Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 58
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Sriguru. He offered his humble prayers to Sriguru. As per his prayer, Sriguru accepted
some fruits. Then Sriguru got Badshah seated near him and said, “As desired by you, I
have seen your majesty and grandeur. Are you not happy enjoying all these royal
pleasures? ”.
With folded hands the Badshah replied, “By your kind grace I have enjoyed all
the royal pleasures. Now I want to render my devotional services at your lotus feet”.
Then Sriguru said “If you really desire so, then appoint your heir apparent to your
throne and then come to Kadalivan 110 at the Srishail Parvat 111 , where you can have my
‘Darshan’.
Mahaprasthan to Kadali Van (A Banana-grove)
When Sriguru returned to the Sangam from Vaidur nagar104 he had resolved
something in his mind and spoke to the disciples and devotees “Now I will not return to
the Muth. This is Kaliyug 112 , the fourth age of this world. Very difficult time is going to
come. Many Muslim people have started pouring into Ganagapur for the fulfilment of
their desires and for the redress of their difficulties. The sacredness of the holy waters
will get lost. So it would be better if I leave this place and go away. However, I am
going away from here only in the manifested form. Before leaving, I will be installing
Nirgun Padukas 113 here in the Muth, which would be a reservoir of my spiritual power
for the benefit of my devotees. A devotee who comes here with full faith for the
‘Darshan’ of the Padukas will certainly get my blessings. Everyday in the morning I will
take a bath in the Krishna River and then I shall perform religious ceremonials in
Narasinhawadi under the Audumbar tree at the Sangam74 of Krishna Panchaganga
Rivers. In the afternoon I shall remain at the Sangam of Bhima-Amarja Rivers. I shall
be present in the Muth of Ganagapur in an attributeless form. All the devotees should
maintain good conduct while performing all the religious rites. This will make everyone’s
life free from worries, diseases and more prosperous.
By so blessing, Sriguru along with his disciples reached Patalganga. There he
took bath and performed the religious rites of the day. Then he told his disciples
“prepare one float bedecked with flowers for me and place it in the river. My life’s
mission is over now. You all return to Ganagapur and try to relieve the sufferings of the
afflicted people and lead them on a virtuous and devotional path. I shall be present
there only in a mysterious form. When I reach the Kadali van at the foot of Srishail
Mountain, then I shall send back prasad92 in the form of flowers. After receiving the
‘Prasad’, all of you leave”.
110 Kadalivan: Kardali forest. Banana Grove [Van: Forest]
111 Srishail Parvat: Srishail Mountain. Srishail Mountain is a holy place of Lord Mallikarjun (Lord Shiva) in Andhra Pradesh
where one of the twelve famous ‘Lingas’ of the Hindu God Shiva is located.
112 Kali Yug: Kali Yuga** (lit. Age of Kali, also known as Iron Age), is one of the four stages of development that the world
goes through as part of the cycle of Yugas, as described in Hindu scriptures. The other Yugas are Dwapara Yuga, Treta
Yuga, and Satya Yuga.
In the Vishnu Purana, for example, the Kali yuga is described thus:
"In the Kali Yuga, there will be numerous rulers vying with each other. They will have no character. Violence, falsehood, and
wickedness will be the order of the day. Piety and good nature will dwindle slowly... Passion and lust will be the only attraction
between the sexes. Women will be the objects of sensual pleasure. Dishonest will be the bottom line of subsistence. Learned
people will be ridiculed and put to shame; the word of the wealthy person will be the only law."
113 Nirgun Padukas: Attributeless foot impressions on a stone worshipped as the trace of God or SadGuru
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