Sri Anandamayi Ma | |
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| Born | Nirmala Sundari[1] 30 April 1896 |
| Died | 27 August 1982 (aged 86) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Spouse | Ramani Mohan Chakrabarti |
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| Order | Self-realization |
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Anandamayi Ma (born Nirmala Sundari; 30 April 1896 – 27 August 1982) was an Indian saint, teacher, and mystic. She was revered as an incarnation of Hindu goddess Durga.[2][3][4]
She was described by Sivananda Saraswati (of the Divine Life Society) as "la fleur la plus parfaite que le sol de l'Inde ait produite"[5] [the most perfect flower the Indian soil has produced].[6] Her life was suffused in Bhakti Yoga and she was considered an epitome of "divine grace" that inspired the societal cultural milieu to lead the path of service, love and constant remembrance of the divine.[7] Her followers experienced her spiritual attributes including precognition, faith healing and miracles.[8] Paramahansa Yogananda translates the Sanskrit epithet Anandamayi as "Joy-permeated" in English. This name was given to her by her devotees in the 1920s to describe her perpetual state of divine joy.[9]
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