Sri Ramakrishna entrusted her with his
spiritual ministry. “It is not my burden alone. It is your responsibility too.
These people of Calcutta are wallowing in darkness. You must take care of them.
I have done but little, you will have to do more.” Sri Ma survived Thakur by 34
years. She played the role not just of the consort of the Avatar like Sri Sita.
She was ‘Jnan and mukti dayini’ in her own right, the ‘sangha janani’ of the
Ramakrishna movement. The first person she initiated was Swami Yogananda, a
direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna. Thereafter she initiated and was a Guru to
thousands. She was a gracious, loving mother both to the wicked and the good.
So wondrous was her heart that a dacoit like Amzad was treated with the same
affection as a spiritual giant like Swami Saradananda. Such was her power that
she held her relatives, the disciples of Sri Ramakrishna and lay devotees
together in one large, spiritually vibrant and peaceful community.
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