The Shrisadguru Punyakshetra (The village of Nimba)

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In the year 1906, on the day of Gudi Padva, as he was immersed in his daily upasana,
Shrividyamakaranda Gopinathshastri Padhye had a vision. He saw Shreeswami Samartha of Akkalkot, who instructed him to do the Shridatta upasana in the village of Nimba situated on the banks of the Tapi river.

Shrividyamakaranda Gopinathshastri

Padhye

The Site where Shrividyamakaranda
Gopinathshastri Padhye (P.P. Bapu’s
Sadguru in the human form) conducted his
austerities.

Shrividyamakaranda immediately left for the village of Nimba and on the day ofRamnavmi,began the upasana of Shridatta as per Swami Samartha’s instructions. This upasana continued for a total of three years, i.e. until the Ramnavmi of 1909. On the day of Ramnavmi of 1909, Swami Samartha actually appeared at this ‘punyakshetra’ and asked Shrividyamakaranda, ‘’What boon would you like to be granted?’’ Shrividyamakaranda replied, ‘’May the bhakti and the seva that is offered unto You, progressively grow in the Padhye family. I ask that You be with the family, at all times and that You grace this family by taking birth in it.’’ Shrividyamakaranda was ofcourse, a great bhakta and never yearned for anything but the Sadguru. Granting this wish, Swami Samartha replied, ‘’You will have a daughter and she too, will have a daughter. The son to be born to your grand-daughter on the day of Tripurari Pournima, is the supreme ‘bharga’ of Shridattaguru. (the energy that blazes down sin). It is indeed the Ultimate and Supreme Divine Energy of the very core, the heart of Shri Vitthal that is going to assume human form.’’ That was Swami Samartha’s Word and so it was infallible. It had to come true. Shrividyamakaranda had a daughter, Malti Padhye (Shakuntalabai Pandit after marriage). Shakuntalabai had a daughter, Arundhati, who was her only daughter. The son born to her (to Mata Arundhati) is indeed the ‘paramabharga’ of Shridattaguru, none other than our Sadguru, Dr. Aniruddha Dhairyadhar Joshi.