Morya Gosavi or Moraya Gosavi alias Moroba Gosavi was a prominent saint of the Hindu Ganapatya sect, which considers Ganesha as the Supreme God.
22 Facts About Morya Gosavi
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Morya Gosavi is considered the chief spiritual progenitor of the Ganapatyas and has been described as the "most famous devotee" of Ganesha.
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The lifetime of Morya Gosavi is speculated between the 13th to 17th century.
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Consequently, Morya Gosavi took sanjeevan samadhi by burying himself alive in his tomb.
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Morya Gosavi had a son called Chintamani, venerated as a living incarnation of Ganesha and addressed as Dev.
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Morya Gosavi was thrown out of the house by his father as he was thought to be of no use to the family.
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Morya Gosavi settled at Chinchwad, 50 miles away from Morgaon.
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Morya Gosavi is believed to have been born due to the grace of Ganesha, whom the childless couple propitiated.
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Later, Morya Gosavi became seriously ill and was not recovering so they prayed to Ganesha again.
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Soon, a Gosavi named Nayan Bharati came and gave medicine to Morya, curing him.
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Morya Gosavi left his offering under a tree and then by a "miracle", the laity's offerings from temple were exchanged with Morya Gosavi's offerings under the tree.
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Ganesha thus gave a vision to Morya Gosavi saying that he would come to stay with Morya Gosavi in Chinchwad.
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The moment she touched the threshold of the house where Morya Gosavi was waiting, her sight was restored.
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Morya Gosavi woke to find the temple doors miraculously opened and offered his prayers.
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Morya Gosavi found a conical stone rising in Chinchwad home, which he recognized as Ganesha and built a temple for it.
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On every fourth lunar day after the full moon, Morya Gosavi used to visit the Chintamani Temple of Theur.
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Once, devotees from Chinchwad requested Morya Gosavi to visit the bank of Pavana River at Chinchwad.
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Morya Gosavi continued to visit Theur, Ranjangaon and Chinchwad.
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Morya Gosavi left strict orders that his tomb be never opened.
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Morya Gosavi's memorial temple is a low plain building with a square hall or mandap and an octagonal inner shrine, inscribed with a Marathi inscription: "This temple was begun on the bright twelfth of Kartik Shaka 1580 Vilambi Samvatsara and finished on Monday the bright fourth of Ashadha, Vikari Samvatsara".
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An image of Morya Gosavi is worshipped in the temple complex too.
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Morya Gosavi is credited to have popularized the Morgaon temple.