Life of Sri Maa - 25

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Life of Sri Maa - 25

 

There was a village watchman named Ambika, whom Holy Mother had

addresses during her childhood as `Brother'. He was an untouchable. One

day, in later years, he said to her: `People call you a goddess, the

Divine Mother, and by other such names. I do not understand all this.'

Holy Mother: `You don't have to understand. Just remember that you are

my brother Ambika and I am your sister Sarada.'

 

The artificial famines created by the British high-handed policies

left a large number of mulberry farmers without any means for livelyhood.

Many of them became robbers. Amjad was one of them. He built the wall for

Holy Mother's new house. One day she invited him for a meal, which was

arranged on the porch of her house. An orthodox Hindu of those times, in

many respects treats a Moslem as untouchable and regards food or drink

touched by him as polluted. Nalini, Holy Mother's niece, began to throw

the food at Amjad's plate from a distance. Holy Mother noticed this and

said: `How can one enjoy food if it is offered with such scorn? Let me wait

on him properly.' After he had finished his meal, Holy Mother cleaned the

place with her own hands. Nalini shrieked, `Aunt, you have lost your caste!'

`Keep quiet,' the Mother scolded her. And she added, `As Sarat is my son,

exactly so is Amjad.' By `Sarat', she was refering to the great monk

Swami Saradananda, the author of the detailed biography of Sri Ramakrishna,

titled `Sri Ramakrishna -- The Great Master'. To the Mother, all Her children

have equal right to Her love.

 

 

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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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