Ganini Aryika Shri 105 Suparshwamati Mataji

Aryika Shri 105 Suparshwamati Mataji

Aryika Shri 105 Suparshwamati Mataji was formerly known as Bhanwari Bai. She was born in Mensar village of Nagaur district, Rajasthan, on Phalguna Sudi Navami, Vikram Samvat 1985, on a Friday under the Mrigashira constellation. Her father was Shri Harkhachandji Chudiwal and her mother was Smt. Anchi Devi. From an early age, she displayed a deep inclination toward religion, learning, and spiritual contemplation. At the age of seven, she began studying Jain scriptures under Pandit Gaurilalji Shastri and soon developed profound devotion toward Jain philosophy. At the age of twelve, she was married to Shri Indrachandji Barjatya of Nagaur. However, within a few months of marriage, her husband passed away, leaving her widowed at a very young age. This life-changing event intensified her spirit of renunciation, and she dedicated herself to religious practices, pilgrimages, meditation, austerities, and scriptural study. Under the guidance of Kshullika Indumati Mataji and Acharya Chandrasagarji, she embraced the Brahmacharya vow and the Seventh Pratima, firmly establishing herself on the spiritual path.
On Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi of Vikram Samvat 2014, at Khaniyanji, she received Aryika Diksha from Acharya Shri 108 Veersagarji Maharaj and was given the name Aryika Shri 105 Suparshwamati Mataji. She was among the earliest and most distinguished women ascetics to receive Aryika Diksha directly from the Seventh Pratima stage. Following her initiation, she undertook extensive spiritual journeys across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bundelkhand, and many other regions, spreading the teachings of Jainism. Through her inspiring discourses, profound scholarship, rigorous austerities, and guidance in Sallekhana practices, she inspired countless individuals toward religion and renunciation. She also played a pivotal role in inspiring and guiding the initiation of numerous Aryikas, Kshullikas, and Brahmacharinis, while overseeing many prestigious religious ceremonies, Panchakalyanakas, Chaturmas observances, and temple consecrations.
Ganini Aryika Shri Suparshwamati Mataji was a renowned Jain scholar, translator, commentator, and original author. She translated and interpreted many rare Sanskrit and Prakrit Jain scriptures into Hindi, making them accessible to a wider audience. Her literary contributions include approximately 52 works, among them *Rajavartika*, *Tattvartha Vritti*, *Yogasara*, *Sagara Dharmamrita*, *Sarvarthasiddhi*, *Prameya Kamala Martanda*, *Ratnakaranda Shravakachara*, *Dravyasangraha*, *Karmarekha*, *Moksha Ki Amarbel Ratnatraya*, along with numerous hymns, rituals, worship manuals, and ethical texts. Owing to her extraordinary memory, deep scriptural knowledge, rigorous discipline, austerity, and renunciation, she came to be revered as a living embodiment of Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom. On 13 April 2012, at Badka Balaji in Jaipur, in the presence of Acharya Shri Chaityasagarji and numerous saints, she consciously embraced Sallekhana and attained Samadhi with complete awareness and equanimity. Her life remains an enduring source of inspiration for Jain spirituality, scholarship, renunciation, and self-realization.