Sometimes Sri Swami would remove and throw away the loincloth and go naked (Digambar). He had a sandal mark on his forehead and his arms. He had a fair complexion, a long straight nose, curved eyebrows, long ears, broad chest, thighs like banana-tree, and lotus-like feet. Such a luster of divine brilliance emitted from his body that no one could look at Him directly. He was graced with long arms, extending down to his knees. Swami Maharaj was a Superhuman with a luster that was divine and brilliant.
The mark of the ax wound did remain on the thigh of Sri Swami Samarth. This Yogi, in his new role, came to be known as Swami Samarth. The Yogi slowly opened his eyes and consoled the dumbfounded woodcutter saying that it was divine will for Him to re-appear in the world to resume His mission. He cleared the anthill, and Lo, he found a Yogi in meditation. He was shocked to find bloodstains on the blade of the ax. One day, accidentally, a woodcutter’s ax fell on the bushes grown around the anthill. Legend* has it that he remained in Samadhi for about three hundred years, during which time a giant anthill grew over him, and he disappeared to the outside world. He then went away to the Himalayas for penance and went into Samadhi. Shri Narasimha Saraswathi, known as an earlier incarnation of Dattatreya, helped and spiritually uplifted many people over a few decades. The beginning of Swami Samarth’s incarnation is shrouded in mystery. Swami Samarth’s devotees consider him to be the same person as Sri Narasimha Saraswathi Maharaj. It is a compilation of formula for ritual offerings) and that he is from the clan of Rishi Kashyap and that his moon sign is Meena (Pisces). He also added that he is a Yajurvedi Brahmin (Yajurveda is one of the four Vedas and one of the scriptures of Hinduism. On another occasion, Swami said that his last name was Nrusimha Bhan. Once a disciple asked Swami a question about his birth, Swami responded that he had originated from a banyan tree (vata-vriksha in Marathi). Like Shirdi Sai Baba and Gajanan Maharaj, Swami’s origin remains obscure. He usually lived at the residence of his disciple Cholappa, where his shrine is presently located. Swami Samarth arrived at Akkalkot in 1856 on receiving an invitation from Chintopant Tol and then stayed on the outskirts of the town.
He resided there for 22 years, where he also chose to leave his body in 1878.
Though Swami traveled far and wide, He finally settled in this place called ‘Akkalkot’ (situated in district Solapur of Maharashtra state of India). Shri Akkalkot Niwasi Maharaj (the great Sage of Akkalkot), also known as Swami Samarth, is considered the third incarnation of Lord Dattatreya.
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