Vakhpati Pithadhish Pujyapad Goswami 108 Shree Mathureshwarji Maharajshri
Vakhpati Pithadhish Pujyapad Goswami 108 Shree Mathureshwarji Maharajshri is descended 16 generations from Jagadguru Shree Vallabhacharya Shree Mahaprabhuji. Pujya Shree Jeje was born on April 10, 1938, in Surat, India, the first child of Pujyapad Goswami 108 Shree Madhusudhanlalji Maharajshri of the Sixth Pithadhish Pujyapad Goswami 108 Shree Vrajratnalalji Maharajshri
Pujya Shree Jeje studied Pushtimarg and Hinduism deeply in his childhood, mastering the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagvat Geeta and Shrimad Bhagvat at a young age. He is a well-versed theologian, having studied Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Jainism as well. At the tender age of 19, Pujya Shree Jeje demonstrated his outstanding talent as a speaker when he presided over his first Katha of the Shrimad Bhagavat Krishna Kathamrut, with the blessings of Pujya Dada Shree Pujyapad Goswami 108 Shree Vrajratnalalji Maharajshri.
Since 1957, Pujya Shree Jeje has traveled the world, spreading the message of Pushtimarg to thousands of Vaishnavs, from the U.S. to the Middle East. He has previously served as the Vice President of Akhil Pushtimargiya Vaishnav Parishad, offered the first Chhapan Bhog manorath to Shree Jagganath Prabhu in Jagganath, Puri and became a spiritual benefactor of VTNY, Vraj Haveli in Schukyll Haven, Pennsylvania and Shree Govardhannathji Haveli in Houston, Texas, as well as expanding the facilities in the Vaishnav school campus in Chenai to include a college and a Women’s college.
Nitya Leelasth Pujyapad Goswami 108 Shree Indirabetiji Mahodaya
Nitya Leelasth Pujyapad Goswami 108 Shree Indirabetiji Mahodaya was born on September 3, 1939, descended 16 generations from Jagadguru Shree Vallabhacharya Shree Mahaprabhuji, the first daughter of Pujyapad Goswami 108 Shree Madhusudhanlalji Maharajshri of the Sixth Pithadhish Pujyapad Goswami 108 Shree Vrajratnalalji Maharajshri. Pujya Shree Jiji was a renowned scholar of Pushtimarg and Hinduism, having learned the Vedas Upanishads, Shrimad Bhagvat and Bhagvat Geeta, among other scriptures. She earned a Master’s Degree in Sanskrit and later attained the title of “Acharya.”
Pujya Shree Jiji dedicated her life to spreading the word of Pushtimarg, traveling the world to recite scripture in Kathas, Pravachans and Vachnamruts, writing books on Hinduism and Pushtibhaktimarg, blessing Temples across the globe and crafting poetry. Pujya Shree Jiji lived by the creed, “Light a candle instead of cursing the darkness,” providing an avenue for people to seek a brighter path through devotion and seva.
Pujya SHree Jiji spent most of her life providing help to the helpless. SHe established and helped maintain many social service organizations dedicated to providing services to those in need. Through Pujya Shree Jiji’s dedication, she contributed toward subsidized healthcare facilities, eye-dental-blood bank camps and literacy camps. She also led major rehabilitation and restoration efforts following natural disasters, building houses and public service structures in villages affected by the Morbi flash floods, Latur earthquake and Bhuj earthquake.
When Pujya Shree Jiji entered Bhagvan Krishna’s Nitya Leela in 2016, she left behind a profound and powerful legacy in the people she helped and the Vaishnavs she inspired across the world.