Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 78
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accomplished and divine ascetic? All ascetics and saints move around showing
wonderful works just as a means of their livelihood”.
His was pregnant. Her delivery time was due but she was very restless due to
pain since the child had got stuck up in the womb. Hence the delivery of the child was
in question. Now Narayandas became very nervous. He had a strong feeling that this
might have come up because of the critical comments he had passed on regards Sri
Swami Samarth. As repentance he slapped his own face.
In the meantime Sri Swami Samarth himself appeared as an ascetic in his
house. Narayandas prayed to Sri Swami to save his wife from the difficult situation.
Then Sri Swami said “Go to Akkalkot, perform Rudrabhishek 147 and offer sumptuous
meals to the Brahmins”. Narayandas accepted the proposal and his wife delivered a son
safely.
One always remembers God in one’s difficulties but one forgets God in
happiness. Narayandas got immediate relief from his extremely difficult situation. Now
how would he remember about his promise? He failed to keep up his promise given to
Sri Swami. His son became five months old. When his wife raised the topic of going to
Akkalkot for the fulfilment of the promise, he started uttering abuses. He became crazy.
He started tearing his clothes and started rolling on a heap of rubbish. Finally his
mother and wife caught hold of him and brought him to Sri Swami Samarth, at
Akkalkot.
Sri Swami slapped Narayandas and asked him “Have you become so rude and
intoxicated? You need more slaps? ”. Narayandas with his mother and wife stayed in
Akkalkot for four months and rendered devotional service at the lotus feet of Sri Swami
Samarth. Then Narayandas became normal. He performed ‘Rudrabhishek’ and offered
sumptuous meals to Brahmins as well as money in charity. He spent one thousand
rupees. Thereafter he returned home happily along with his family.
Blood from Naval
Balappa was an obedient servant of Sri Swami Samarth. One day, blood started
oozing out through his naval. He got really sick. Could this news remain without the
notice of Sri Swami and could it remain without his blessing of kind grace?
One day, lot of blood flowed through his naval and a piece of folded paper came
out along with blood. When he opened the folded paper he saw some kind of black
powder in it. Balappa then remembered that a merchant had fed him poison due to
hatred. By the kind grace of Sri Swami Samarth, that poison came out and he was
saved.
147 Rudrabhishek: A ceremonial ablution of Lord Shiva
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