Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 89
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Next day the Brahmin’s wife worshipped Sri Swamiji, performed Aarti161, Sang
devotional songs in the praise of Sri Swamiji and offered Naivedya140. She prayed, “By
your kind grace, we have got rid of a great calamity in this life. How can I describe your
kindness? Now what should we do?” Then Sri Swamiji threw his shoes towards her.
Taking the shoes as blessings, the couple returned home. The lady (Brahmin’s wife)
started worshiping the shoes as blessings of Sri Swamiji with all devotion.
Appasaheb Subnis
In Pune, there was a rich and respectable lawyer by name Appasaheb Subnis.
Both husband and wife were possessed by a ghost. When the ghost would become
active, the couple would be unable to eat or drink. They carried out a thorough reading
of Gurucharitra126 and performed various religious ceremonials but in vain. At last,
both along with two to four people went to Ganagapur to render devotional service. On
the way, they took a halt at Akkalkot for Sri Swami Samarth’s ‘Darshan’. By the ‘Divine
Darshan’ of Sri Swamiji, Subnis couple were very much impressed. The couple wanted
to go to Ganagapur to get rid of their pain. Therefore, they requested Sri Swamiji with
prayers for the necessary permission to go to Ganagapur. Sri Swamiji said, “You need
not go to Ganagapur. I will destroy the ghost”. Then the couple continued their stay at
Akkalkot itself by rendering devotional service such as reading Gurucharitra, collecting
alms, circumambulation of the Audumbar tree etc.
Initially the ghost was very much intoxicated. However, as the devotional service
increased the ghost started becoming more and more weak. Then the ghost broke into
tears and started uttering, “What should I do now? I cannot continue to bear this harsh
beating”. After a period of five years, the ghost quit the couple’s bodies and fled.
The lawyer, Subnis, stayed at Akkalkot and continued his legal practice. After a
while the ghost started troubling the Subnis couple again. Then Subnis brought this to
the kind notice of Sri Swamiji. Then Sri Swamiji said, “Why do you require this
mediation? ”. Subnis immediately gave up his legal practice and utilised the money
earned by this legal practice to render devotional service at the lotus feet of Sri
Swamiji. Subnis’s mother prayed to Sri Swamiji “Since my daughter-in-law is child-less,
all this property will become useless”. Then Sri Swamiji blessed Saraswati, the wife of
Subnis, by giving a coconut and within a year itself Saraswati gave birth to a son. The
entire family became devoted to Sri Swamiji and started visiting Akkalkot regularly to
render devotional service.
Removal of Poverty
Poverty is a curse for mankind. However, individual fate forces people to
undergo sufferings due to poverty. Sri Swamiji has showered his kind grace on
a number of devotees to rid them of poverty and direct them to the virtuous
path of devotion.
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