Guest guest Posted January 31, 2002 Report Share Posted January 31, 2002 Life of Sri Maa - 15 Sri Sarada Devi's happy days at Dakshineswar were over in April 1885. The Master, afflicted by a sore throat which bled, had to be shifted to Shyampukur in Calcutta, for facility of treatment. Soon her presence was needed at Shyampukur, especially to cook his meals. The Master's illness turned from bad to worse and had to be shifted to a more spacious place at Cossipore in December 1885. Here too, Sarada Devi occupied a small room on the ground floor, and was busy with various chores. Here, at Cossipore, before her eyes, the Master laid the foundation for the future monastic order, training his young disciples, in spite of the excruciating pain he was suffering from. One day, looking earnestly at her, he said: `Look here, won't you do anything? Must this [pointing to his body] do everything?' But she protested, `What can I do? I am a mere woman.' `No, no,' Sri Ramakrishna insisted, `you will have to do many things.' On another occasion he said to her: `Look at the people of Calcutta. They are like worms squirming in darkness. You must bring light to them.' ----------- 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. 227 +91 44 8140104 --------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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