Sri Anandamayi Ma –

Pranams at the lotus feet of Ma!

Mokshadhasundhari /Swami Mukthanandhagiri who was the biological mother of Ma, was born as an eighth girl child to a pious couple Sri. Ramakanthabhattacharya and Harasundharidevi, one of the well-respected family in the society, they celebrated year-round religious festivities with great attention and devotion, numerous guests attend their house was taken care with respect and kindness.  During Durga Puja celebrations many scholars, religious leaders, priests, and intellectuals pay a visit to their home to take part in the grand festival.  Their presiding deity was Lakshmi Narayana attracted a large number of devotees to their house.  The entire family members were well versed with the religious texts.  Mokshadhasundhari was a very pleasing child with good manners; she was kind, compassionate, caring and loving.  Her parents died in her early years of childhood, leaving this little girl under the loving protection of eldest daughter-in-law.  Mokshadhasundhari was married at the age of 12 years to Sri Bipinbhattacharya, she was unaffected by the poor financial conditions of the family, and she practiced to offer the last piece of a meal without consuming.  Mokshadhasundari gave birth to eight children, but none of them survived long, she remained untouched by the extreme grief with her firm spiritual strength, she took all the tragedies with calm mindedness, she was grown too compassionate and kind, all her inborn qualities were flowing out naturally, she did not work hard to bring out those qualities, she had immense faith in God, later none would have thought that Mokshadhasundhari will give birth to a divine personality.  In the year 1938, Mokshadhasundhari was initiated to asceticism by great sage Mahamandaleshvaraswami, after that, she traveled at length with Ma to various religious places accompanied by all the classes of people, her steadfastness and compassion assured that none would stay away from the grace of the Supreme Being.  She lived for 94 long years, extending great service to humanity; she attained the heavenly abode on 8th August 1970.