The great Sage of Akkalkot
- Akkalkot Swami Samarththa Maharaj
Pranams at the lotus feet
of Swami Samarththa Maharaj!
Chapter – 1
There is no evident information about the birth of Akkalkot Swami Samarththa Maharaj. It was believed he was an incarnation of Lord
Dhaththathreya later came to know as Sage Nrusimha Saraswathi who was lost in the Kardhali
wood, moved to Badri and undertook Tapasya for several years, eventually, a
mound was covered him. Those days people were scared to go near these anthills
thinking of the dwelling place of serpents.
Once a woodcutter entered in this dense wood searching for wood pieces,
found a big tree next to a huge mound, he was cutting the tree down, suddenly
there appeared a divine personality from the heap of mud, he was in a loincloth,
adorned in Rudraksha all over the body, and had a Shikha. The divine personality assumed a huge form,
the woodcutter was horrified, and he prostrated before the divine Purusha and
begged for forgiveness. The divine
personality blessed the woodcutter and disappeared from his sight.
Sri Swami Samarththa Maharaj
traveled extensively to the various places like Kolkatta, Haridwar, Kedareshwar, Gangotri, Badrinath,
Ayodhya, Dwaraka, Puri, and lived on the banks of Gangotri for some time. He visited Pandharpur, Begampur, and Mohol,
and then moved to a small village of Akkalkot in Madhya Pradesh. During his spiritual journey, he relieved
many people from the miseries, sorrows, afflictions, and grief and guided them
to the path of spirituality. He arrived
in the Himalayas and conducted Tapasya, he spent several years in Varanasi and
Gangothri. Swamiji has names like Akkalakot Maharaj,
Chanchal Bharathi, and Digambar Swamiji.
He was the preceptor of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Shirdi Saibaba, Sri Shankar Maharaj, Sri
Gajanan Maharaj etc..
.
Sri Samarththa Maharaj
attained Mahasamadhi on 30th April 1878, after accomplishing the
purpose of his incarnation, it is believed that Swamiji lived for 600 years and
conducted his spiritual tours to the various sacred lands, finally attained
communion with the Bramham while sitting under the peepal tree.
