A short biography of Shree Sadguru Ramanand Beedkar Maharaj

The most ardent disciple of
Akkalkot Niwasi Shree Swami Samarth.

The British Soldier

After 1896 onwards, the livelihood of Shree Beedkar Maharaj was being looked after by the Supreme Lord. During the year 1896, the epidemics of the plague spread every where in Pune, which was at the time, under British Rule. The British soldiers used to go from door to door to check for any plague patients. But Shree Beedkar Maharaj used to stop these soldiers from entering the house, by uttering loudly in broken English “Temple, God, Cooking room”. By hearing these words, the British soldiers used to turn back from the door of his house.

Once due to an anonymous complaint, from public, a British soldier came to his house for inspection and he started going inside without caring for the objections raised by Shree Beedkar Maharaj. Shree Beedkar Maharaj tried to stop him by force and the soldier slipped and fell down on the staircase. His leg was injured. The people in his locality were happy that Shree Beedkar Maharaj would now be arrested and taken away. On the contrary the injured soldier was scolded upon by the British officer-in-charge for entering the house of Shree Beedkar Maharaj. This surprising event took place due to the strong impression made by the brilliant speech of Shree Beedkar Maharaj on the British officer-in-charge.