Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 52
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believe his words and he also thought it is not necessary to convince them. He
finished his bath, took the worship materials and when he entered the temple,
he was astounded to see Sriguru himself glaring with splendour in the place of
the Jyotirlinga 96 of Lord Mallikarjun.
He returned to Sriguru after completing his worship. He told Sriguru “In the
temple, I did not get ‘Darshan’ of Lord Mallikarjun. In place of Lord Mallikarjun I saw
you personally glaring with splendour. You are Lord Mallikarjun Himself. In that case,
why do people undergo all the trouble to come here from far off places and traverse
long distances on pilgrimages? ”. Then Sriguru explained to him about the greatness of
the place. Sriguru replied, “From now on consider Kalleshwar 97 of Ganagapur as Lord
Mallikarjun and start worshipping”.
Then Sriguru returned to Ganagapur with the weaver. Later, the weaver
returned to the ‘Muth’ from the ‘Sangam’ and gave Sriguru’s message to the Brahmins
of the ‘Muth’. Observing the shaved head of the weaver the Brahmins asked him about
it. The weaver replied, “I had been to Sri Shail fair. There I got my head shaved, took
bath and took Darshan of Lord Mallikarjun, paid my obeisance and returned. The
Brahmins asked, “Why are you gossiping? ”. Then the weaver told the Brahmins
“Sriguru himself took me to Sri Shail fair and brought me back”. The Brahmins of the
‘Muth’ were highly surprised.
After a few days, the people of the village who had gone to Sri Shail fair,
returned home. From then, it was confirmed that the weaver was present in the fair.
Knowing this reality of the situation all the people of Ganagapur were highly amazed
and felt extremely happy to see the unfathomable miraculous play of Sriguru as well as
the good fortune of the weaver. Rendering his devotional service to Lord Kalleshwar at
Ganagapur the weaver came to be known as an exceptional devotee.
Leper Becomes a Poet
There was a Brahmin named Nandi. His body was affected by white Leprosy. He
went to Tulajapur to offer his prayers to Bhavani Mata 98 . For nearly three years he
offered his prayers and worshiped Bhavani Mata along with chanting continuously Gods
name. Then one day, Bhavani Mata gave ‘Darshan’ in his dream and ordered him “Go to
Goddess Chandala Parmeshwari 99 . There your work will be done”.
96 Jyotirlinga: Jyotirlinga is one of twelve famous Lingas of the Hindu God Shiva; Lingam is the emblamatic representation of
Lord Shiva. The Lingam (also, Linga; Sanskrit meaning "mark" or "sign") is used as a symbol for the worship of god Shiva.
The use of this symbol as an object of worship is a timeless tradition in India.
Lingam is usually found with Yoni, the pedestal. As such, Lingam represented the male entity of the universe, while Yoni
represented the female; it was natural togetherness of the male (Shiva) and female (Shakti) (Lingam and Yoni) as the point of
energy, point of creation, and point of enlightenment.
97 Kalleshwar: Another name of Lord Shiva.
98 Bhavani Mata: Goddess Parvati. Lord Shiva’s consort.
99 Goddess Chandala Parmeshwari: Temple of Goddess near Gulbarga in Karnatak State
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