Shri Vasudevanand Saraswati Tembe Swami Maharaj

A compact Biography.

• Wadi again
  This time his stay in Wadi extended to four months. Shri Govind Swami urged him to undertake the path of dedication to Lord Dattatreya, which he ignored. The same night the Lord Himself appeared in his dream and bequeathed the mantra. Even as he woke up from his dream Shri Govind Swami called out from his bed, “ Shastriji, got your mantra? I shall teach you the practice (vidhan) tomorrow.” This greatly accentuated Shastriji’s reverence for Shri Govind Swami whom he now accepted as his Master. Next Shri Govind Swami gave him on the practice of the mantra and also instructed him to read Shri Shankaracharya’s bhashya (exposition) on Upanishads.