Virat-Anushka in Vrindavan: Virat Kohli reached Vrindavan in Mathura the day after retiring from Test cricket. His wife Anushka Sharma was also with him. Both of them visited Premanand Maharaj’s Kelly Kunj Ashram in the morning. They bowed before Premanand Maharaj and took his blessings.
Premanand Maharaj asked Virat and Anushka, “Are you happy?” Virat smiled and said, “Yes.” Maharaj blessed both of them saying, “Go, be very happy, and keep chanting the name.” Anushka asked, “Baba, will everything be accomplished by chanting the name?”
Maharaj replied, “Yes, everything will be accomplished.”
Premanand Maharaj spoke to Virat and Anushka for about 7 minutes
Virat and Anushka were staying at Hotel Radisson in Mathura. They reached Premanand Maharaj’s ashram at 7:20 in the morning. According to the information, the couple also spoke privately with Maharaj for about 7 minutes. The entire video of this meeting has been released by Premanand Ashram.
Virat and Anushka stayed at the ashram for 2 hours and 20 minutes. They left about half an hour after Premanand Maharaj departed from the ashram. After staying there until 9:40 am, they left. During this time, they also observed and understood the functioning of the ashram.
Maharaj said – With God’s grace, your inner thoughts will change
Premanand Maharaj said, “Receiving wealth is not a blessing; it is the result of virtue. God’s grace lies in the transformation of inner thoughts. This destroys the karmic impressions (sanskars) of your countless past births, and ensures that your next birth is a good one.”
“When God showers His grace, He first sends saints into our lives. As a second step, He gives adversity, and then inspires us from within. This is not a path of peace. God Himself shows that path and calls the soul to Him. Without adversity, attachment to the world cannot be broken.”
All great men have faced adversity
Maharaj said, “God has not kept any remedy to save this world without adversity. Till date, all the great men whose lives changed had to go through difficult times. So whenever adversity comes, feel happy that God is now blessing you. It is an opportunity to walk the right path.”
Virat reached Vrindavan for the third time, met Premananda Maharaj twice in January
This was Virat Kohli’s third visit to Vrindavan. Earlier, he had come to Vrindavan on 4 January 2023 and 10 January 2025. Both times he met Premananda Maharaj.
Virat retired from Test cricket on Monday
Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday. Kohli wrote on Instagram- Test cricket tested me, shaped me, taught me lessons that I will remember for a lifetime.
Virat Kohli has played 123 Test matches. He scored 30 centuries and 31 half-centuries. Virat scored 7 double centuries. He was selected Test Player of the Year in 2017 and 2018.
Who is Premananda Maharaj?
The story of Premanand Maharaj becoming a saint begins from Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. There is a tehsil here called Narwal, in whose Akhri village Premanand was born. His father is Shambhu Narayan Pandey and mother is Rama Devi. He is one of the 3 brothers, Premanand is the middle one. His childhood name was Anirudh Kumar Pandey.
Father Shambhu worked as a priest. Aniruddha was also spiritual since childhood. In childhood, the whole family used to sit together and do puja-paath every day. Aniruddha used to watch and listen to all this very carefully. Today, Premananda Maharaj, whose devotees include common people as well as celebrities, has studied only till 8th class. In 9th, he was admitted to Bhaskarananda Vidyalaya, but he left the school within 4 months.
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