Guest guest Posted January 16, 2002 Report Share Posted January 16, 2002 Life of Sri Maa - 4 Kamarpukur, Sri Ramakrishna's native village, lay four miles to the east of Jayrambati. At the age of 18, Ramakrishna was brought to Calcutta by his elder brother Ramkumar. There at the temple of Kali at Dakshineswar, built by Rani Rasmani, his yearning for God-realisation grew. It had already sprouted at Kamarpukur; but at Dakshineswar, having been appointed as Mother Kali's priest by Mathur, the Rani's son-in-law, Ramakrishna was possessed with divine intoxication. He forgot himself totally and was seen calling aloud `Mother, Mother' all the time. Nearly five years passed in this fashion. His mother and brother became worried about his condition. They called him to Kamarpukur for rest, but there too he spent his time in spiritual practices at cremation grounds. Marriage, they hoped, would cure his `madness', and they began looking for a bride. But their efforts were fruitless. Surprisingly, Ramakrishna himself came to their help. In an ecstatic mood, he told them: `Why are you searching here and there for a bride? Go to Jayrambati and you will find there at Ramachandra Mukherjee's house the bride reserved for me, marked with a straw !' Indeed, at Jayrambati they found Sarada, just a five year old girl. ----------- Extracts from the book : Sri Sarada Devi (A biography in pictures) Advaita Ashrama, Calcutta (http://www.advaitaonline.com/) -- --------------- Email: gokulmuthu Webpage: http://www.geocities.com/gokulmuthu/ Phone: +91 80 6689904, 6689938, 6780026-9 +91 80 2384190-3 Ext. 226 +91 44 8140104 --------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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