Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 68
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Boon Granted To Tigers
While dwelling in Himalayan region, sitting in a cave Sri Swami Samarth would
hold philosophical discussions with ascetics. At that time two tigers sitting at the
entrance of the cave were keenly listening to the discussions. Listening to the speech of
Sri Swami Samarth Maharaj would charm all the ascetics present there. By then, the
kind glance of Sri Swami fell on the two tigers sitting at the entrance and listening. He
spoke to the tigers “Scholars, why are you sitting at the entrance? You ride on an
elephant and go on obtaining certificates of victory”. To this the tigers replied,
“Maharaj, by your kind ‘Darshan’ we have been blessed. Kindly be merciful and tell us
as to why we got this life of tigers? ”. Then Sri Swami spoke “In your past life, you
amassed knowledge by learning, but you also became very arrogant and harassed
saints and Brahmins alike to such an extent that you even managed to get victory
letters by defeating them. Your arrogance has given you this life of a Tiger”. Then both
lay down on the ground and began to plead. Then Sri Swami said, “In this tiger’s life,
there is no movement. You will be born as Brahmins in your next life and then by
gaining knowledge and rendering devotional service you can get liberated”.
Compassion towards Brahmin Lepers
In the holy place called Haridwar in Uttar Pradesh, there were two Brahmins.
They were very strong. They became highly intoxicated with arrogance due to their
strength. They would find pleasure in committing evil deeds like killing people after
robbing them, and slandering saintly people. None was able to stop them from evil
activities. Eventually due to these evil activities they started suffering from Leprosy.
Their fingers and feet started rotting. Their families abandoned them. They started
begging on the street repenting their evil acts.
But they still had a bit of good merit left from their past life, due to which they
got an opportunity of getting Sri Swami Samarth’s ‘Darshan’. They both surrendered to
Sri Swami and begged for pardon for their evil deeds. It was due to their past life’s
merit Sri Swami showered his kind grace on them. He touched their bodies by his lotus
feet, which brought down the pain they suffered. Then Sri Swami told them “Now you
can go, abandon your arrogance, egotism, self-conceit and spend your life in the
constant repetition of my name. Then you will regain your happiness”. By the kind
blessings of Sri Swami, the Brahmins regained good health and happiness.
Wicked Brahmin Slaughtering Cow
When Sri Swami Samarth was in Haridwar, an arrogant Brahmin came there and
started asking Sri Swami “Who are you? Which place do you hail from? What is your
good name? Where is your ashram 137 ? ”. Observing the evil-mindedness of the Brahmin
Sri Swami spoke “First, let me know your acquaintance. In the past life you were a
hunter. You had slaughtered a number of animals and fed yourself. You committed sins
like drinking spirituous liquor, outrage on ladies. Since you had slayed the princess of
137 Ashram: Hermitage. An Ashram (Pronounced 'aashram') in ancient India was a Hindu hermitage where sages lived in
peace and tranquility amidst nature. Spiritual and physical exercises, such as the various forms of Yoga, were regularly
performed by the hermitage residents. Other sacrifices and penances, such as Yajnas were also performed.
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