INTRODUCTION :
Pant Maharaj (1855–1905), was a Hindu guru born in Belgaum, Karnataka and is considered to be an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. His birth name was Ramachandra Kulkarni.
LIFE :
He was born in a Brahmin family on 1855 on Krishna Janmashtami. He was a great saint, taught the teachings of Lord Dattatreya to the people and asked them to help others. His guru was balmukund, and he learned all the vedas and other devotional texts from him. Once, he met Swami Vivekananda, and they discussed about spiritual matters. His ashram and temple is located in Belgaum. The temple contains personal materials used by him. Every year thousands of devotees visit his ashram from various parts of india for participating in the three days festival conducted every year during the month of October.
DEVOTIONAL WRITINGS :
1. Datta Prem Lahari 2. Premtaran 3. Atmajyoti 4. Prembhet
IMPORTANCE :
He was a great guru, saint and a yogi and contains yogic powers. He was the main person towards spreading the bhakti of Lord Dattatreya amongst the masses. He was a great scholar and a spiritual leader, who was well versed in yoga, meditation and was a master in all kinds of art. He took the human form in order to guide us and to protect us from the problems, which we are facing in our daily life. He also safeguards us from our enemies and will come with us wherever we go, if we sincerely worship him. He is our saviour, who removes our sins and gives us SALVATION. Being an avatar of Lord Dattatreya, he contains spiritual powers, and always relieves us from various physical and mental diseases. Let us chant his name and be blessed.
“OM SREE PANTH MAHARAJ NAMAHA”
“OM SREE DATTATREYARE NAMAHA”
SENT BY
R.HARISHANKAR
