Biography of Akkalkot Maharaj - 2

Who Else Is Magnanimous In This World Than Sri Swami Samarth

Akkalkotnivasi Sri Swami Samarth has eliminated the sufferings of numerous people afflicted from ailments. There is no end to his kindness. Man becomes unhappy due to different types of ailments. Some ailments are troublesome and incurable. Everyone has to undergo sufferings whether rich or poor. Sri Swami Samarth, by his kind grace, was able to give relief to people from sufferings due to ailments.

Typhoid

Appasaheb Mane Shri Vishwasrao alias Appasaheb Mane, the chieftain of Akkalkot State was a devotee of Sri Swami Samarth. He fell sick due to Typhoid. His health started worsening. It was impossible for him to go for the ‘Darshan’ of Sri Swami Samarth. Hence one day, Sri Swami himself, came to see him. At that time, Appasaheb was unconscious. Sri Swami moved his foot three times over his body. Appasaheb recovered his health within two-three days.

Stomach Pain

Old Vaishnav Brahmin

An old Vaishnav144 Brahmin was suffering from stomach pain. He came to Akkalkot and started rendering service to Sri Swami Samarth. Sri Swami was silent for a few days. One day Sri Swami angrily spoke to him “Am I indebted to your father?

Then why do you waste your life by coming to an ascetic like me? ”. The Brahmin

earnestly prayed to Sri Swamiji “Maharaj, is there any other saviour for me than you? Kindly bless me”. The merciful Swami softened and said, “go now, eat the leaves of that neem tree which is above your head, along with the dung of an elephant”. The Brahmin ate those leaves accordingly. Next day he came back to Sri Swami and said “Maharaj, the leaves of that tree are very bitter”. Then Sri Swami said “Oh! You eat the leaves of this particular branch of that neem tree”. The leaves of that branch were very sweet and the stomach-pain of that Brahmin totally stopped. Then onwards the Brahmin became a great devotee of Sri Swami Samarth.

Govindrao Tol

Shri Govindrao Tol, son of Shri Chintopant alias Appasaheb Tol lived in Solapur,

Maharashtra. He had severe stomach-pain. His stomach had swollen and the body had become very weak. No remedy was effective. The doctor suggested an operation to be carried out. In his Government job, Govindrao had to visit various villages for office inspection. On one of those days he went to Bijapur in Karnataka. Sri Swami Samarth became merciful towards this devotee. One night Sri Swami gave a vision in Shri Govindrao’s dream. Sri Swami removed a ball of thread from the stomach of Shri Govindrao and said, “Now you go. You will become alright”. By then Shri Govindrao woke up from sleep. He felt that his stomach was lighter now. Within a few days, he recovered fully. When his doctors heard about this, they were astounded.

Gopalbua Kelkar

Gopalbua Kelkar alias Preetinand Swamikumar of Chiplun in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, served in the Railway Department. He was suffering from acute

stomachache due to gas trouble. Various types of remedial treatment were done but there were no results. When the gas started moving in the leg, stomach or in the waist, he would suffer from unbearable pain. Gopalbua was unable to carry on his office duties or any other works and he had to stay home. There he tried all types of treatment but his health started getting worse. He was not able to eat or walk even two steps. Eventually he left home and came to Akkalkot for the ‘Darshan’ of Sri Swami Samarth. One day, Sri Swami appeared in his dream, moved his hand over his stomach and said, “I will wipe out your illness of acute pain”. By then Gopalbua woke up from his dream. Then he passed two metal round pots full of urine, which eliminated his pain entirely. Thus he completely recovered from the illness. Later on Sri Swami initiated Gopalbua, who then built a Markandi Math in Chiplun and started rendering devotional service to Sri Swami. Gopalbua also authored a book - a collection of miraculous works of Sri Swami Samarth.

Govind Pant

Near Akkalkot, there is a village called Mamadabad. There stayed a gentleman

named Govindpant Kulkarni. After taking meals he would suffer from severe stomach pain. He tried all types of remedial treatment but there was no result. At last he went to the holy place Ganagapur in Gulbarga Dist. Karnataka to render devotional service to Sriguru134 . At Ganagapur he got a visionary insight directing him to go to Sri Swami Samarth at Akkalkot. Accordingly, he came to Akkalkot. When he took ‘Darshan’ of Sri Swami, Sri Swami said, “Take ‘Gomutra’ (cow’s urine) and ‘Gomay’ (cowdung), for seven days. In the past life, you had troubled an old cow, hence you are getting this stomach pain”. Govindpant remained in Akkalkot and took cow’s urine and cowdung. His illness was completely cured. Then Gopalpant returned home singing devotional songs in the praise of Sri Swami Samarth.

Moraba Kulkarni

In Akkalkot, there was a devotee named Moraba Kulkarni. One night his wife started getting such an acute unbearable stomachache that in the middle of the night she went to jump in the well and die. Sri Swami Samarth sent his disciple and called her to his place. Sri Swami by his kind grace instantly cured her illness. Kulkarni couple were already devotees of Sri Swami. This incident made strengthened their devotion.

