Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 224
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Shree Seetarambua Walawalkar Maharaj
Shree Seetarambua Walawalkar was a
dedicated disciple of Shree
Digambarbaba Vahalkar. He belonged
to the Terase Bambarde village,
Sawantwadi Taluka, Sindhudurg
District in Maharashtra. After studying
for a few years he went to Mumbai in
search of employment. He worked for 8
to 10 years in a cotton mill, a cloth
store and for some time with the Police
Department. From early childhood he
had strong attachment and devotion
towards God. One day suddenly he
distributed his entire salary amongst
beggars, quit his job, and wore a
loincloth and a long robe to become a
fakir. He continuously started to chant
the name of Lord Shiva and smeared his entire body with ashes. Wandering about in
this condition he reached the Maruti-Mandir at Kondamala village near Chiplun District.
Observing his inclination towards asceticism the people of Kondamala took him
to Shree Digambarbaba Vahalkar at Sawarde. Shree Digambarbaba stayed with his
fellow-disciple Shree Shembekarbua at Sawarde in Datta-Mandir (the temple of Lord
Dattatrey). Shree Digambarbaba accepted Shree Seetarambua as a disciple and allowed
him to stay at the temple. Since then, Seetarambua humbly offered his entire life in the
service of his Guru.
He fully absorbed himself in ploughing the fields belonging to Datta-Mandir,
building embankments in the farms to prevent flooding, begging and collecting alms for
managing the temple works, celebrating the festivals and rendering service to the Guru
etc. He single-handedly broke a sheet of rock near the temple and built a well. He used
water from this well and built a garden for the temple. Early every morning he collected
the holy basil for his worship and then worked in the farms.
At noon, after taking bath he performed all the religious rituals and then went to
collect alms. He would then cook his food with the alms collected and offer the same as
‘Naivedya’ to Lord Dattatrey before serving himself. From noon until night, he would
work in the field and then render service at the feet of his Guru, Shree Digambarbaba.
Shree Seetarambua rendered such undivided devotional service to his Guru Shree
Digambarbaba for nearly forty years. He was the ideal of devotion to a Guru.
Shree Digambarbaba Vahalkar Maharaj of Sarwarde belonged to a particular
tradition of Shree Swami Samarth, which also belonged to Shree Baba Maharaj
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