200. Pandit gets his eye-sight

|| Shri Swami Samarth ||

There was a blind Brahmin by the name of Pandit who had been to the Jagannath Yatra. He had heard of the miracles where Shri Swami Samarth had freed people from their diseases. 

When the arrived at Akkalkot, he offered his obeisances to Maharaj and then with folded palms prayed, "Maharaj! I have come here on hearing your glories."

"You are Dattatreya Himself. You are able to destroy and recreate universes."

"I pray to you to grant me eyesight so that I may be graced by Your darshan, else, I shall end my life at Your lotus feet. This is my only desire."

He then washed Shri Swami Samarth's lotus feet. 

Shri felt great compassion for him and removed the flower garland that He was wearing and placed it around Pandit's neck. 

Pandit, elated at having received Shri Samarth's prasad, touched the flowers to his eyes. Lo and behold! His eyesight was restored. He could now see the beautiful form of Shri Swami Samarth with his own eyes. Swami was now standing, hands on His waist.

Pandit, with tears of joy in his eyes, held onto Shri's feet and glorified him. He said, "I was blind from birth but now through Your grace, I can see. Allow me to serve You!"

Then after serving Maharaj for some days with utmost love and devotion, he took Maharaj's permission and returned home.

|| Shri Swami Samarth ||  

176. A woman's eye malady is removed

|| Shri Swami Samarth ||

There was a woman who had pain and irritation in her eyes for many days. When she asked Maharaj for a cure, Shri Swami Maharaj replied, "Add a few drops of buffalo urine and you will be cured." The woman followed the instructions for three days and her malady was removed. She could see properly.

Another woman had a tumor on her neck that burst one day but the pus would not stop flowing from the wound. She asked Shri Samarth for a remedy and he replied, "Apply bull urine to it so that you will feel better." After three-four days of implementing this remedy, she was cured and the wound healed.

Such is Shri's leela. He gave different remedies to different people. Those that were there in His service daily would be witnesses to such miracles.

|| Shri Swami Samarth ||

244. Janakibai is cured of her eye ailment

|| Shri Swami Samarth ||

Janakibai was a Brahmin lady from Pune who was suffering from some unexplained eye ailment. Her condition got so bad that she was almost blind. 

None of the doctors, both traditional and modern, that examined her were able to identify what was wrong with her. She had lost all hope. 

She had heard many great things of the great Swami at Akkalkot, and with the hope of being cured of her condition, she went. After offering her obeisances to Shri Swami Samarth, she stood before Him with palms folded in Anjali mudra.  

Without her having said a word, Swami said to her, "Put elephant urine drops in your eye; then you will be able to see!"

She did as she was instructed and sure enough, she could see again. Then, after offering pooja and naivedya to Shri, and after taking His permission, she returned home.

|| Shri Swami Samarth ||

091. Umabai Raste

 || Shri Swami Samarth ||

Umabai Raste from Pune had a niece named Chimatai. After the girl had gotten married, she had lost her eyesight due to some illness and life became very difficult for her. A princely sum of twelve hundred rupees had been spent but all remedies in modern medicine and those from traditional systems did not bear fruit. 

Finally, after seeing that all treatments were ineffective, one of Umabai's well-wishers suggested seeking Shri Swami Samarth's darshan at Akkalkot. Perhaps he could help Chimatai.

Then Umabai took Chimatai to Akkalkot. Accompanying them were her secretary,  an attendant, and a Brahmin. Maharaj was at the sakhar well. The group went there, and, after offering their obeisances, sat down at His feet.

The secretary prayed to Maharaj, "The girl has lost her eyesight. We beg You to shower grace upon her and give her sight."

Maharaj then asked Chimati, "What do you want?"

Chimati, who was but a child, was very forthright in her speech from such a young age. She said to Maharaj, "I want my eyesight!" 

On hearing this the most compassionate Maharaj roared with laughter and said, "Put a few drops of meow meow milk in your eyes and also drink some of it for seven days so that you get your eyesight!"

When they returned to Pune, they administered the remedy and on the seventh day, the girl could see clearly. All the Doctors and vaidyas were surprised.

|| Shri Swami Samarth ||