This is a Sanjivan Samadhi of Gahininath. There is another samadhi of Gahininath 1.6 Kms east of this samadhi.
There is space to sit and meditate. You can go into meditative states effortlessly here.
How to get there
The temple is located 70.5 kms East of Ahmednagar.
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/52UwU7HBkg8q5mWZA
About Gahininath
Gahininath (गहिनीनाथ) is a Hindu saint. He is one of the nine Mahayogis of Navnath Sampradaya. He is considered as an avatar of Karbhanjan Narayan is one of Nav Narayan. Gahininath was a yogi belonging to the Gorakshanath branch of Nath Sampradaya. The teaching of Nath Sampradaya offers the seeker the royal road to liberation, a road in which all the four by-lanes of bhakti, jnana, karma, and dhyana of Lord Shiva, in his hagiography, entitled Nathlingamrita, claims that the path shown by the Nath sect is the best of all and it leads to direct liberation. Gahininath was a disciple of Gorakshanath. Siddha Spirituality acknowledges the great Yogi for his teachings.
The birth story of Gahininath
Macchindranath gave Gorakshanath all the knowledge he had and mastered all the sciences. He was also made a member of the Nath sect. Once Macchindranath and Gorakshanath stopped to rest in a village. Then one-day Gorakshanath was studying and reciting Sanjeevani Mantra. Guru Macchindranath had then gone to the village for some work. Some children were playing near Gorakshanath. The children were making mud objects. They made a mud cart. And now that the cart needs a driver, they urge Gorakshanath to make a mud statue.
Gorakshanath was studying and reciting the Sanjeevani Mantra. Even so, he was willing to make a statue. He started making idols out of the mud and on the other hand, he was also reciting Sanjeevani Mantra. As a result, the statue came to life, which was made by Gorakshanath. And that little baby started crying loudly right away. Seeing this, all the children ran away in fear. Gorakshanath also got scared and left the child there and he also ran away.
Sanjeevani Mantra
On the way here, the children met Macchindranath and they told him all the facts. He understood everything. When he returned, he saw the baby and picked him up, and wrapped him in a cloth. He also found Goraksha and told him that there was nothing to be afraid of. The Sanjeevani Mantra you are reciting brought this clay statue to life.
A couple was living in the same village. They had no children. So Macchindranath let the couple take care of the child and said that this Goraksh would come and give him knowledge after twelve years. So they left the village.
Children shouted as “Gorakshanath brought ghost”
It was decided earlier that Gorakshanath would make an incarnation of Gahininath from the mud statue he would make. According to him, the idea of making it a statue was born. Among the Navnarayanas, the incarnation of Karbhanjan was supposed to be from this clay statue, so Goraksha became wise and decided to make a statue. At that time, the recitation of Sanjeevani Mantra was going on.
Miracle witnessed by all the children
Seeing that the whole statue was ready, Karbhanjan entered it. Then the bones, skin, flesh, blood, etc. all became a radiant statue of a man. Then he started crying. This sound was heard by the children nearby. They started shouting “Gorakshanath brought a ghost”. The children started shouting and all of them ran away in fear. On the way back, when he met Macchindranath, he shouted at the boy and asked him why he was running so fast and told him not to be afraid. Then the children read the text of the statue.
Macchindranath was amazed to hear the speech of the children and he thought that we should see the miracle with our own eyes.
One of the incarnations of Narayana
Macchindranath was shown the place by the children from a distance. From there he heard a boy’s voice. Realizing that this Karbhanjan was the incarnation of Narayana. Macchindranath picked up the child and started walking. Although Gorakshanath had made a statue, he could not be seen near, so while Macchindranath was taking the child, he started shouting at Goraksanath. He heard Guru’s call and came out from where Gorakshanath was hiding in a house. But when he saw the baby in Macchindranath’s hand, he too got scared. He did not dare to approach the Guru.
Seeing this, Macchindranath understood that Goraksha was scared. Then he wrapped the boy in a wig and told him to go to Goraksha. This is a man and he is one of the incarnations of Narayana. Then when Goraksha also told what kind of thing had happened. Macchindranath was happy to hear the presentation. In it, Karbhanjan Narayana has communicated; Saying that he is not a ghost but a human being, Macchindranath frightened Goraksha by saying that it is a fact.
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