RAMDAS SWAMIS LETTER TO SAMBHAJI MAHARAJ

Preface: King Sambhaji was the great Maratha warrior of the Indian history, and
was famous for his bravery.
He was the son of the great Maratha king Shivaji Maharaj.After death of Shivaji
Maharaj, Sambhaji became the king of Maharashtra, the maratha regime.
Spiritual Guru of Shivaji Maharaj, Samarth Ramdas wrote a famous letter to
Sambhaji after Shivaji's death, guiding him what are his responsibilities after
death of his great father and how he should behave.
The letter is in Marathi language.
One year after death of Shivaji Maharaj, Samarth Ramdas Swami also left his body
on Sajjangad, a fort that was gifted to Ramdas Swami by Shivaji Maharaj.
Sambhaji then built the temple of Lord Rama and Samadhi of Ramdas Swami on
Sajjangad in just 1.75 months.The temple is very huge and made in basalt
rock.The famous historic letter with line by line translation in English is as
follows...
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O King, always remain Alert! never be pissed off by situations, and don't forget to
consult your army, that too away from public places.
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Please give away your Anger and Harsh nature, which may act as obstacles in your
thought process. Be calm and polite, and don't forget that you should always be
thinking of your ultimate goal and that is salvation.

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Forgive those who made mistakes, hold the people that are useful for your work,
please them and make them more focused on their tasks by motivating them.
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If you put obstacles in a stream, the flow of water stops, these the example that a
wise man should always keep in his mind.
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Similarly when a mob of people is flowing, it means everything is going fine, but if
people are gathering in clusters, you should always understand that something is
going wrong!
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If one starts fighting for the property and the kingdom gained by your forefathers,
be sure that this will make your enemies happy and give them a chance to attack
you.
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So please don't do such a thing, remember, when two people are fighting, the
benefit is always to the third party. So keep following the path to your goal with
courage and patience.
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If you threaten the people, you won't be able to get your work done from them so
everyone should use his brain before deploying people and giving orders to them.
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When the world is pleased, it will give you 100% output. Knowing this fact, keep
your people happy and satisfied all the time.
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Unite the people , Attack and demolish your enemies, beat them up! And thus
your name and fame will automatically spread to all directions!
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To generate fear about you , in the minds of your enemies, you need to attack
first and not them! If you attack them first, they will fear you, but if you fail to do
so, then you will be attacked by them for sure!

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You should be able to wisely study a given situation. Beat your anger. And even if
you are angry, don't express your anger in public.
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All the common people in your state, should be used for serving you without
generating fear in their mind about the master. In any case they should not be
threatened.
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Gather all the people. a Diverse mob, and make them think alike! give them one
goal, take whatever efforts you need to take for this and let them attack the
Mlenchhas, meaning people that believe only one God exists and those who
doesn't follow their cult are kafirs.
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Do whatever you can do for the welfare of this state. Gather more people as time
goes ahead, and make a powerful MAHARASHTRA state everywhere! (in India,
Maharashtra is one of the states in current date but at the time of Samarth
Ramdas, the concept of Maharashtra was not limited to the geographical
boundaries of today's Maharashtra. It included all the regions where Maratha

Kings were ruling, like Tanjawar province of Tamilnadu, Banglore state in

Karnataka, Baroda state in Gujrath, Gwalior state in MP etc)
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Keep courage! Cross extremes using your sword! and thus you will achieve the
state that is always growing!
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Remember your great Father King Shivaji! Keep in mind that your life is like a
grass leaf in front of his life, if you cannot remain famous like your father in earth
and everywhere else!
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Remember how Shivaji looked, remember how Shivaji striven hard, Remember
the Victorious King Shivaji to be successful in this world.
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Think, remember, How Shivaji used to walk, how Shivaji used to talk, How Shivaji
used to behave with his friends. (Friend nations)

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He sacrificed all his luxuries, and then only he could achieve the success, a state
that has ambitions for growing, is like Shivaji's state!
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If you could do better than your great father King Shivaji, then only call yourself a
man! what else can I say after this!!