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Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamritam
CHAPTER 2 IN THE COMPANY OF DEVOTEES March 11, 1882.
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| Master at Balaram's house | ABOUT EIGHT O'CLOCK in the morning Sri Ramakrishna went as planned to Balaram Bose's house in Calcutta. It was the day of the Dolayatra. Ram, Manomohan, Rakhal (a beloved disciple of the Master, later known as Swami Brahmananda), Nityagopal, and other devotees were with him. M., too, came, as bidden by the Master. |
| Devotees in trance |
The devotees and the Master sang and danced in a state of divine fervor. Several of them were in an ecstatic mood. Nityagopal's chest glowed with the upsurge of emotion, and Rakhal lay on the floor in ecstasy, completely unconscious of the world. The Master put his hand on Rakhal's chest and said: "Peace. Be quiet." This was Rakhal's first experience of ecstasy. He lived with his father in Calcutta and now and then visited the Master at Dakshineswar. About this time he had studied a short while at Vidyasagar's school at Syampukur. When the music was over, the devotees sat down for their meal. Balaram stood there humbly, like a servant. Nobody would have taken him for the master of the house. M. was still a stranger to the devotees, having met only Narendra at Dakshineswar. |
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