Pujya Mother Krishnabai, after being subjected to severe setbacks and shocks in her domestic life following the passing away of her husband, was led to Beloved Papa in the year 1928 who accepted her as his disciple and initiated her into the all-powerful Ram Mantra.

She attained realisation or Universal vision by implicitly following her Guru's teachings. Mataji, an embodiment of love and service, served literally as a mother to all who came under her spell from the inception of the Ashram till she dropped her body in 1989.

Setting up of Anandashram gave her ample opportunities for whole-hearted service to her Guru, Beloved Papa, in His innumerable forms of those who sought spiritual guidance and those who needed material help. Both these needs were met by Pujya Mataji in the best possible manner.

Day in and day out, she toiled hard to serve both the devotees as well as the poor and needy. For her, serving others was serving herself. This self-imposed life led by her in Anandashram made her an embodiment of selfless activity and a dynamic expression of the multi-faceted divinity. God's compassion, graciousness, forgiveness, purity and peace radiated in her and she came to be venerated by one and all.

As Beloved Papa would say, the entire Ashram set-up and activities found perfection in her unlimited love and dedication to her Guru. To her, Guru was God Himself and hence her dedication to Beloved Papa was total.

  After Beloved Papa's Maha Samadhi in the year 1963, it was left to Mother Krishnabai to guide the affairs of Anandashram and minister to Papa's spiritual family spread all over the world and in spite of her poor health, she carried on her mission tirelessly till she attained Maha Samadhi, 26 years later .