Sri Anandamayi Ma –

Pranams at the lotus feet of Ma!

Ma was reverentially greeted as ‘Manush Kali’, she was divine personified on Earth to eradicate the sufferings and grief of the distressed, she urged the distraught people to contemplate upon the supreme being, who is supreme bliss resides as a soul in human beings,  one prominent astrologer exclaimed that he never had an opportunity to read a palm, like hers with the Chatu Sagari Yog, still he remembers an occasion of reading the palm of a Yogi who lived on the banks of Lake Manasarovar for more than 350 years, he has undergone strict Yogic practices for several years to attain that state, Ma does not require to undertake those extreme austerities, she herself embodied as ‘Bhramavidhya’.  Bholanathji was a great companion and a devoted disciple of Ma was deeply anxious when Ma undergoes transcendental state which is beyond description, sometimes she immerses in a state of bliss for hours and hours which made Bholanathji continue his devotional service to a greater the extent to bring her back to the state of normalcy, he was an exceptional soul with deep devotion and compassion to Ma, he continued his service as a disciple as well as the guardian of Ma till he breathed last.   Ma was a spiritual preceptor and a devoted wife to Bholanathji.  At the instructions of Ma, Bholanathji continued rigorous spiritual practices in Siddheshvari Kali temple as well as in Tharapeet, later the couple left Dhaka and settled in Dheradun which was the favorite place of Sadhana of Bholanathji.  The divine personified on Earth may refuse to be in the center of attraction for long; they often chose a place of solitude and continue with their spiritual practices, they need not attain anything material, they are beyond material existence, all they look for the elevation of soul from the worldly existence.  Ma and Bholanathji have renounced soul; hence they did not find any difference in leaving one place to another, they are void of worldly bondage, newly settled land of Dheradun was completely a strange place for them and the languages are unknown to them, but they continued their spiritual practices and intense meditation at ease.

Sri Anandamayi Ma –

Pranams at the lotus feet of Ma !

The third phase of the marriage of this divine couple was Bholanathji, the guardian of Ma was transformed into a disciple of Ma, and he was completely devoted to her, though it was a different kind of an idea for ordinary people to envisage that man of the family follows the orders of woman.  Bholanthji was a man beyond the ego or impurities of the mind.  He sincerely carried out each and every instruction and guidance of Ma, he devotedly followed her orders to achieve the heights of spirituality, and sometimes he laughed out the command of his dear Master with extreme affection that state of mind is impossible to achieve for an ordinary soul.  Bholanathji had achieved the highest of the status in spirituality, many times Ma had revealed the truth that he himself is Lord Shiva.  During this period of time, Bholanathji’s tenure of the job was got over, he was planning to conduct the search for another job, but Ma discouraged him and asked him to wait for another three days.  Within three days, a messenger from Nawab of Shabhagh Garden Estate of Dhaka city handed a letter of the job offer, soon after that the couple moved to Shabhagh garden, Bholanathji was taken in-charge of his duty.  While working in Shabhagh garden, Bholanathji was exceptionally skilled in striking balance between official and personal life, he assisted Ma in her various spiritual and devotional practices, though it was conducted as a private affair in the initial days, later it was caught the attention of numerous people from the various parts of Dhaka.  Bholanathji was all alone making arrangements for Ma’s devotional services, in that huge crowd of visitors appeared highly devoted father-daughter duo.  It was Gurupriyadidi who caught the special attention of the divine the couple, soon Gurupriyadhidi has become a constant companion and care-taker of Ma, leaving Bholanathji with considerable time in the practice of spirituality, he meticulously followed all the prescribed rites, Bhaiji assisted Bholanathji with all the arrangements for the devotional service of Ma.   For the first time, Bholanathji organized Mathri Puja on a large scale; later years it has become a golden opportunity for ordinary people like us to achieve the grace of Universal Mother.