Guest guest Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Akkalkot Maharaj The Swami of Akkalkot, one of the greatest saints of India is considered as the incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. He granted the highest spiritual experience to many of his visitors and made them very great saints1. He lived at Akkalkot (Maharastra) from 1856 to 1878. When he was about to attain mahasmadhi in 1878, one of his devotees, Keshav Naik of Tardev said to him, with tears in his eyes, “Maharaj, if you go away, what support have we?” The Maharaj gave him padukas to Keshav Naik to be worshipped as his representatives and said, “My manifestation will be at Shirdi in Ahmednagar district. Go there always. Be devoted to him. If you do so, you will not suffer my absence. And you will be happy.” When Akkalakot Maharaj passed away, Keshav Naik and his son Ramachandra Naik, accompanied by two orthodox brahmins, went to Shirdi. On the way the brahmins spoke ill of Sai Baba, calling him a moslem and a mad fakir and said that a brahmin should not bow to him. When they all arrived at the mosque at Shirdi, Sai Baba said to Keshav Naik, “You and your son may come and visit me if you like. The two others are karmatha brahmins (zealots.)” Then Sai Baba asked Keshav Naik to fetch some margosa leaves and distributed the same to all the four and asked them to tell him how they tasted. The two brahmins found the leaves unusually bitter and the Naiks found them sweet! Thus Baba separated the grains from the chaff and confirmed the statement of the late Akkalkot Maharaj to the Naiks that he was the manifestation of their former guru. Source http://www.saibharadwaja.org) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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