From Mohol Swamiji went to Solapur in the year 1854-55 and after spending a couple of years there Swamiji came to Akkalkot which was the last abode in this lifetime. Swamiji left Solapur because the number of devotees had increased. In the year 1856 AD Chintopant requested Samiji to visit Akkalkot and Swamiji agreed. While travelling on the horse with Swamiji, Chintopant got a call from the collector. Chintopant left Swamiji under a tree with a servant and when Chintopant returned only the servant was there and there were no signs of Swamiji. Swamiji had left saying that nobody owns him.
Home is Everywhere
Chintopant was worried but was reassured and relieved to find Swamiji playing like a child in the temple near Akkalkot. Swamiji but refused to go with Chintopant saying that his home is everywhere. Swamiji entered Akkalkot on the fifth of the month of Ashwin and lived there for 22 years in the final pahse of his life. His Mahasamadhi happened in 1878 AD in Akkalkot. At Akkalkot there was a basic change in the type of devotees who visited Swamiji. During the time of Shripad Shrivallabh no Muslims visited him and during the time of Shri Narasimha Saraswati the king who was a Muslim used to visit him. Shri Narasimha Saraswati prohibited Sayandeo from working under and even saluting any Muslims.
Each spiritual leader decided the actions keeping with the need of those times. During Swami Samarth’s time Muslims were no longer rulers. There were some rulers of small states but they were restrained and the British ruled India. Swamiji mixed with people from all walks of life irrespective of their caste or religion. Swamiji, because of this reason was getting unpopular because of this reason among the orthodox society. Swamiji did not enforce ban on serving the British or learning their language. Swami had Muslim and British devotees and this was because of the grace of this great person.
According to Religious Practices
History says that each and every messenger of God preached what was conventional to those times. The changes Swamiji projected were according to the religious practices and concepts which were prevailing in his own times. There was strong opposition from the orthodox group for this. Swamiji thought otherwise and he wanted the changes to happen according to the changes in the world. When the religion spread to areas other than the place of birth of the religion the religious practices becomes inappropriate.
