Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj
Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj
Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj
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A Short Biography of <strong>Shree</strong> <strong>Swami</strong> <strong>Samarth</strong> 84<br />
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Lalsaheb<br />
A North Indian Brahmin by name Lalsaheb worked as a servant in the then State<br />
of Hyderabad, South India. He suffered from white spot (leucoderma), so he was very<br />
worried. Acting on someone’s suggestion he started performing religious ceremonials in<br />
the temple of Lord Venkatesh at Alawal. Lord Venkatesh’s temple was famous for<br />
devotee’s prayers getting answered (Jagruth Daivat). However, there was no result. So<br />
he returned to Hyderbad. One night in Hyderabad, he got a vision in his dream that one<br />
beautiful cow climbed the staircase of his house and went up to the top floor. When<br />
Lalsaheb went running to beat the cow, he saw a lustrous ‘Yogi’ wearing red-ochre<br />
colour costume, following the cow. Lalsaheb asked that Yogi “Who are you? To who<br />
does this cow belong? The door was closed, still how did the cow climb the stairs and<br />
come up? ”. Then the lustrous Yogi spoke “This cow belongs to me. I am residing either<br />
at, Ganagapur or Solapur (both in Maharashtra). Nobody can stop us. Whenever and<br />
wherever required we show ourselves in this manifested or obscure forms”.<br />
Finally Lalsaheb woke up from his dream. The next day he met a gentleman who<br />
advised him to go to Akkalkot and take the blessings of Sri <strong>Swami</strong> <strong>Samarth</strong>. Therefore,<br />
Lalasahed left for Akkalkot. After reaching Akkalkot he was surprised to find the same<br />
lustrous Yogi wearing red-ochre colour costume and his beautiful cow as he had seen<br />
before in his vision. Seeing this miracle he prostrated at the lotus feet of Sri <strong>Swami</strong><br />
<strong>Samarth</strong>. Then Sri <strong>Swami</strong> spoke “Oh! You were trying to beat my cow. Are you so much<br />
intoxicated and rude? ”. Lalsaheb repented for what he had done in his dream. Sri<br />
<strong>Swami</strong> ordered him to feed street dogs. Lalsaheb remained at Akkalkot and started<br />
feeding dogs. Then within few days itself all the white spots on his body disappeared<br />
and he was completely cured of leucoderma. He became ecstatic and he returned<br />
home.<br />
Thakurdas<br />
There was a saint named ThakurdasBbaba alias <strong>Shree</strong>KrishnaBaba in Mumbai<br />
who built a temple of Sri <strong>Swami</strong> <strong>Samarth</strong>. He was a devotee of Lord Dattatreya. He<br />
would always sing devotional songs from within his heart in the temple. Due to great<br />
misfortune he contracted leucodermia and white spots covered his entire body. One day<br />
Sri <strong>Swami</strong> took a burning wood from the fireplace and threw it towards Babaji. Babaji<br />
rubbed the firewood in to powder, then he added holy ash to it and then applied the<br />
mixture on his white spots. Within just a few days, all the white spots on his body<br />
disappeared completely.<br />
Leprosy<br />
A man who belonged to a lower caste suffered from leprosy. He sustained<br />
himself by begging at holy places. Finally he reached Pandharpur in Solapur District of<br />
Maharashtra. There, Pandharinath Lord Vithoba 157 , gave visionary insight to this poor<br />
man asking him to go to Akkalkot where his disease would get cured. Nevertheless, the<br />
leper did not pay any attention to this advice. Then he got a second visionary insight<br />
157 Pandhainath Lord Vithoba: A manifested form of Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva in a single deity.<br />
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