|| Shri Swami Samarth ||
Maharaj did not tolerate anyone languishing about. Whenever he saw a stone with vermillion applied to it, He would urinate on it. Sometimes, He would even defecate on the stone. Through this act, He would teach that such smaller deities are not important.
In the Khasbaug at Akklakot, there was a 'Devi' known as Gandevi. The entire town was afraid of offending her. If women or children ever went near the Devi in the evening, they would be possessed. Then the sacrifices of chicken, offering of coconuts, and naivedya would begin, and only then would the Devi leave the possessed person.
Just as Maruti ridiculed the Devi that was worshipped in the city of Ahi and Mahi demons in the Ramayan, so did Maharaj bring down the Devi from her high position. Whenever he was in the Khasbaug, He urinated and defecated on the stone.
The stone is still there but no one offers it any worship and there are no incidents of possessions.
|| Shri Swami Samarth ||
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