Igniting the selfless soul within the devotees. Remember that it is for you to make it grow." Accordingly, Sri Namdev Maharaj spent his entire life for the mission of his Guru by guiding the devotees in pains and difficulties, spreading the message of peaceful coexistence and brotherhood. The last words of Sri Krishna Saraswati Maharaj were "Namya! This tree of spirituality must grow tall like a Vata tree. Though Sri Krishna Saraswati Maharaj had many disciples in and outside Kolhapur, Sri Namdev Maharaj was his most favourite one and therefore he decided to end his bodily existence on the lap of Sri Namdev Maharaj. Then Namdev started visiting the mathi daily.
He embraced him and told the devotees present, "This is Namdev from Pandharpur." Namdev was surprised to know that Sri Krishna Saraswati Maharaj knew his name. He at once got up and rushed towards Namdev. After a while, Sri Krishna Saraswati Maharaj saw him. Since he wanted to talk privately with Sri Krishna Saraswati Maharaj, he stood alone in a corner waiting for the crowd to leave. The day Namdev visited the mathi, it was crowded. He wondered who he was and on making discreet inquiries he found the address of his mathi. Saying this, Sri Krishna Saraswati Maharaj left. He looked at Namdev pointedly and said in his Kannada language, "Remember Naglingayya’s prophesy. While passing through the road where Namdev lived, Sri Krishna Saraswati Maharaj stopped at Namdev’s house. Just then Sri Krishna Saraswati Maharaj with his devotees in town was out on his daily walk along the banks of the river Panchganga. Being from royal family, as a child Namdev used to wear a tubular bracelet made of solid gold.One day he was resting at the entrance of his house at Shukrawar Peth. Namdev’s father had a money lending business also. They owned huge fields with rich fertile soil. They were landed gentry, extremely rich and prosperous. Namdev’s family then resided at a place known as ‘Halyal’. The boy was named ‘Namdev’ and lovingly addressed as ‘Namya’. A sanyasi sitting nearby commented that perhaps Lord Dattatreya has taken birth. On a Hindu New Year Day, Gudhi Padva, in the year 1841, Laxmibai delivered a baby boy. Her parents, Vyankoba Chavan lived with his wife Laxmibai in a house adjacent to this temple. Therefore, it was truly representing Lord Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. It was a botanical wonder, as it had branches like Vata tree on one side as well as branches of Peepal tree on the other side. Behind the temple there was an Audumbara tree. Bhagubai, elder married sister of Sri Namdev Maharaj, owned a beautiful temple of Lord Dattatreya. Sri Namdev Maharaj was born in a rich family in a small village called ‘Madiyal’ in the state of Karnataka.
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