He is revered as the teacher of all spiritual teachers i.e. He became the Guru (preceptor) of many great souls like Shree Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Shree Sai Baba of Shirdi, Shree Shankar Maharaj, and Shree Gajajan Maharaj of Shegaon etc. He came to Akkalkot in 1856 where he continued his physical existence for 22 years. He also stayed at Mangalvedha, a town near Pandharpur in Solapur district Maharashtra, which had been inhabited earlier by famous saints like Domojipant and Chokhamela. While moving in the Himalayan region he visited places like Puri, Benaras, Hardwar, Girnar, Kathiawad and Rameswaram in the South. In 1856, Akkalkot – Prior to his settlement at Akkalkot, Swami Samarth seems to have visited far and wide. He left his ‘Nirgun Padukas’ to his disciples before leaving for the Kardali forests to perform Tapas. Later in 1678, he ended this incarnation and re-incarnated as Shree Swami Samarth. During this time, he consecrated and established holy places like Audumbar, Nrusihwadi and Gangapur. In 1528, Karanja, Vidarbh-Maharashtra– Incarnated as Shree Narasimha Saraswati and worked for around 100 years. In 1378, Pithapurm, Andra Pradesh – Incarnated in new form as Shree Shripad Shrivallabha and worked for around 150 years to destroy blind beliefs, superstitions, difficulties, losses, miseries and obstacles of mankind. He took an extensive pilgrimage, covering even places, now known as Jawa, Sumatra, Indonesia, China, Japan,Australia etc., relieved many people from their miseries, and guided them on the spiritual path. In 1149, Chhele Village, Punjab – Lord Dattatreya took avatar as Shree Swami Samarth.
He is also called Sri Akkalkot Swami Samarth or great sage of Akkalkot. Shree Swami Samartha comes from the age-old guru tradition of the Dattatreya sampradaya.
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