Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 76
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Moraba Kulkarni
In Akkalkot, there was a devotee named Moraba Kulkarni. One night his wife
started getting such an acute unbearable stomachache that in the middle of the night
she went to jump in the well and die. Sri Swami Samarth sent his disciple and called
her to his place. Sri Swami by his kind grace instantly cured her illness. Kulkarni couple
were already devotees of Sri Swami. This incident made strengthened their devotion.
Dropsy - Stomach Disease
A saint, on a pilgrimage, came to Rameshwar, which is a holy place in Tamilnadu
South India. There he came down with a stomach disease called dropsy. He became so
weak by this condition that he was unable to go continue on his pilgrimage. He became
very worried. One night he got a vision. In his dream an ascetic gave him ‘Darshan’ and
said “Go to Akkalkot, where you will recover from the disease”. Then the saint found his
way to Akkalkot. There Sri Swami Samarth was sitting near a well. There was a big
crowd who were waiting for the ‘Darshan’ of Sri Swami. However, in that crowd the kind
glance of Sri Swami fell on this saint. Sri Swami called the saint near him and said, “You
wanted to go to Dwaraka 145 and you wanted to take the sagun Darshan of Lord
Krishna!” so saying Sri Swami Samarth manifested himself in the Divine form of Lord
Krishna with four hands, each hand holding, a Conch, a Chakra (Wheel- Divine
Weapon), a Mace, and a Lotus. Seeing this Divine form of Lord Krishna with all
attributes, the saint lost his consciousness.
Then Sri Swami asked him to eat neem leaves for three days. By doing so, the
saint was cured of his disease. He remained in Akkalkot rendering devotional service to
Sri Swami till Sri Swami took his last conscious communion with God.
145 Dwarka: A holy place of Lord Krishna in Gujarath. It is located in the Jamnagar District of Gujarat. It is on the mouth of the
Gomti River into Gulf of Kutch. The city lies in the westernmost part of India. .Dwarka is rated as one of the seven most
ancient cities in the country. The legendary city of Dvaraka in Hindu mythology was the dwelling place of Krishna. It is
believed that, due to damage and destruction by the sea, Dvaraka has submerged six times and modern Dwarka is the 7th
city to be built in the area.
Dvaraka is mentioned in the the Mahabharata, the Harivansha, the Bhagavata Purana, the Skanda Purana, and the Vishnu
Purana.
The legend says that Krishna renounced war in Mathura for the greater good (and hence the name Ranchodrai) and founded
(and settled in) Dvaraka. Sri Krishna killed Kamsa (his maternal uncle) and made Ugrasen (his maternal grandfather) the king
of Mathura. Enraged, the father-in-law of Kamsa, Jarasandha (king of Magadha) with his friend Kalayavan attacked Mathura
17 times. For the safety of the people, Krishna and Yadavas decided to move the capital from Mathura to Dvaraka.
Land was reclaimed from the sea near the western shores of Saurashtra. A city was planned and built here. Dvaraka was a
planned city, on the banks of Gomati River. This city was also known as Dvaramati, Dvaravati and Kushsthali. It had well
organized six sectors, residential and commercial zones, wide roads, plazas, palaces and many public utilities. A hall called
"Sudharma Sabha" was built to hold public meetings. The city also boasted a good harbour.
After Krishna left for the heavenly abode, and the major Yadava heads were killed in disputes among themselves; Arjuna went
to Dvaraka to bring Krishna's grandsons and the Yadava wives to Hastinapur. After Arjuna left Dvaraka, it was submerged in
the sea. Following is the account given by Arjuna, in Mahabharata:
"The sea, which had been beating against the shores, suddenly broke the boundary that was imposed on it by nature. The
sea rushed into the city. It coursed through the streets of the beautiful city. The sea covered up everything in the city. I saw
the beautiful buildings becoming submerged one by one. In a matter of a few moments it was all over. The sea had now
become as placid as a lake. There was no trace of the city. Dwaraka was just a name; just a memory."
The Vishnu Purana states that "On the same day that Krishna departed from the earth the powerful dark-bodied Kali Age
descended. The oceans rose and submerged the whole of Dvaraka."
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