Dropsy - Stomach Disease

A saint, on a pilgrimage, came to Rameshwar, which is a holy place in Tamilnadu

South India. There he came down with a stomach disease called dropsy. He became so weak by this condition that he was unable to go continue on his pilgrimage. He became very worried. One night he got a vision. In his dream an ascetic gave him ‘Darshan’ and said “Go to Akkalkot, where you will recover from the disease”. Then the saint found his way to Akkalkot. There Sri Swami Samarth was sitting near a well. There was a big crowd who were waiting for the ‘Darshan’ of Sri Swami. However, in that crowd the kind glance of Sri Swami fell on this saint. Sri Swami called the saint near him and said, “You wanted to go to Dwaraka145 and you wanted to take the sagun Darshan of Lord Krishna!” so saying Sri Swami Samarth manifested himself in the Divine form of Lord Krishna with four hands, each hand holding, a Conch, a Chakra (Wheel- Divine Weapon), a Mace, and a Lotus. Seeing this Divine form of Lord Krishna with all attributes, the saint lost his consciousness. Then Sri Swami asked him to eat neem leaves for three days. By doing so, the saint was cured of his disease. He remained in Akkalkot rendering devotional service to Sri Swami till Sri Swami took his last conscious communion with God.

Piles

In Solapur, Maharashtra, there was a well-known lawyer named Narayan Parashuram Damle. He was a great devotee of Sri Swami Samarth. He started suffering from Piles. He was bleeding badly. In spite of taking remedial treatment his health started getting worse. He became so weak that he was even unable to go to Akkalkot. So he wrote a letter to Sri Swami Samarth, praying for his recovery. Then Sri Swami ordered him to take cow’s urine. After taking cow’s urine for few days he was fully cured of his illness.

Kidney Stone - Urinary Problem

Nandaram Sundarji Gavandi from Pune was suffering from severe urinary problem since three years. He spent a lot of money on remedial treatment but it did no good. His illness started getting worse by the day. Once he came in touch with Balkrishna Joshi. Joshi told him “You go to Akkalkot. By the blessings of Sri Swami, your illness will be cured”. Joshi then applied the holy ash available with him to Gavandi’s head. By the good effect of that holy ash, Gavandi felt better that day. Next day he went to Akkalkot. There he offered sumptuous meals to the devotees and gave money in charity. On a Monday he went to the temple of Lord Mallikarjun and to his great surprise, he saw Sri Swami seated in place of the Shivalinga96. Sri Swami gave him Darshan. By this miracle, Gavandi was so happy that he started singing devotional songs in praise of Sri Swami. Then Sri Swami blessed him with kind grace and cured his urinary problem permanently.

Tuberculosis (T. B. )

In Mumbai there was a gentleman named Ramchandra Keroba Shenvi. He was

suffering from T. B. In spite of all the remedial treatment there was no cure. Due to his ill fate he got one more shock in his life. The company where he was employed went in liquidation and he lost his job. He had heard about the greatness of Sri Swami. Therefore, he along with his mother went to Akkalkot. He dedicated sweets at the lotus feet of Sri Swami as prasad92 and prayed for his blessings. By the Darshan of Sri Swami Shenvi became very happy. Sri Swami was pleased and smilingly took a coconut, gave it to Shenvi and said, “What are you watching? Go home now”. After staying in Akkalkot for few days he returned to Mumbai along with his mother. Within a short period by the kind grace of Sri Swami he was cured of his illness and his health started improving. Shortly after he also got a good job. With unflinching faith he started rendering devotional service to Sri Swami Samarth.

Delivery - Child-Birth

In Beed city of Marathawada, Maharashtra, a Gurjar Brahmin named Narayandas

lived. One day a pilgrim told him that there is a Yogeshwar Siddhapurush146 in Akkalkot. Narayandas expressed disbelief and said, “In this Kali Yuga112 where is that fully accomplished and divine ascetic? All ascetics and saints move around showing wonderful works just as a means of their livelihood”. His was pregnant. Her delivery time was due but she was very restless due to pain since the child had got stuck up in the womb. Hence the delivery of the child was in question. Now Narayandas became very nervous. He had a strong feeling that this might have come up because of the critical comments he had passed on regards Sri

Swami Samarth. As repentance he slapped his own face. In the meantime Sri Swami Samarth himself appeared as an ascetic in his house. Narayandas prayed to Sri Swami to save his wife from the difficult situation. Then Sri Swami said “Go to Akkalkot, perform Rudrabhishek147 and offer sumptuous meals to the Brahmins”. Narayandas accepted the proposal and his wife delivered a son safely.

One always remembers God in one’s difficulties but one forgets God in

happiness.

