There are instances when Maharaj drank and another person nearby got drunk. Only those people who saw Maharaj beyond the external looks could come to him. His drunken appearance helped him in keeping unwanted people away.
He used to like the scent (attar) of hina and loved music. He was also fond of drinking brandy and appeared to be often intoxicated. He was fond of smoking honeydew (popularly known as Pilo hatthi) cigarettes. Maharaj did not stay long at any single place. It is because of such selfless liberated souls that the fabric of human society is maintained.” Because of the compassion for all living, he takes birth again and again all over the earth in all communities and not necessarily ordained as a Nath Panthi during that birth. Dhaneshwar told “The aim of a Nath Panthi is to help people without bothering about his own personal liberation. The immense kindness and compassion of Maharaj were consistent with his being a Nath Panthi in the Guru tradition.Īccording to what Dr. He used to talk with lisp which was due to his unusually long tongue. It was believed that if Maharaj rebuked anybody he got rid of misfortunes. He used to address people by the swear words, but without malice. He often had a brandy bottle in his hand and a hunter whip with him. Most noticeable were his large and bright eyes and a child like expression on his face. Maharaj had a short stature, but was “Ajunubahu” or having long hands reaching below his knees. In appearance Maharaj is described as ‘Ashtavakra’ or bent in eight places.
He used to move frequently between Nagar, Pune, Solapur and Akluj, also visiting in places with Shri Dattatreya influence like Gangapur, Narsobawadi, Mahurgad and Girnar. Dhaneshwar who was born in 1899, it is seen that Maharaj met him at Nagar when he was a schoolboy, that must have been around 1910 when Maharaj was already past hundred. It is not clear when Maharaj came to Maharastra, Pune in particular. One can surmise therefore that at the time of samadhi Maharaj was about 150 years old. Among his plays, I Like Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and Romeo-Juliet.” I understand the English language perfectly. He becomes the energy itself therefore he is able to decipher the vibration. Dhaneshwar whether this is how he is able to speak such good English, he said, “No Doctor, He who understand the principle which is beyond the source of all languages and who becomes one with it, knows any language, even the language of animals and birds. He took Maharaj to England where he stayed for ten years teaching the yoga path to this British officer.īeing asked by Dr. After the British took over Pune, he met a British Collector who developed a faith in Maharaj and considered him his Spiritual guide. Maharaj remembered having received Dakshina from Peshwas hands in Shanniwarwada in Pune, the seat of Peshwas rule. On returning from there he spent his time with Siddha-Yogis in and around Vriddheshwar (near Nagar) which is known as the center for meditation of several Nath Siddhas in the past. He went to the Himalayas where he did a very hard penance. Maharaj stayed with him for six months during which he gave him all knowledge and instructed him to go on pilgrimage. Thus Maharaj got “ Sparshdiksha” or initiation by touch of the Yogi, who was no other than Swami Samarth of Akkalkot. He become confused but the sanyasi smiled, kept the deer down, came near and fondled him. It hit him but became blunt and fell down.
He said “My child, why do you kill the innocent animals? If you want to hunt, hunt wild animals, but don’t kill this” nevertheless he shot the arrow at the deer in the sanyasi’s arms. When he was about to shoot the arrow a large sanyasi came, lifted the deer and held it in his arms. He followed it and soon reached a Shiva temple. The deer entered the forests on the banks of the river Chandrabhaga towards a place called Machnur. Once, when he was seven to eight years old, he went chasing a deer. Maharaj agreed with him and told him that he was born in about 1800 at Mangalwedha (near Pandharpur) in the family named Upasani. Dhaneshwar judged his age to be more than 125 years. Instead of answering, he asked him to judge his age from physical examination since he was a medical doctor. Nagesh Dhaneshwar of Nagar, about 200 kms from Pune. But the following story of his birth and initiation by his guru appears to be most authentic, having been told by Maharaj himself to his prime disciple Dr. Shankar Maharaj was a Perfect Master in the tradition of Nath Siddhas.ĭifferent stories are told about the birth and early life of Shankar Maharaj.
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