Shri Radhe Maa - What Maa gave me

By Sanjeev Gupta

Rita Purohit’s story: Mamtamai Shree Radhe Maa channels her grace mainly through sight or drishti during her darshan. She is an ansh avatar of Maa Sherawaali Durga who has no selfish desires save the welfare of her devotees. Her door is a divine hospital where the worse of afflictions are cured. Her energy is gentle, full of light and radiant with love. Her grace has fulfilled all my desires. She has given me much more than I deserve. She is am embodiment of maternal love. She does not ask anything of anyone. She does not demand worship or service. She does not ask people to abandon beliefs, philosophies and old ways of worship. Whatever she says comes to pass. She rarely speaks on her own. All specific queries made by devotees are directed to Choti Maa, her closest attendant, who communicates Shri Maa’s will to her devotees. In the nine years I have known her, my health has improved, my financial issues have been sorted out, my family has grown to be supportive and there is a deep sense of contentment in life. I do not fear death anymore because I know Shri Maa will guide me in the hereafter as well. My only prayer now is that I do not commit a sin so grave that it attracts Devi Maa’s displeasure.

As spoken to Satish Purohit

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Shri Radhe Maa - Three lakh devotees attend Maa Jagadambe Jagran

Maa Jagdambe Jagran

Maa Jagdambe

Shri Radhe Maa

Shri Radhe Maa

Jagran - Sangat

The ninth edition of Mumbai’s biggest ‘off-season’ jagran came to a close on Saturday at the Film City in Goregaon with over three lakh devotees of Mamtamai Shri Radhe Maacongregating  for the event. The Ma Jagdambe Jagran, which was held on the day of Shri Radhe Maa’s birthday, saw musical performances by several notable performers including four-time Filmfare winner Anuradha Paudwal, Bhojpuri superstar Manoj Tiwari, Padmashri Anup Jalota, music director Sanjeev Kohli, bhajan samrat Vinod Agarwal, and Punjabi singer Arvinder Singh.

Devotees from across the world cheered, clapped and danced with joy as Shri Radhe Maa made her grand entry from the sky on a cubicle decorated with flowers. The cubicle, her aasan, was lowered onstage with the help of a crane.

Shri Radhe Maa

Devotees arrived at the jagran from all parts of the country and the world. Seating arrangements for 20,000 and standing space for 1 lakh devotees had been made for the jagran. However, the number of attendees the event attracted were way beyond the expectations of the organisers and the band of 200 volunteers managing the event. Devotees, rich and poor, saw the jagran as a day of thanks-giving. “I sing for a living but I come at Devi Maa’s door several times a year even when there are no performances. Her doorstep is a place of miraculous blessings. Nothing I say can convey her powers. It is a thing to be experienced,” said iconic Punjabi folk singer Sardool Sikander, who also performed at the venue.

Shri Radhe Maa

All devotees were treated to a langar dinner at the jagran by the volunteers guided by Manmohan Gupta, a devotee of Mamtamai Shri Radhe Maa.

Shri Radhe Maa

Bhojpuri star Shri Manoj Tiwari and Sanjay Nirupam

PadmaShri Anup Jalota with Mr. Manmohan Gupta

PadmaShri Anup Jalota

RJ Anurang Pandey

Singre Shri Sanjeev Kohli and Smt. Anuradha Paudwal

Param Shradhey Shri Radhe Maa - Home of my dreams

By Sanjeev Gupta

Rita Purohit’s story: Eight years ago, I was hunting for a flat in South Mumbai with a budget that was not even one-fourth of the going market rate. Not surprisingly the search proved to be fruitless initially. When I shared my problem with Devi Maa, she declared firmly, “I will not only help you get a house of your choice, it will be a house within your budget.”

Once those words were out of Devi Maa’s mouth, things changed for us. The properties we were shown by estate agents after she reassured us had a positive air about them. Her words came to pass; they always do. There are times when she also gives bad news but that too is taken care of if one prays earnestly to her. I can say from my experience and from the experience of others who have surrendered to her that she is a mother who never fails her children. Once a devotee surrenders, he or she becomes her responsibility. 

As spoken to Satish Purohit 

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Param Shradhey Shri Radhe Maa - How I became a devotee - III ( Rita Purohit )

Plastic bangles and pure love 

By Sanjeev Gupta

Rita Purohit’s story: When I had my first darshan of Mamtamai Shree Radhe Maa, I had asked Talli Baba, her attendant, if I could have the tassel that hung around her hands and her plastic bangles as memento. He refused. What a rude man, I thought. All that fuss over some trinkets! I did not know at that time that it was not up to Talli Baba to decide what could be given away. That is entirely Devi Maa’s call. After Devi Maa left the venue, I was drawn to the place she had given darshan to the sangat (congregation). And what did I see – there, on the seat she had graced, were the two bangles and the tassel I had coveted. The skeptic that I was I wondered if someone had (maybe Talli Baba) had told Devi Maa what I had asked for. However, I brushed such doubts aside and claimed the objects as Devi Maa’s prasad. 

