Aryika Shri 105 Aarshmati Mataji-1948-(Gyanmatiji)

Aryika Shri 105 Arshmati Mataji

Her former name was Smt. Shobharani Jain Pahade. She was born on February 2, 1948, at Lasur Station, Aurangabad, Maharashtra. She belonged to the Khandelwal caste and the Pahade Gotra. Her mother's name was Late Smt. Badambai, and her father's name was Late Shri. Chandmalji Gangwal. She completed her education up to the 9th grade. She married Late Mr. Sharad Pahade on March 7, 1962, who was from Shirampur, Maharashtra. On July 18, 2001, she took the lifelong Brahmacharya vow in Dungarpur, Rajasthan, under the guidance of Acharya Shri 108 Rayansagarji Maharaj. In 1989, she took the Two Pratima Vow, with Acharya Shri 108 Shreyanssagarji Maharaj as her guru. In 1995, she took the Three Pratima Vow, under the guidance of Ganini Pramukh Aryika Shri 105 Jnanmati Mataji. In May 2024, she took the Ten Pratima Vow, with Ganini Pramukh Aryika Shri 105 Jnanmati Mataji as her guru. On July 22, 2024, she received the Aryika Diksha in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, under the guidance of Ganini Pramukh Aryika Shri 105 Jnanmati Mataji. After her Diksha, her name was changed to Aryika Shri 105 Arshmati Mataji. In her family, there were renunciants, including her grandmother-in-law Mrs. Kundanwai (Aryika Shri 105 Arhammati Mataji), father-in-law Mr. Phoolchandji Pahade (Pancham Pattacharya Shri 108 Shreyanssagarji Maharaj), and mother-in-law Mrs. Leelabai (Aryika Shri 105 Shreyansmati Mataji).