श्रीगोंदवलेकर महाराजकी पहली पत्नीका देहान्त हो चुका था। दो-चार माहके बाद उनकी माँने उन्हें दूसरी शादी करनेपर मजबूर किया। मातृभक्तिके कारण महाराज ना नहीं कह सके; परंतु उन्होंने माँसे एक शर्त मंजूर करा ली कि वे स्वयं अपनी दूसरी पत्नीको पसंद करेंगे। शर्तपर ही क्यों न हो, किंतु महाराज विवाह करनेको राजी तो हो गये। घरके सब लोग इससे प्रसन्न थे।
घरमें विवाहकी बातचीत चलने लगी। गाँवके और दूसरे गाँवोंके लोग अपनी-अपनी विवाहयोग्य कन्याओंको लेकर महाराजके पसंदके लिये गोंदावले आने लगे; परंतु महाराजने सभीपर अस्वीकृतिकी मुहर लगानाशुरू कर दिया। लोगोंको चिन्ता हुई कि महाराज शादी करेंगे या नहीं।
महाराजकी चिन्ता तो अलग ही थी। वे पूरे अन्तर्ज्ञानी थे। आटपाडी गाँवके निवासी श्रीसखाराम पंत देशपांडे नामक गरीब ब्राह्मण अपनी नेत्रहीन कन्याके विवाहकी चिन्तामें रात-दिन डूबा रहता है, यह जानकर महाराज दयार्द्र हो गये। वे आटपाडी गये और ब्राह्मणसे मिलकर उन्होंने कहा कि ‘मैं एक गोसावी हूँ, आप चाहें तो अपनी कन्याका विवाह मेरे साथ कर सकते हैं।’ रोटीके एक टुकड़ेको तरसनेवाला मानो बढ़िया पक्वान्न पा गया। ब्राह्मणने अपनी कन्याका विवाह महाराजसे कर दिया।
Shri Gondvalekar Maharaj’s first wife had passed away. After two-four months, his mother forced him to get married again. Maharaj could not say no because of motherly devotion; But he accepted a condition from his mother that he himself would like his second wife. Even if it is on condition, but Maharaj has agreed to marry. Everyone in the house was happy with it.
Marriage talks started going on in the house. The people of the village and other villages started coming to Gondavale with their marriageable daughters for the Maharaj’s choice; But the Maharaj started putting a stamp of disapproval on all. People were worried whether Maharaj would get married or not.
Maharaj’s concern was different. He was completely intuitive. Maharaj became compassionate after knowing that a poor Brahmin named Shri Sakharam Pant Deshpande, a resident of Atpadi village, was worried day and night about the marriage of his blind daughter. He went to Atpadi and meeting the Brahmin said, ‘I am a Gosavi, you can marry your daughter to me if you want.’ The one who craves a piece of bread is as if he has got a good dish. Brahmin got his daughter married to Maharaj.
