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Patta Shishya

Kalyan Swami
Personal
Born
Ambaji Krishnaji Kulkarni

1636
Died1714
ReligionHinduism
ParentsKrishnajipant Kulkarni (father)
Rakhumabai Kulkarni (mother)
PhilosophyVaishnavism, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Nondualism
Religious career
GuruSamarth Ramdas
Literary worksDasbodh, Manache Shlok, Soliv Sukh, Mahavakya Panchikaran, Dhruv Aakhyan, Rukmini Swayamvar and more

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Kalyan Swami, also known as Ambaji Krishnaji Kulkarni, was a saint, student of Samarth Ramdas and a frequent practitioner in Yoga, Literature and the knowledge of religious manuscripts.[1]

Life[edit]

When Ambaji's father, Krishnajipant Kulkarni, left for pilgrimages after his wife and son died, he arrives at Kolhapur to see Mahalakshmi and worship Her. He meets a man named Barawajipant Kulkarni, whereby his sister, Rakhmabai, was in need of marriage and was finding a suitable groom for her. Krishnajipant accepted the request of marrying Rakhmabai. The married couple soon gave birth to a son who was named Ambaji in the year 1636, a second son named Dattatreya and a girl according to some accounts. After a few years of living with his family, Krishnajipant left to continue his pilgrimage and became an ascetic in Kashi, while his children and wife stayed at Barawajipant's home.[2]

Kalyan's family serving Samarth Ramdas

Shree Samarth Ramdas Swami came to Bawajipant's house during the day, where there were festoons and rangoli in the house. Barwajipant was delighted on the arrival of the saint. Shree Samarth made Barawajipant his disciple by giving him a favour (Anugrah). Barwajipant requested Shree Samarth to accept the teacher's fees (Guru Dakshina) as a tradition. But Shree Samarth wanted nothing as he saw money with no value. But Barwajipant insisted, whereby Shree Samarth exclaimed that if he wanted to a pay a fee then he should give him Ambaji for the purpose of Shree Rama. Samarth then asked the young boy about his religious work and got impressed by the handwriting of the boy. He requested that the boy shall be given to him. After the incident, Ambaji, Dattatraya and their mother went with Samarth Ramdas. During their travels, Samarth told Dattaraya Swami to stay at Shirgaon, while Ambaji went with the saint.[3]

From a young age, Ambaji had been a devoted disciple of Sri Samarth Ramadas, a famous saint of Maharashtra and the a devotee to Lord Shree Ram. His master was overjoyed with the way his disciple was progressing spiritually as he tested him in many difficult situations and he never failed, and was therefore held up as a good example. Amabaji got the name, Kalyan Swami, when people revered him as a powerful, intelligent saint as he taught and demonstrated to everyone (by performing magical acts according to some accounts) to show the righteous path and the basics of living a healthy life, which lead to people to become his followers (estimated 250, which includes Umbraj and Tadwale Math, Digambar Swami, Narahri Swami and more). Kalyan Swami left the earth on Aashadh Shuddha Trayodashi in 1714 at Paranda district, Dharashiv, Osmanabad. His cremation took place at Domgaon near Paranda. In the same year, the ashes of Shree Samarth Ramdas Swami were dug up from Vrindavan at Chaphal and were taken to Kashi by Shree Keshav Swami. The ashes of Samarth Ramdas Swami and Kalyan Swami were mixed and released together by Shree Keshav Swami in the Ganga river.[4]

Literary contribution[edit]

Kalyan Swami writes the Dasbodh while listening to the narration by Shree Samarth Ramdas, which took place in a cave called Shivth

Shree Kalyan Swami remained with Shree Samarth Ramdas Swami from 1645 to 1678, during which he also copied most of the Swami's poems. Together they completed the book Dasbodh (in Shivthar Ghal), Manache Shlok and more. The books take the form of conversation between guru (teacher) and shishya (student), similar to the Guru-shishya tradition. Two hundred and fifty of Kalyan swami's handwritten texts are kept at Samarth Vagdevata Mandir, Dhule.[5][6]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Shankar, Ganesh. Samarthshishya Kalyan Swami (in Marathi and English). Stakaryottejak Sabha, Dhule: Ganesh Shankar Dev.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
  2. Bell, Pooja (2019-11-04). "kalyan Swami". Automatic Pooja Bell. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  3. L, P. (2012-06-22). "SANTRAMADAS: Kalyan Swami". SANTRAMADAS. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  4. Jahagirdar, Sachin (December 26, 2014). "॥ योगीराज श्री कल्याणस्वामी महाराज ॥: Biography of Yogiraj Shree Kalyan Swami". ॥ योगीराज श्री कल्याणस्वामी महाराज ॥. Retrieved 2021-10-24. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. Ramdas, Samarth (2017-08-31). Dasbodh ( Marathi ) (in मराठी). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1-9759-3689-1. Search this book on
  6. Natarajan, Nalini; Nelson, Emmanuel Sampath (1996). Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-28778-7. Search this book on



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