SHRI SWAMI SAMARTH MAHARAJ-AKKALKOT
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Akkalkot Maharaj
Sri
NARSINH SARASWATI MAHARAJ left Ganagapur once and for all and went
to Kadalivana near Shailya Mallikarjuna for penance . After some
years , he moved to Himalayas . There he is said to have entered
into Samadhi. Devotees believe he continued in that state for more
than 300 years.
A huge
ant hill grew around the corporal body of Sri NARSINH SARASWATI
MAHARAJ and no one knew what happened to him afterwards. Many years
later, a woodcutter’s axe accidently fell on some bushes about the
ant hill. The woodcutter was aghast to find the axe’s blade stained
with blood. Curosity led him to demolish the ant hill to find out
who or what it was that had been hurt by his axe. To his great
surprise , he found a yogi absorbed in penance !. Slowly the yogi
opened his eyes and rose from his Samadhi and looked at the
woodcutter who was trembling with fear and remorse . But to the
surprise , the yogi beaming with love spoke gently , “ well , my
child , do not be sorry for what has happened. The time has come
for me to reappear in the world and to resume my spiritual mission
– this is GOD’s will “.
The yogi
who emerged from the ant hill was not Sri NARSINH SARASWATI MAHARAJ
but his reincarnation Sri SWAMI SAMARTH MAHARAJ !. The wound caused
by the axe had left a scar on the thigh of Sri SWAMI SAMARTH
MAHARAJ which was seen as a permanent
mark
Shree Swami Samarth of
Akkalkot
Believed
to be an incarnation of Shri Dattatreya the name of this spiritual
master, popularly called Swami Samarth, is a household word in
Maharashtra and the region around. As this Perfect Master chose to
reside at a place called Akkalkot for 22 years where he took
Mahasamadhi (left his mortal body) in 1878, he is also known as the
Maharaj of Akkalkot, Akkalkot is situated in district Solapur of
Maharashtra state of India.
For the
devotees of Shri Shirdi Sai Baba, it would be inspiring to learn
about the life and deeds of ‘Swami Samarth’. A comparative
picturisation of the lives of these two great Saints, i.e. Swami
Samarth and Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi would establish a surprising
amount of commonness in their lives and deeds which includes their
methods of teaching, the universality of their approach and the
miracles they performed. Even a critical approach by a
non-conformist would ultimately lead to the assertion that the
over-all role of these two spiritual masters during the second half
of the nineteenth century was similar, if not same. One, who is
capable of making finer spiritual analysis, would be faced with a
bewildering reality.
The
reality is that Swami Samarth and Shri Shirdi Sai Baba were the
manifestations of the same Divine Spirit in two gross
bodies.
Many
published writings on both these Saints by different writers
authenticate about the interaction between these two Sadgurus both
in the gross, and the subtle planes. Just before Mahasamadhi, Swami
Samrath advised one of his disciples to worship Shri Sai at Shirdi
saying that he (the Swami Samarth) would stay at Shirdi in
future.
The early
life of Swami Samarth like that of Shri Shirdi Sai Baba is shrouded
with mystery. For that matter, even Shri Shirdi Sai Baba’s advent
and early life has not been established. Yet it does not really
matter for those who have faith in Him and continue to experience
his benevolence in different ways. How does it matter if Christ was
born of a virgin mother! He took the pain of the suffering humanity
and led them in the path of spirituality. That is what the world
needs.
Shri
Narasimha Saraswati, about three centuries before the advent of
Swami Samarth is believed to be the earlier incarnation of Shri
Dattatreya. The ‘Guru Charitra’ one of the most famous books gives
lot of information about Him. As per the most popular belief, Shri
Narasimha Swami, after helping and spiritually uplifting a large
number of people over a few decades, went away to the Himalayas for
penance and went into Samadhi. In the Samadhi state He remained for
about three hundred years. With the passage of time a huge anthill
grew over him and he was lost to the outside world. One day
accidentally a woodcutter’s axe fell on the bushes grown around the
ant hill. He was shocked to find blood stains on the blade of the
axe. He cleared the anthill and Lo, he found a Yogi in meditation.
The Yogi slowly opened his eyes and consoled the dumbfounded
woodcutter saying that it was the Divine Will for Him to re-appear
in the world to resume His mission. This Yogi, in his new role came
to be known as Swami Samarth.
Prior to
his settlement at Akkalkot, Swami Samarth visited far and wide.
While moving in the Himalayan region he visited China. Thereafter,
he visited places like Puri, Benaras, Hardwar, Girnar, Kathiawad
and Rameswaram in the South. He also stayed at Mangalvedha, a town
near Pandharpur in Solapur district Maharashtra, which had been
inhabited earlier by famous saints like Domojipant and Chokhamela.
He came to Akkalkot in 1856 where he continued his physical
existence for 22 years. He came to Akkalkot on the invitation of
one Chintopant Tol and stayed at a place on the outskirts of the
town.
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