldly pleasures. A very high state of realization.
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