1. Vasudevanand Saraswati, known as Tembe Swami, is a Hindu saint who is regarded as an incarnation of Dattatreya.
12 Facts About Vasudevanand Saraswati
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Vasudevanand Saraswati's parents were devotees of Dattatreya, his father Ganesh Bhatt Tembe spending years together in the remote Ganagapur temple of the Lord in Karnataka.
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Vasudevanand Saraswati had to learn writing with his fingers on a layer of dust, a very tiring and painful practice.
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Vasudevanand Saraswati was an expert Sanskrit scholar right from his childhood.
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Vasudevanand Saraswati travelled across the country for 23 years, strictly following the harsh discipline of the Sanyas Ashram.
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Vasudevanand Saraswati has authored around 19 books like Dwisahastri Gurucharitra, Datta Puran, Datta Mahatmya, Saptashati Gurucharitra Saar and many more.
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Vasudevanand Saraswati took sanyas thirteen days after his wife's death in 1891, at the banks of the River Godavari, when a Sanyasi appeared from across the river and administered the vows of sanyas.
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Vasudevanand Saraswati's companions, feeling hungry, proceeded to eat some snacks they had packed.
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Vasudevanand Saraswati was stricken with remorse and threw himself at the feet of Baba begging forgiveness.
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Vasudevanand Saraswati kept a copy of Brahmendra's books - Brahma Sutra Vritti and Yoga Sutra Vritti with him always.
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Vasudevanand Saraswati's samadhi has been built on the river bank at Garudeshwar, Gujarat.
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Vasudevanand Saraswati built a Datta temple, laying the bricks with his own hands.