Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 21
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Eternal Incarnation of Lord Dattatrey
Lord Dattatrey incarnated in Satya Yuga 49 and maintained that form eternally.
Similarly, Lord Sripad Srivallabh, the reincarnation of Lord Dattatrey maintained his
Divine grace on earth fulfilling the wishes of his devotees even after taking samadhi.
Later he reincarnated himself as Lord Narasinha Saraswati. The devotees still
experience the divine manifestation of this later incarnation.
The incarnation of Lord Dattatrey never ends. For the welfare of the
devotees He manifests Himself on any occasion and in any form to shower his
Divine presence and grace. Hence the incarnation of Lord Dattatrey is eternal
and everlasting.
Vallabhesh Brahmin - His Protection.
Even after his samadhi, Lord Sripad Srivallabh has manifested himself and
performed many miracles. There was a Brahmin named Vallabhesh from Karnataka
State. He travelled across villages for the sake of his business. Whatever profit he made
from his business, he considered it as blessings of his Guru and spend it to offer food to
the Brahmins and other needy people. Once he vowed that if he gets abundant profit
that year, he would celebrate a festival for three days at the samadhi place of Lord
Sripad Srivallabh.
That year, Vallabhesh gained hundred times more profit in his business. He
thought of going to Kuravpur for celebrating the festival and giving a feast to the
mendicants. The news spread in the village of Kuravpur. There were three dacoits in
that village that planned to loot Vallabhesh on his way to the village. When Vallabhesh
started for Kuravpur with all the material required for the festival, the dacoits
accompanied him in disguise of travellers. Vallabhesh trusted these travellers not
knowing their true identity. On their long journey, when they halted at a place, the
dacoits cut off Vallabhesh’s head and went away with the loot. At the time of his death,
Vallabhesh had mentally recited the name of Lord Sripad Srivallabh. Lord Sripad, who is
worthy of remembrance, ran out to help his devotee with his Trishul 50 and Sword and
killed two dacoits. The third dacoit was a kind person. Hence Lord Sripad puffed up
some sacred ash through the third dacoit on Vallabhesh and brought him back to life
before disappearing. When Vallabhesh came to life, the kind dacoit told him the real
facts. Hearing the true incident Vallabhesh became very unhappy since he did not get
49 Satya Yuga: The Satya Yuga, also called Sat Yuga, Krta Yuga and Krita Yuga is the "Yuga (Age or Era) of Truth", when
humankind is governed by gods, and every manifestation or work is close to the purest ideal and mankind will allow intrinsic
goodness to rule supreme. It is sometimes referred to as the "Golden Age."
The yugas are said to succeed each other almost endlessly. After the perfect Satya Yuga, a decline marks the Treta Yuga.
Further decline brings about the Dwapara Yuga, and after it comes the final and dark Kali Yuga, a time of wickedness, when
man kills man. At the end of the cycle a Divine Being is said to take birth and reestablish righteousness, thus beginning a new
Satya Yuga. Amongst the four eras, the Satya Yuga is the first and the most significant one. This era extends up to 1,728,000
years. Knowledge, meditation, and penance hold special importance in this era. All the pillars of religion are present in totality.
During Satya Yuga, all people engage only in good, sublime deeds.
50 Trishul: Trident. This is the weapon wielded by Hindu God, Lord Shiva. The three points are said to represent Shiva's three
aspects - creator, destroyer and protector.
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