Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 208
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was at Pen, he would travel to the nearest Palasdari station 36 miles away by riding a
bicycle and then catch a train to go to Pune station. After some days he was posted as
P. A. in the office of Assistant Architect, Mumbai. Since he always remained absorbed in
transcendence, his subordinate staff thought that he is not working; so they made a
complaint to their officer. The Supervisor then came for investigation based on this
complaint. He asked for the measurements of the buildings in construction as part of
inspection. Without seeing the records, Shree Baba Maharaj wrote all the
measurements of the building just from his memory on a piece of paper and gave it to
the Supervisor. When the supervisor inspected that building and took all the detailed
measurements, he was simply astonished to find these actual measurements matching
precisely with the measurements written on the paper, by Shree Baba Maharaj. The
Supervisor was just marvelled at this incredible memory power and the mysterious
working system of Shree Baba Maharaj.
Shree Baba Maharaj had sentiments of oneness. He had a tendency of seeing
God in every living being. Hence he would bow his head and salute the peons to
everybody else in his office. Since he was always absorbed in meditation, some people
considered him crazy. Once when he was taking a stroll he went up to the church at
Bandra, Mumbai. He sat down near the church and lighted the chiroot 295 . After taking
the first puff he got himself absorbed into such a state of meditation that he regained
consciousness only when the cheroot was completely burnt along with his fingers
holding it.
Once on his payday, he saw a beggar standing in front of him. Being so
absorbed in meditation, he put his hands in his pocket and gave away the entire pay to
that beggar. Since Shree Baba Maharaj was always absorbed in state of Divine
contemplation, people thought he had lost his mental balance. His relatives admitted
him in a Mental Hospital at Yerawada, Pune. The doctors in the hospital thoroughly
examined him and concluded that he had no psychological issues and instead they
thought he had extraordinary wisdom. Hence the doctors arranged for a separate bed
away from all other mental patients and provided all good facilities to him. He remained
there for about one year.
At last when Dr. Nirokhekar, another disciple of Shree Beedkar Maharaj came to
know about Shree Baba Maharaj being admitted to a Mental Hospital, he took help of
some close associates and fellow students to get Shree Baba Maharaj discharged from
the Hospital. After this, Shree Baba Maharaj presented himself in the office and got
reinstated. But because of his condition of being absorbed in the state of Divine
contemplation, he regularly missed office. Therefore, ultimately he opted for Voluntary
retirement and got it sanctioned. After retirement he started staying in Dhumal
Building, Narayan Peth, Pune, for the rest of his life.
The temple-shrine of Sadguru Shree Beedkar Maharaj was very near to this
place. Shree Baba Maharaj visited the temple three times in a day, sang devotional
songs with Ektari, a single string musical instrument, and simultaneously got himself
absorbed in Divine contemplation. Even if he were sick with temperature up to 105
degrees, he would stay absorbed in the Divine contemplation. Once vowed and stared
at the sun from sunrise to sunset with naked eyes continuously for 21 days.
295 Chiroot: A kind of cigar
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