The doubts refused to die. At the next darshan I stood in a corner looking at Devi Maa. “I will believe in you if you single me out for a gift of a tassel and four bangles again.” A fraction of a second after I voiced the desire in my mind, Devi Maa looked at me and with one finger gestured for me to come closer. I did and she took off her tassle and four bangles and handed them to me. All my doubts were put to rest. I have never had reason to question her divinity after the incident. 

Shortly after the incident, I found my husband and my in-laws being drawn to me. There was less bickering happening and we were soon reunited. I knew it was Devi Maa’s energy at work. It has been nine years since then, and we have grown to be an extremely close knit family of devotees dedicated to the service of Mamtamai Shri Radhe Maa. I am not alone here. Thousands of devotees attest to how Shri Radhe Maa’s love has united estranged families. The stories and many and they keep coming in.     

           

As spoken to Satish Purohit

Param Shradhey Shri Radhe Maa - How I became a devotee - II ( Rita Purohit )

By Sanjeev Gupta

Rita Purohit’s story:  When I reached the chowki, I took in the lavish preparations and wondered if God who is said to expect simple heartfelt devotion would approve of this grand setting. It was too loud, too colourful and too elaborate for my liking. Then my brother irritated me with his comment that Ma had visited the place in pavan roop. What he meant was that Devi Maa had in some magical way visited the place while we sang bhajans. He said this was told to him by Choti Maa who is Devi Maa’s closest attendant or sevadar. “Maa says she would not come to the chowki because she does not feel khench or pull towards the congregation,” Sanjeev told me. I wondered if my Choti Maa had called Devi Maa and communicated my skepticism to her. Maybe, they had spoken over the phone, I told myself.

A few moments passed and Sanjeev came to me with another message from Devi Maa. Devi Maa wanted me, yes me, Sanjeev’s sister is whom she had chosen for the job, to sprinkle ganga jal in all over the house. I hesitated for a moment before agreeing to the order. It is the normal devotional thing to do, I told myself. What harm was there in doing it? After doing what had been asked of me, I alighted the stairs that led to the space where the chowki was being held. As I looked ahead, Shri Maa’s car zoomed into view and stopped a few feet from where I stood. I watched transfixed, as the door of the car opened. She just put one foot out of the car, and that is all my eyes took in. I looked at it and wondered at its beauty. For about a minute, the foot is all she took out of the car.    

Then she stepped out and I was stunned by her beauty. I also saw a halo spread like a rainbow rising from her shoulders, its curve rising high above her head. My God, I remember thinking, she is divine, and began to sob uncontrollably. I cried my heart out for three hours for no reason at all. She smiled at me.  I felt her loving energy envelope me. It was bright, motherly and extremely positive. If I had to use one word to describe her, it would be ‘positive’. She is a dynamo of positivity that spreads not only in places she visits but also in homes and other places where her swarup or images are honoured.

 

As spoken to Satish Purohit 

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Param Shradhey Shri Radhe Maa - How I became a devotee - 1( Rita Purohit )

By Sanjeev Gupta

Rita Purohit’s story: Mamtamai Shri Radhe Maa entered my life in 2003. I had separated from my husband and had moved out of my marital home with my kids over differences that had appeared to be irreconcilable to me. I was staring at an uncertain future and was also at an emotional low. When my mother called to invite me to a mata ki chowki being held at the house of my parents, I wondered if my people had lost their minds. That was because my mother also spoke of a Devi Maa who would give darshan at the chowki. My brother Sanjeev had also called me about this, so it was getting irritating. I was a believer alright but the idea of addressing someone who was flesh and blood like me as a Goddess was too much for me to digest. Moreover, being Rajasthani, I did understand bhajans, kirtans and pujas but the essentially Punjabi tradition of chowki was alien to me.      

“I am too busy,” I told her, and I was not lying. I had four meetings scheduled on the day of the jagran. There was no way I would find the time. Shri Maa had different plans for me that day. On the big day, two meetings got cancelled. I laughed and told myself that I would call my mom and tell her I was coming if the third meeting got cancelled. When that happened, I began to wonder. Then the fourth meeting got cancelled as well. I called my mom and told her I would be there! 

As spoken to Satish Purohit 

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Param Shradhey Shri Radhe Maa - Amrut Leela - Defeating death on the highway

By Sanjeev Gupta

Rita Purohit’s story:  Once, Devi Maa asked me out of the blue to call my husband who was not in the city. I did as I was asked and he told me that Devi Maa had just saved his life. He had been driving on a narrow road in the mountains that had space for just one vehicle at a time. As he turned at a bend, he noticed a heavy truck hurtling towards him. There was no way he could have prevented collision. He closed his eyes and called out, “Devi Maa protect me.” Two seconds later, he opened his eyes and found that the truck was already behind him and he was staring at a clear road. I thanked Devi Maa.

 
As spoken to Satish Purohit

 
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