Shri Vasudevanand Saraswati Tembe Swami Maharaj

A compact Biography.

• Akkalkot Swami
  Once, on his way to Pandharpur from Wadi (1905 AD), at a place called Kamalapur, a tall man with hands extending to the knees appeared to Shri Swami Maharaj in his dream and asked him, “ you travel all over and also compose poetry. How come you pay no attention to me?” On waking up, Shri Swami Maharaj enquired with the Lord about the personage. The Lord answered, “ He is The Swami of Akkalkot and he desires you to visit Akkalkot and write his life in verse.” Shri Swami Maharaj said, “This tongue (pen) is dedicated to the feet of Lord Datta. If you command and the (relevant) information is available, it (the life) may be composed.”  The Lord asked Shri Swami Maharaj to visit Akkalkot on the way to Pandharpur. Accordingly Shri Swami Maharaj paid his respects to Swami Samarth at Akkalkot. Shri Swami Samarth of Akkalkot is considered an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya and has massive following in Maharashtra and Karnataka.  

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• Shri Maharaj has come into direct or indirect contact with most of the contemporary saints and shared a mutual regard and reverence with them. Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi considered him a brother, for example. Shri Brahmachaitanya Godavalekar Maharaj and Shri Gulabrao Maharaj also held Shri Swami Maharaj in high regard.