So, he gave him a chilum (an earthen smoking tobacco pipe) and asked him to smoke. Once a Muslim person wanted to test Swami. Every day, he used to do some miracles, so it was not possible to document all those but some of those miracles are documented by his devotees.ĭuring his stay in Akkalkot, he helped thousands of people by healing uncured illnesses, solved their financial problems, and advised them the right things.ġ.
Shri Swami Samarth first came to Akkalkot in 1856. Devotees believe his age was about 400-500 years. Then, he came to Mangalwedha where he became famous.
He was famous there as “Chanchalbharathi Maharaj.” After that, he went to Rameshwaram, Udupi, and then to Pandharpur. Then he went to Mogalai and established a Math there. Then he went to Devalgram and established his footprints (Paduka) there. This made a wound on the lap of Shri Swami Samarth Maharaj, which was visible after a few years also. Once a woodcutter broke that colony accidentally. Ants built a big colony around him but he was unaware of it. In that forest, Swami was also meditating for many years. In South India, there is a forest (Kardalivanam) near Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh. He was born in a village in Chheli which is 12 km away from Hastinapur. From that, it is evident that Swami Samartha was born on Sanwatsar 1071 Chaitra Shudhda Dwitiya on Thursday.
Once Swami got his Janma Kundali made by Mr. The ground broke into two pieces and an 8-year-old child came out of it. The Story of Swami Samarth: Birth of Shri Swami Samarth: