Shree Swami Samarth Maharaj

A Short Biography of Shree Swami Samarth 92
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Prabhu also became more prosperous. By the blessings of the leftover food taken as
prasad, the poverty of the Brahmin cook was wiped off.
Wife during Past-Birth
A Brahmin couple from Konkan in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, came and stayed in
Akkalkot, to render devotional service to Sri Swamiji. At that time poverty-stricken
Teli 168 with his children too had come for Sri Swamiji’s blessings. One day as the
Konkani Brahmin stood near Sri Swamiji waiving a chowrie 169 , Sri Swamiji spoke to
Radhabai, the Brahmin’s wife, “Limbe (Possibly this might be her name in her past
birth) come here, This Teli was your husband in your past life. You had given birth to
these three children now accompanying this Teli. Extend your motherly love to them”.
Radhabai felt ashamed and the devotees present there were stunned.
Teli’s children were all elder to Radhabai. When they came to know from Sri
Swamiji, that Radhabai was their mother, they started calling her ‘mother’. Suddenly
her motherly love started blossoming. Radhabai embraced her children and fondled
them with love. The aged Teli was overpowered with emotions and his eyes filled with
tears. Sri Swamiji ordered Radhabai, “Limbe, go with Teli to his house. There under the
coloured wooden pillar, you had buried a metal vessel filled with wealth for the use of
Teli family. Get that vessel buried under the pillar and give it to this Teli. That wealth
will drive away the poverty of this Teli and you also will give birth to a son”.
Govind Shastri
There was a gentleman named Govind Shastri in Akkalkot. He was a devotee
and was free from worldly attachment. However, he had family worries. He strongly felt
that if the maintenance problems of his family were taken care of then he would be free
from anxiety and can wholeheartedly concentrate on rendering devotional service to Sri
Swami Samarth. He would say, “I am really tired of carrying out the functions of being
a family priest”.
One day, at an opportune moment, he spoke to Sri Swamiji regarding the same.
Sri Swamiji said, “In your backyard there is a betal-nut tree. Take whatever is buried
under that tree and then live happily doing Naamsmaran81”. Govind Shastri came
home and started digging under the tree and lo! He got the buried treasure. Then
Govind was freed from all the worries of Govind Shastri and he got engaged in
rendering service to Sri Swamiji with great devotion. When Sri Swamiji took
MahaSamadhi , Govind Shastri went to Banaras, the holy place of Lord Vishwanath 170
(Lord Shiva), now known as, Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh.
168 Teli: A person who is in the business of selling Oil. Generally referred to as ‘Oil Man’.
169 Chowrie: A fly whisk made of feathers.
170 Lord Vishwanath: another name of Lord Shiva.
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