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Pujya Maharaj Ji was born to a modest and extremely pious Brahmin (Pandey) family and was named Aniruddh Kumar Pandey. He was born in Akhri Village, Sarsol Block, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His grandfather was a Sanyaasi and the overall household environment was deeply devotional, utmost pure and serene. His father Shri Shambu Pandey was a devotional person and accepted Sanyaas in later years. His mother Shrimati Rama Devi was very pious and had great respect for all saints. Both were regularly engaged in Sant-Seva and various devotional services. His elder brother enhanced the spiritual aura of the family by reciting verses from Shrimad Bhagvatam which the entire family would listen to and cherish. The holy household environment intensified the latent spiritual spark concealed within him. Given this devotional family background, Maharaj Ji began reciting various prayers at a very young age. When he was in class 5th, he started reading Gita Press Publication, Shri SukhSagar.