The times were difficult for the Indians during Shree Samarth’s period as outsiders were ruling India. They had encroached upon the ancient and great Indian culture and the repercussions of their authoritarian rule were devastating. Worse, the Indians themselves were following in their footsteps for petty gains, and those who dared raise their voice were thrown to the gallows. The Brahmins, who were supposedly the custodians of religion, were doing things which were considered unreligious, the warrior caste which was doing the job of protecting the country and the people from any invaders were now taking pride in just serving the foreign rulers and gaining small benefits for themselves, the traders were nothing short of traitors as they joined hands with the bureaucrats to meet their dirty business gains, not to talk about the common men who were left bewildered by all this unforeseen transformation. The situation at best could be described by one word, chaotic. Hindu religion was there only for the names sake. Everyone became too much selfish which was neither good for him or for the society. The virtues of the society on the whole seemed to have vanished and the vices gained the upper hand. Living itself had become so difficult that people wondered if death would be a better option. They were subjected to atrocities not only by the rulers but by the opportune goons who thrived in this atmosphere. Every passing day seemed like an eon for the common man. Surviving in such a chaotic situation was possible only for the haves as the have-nots were at the mercy of all the evil forces working in unison. Shree Samarth was very much distressed with the plight of the people and therefore, though he liked to remain in solitude most, he decided that he had to take a plunge in the social life to ease out the miseries of the people.
The times were difficult for the Indians during Shree Samarth’s period as outsiders were ruling India. They had encroached upon the ancient and great Indian culture and the repercussions of their authoritarian rule were devastating. Worse, the Indians themselves were following in their footsteps for petty gains, and those who dared raise their voice were thrown to the gallows. The Brahmins, who were supposedly the custodians of religion, were doing things which were considered unreligious, the warrior caste which was doing the job of protecting the country and the people from any invaders were now taking pride in just serving the foreign rulers and gaining small benefits for themselves, the traders were nothing short of traitors as they joined hands with the bureaucrats to meet their dirty business gains, not to talk about the common men who were left bewildered by all this unforeseen transformation. The situation at best could be described by one word, chaotic. Hindu religion was there only for the names sake. Everyone became too much selfish which was neither good for him or for the society. The virtues of the society on the whole seemed to have vanished and the vices gained the upper hand. Living itself had become so difficult that people wondered if death would be a better option. They were subjected to atrocities not only by the rulers but by the opportune goons who thrived in this atmosphere. Every passing day seemed like an eon for the common man. Surviving in such a chaotic situation was possible only for the haves as the have-nots were at the mercy of all the evil forces working in unison. Shree Samarth was very much distressed with the plight of the people and therefore, though he liked to remain in solitude most, he decided that he had to take a plunge in the social life to ease out the miseries of the people.