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A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 32 _________________________________________________________________________________________ poverty disappeared permanently. The whole family approached Sriguru. They prayed for forgiveness. Sriguru was pleased and said to them, “Be happy now. Goddess Laxmi (Goddess of wealth) has arrived in your house. But don’t talk about this incident with anyone, because I want to remain in this place with peace of mind”. Even today in Amarapur (Aurwad) one can find the family lineage of this Brahmin. There is now a temple built in place of the creepers in the courtyard. Audumbar Tree Sriguru had made his residence under an Audumbar tree in front of Aurwad (Amarapur) on the confluence of Krishna-Panchaganga Rivers. Audumbar is a holy tree. As per mythology, Lord Vishnu had taken avatar 71 of Narasimha 72 and tore out the stomach of Demon Hiranyakashyapu, Pralhad’s father, using his nails to protect his devotee Pralhad. As a result there was severe burning sensation in Narasimha’s nails. This burning sensation was cured using the fruits of an Audumbar tree. Hence Lord Vishnu had blessed the Audumbar tree that worshipping this tree would was one’s sins away. Sriguru had made his residence under such a tree. Hence wherever Lord Dattatrey dwells, there is always an Audumbar tree and wherever there is an Audumbar tree, there always dwells Lord Dattatrey. Yoginees of Amareshwar Sixty-four Yoginees lived in front of Amareshwar at the confluence of rivers krishna-Panchaganga. Every afternoon these Yoginees came out of the river to pay their obeisance to Sriguru. They bowed their heads at the feet of Sriguru and offered flower garlands. They would take him from his hermitage with great devotion to worship him offer him alms. They followed this routine everyday. 71 Avatar: An avatar most commonly refers to the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of a higher being (deva), or the Supreme Being (God) onto planet Earth. It usually implies a deliberate descent into lower realms of existence for special purposes. 72 Narasimha: Half Man-Half Lion Avatar of Lord Vishnu. In a previous avatar, (Varaha), Vishnu killed the rakshasa Hiranyaksha. Hiranyaksha's brother Hiranyakashipu, greatly angered by this, starts to abhor Lord Vishnu and His followers. Further, he decides to put an end to Vishnu by gaining magical powers by performing a penance for Brahma. Brahma, pleased with his tough penance, appears before him and agrees to grant a boon. Hiranyakashipu asks for a tricky boon from Brahma: that he would not die on earth or in space, nor in fire or water, neither during the day nor at night, neither inside a building nor outside, not by the hand of a human, god, animal, nor by any animate or inanimate being. This virtually no-death boon to Hiranyakashipu makes him arrogant enough to conquer the entire world, not caring that it means severe trouble and torture for common people, munis and followers of Vishnu. Meanwhile, while Hiranyakashipu is away for the penance, divine sage Narada preaches about the sweetness of reciting Vishnu's name to Hiranyakashipu's son, Prahlada, while he is still in his mother's womb. Thus, Prahlada is born a very devoted follower of Vishnu, the youngest ardent devotee of Vishnu. Hiranyakashipu fails in convincing his son to join him against Vishnu, and therefore tries to kill him in many ways, but each time Prahlada is protected by Vishnu himself. When asked, Prahlada refuses to acknowledge his father as the supreme lord of the universe and claims that Vishnu is omnipresent. Once Hiranyakashipu points to a particular pillar and asks if Vishnu is in it; Prahlada answers, "He was, He is and He will be". Hiranyakashipu, unable to control his anger, smashes the pillar, and Vishnu in the form of Narasimha comes from it. In order to kill Hiranyakashipu, who cannot be killed by human, god or animal, Narasimha is partly all three: a god incarnate as a part-human, part-animal. He comes upon Hiranyakashipu at twilight (when it is neither day nor night) on the threshold of a courtyard (neither indoors nor out), and puts the demon on his lap (neither earth nor space). Using his nails (neither animate nor inanimate) as weapons, he disembowels and kills the demon. Copyright © 2006 Shree Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust
A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 33 _________________________________________________________________________________________ There was no other settlement near the Audumbar tree. People from the nearby Shirol village were rather surprised that Sriguru never came to their village to collect alms. They were mystified as to how he was sustaining himself without food in that dense forest. Some mischievous people from the village tried to find out the truth and sent a person to investigate. This person hid nearby Sriguru’s hermitage and watched the Yoginees pray and offer to Sriguru. He was practically scared watching this scene and immediately fled from there. Favour Shown To Ganganuj Farmer A farmer named Ganganuj was guarding his fields. One day, he saw these sixtyfour Yoginees. They came out of the river and took Sriguru along with them to cross the river. Surprisingly, the flow of river split in two parts leaving space for Sriguru and the Yoginees to easily cross over to the other side. Once they crossed over, the flow of the river resumed back to its normal flow. Watching this wonderful event, Ganganuj was amazed with delight. He realised that Sriguru himself is God. Next day in the afternoon he again hid near the Audumbar tree. The Yoginees came and started taking Sriguru along with them. Ganganuj followed as if mesmerized by them. The Yoginees entered the water along with Sriguru and reached there under water city. There they seated Sriguru on a throne and worshipped him. Hiding near the door, Ganganuj witnessed the divine festival. Suddenly, Sriguru caught the sight of Ganganuj and called him near. Ganganuj was startled and said “Oh! Lord, please forgive me. Yesterday I had witnessed this rare scene of your Divine Grace accompanying the Yoginees. Today too when I came to witness this rare scene, I could not control myself and therefore, followed your Divine Grace as though pulled up here. Please forgive me and uplift me with your blessings”. Sriguru was pleased to see the clean and innocent mind of Ganganuj. Sriguru said, “You have come here with fully devoted sentiments. As of today your poverty will vanish and you will live happily. Do not pass on this information to anyone else”. After arranging meals for Ganganuj, Sriguru returned to his dwelling at the Audumbar tree. After taking the blessings from Sriguru Ganganuj returned home. The same day, while working in his field Ganganuj struck a hidden treasure and his poverty vanished forever. After this, on a daily basis he visited Sriguru and offered his services thus getting absorbed in deep devotion. Once, the innocent farmer prayed to Sriguru “During Maghi Poornima 73 , one gets lot of religious merit by taking bath in the holy waters of Prayag (now Allahabad) located on the Sangam 74 ”. The compassionate Sriguru said, “sit on my tiger skin and close your eyes”. As soon as Ganganuj sat and closed his eyes the tiger skin flew up in the sky and started flying with great speed. Very soon, Sriguru and Ganganuj reached Prayag. After taking bath in Prayag, Sriguru took him to Kashi (Benaras). After taking blessings of Lord Vishveshwar at Kashi, Sriguru took Ganganuj to Gaya in Bihar State. 73 Maghi Poornima: Full moon day in the month of Magha as per Hindu calendar and January or February as per English calendar 74 Sangam: Confluence of the Rivers Ganga and Panchganga. Typically Sriguru was known to dwell under a Audumbar Tree at the Sangam. Henceforth this dwelling place is commonly referred to as the Sangam. Copyright © 2006 Shree Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust
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