Narayandas got immediate relief from his extremely difficult situation. Now how would he remember about his promise? He failed to keep up his promise given to Sri Swami. His son became five months old. When his wife raised the topic of going to Akkalkot for the fulfilment of the promise, he started uttering abuses. He became crazy. He started tearing his clothes and started rolling on a heap of rubbish. Finally his mother and wife caught hold of him and brought him to Sri Swami Samarth, at Akkalkot. Sri Swami slapped Narayandas and asked him “Have you become so rude and intoxicated? You need more slaps? ”. Narayandas with his mother and wife stayed in Akkalkot for four months and rendered devotional service at the lotus feet of Sri Swami Samarth. Then Narayandas became normal. He performed ‘Rudrabhishek’ and offered sumptuous meals to Brahmins as well as money in charity. He spent one thousand rupees. Thereafter he returned home happily along with his family.

Blood from Naval

Balappa was an obedient servant of Sri Swami Samarth. One day, blood started oozing out through his naval. He got really sick. Could this news remain without the notice of Sri Swami and could it remain without his blessing of kind grace? One day, lot of blood flowed through his naval and a piece of folded paper came out along with blood. When he opened the folded paper he saw some kind of black powder in it. Balappa then remembered that a merchant had fed him poison due to hatred. By the kind grace of Sri Swami Samarth, that poison came out and he was saved.

Hole in the Throat

Near Akkalkot there is a small village named Lohagaon. A resident of the village

Bapurao Kulkarni had a hole in his throat. When he would eat or drink anything it would come out of the hole. He tried all remedial measures but there was no use. Finally he went to Ganagapur a holy place of Lord Dattatrey, Gulbarga District, in Karnataka State. He arranged for reciting the Gurucharitra126 and listened to the same with rapt attention. One night, he had a vision in his dream ordering him to worship the earthen idol of Lord Ganesh. He started worshiping the Ganesh Idol as per his vision. One day while worshipping the idol a serpent started to crawl upwards on his body. Bapurao got terrified and hastily got up. In that confusion the earthen idol of Lord Ganesh fell down and the serpent fled the scene. From that day onwards Bapurao started feeling better. Once again Bapurao got a vision in his dream ordering him to sing devotional songs in the praise of Lord Vishnu. He knew that he lacked both, the knowledge of poetry and the art of composition. However, because of the vision he tried to write ‘Abhang’ (A species of metre, poetic rhythm, bringing religious hymns in the praise of God or Sadguru). Nevertheless, he was not able to write the fourth part of each verse or stanza. He composed 300-400 verses but in every verse the fourth part could not be written. This greatly bothered him and he became anxious. Then one day he got another visionary insight stating that Lord Dattatrey has reincarnated Himself in Akkalkot and so he should proceed to Akkalkot and surrender himself to Sri Swami Samarth to complete his work. Bapurao came to Akkalkot and stood praying before Sri Swami Samarth. Sri Swami touched Bapurao’s throat with his toe and placing his hand on Bapurao’s head blessed him. The hole in the throat healed completely. Further, with the blessings of Sri Swami he was able to complete all the verses. Later on, Sri Swami blessed him with knowledge and he became a popular saint called ‘Das-Bapu.

Leg Injury

Bambgard Saheb

In the then state of Akkalkot there was a wicked and powerful officer named

Bambgard Saheb. One day Kondoo Nana, a devotee of Sri Swami, was washing his face in the well water of Khasbaag. At the same moment Bambgard Saheb was passing that way. “Are you not spoiling the water of the well? ”. So saying, the Saheb abused Kondoo Nana and then kicked him two-four times with his boot. Kondu Nana complained to Sri Swami but Sri Swami kept silent at that moment. After a few days Bambgard Saheb suffered an injury on the same leg with which he had kicked Kondoo Nana. He took proper treatment for the injury but it was in vain. Finally the doctor suggested cutting his leg as a preventive measure. Bambgard Saheb became helpless. He asked the Mamlatdar128 Moro Kashi to offer prayers on his behalf to Sri Swami Samarth for his cure. When Sri Swami heard the prayer he said “Fie upon you! You fool, why are you telling me? ”. When Bambgard Saheb heard these remarks he understood that Sri Swami is very angry with him. But, what is the reason for his anger? One day Sri Swami himself went to Bambgard Saheb’s bungalow. Seeing Sri Swami Bambgard stood up. He gave a chair to Sri Swami and then offered his salutation. Sri Swami passed on a volley of abuse and said “you fool, first you kick me and then ask me only for the medicine for your injury? ”. Then the Saheb realised that Sri Swami is very angry with him since he had kicked Kondoo Nana. He then prostrated at the lotus feet of Sri Swami and prayed “Please forgive me and suggest me a remedial

treatment. I have undergone enough sufferings till now”. Hearing his prayers Sri Swami got softened with pity and said, “Now go, crush the root of aloo vegetable in the water used for washing rice. Then drink that water and also apply it on leg injury”. With this treatment Saheb was totally cured of his injury and he became perfectly normal.