Life of Sri Maa - 19

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Life of Sri Maa - 19

 

It was at Vrindaban that Holy Mother had her first direct intimation

of her future mission. One day Sri Ramakrishna appeared before her and asked

her to give Swami Yogananda formal initiation. He even told her the mantra

with which she should initiate him. Holy Mother thought it was a freak of

her mind. She even felt embarassed to think that people might criticize her

action and say, `See, she has already started to make disciples.' But the

vision was repeated on each of the two days following. On the third day she

said to the Master: `I dont even speak to Yogen. How can I initiate him?'

Sri Ramkrishna asked her to have Yogin-ma with her at the time of initiation.

Swami Yogananda also, in a vision, recieved a similar instruction from the

Master. At last the Mother gave him the initation and Swami Yogananda thus

became her first disciple.

 

At Vrindaban, she was often absorbed in divine ecstasy. From Vrindaban,

the party went to Hardwar. Here she consigned some of the Master's hair and

nails to the Ganga. On her way back, she had a dip at the confluence of the

Ganga and the Yamuna at Allahabad. Here she deposited the remaining portions

of the Master's hair.

 

 

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Extracts from the book : Sri Sarada Devi (A biography in pictures)

Advaita Ashrama, Calcutta (http://www.advaitaonline.com/).

 

 

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