Memories of Param Pujya Bhaktaraj Maharaj

Param Pujya Bhaktaraj Maharaj – A Guru like no other! Sanatan Sanstha came into existence solely by His grace. Thanks to the divine blessings of Param Pujya Baba, the movement initiated in 1991 has flourished into an immortal banyan-tree of spiritual outreach. The family of Sanatan remains eternally grateful at the Holy Feet of Param Pujya Baba.

We are fortunate to have darshan (vision) of the premises from the ashrams in Mortakka and Indore (Madhya Pradesh) sanctified by the presence of Param Pujya Bhaktaraj Maharaj Himself!

The divine room of Param Pujya Bhaktaraj Maharaj in Bhaktavatsalyashram, Indore

Manasa is a sub-district in the Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh, located about 55 km north of the holy city of Ujjain. On 7 July 1920, a son was born to Mr. Sakharam and Mrs. Annapurnabai Kasarekar; they named their son Dinkar.

This young Dinkar was destined to become the great Sant Bhaktaraj Maharaj (Param Pujya Baba). While still a disciple, Param Pujya Baba served His Guru, Anantanand Saish, day and night. Although he remained in His Guru’s company for only one year and ten months, during that brief period His Guru guided His spiritual progress from a mere disciple to the level of a Guru. It was the Guru who conferred upon him the title “Bhaktaraj” (supreme devotee). Throughout His life, Param Pujya Baba dedicated himself entirely to the spiritual upliftment of devotees, following three guiding principles: Bhajan (singing hymns), Bhraman (travelling from place to place to spread spirituality) and Bhandara (preparing food on a large scale as a religious offering to God, and subsequently distributing it as prasad to all gathered devotees).

Param Pujya Ramanand Maharaj and Shishya (Dr) Jayant Athavale did the seva of Param Pujya Baba (Param Pujya Bhaktaraj Maharaj) at this very place.

The murtis of Saint Shri Anantanand Saish and Param Pujya Baba, along with their padukas (sacred sandals) and those of Param Pujya Ramanand Maharaj are displayed there. In the centre, the actual chair used by Saint Shri Anantanand Saish is also exhibited. Let us partake of their darshan and thereby make our own lives meaningful.

This is the place where Param Pujya Bhaktaraj Maharaj used to hold court in the ‘Shri Sadguru Sevasadan’ ashram of Shri Anantanand Saish in Mortakka, Madhya Pradesh

 Let us take the darshan of the Gurupadukas instated in Bhaktavatsalyashram, Indore

The Divine padukas of Shri Anantanand Saish

The Divine padukas of Param Pujya Bhaktaraj Maharaj

The Divine padukas of Param Pujya Ramanand Maharaj

The Divine padukas of Param Pujya Bhaktaraj Maharaj received by His devotee Mrs. Smita Rao (Panaji, Goa), currently instated in Sanatan’s Ashram in Ramnathi (Ponda, Goa).

Samadhi of Saint Bhaktaraj Maharaj in the ashram at Kandali (District of Pune)

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