Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 62
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ate stomach-full and as a sign of this he belched. Then he spoke to her “Your promise
of feeding one thousand people is fulfilled. Now go home”.
Appasaheb Subnis from Pune was a rich man. Both the husband and wife were
suffering from demoniac possession. They thought of going to Ganagapur and render
devotional service to Sriguru. For this reason they both started their journey from Pune.
Akkalkot is on the way to Ganagapur. They went to pay obeisance to Sri Swami
Samarth. When they requested for the permission to go to Ganagapur, Sri Swami
Samarth said, “You need not go to Ganagapur. I shall relieve you both from this
demoniac possession”. Right away Sri Swami relieved the couple from demoniac
possession.
Balappa from Haveri, Karnataka, was a servant of Sri Swami Samarth. Balappa
came to Ganagapur and started rendering severe devotional service to Sri Swami
Samarth while staying in Ganagapur. Finally, he got a visionary insight there that “Go
to Akkalkot for the ‘Darshan’ of Sriguru”. Then he went to Akkalkot and remained there
till the end, rendering service to Sri Swami Samarth.
A Brahmin from western Maharashtra had made a promise to Sriguru, Narasinha
Saraswati, that if a son were born to him, he would perform the thread ceremony of the
boy at Ganagapur. By the kind grace of Sriguru, the Brahmin got a son. To fulfil his
promise he started to go to Ganagapur. On the way to Ganagapur, when he reached
Akkalkot he realized that he had spent all his money and there was nothing left to go
ahead. Therefore, at Akkalkot he approached Sri Swami Samarth and prayed to him
“Now going to Ganagapur to fulfil my promise is beyond my reach. You are the
incarnation of Lord Dattatrey. Kindly allow me to fulfil my promise here itself”. Sri
Swami accepted his request and the Brahmin performed his Son’s thread ceremony in
Akkalkot itself.
A Brahmin named Sridhar, from Karnataka, suffered from severe stomach-pain.
He came to Ganagapur and started rendering service to Sriguru. Eventually, he got a
visionary insight in his dream announcing, “Take the juice of the leaves of Sripuri
(Neem tree-Margosa tree) mixed with dry ginger and rocksalt and your stomach pain
will certainly be cured”. When he woke from his sleep, he enquired with the people and
the Vaidyas regarding the whereabouts of this Sripuri tree. However, no one knew. So
became worried and remained in Ganagapur. After a few days, he got a second
visionary insight wherein Sriguru himself directed him “Go to Akkalkot, Sri Swami
Samarth will show you the Sripuri tree”. Then he came to Akkalkot and prostrated at
the lotus feet of Sri Swami Samarth and paid his obeisance. Sri Swami spoke to him
“Oh! That neem tree 120 is called as Sripuri tree. Prepare juice from the leaves of the
neem tree, add dry ginger, rocksalt and take the mixture for three days. Your stomach
pain will get cured”. Taking this medicine the Brahmin was fully cured and returned
home happily.
One more Brahmin was suffering from severe stomach pain. He went to
Narasinhawadi, the holy place of Sriguru and thoroughly read the Guru-Charitra
120 Neem Tree: Margosa tree
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