He was always at the rim of Datta-sampanna. We shall see that this compassion for his fellow beings continued to be a major motivation in his entire life. He only used his powers to help the needy and to relieve suffering. Shri Vasudeo Shastri never employed his powers for either monetary gain or to impress others in any way. Salutations to Sharada Devi,Goddess Saraswati, the giver of intellect, Live at the tip of my tongue, Giver of all Knowledge. Namaste Sharade Devi ||Saraswati Mati Prade||Vasatva Mama Jihvagre||Sarva Vidya Prada Bhava The shloka is on Goddess Saraswati and reads as The shloka was written and given to the father of Sri Nilkantha Shastry in 1913. There are numerous examples of these.Ī hundred year old Dattatreya Yantra and the Hand written Shloka written by Tembe Maharaj or Sri Vasudevananda Saraswati, the author of Datta Stava. Vasudeo’s austerities, dedicated practices and devotion soon led to his acquiring mantrasiddhi i.e., supernatural powers operating through vedic mantras. He used to observe the fasts on the 11th moons (Ekadashichandramas a vrata) of both the fortnights, when he did not even drink water and did not sleep during the day or in the night. During the meal any impurity in the environment led him to leave his food and fast for the day. The food prepared in this fashion, he used to first offer to sacrificial fire (VaishvadevAhuti) the cow (Gograasana), to the crow (Kaakabali) and finally to the Lord Datta, before partaking it in the manner ordained by scriptures. Vasudevanand Saraswati Swami Maharaj’s (1854-1914 ) Hand Writing He only took fresh, pure (sattvik) and vegetarian food prepared by himself or by his mother and never ate outside his home. He woke up daily before sunrise and took his bath and insulated himself from all impurities and contamination during the religious practices. He then started the study of Vedas, the holiest of the scriptures, under the guidance of Shri Tatya Bhataji Ukidave. He strictly followed the religious disciplines prescribed by scriptures, particularly the Gurucharitra. He also completed a 2.4 million recitation of Gayatri. Sandhya twice a day, 1000 recitations of Gayatri mantra, daily reading of shri Gurucharitra – the bible of Shri Datta tradition etc.
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Vasudeo(as he was called in his younger days) started the daily rituals ordained by the scriptures viz. Paramhans Parivrajakacharya Shreemad VASUDEVANAND SARASWATI (TEMBE) SWAMI MAHARAJ’s(1854-1914) 100th PUNYATITHI is on 28-06-2014.
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He has authored around 19 books like Dwisahastri Gurucharitra(1889), Datta Puran(1892), Datta Mahatmya(1901), Saptashati Gurucharitra Saar(1904) and many more. , whenever you remember me I will come to you within a fraction of a second holds good even today. His saying, “ Smratugami Samavtu.”, i.e. Even after leaving his physical form about 100 years ago ,lakhs of devotees of P.P.Vasudevanand Saraswati (Tembe ) Swami Maharaj throughout the world are feeling his presence and getting his experiences in their day to day life. At Garudeshwar ( Gujarat ) in 1914 at the age of 60, On 1st day of Ashada he sat in siddhasana posture facing the idol of Shri Datta and with a chant of “OM”, he left his physical form. Reference of SWAMI SAMARTH OF AKKALKOT, SAI BABA OF SHIRDI, GAJANAN MAHARAJ OF SHEGAON & OTHER SAINTS is found in LIFESTORY of DATTAVTARI P.P.VASUDEVANAND SARASWATI (TEMBE) SWAMI MAHARAJ.
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Vasudevanand Saraswati (Tembe) Swami Maharaj and he propogated this mantra on a large scale.Swami Maharaj has left behind a large body of literature. He has also installed several Datt idols in different parts of India.The Mahamantra “ DIGAMBARA DIGAMBARA SHRIPAD VALLABH DIGAMBARA ” !! दिगंबरा दिगंबरा श्रीपाद वल्लभ दिगंबरा !! was revealed to P.P. Paramhans Parivrajakacharya Shrimad VASUDEVANAND SARASWATI (TEMBE) SWAMI MAHARAJ was born in 1854 AD(Shravan Krishna 5) in the village MANGAON near Sawantwadi, Maharashtra ,INDIA.Lord Dattatreya instructed several devotees that he was dwelling in the form of Shree Tembe Swami Maharaj.He was instrumental in reviving some major places of worship like Kurgudda and Peethapuram.