|| Shri Swami Samarth ||
Ever since Maharaj had come to Akklakot, Cholappa had been faithfully serving Shri. However, for the entrapment of man, Brahmadev has created two things: gold and woman. Cholappa was entrapped by gold and began looking for means to acquire it. Thus he began lacking in his service to Maharaj.
Once, Maharaj picked up a cloth that was nearby and tied knots into it, and said aloud, "Alakh!" One hundred and twenty-five rupees appeared within those knots. Maharaj handed over the cloth and the money to Cholappa and said, "Cholaya, all debts are now fully paid up!"
From the time that Cholappa had begun serving Maharaj, he had accumulated around sixty to sixty-five thousand rupees in cash and some valuable items. Perhaps all that was lacking was these one hundred and twenty-five rupees that Maharaj gave to him.
Some days later arrangements for receiving, safekeeping, and recordkeeping of amounts offered by devotees to Maharaj were made by royal decree. One clerk and three guards were appointed in the service of Maharaj explicitly for carrying out this task. From that day, Cholappa and Sundarabai were kept far away from the gifts and cash that Maharaj was offered.
There is only one Master, and the rest are all servants, equal in His eyes. For those that can muster up the strength to even try to surrender to Sri Swami Samarth, the most compassionate Maharaj will free him from his bondages and ego.
|| Shri Swami Samarth ||
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