Premanand Ji Maharaj

Shri Shri Shri Hit Premanand Govind Sharan Ji Maharaj
Premanand Ji Maharaj in 2023
Personal
Born	Aniruddha Kumar Pandey 1972 (age 51–52)[1][2] Sarsaul, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Religion	Hinduism
Nationality	Indian
Sect	Radha Vallabha Sampradaya
Religious career
Teacher	Shri Hit Gaurangi Sharanji Maharaj[3][4]
Website	Swami Premanand Govind Sharan Ji Maharaj

Premanand Govind Sharan (born Aniruddh Kumar Pandey, 1972),^[5] known to his followers as Shri Hit Premanand Govind Sharan Ji Maharaj or Premanand Ji Maharaj, is an Indian Hindu spiritual guru, saint, and philosopher.^[6] He is a worshipper of Radha Krishna.^[7] His Ashram is Shri Hit Radha Keli Kunj in Vrindavan. He has developed a social media presence.^[8][9]

Premanand Maharaj belongs to the Radhavallabh Sect.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Aniruddh Kumar Pandey was born in 1972 in the Akhri village, Sarsaul Block, near Kanpur^[14][1] to Rama Devi and Shambhu Pandey. At the age of 13 he left his ancestral home and took sannyasa.^[15]

After he initiated into celibacy and took on the ascetic vows of Sannyasa, he was given the name Anandswaroop Brahmachari, who thereafter accepted Sannyasa. On accepting the Mahavakya, he was named Swami Anandashram. He lived most of his early life as a spiritual seeker on the banks of the Ganga in Varanasi. While in Vrindavan meditating beneath a peepal tree in Banaras, a saint requested him repeatedly to watch Raas Leela the next day, which Premanand Maharaj accepted reluctantly as god's will.^[2][16][17] He initiated into the Radhavallabhi Sampradaya by attaining the "Sharanagati Mantra" and met his current Sadgurudev Pujya Shri Hit Gaurangi Sharanji Maharaj or Bade Guruji. Bade Guruji gave him the "Nij Mantra," which is the initiation of "Sahachari Bhava" and "Nitya Vihar Rasa," which let him enter the Rasik Saints.^[18][19]

Shri Hit Mohit Maral Goswami ji initiated Maharaj Ji into the Radhavallabhi sect through the "Sharanagati Mantra." A few days later, at Pujya Shri Goswami Ji's insistence, Maharaj Ji met his current Sadgurudev, Pujya Shri Hit Gaurangi Sharanji Maharaj, also called Bade Guruji, one of the most revered and well known Saints of Sahachari Bhava. Pujya Shri Hit Gaurangi Sharanji Maharaj gave him the "Niz Mantra," which is the initiation of "Sahachari Bhava" and "Nitya Vihar Rasa," i.e. Thus, Pujya Maharaj ji has entered the Rasik Saints.^[20][2]

The Shri Hit Radha Keli Kunj Trust Vrindavan is a non-profit organization founded in 2016.^[21] The states aim of the trust is to work for the betterment and upliftment of society and its people. It offers logding, food, clothing, medical care, and other necessities to pilgrimages to Vrindavan Dham.^[22][23]

From early phase, he has stated to oppose the hierarchical life of the ashram. He discusses that spirituality is the essence of life, existence, and truth.^[24] and emphasis that Guru has great importance in everyone's life.^[25] Spiritual power maintains harmony in personal and social relationships. A negative character can be very dangerous; don't spoil your character.^[26] Preserve the invaluable asset of celibacy (Brahmacharya), which greatly assists in leading a healthy, balanced, and spiritually oriented life.^[27]

• Brahmcharya, 2019, Publisher: Generic, Language: Hindi^[28]
• Ekantik Vartalap, 2019, Publisher: Generic, Language: Hindi, ASIN: B083BF71PW^[29]
• Hit Sadguru Dev Ke Vachnamirt, 2020, Publisher: Shri Hit Radha Keli Kunj Trust Vrindavan, Pages:54, Language: Hindi
• Ashtayam Seva Paddhati, 2020, Pages: 68, Publisher: Shri Hit Radha Keli Kunj Trust Vrindavan, Language: Hindi

• Radha Vallabha Sampradaya

• Dhirendra Krishna Shastri

• Premanand Ji Maharaj on Instagram
• Premanand Ji Maharaj Bhajan Marg on YouTube
• Premanand Ji Maharaj Shri Hit Radha Kripa on YouTube
• Premanand Ji Maharaj Blog