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Swāmi Samarth Mahāraj more commonly Shri Swami Samarth Maharaj (also known as Akkalkot Swāmi Mahāraj) of Akkalkot (left the physical body in 1878) was a Bharatiya (Indian) Guru , widely respected in indian states of Maharashtra,as well as in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. With Shripad Shri Vallabha and Narasimha Saraswati. His existence in physical form is dated in the nineteenth century AD. Shri Swami Samarth traveled all over the country and eventually set his abode at Akkalkot village in Maharashtra, India. Maharaj first appeared at Akkalkot on a Wednesday around the September–October period in the year 1856 AD near Khandoba Mandir. He stayed in Akkalkot for close to twenty two years.His parentage, native place, etc., remain obscure to this day. There was an incident when a devotee posed him a question about his life and Shri Swami Samarth indicated that he is the origin of the Banyan tree (Vata- Vriksha) On another occasion, Swami said that his name was Nrusimha Bhan and that he was from Kardalivan near Srisailam . ==Biography== Swami himself said that He came from the Kardali forest. He repeatedly visited places like Puri, Banaras (Kashi), Haridwar, Girnar, Kathiawad and Rameswaram as well as China, Tibet and Nepal, and stayed at Mangalvedha, a town near Pandharpur in Solapur district, before settling down in Akkalkot.〔Hanumante, Mukund M. (1999). ''A Glimpse of Divinity: Shri Swami Samarth Maharaj of Akkalkot''. Kenner, USA: Akkalkot Swami Samarth Foundation ISBN 978-0-9669943-0-8〕 He came to Akkalkot in 1856 at the invitation of Chintopant Tol and stayed there on the outskirts of the town for 22 years. He stayed at Ganagapura, Karnataka for a long time where He delivered the ''Nirguna Padukas'' to His disciples and devotees before leaving for the Kardali forest. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Swami Samarth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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