Jagathamba Govender, born on the 02 nd March 1935, was the second youngest daughter of the late Mr Runga Pillay and Mrs Thyanayagee Pillay. She was born and raised in Cato Manor, Mayville where she was educated both in the English and Tamil languages. She was raised in a very humble and religious family.

On the 30th December 1962 she married Moonsamy (Ganes) Govender in the Mount Edgecombe Temple Hall. After renting in different places, they purchased their own property and home in the township of Phoenix in June 1979.

Here, she continued her duty as the role model house wife and mother, raising her children with spiritual understanding, love, forbearance and the desire to serve community. She led her children under spiritual direction by Guru Krishna Naidoo of the Sathie Sanmarka Sungum of RSA, who instilled in them spiritual vision, hunger and passion.  This led to the opening of the Shri Suria Narayan Temple of Phoenix and the Shri Vinayaga Praathanay Kootum of Midrand, under where she served and worshiped full time until her calling back home, back to the Kingdom of Arthie Parashakthie on the 13 th April 2007.