|| Shri Swami Samarth ||
Two gentlemen from Kolkata, one white and the other Parsee, had come to Mumbai on business. They heard a lot about Maharaj and made the trip to Akkalkot to see Him.
They had a lot of questions that they wanted to put to Him.
When they arrived in Akkalkot and received darshan from Shri Maharaj, they sat down in front of Him. They were in awe of Him, and, of the numerous questions that they had thought of, were able to ask only one question, " Where are You from?"
Shri replied, "I first left from Kardalivana. From there, I traveled to Kolkata and other cities. I roamed Bengal and received the darshan of Kali. Then, traveling along the bank of the Ganga, I visited Haridwar, Kedareshwar, Gangotri, Badrinarayan, Ayodhya, Dwarka, and a thousand other sacred tirthas, after which I arrived on the banks of the Godavari."
"Then, I was at Hyderabad and Mangalvedha for a number of years, followed by Pandharpur, Begumpur, and Mahol where I stayed for a few days, after which I am at Akkalkot."
This story matches the story in the fifty-first chapter of the Shri Guru Charitra.
Mahadev Shastri has penned in Sanskrit, the biography of Shri Swami Samarth, in shloka form. Sakharam Balkrishaa Sarnaik, Chambalikar, has composed, in ovi form, the biography of Shri Swami Samarth. Narayan Hari Bhagwat has written the biography of Shri Swami Samarth, in prose form,
Once, some priests from Gangapur had come to Akkalkot for Swami's darshan. When they were seated in front of Him, Swami asked, "What is the name of your God?"
They replied, "Our God is called Shri Narasimha Saraswati."
On hearing this, Samarth said, "My name is Narshimha Bhan."
Swamisuta, a great devotee of Shri Swami Samarth, has composed abhangs describing the glory of Swami.
Even the acclaimed staunch non-dualist, Vishnubua Brahmachari, held the view that Shri was an Avatari.
|| Shri Swami Samarth ||
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