Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

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A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 222 _________________________________________________________________________________________ He was able to attain such perfection in Yoga-Vidya 298 that he could dive & sit under water in a state of trance, absorbed in devout meditation for hours. Once when was visiting Gondavale in Satara District, Maharashtra, he dived into a well and he did not come out of the water for quite some time. People tried to pull him out, but Gondvalekar Maharaj told them “Digambarbaba is practising penance under water. So, please do not trouble him. He is a great saint”. Digambarbaba came out of water after a few hours. He practised similar penance in Ratnagiri where Shree Sadguru Digambardas Maharaj would take him in a boat in the mornings to a far away spot in the sea. Digambarbaba would dive into the sea and practice penance for hours. In the evening Shree Digambardas Maharaj would go to the same spot and call him. Upon hearing the call, Digambarbaba would come out of the sea and then come back to seashore with Shree Digambardas Maharaj. Digambarbaba practiced such penance for a number of days. Once when he was travelling to Sawarde from Mumbai in a ship, he could not buy the ticket since he had no money. The ticket checker made fun of him and jokingly said, “If you do not have a ticket, then jump into the sea”. Digambarbaba immediately jumped into the sea. They stopped the ship and started searching for him. After about an hour, they saw Digambarbaba swimming in the sea at a far away distance. The fishermen pulled him in their boat and later he was seen on the dock at Jaigad port. Digambababa Vahalkar Maharaj travelled to all the holy places of India. He mostly visited places where Shree Swami Samarth had performed his miracles. He desired to build a temple of Shree Swami Samarth near Vai in Satara District, Maharashtra, and was busy making arrangements for the same. But Lord Dattatrey appeared in person in his dream along with Shree Swami Samarth and ordered him to renovate the Datta Mandir (Temple of Lord Dattatrey) at Sawarde, Ratnagiri District. With cooperation from several devotees, the renovation of the Datta Mandir at Sawarde was completed in the year 1915. The festive inauguration went on for one full month. During that period, Digambarbaba directed a number of religious ceremonies like Rigveda Samhita Swahakar, Ganapathi Atharvasheersha Sahasravartan, Shatachandi Havan, Srimadbhagwat saptah and so on. There was Mahaprasad daily and thousands of devotees attended the celebrations. In the meanwhile, all members of the Vahalkar family fell sick with dysentery. Digambarbaba went into deep meditation and realized that when installing the new ‘Padukas’ during renovation, they had forgotten about the Padukas of Shree Swami Samarth he had brought from Shree Swamisut and installed in the Datta Mandir before renovations. These ‘Padukas’ were now lying outside the temple in the open, near the holy basil plant. He immediately picked up the ‘Padukas’ from that open place and placed them in the same old place where they were previously installed. After this incident, the sickness of all his family members suddenly disappeared. Shree Digambardas Maharaj first met with Shree Digambarbaba Vahalkar Maharaj in the year 1942. From then onwards, Shree Digambardas Maharaj was linked 298 Yog-Vidya: Science of spiritual discipline Copyright © 2006 Shree Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust
A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 223 _________________________________________________________________________________________ to Sawarde. Shree Vahalkar Maharaj had visited Shree Digambardas Maharaj’s house in Ratnagiri as well as in Pomendi. Shree Digambardas Maharaj offered good service to Shree Digambarbaba. Whenever Shree Digambardas Maharaj visited Sawarde he would stay in Datta Mandir along with Shree Digambarbaba. One night when Shree Digambardas Maharaj was sleeping in this Datta Mandir, Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj personally woke him up and gave him a round marble with his own hands. Shree Digambardas Maharaj had great respect for Shree Digambarbaba Maharaj and always offered him the best of service. Shree Digambarbaba, with severe penance as well as untiring devotional service hoisted the flag of Shree Swami Samarth in Sawarde. In the year 1951, Shree Digambarbaba took Samadhi. His disciple, Shree Sant Seetarambua Walawalkar built his ‘Samadhi’ near the Datta Mandir. Copyright © 2006 Shree Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust
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