Tuesday, May 16, 2023

136. Advice to the attendants

|| Shri Swami Samarth ||

Once when Maharaj was in the Ram temple, the skies became dark with the gathering of rain clouds and it started pouring heavily.

Just then Maharaj ordered, "Bring the planquin!" 

Those attending Maharaj humbly suggested, "Maharaj, it's raining. Everyone will get wet." Maharaj did not relent. They all set out in the heavy downpour and everyone was drenched. 

Maharaj laughed out loud and sang, "Indra Maharaj chale idal mein, bijli chamki badal mein!" as they made their way to Cholappa's house through Khasbaug.

One day Shri Samarth was in Khasbaug and around fifty people had gathered around Him. Maharaj said to them, "Come with me, I will show you a great being."

Everyone followed Maharaj who brought them to an anthill. After some time a great naaga, with hair on its body, appeared from the anthill and started to make its way to another place. Maharaj walked with the naaga for some distance and then said to those gathered, "Mark my words, this is a great being."

Everyone then offered namaskar to the naaga and everyone returned with Shri Samarth

On some days Maharaj would say, "Kugram vasti kulheen seva!" or "Sangati sangadoshena sati cha mativibhrama! Ek ratra prasangena kashtaghanta vitambana."

He sometimes said, "Laxmi majhi gand dhuvat hoti!" which translated meant "Laxmi used to wash my bum."

|| Shri Swami Samarth ||

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