This is the reason he came to be known as Sri Akkalkot Swami or Akkalkot Niwasi Sri Swami Samarth. Only due to the invitation of Chintopant Appa Tol Sri Swami Samarth came to Akkalkot during the year 1856 and later on remained there till he took Mahasamadhi. In Mangalwedha people called him ‘Digambar Swami’. The day Sri Swami Samarth manifested is Chaitra Shuddha Dwitiya and he became popularly known as ‘Chanchal Bharati’. Then Sri Swamiji said, “ My name is Narasinhabhan”. That worshiper replied, “He is known as Sri Narasimha Saraswati”. Once when a worshiper from Ganagapur came to Akkalkot, Sri Swami Samarth asked him “What is the name of your deity? ”. Ganagapur is the principal place of Sri Narasimha Saraswati.
The mark of the axe wound did remain on the thigh of Sri Swami Samarth. The woodcutter became very nervous but SriGuru manifested in the form Sri Swami Samarth. This disturbed the meditative trance of SriGuru and he stood up. He used his axe to cut the tree but that axe hit the anthill fell on SriGuru’s thigh. His body was fully covered by a growing anthill.One day a woodcutter came there. Nobody knew as to how much time passed like this. Sri Narasimha Saraswati manifested almost during year 1378 and then he disappeared in Patalganga and went to Kadalivan in 1458 at the foot of Sri Sailam Mountain.Sri Swami Samarth, during the year 1838, appeared at MangalwedhaĪfter coming out from Kadalivan he went to a desolate forest on the northern side of Bhagirathi River and sat there completely absorbed in devout meditation. Akkalkot Swami Samarth Maharajĭevotees of Lord Dattatreya have a Strong belief that Akkalkot Nivasi Sri Swami Samarth and Sri Narasimha Saraswati are one and the same.
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