The introduction in Chapter 0 recounts a story about Anandnath Maharaj of Akkalkot, who was a disciple of the famous Swami of Akkalkot. While Anandnath Maharaj was in Savargaon, a group of devotees from Shirdi, including Madhavrao Balwant Deshpande and others, went for his darshan. As this group was preparing to leave for Shirdi, Anandnath Maharaj unexpectedly ran and sat in their cart, declaring, "I am coming with you." Despite the people of Navargaon and Yeola trying to stop him, their efforts were in vain, and he traveled with the group to see Maharaj in Shirdi.
Which holy man is described as spontaneously joining a group of devotees in their cart to travel to Shirdi?
📖 Chapter 0