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On the surface, it appears to be just a homely life of a bangali woman lived mostly in a rural setting. Saraswati goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech. Teachings of sri sarada devi, the holy mother part 1. Sri sarada devi, the holy mother her life and conversations. The biographical album containing 165 pictures includes almost all the available pictures of the holy mother, individual and in group, and many pictures of places and persons connected with her, arranged chronologically with a. Ramakrishna sarada mission, new delhi swami vivekananda. The godman of the nineteenth century, ramakrishna is known worldwide for demonstrating religious tolerance and respect for all traditions. On the surface, it appears to be just a homely life of a bengali woman mostly in a rural setting.
M met ramakrishna in 1882 and attracted by ramakrishnas teachings, m would maintain a. Holy mother lived a simple, unassuming and extraordinarily modest life, yet her life and teachings rang with the truth of the highest spiritual realization. A life sketch of shyamasundari devi the mother of sri sarada devi. She retained this view of the world, and her dying words were that no one was a stranger. Sarada devi played an important role in the growth of the ramakrishna movement. Her father, ramachandra mukhopadhyay, was a pious and kindhearted person, and her mother, shyama sundari devi, was a loving and hardworking woman.
However great the earthly mother may be, her love is no match for the disinterested love of the spiritual mother. Sri sarada devi 18531920 was the wife of sri ramakrishna. This book beautifully describes the life of holy mother, sri sarada devi, and will. Sarada devi was devoted much more to household matters than philosophical talk. Sarada devi was ramakrishnas wife, spiritual counterpart and spiritual giant in her own right. Holy mother, the wife of sri ramakrishna, the 19th century god man of india, has been described as the divine mother of the universe. Holy mother sri sarada devi is a complete form of all the good qualities prescribed to a woman. Sarad devi is also reverentially addressed as the holy mother.
It is left to history alone to bear witness to these profoundly pathetic and supremely prophetic words of vivekananda, an olympian leader of mankind. Holy mother sarada devi vedanta society of sacramento. An important compilation of memories of sarada devi by the apostles of sri ramakrishna and the disciples of sri sarada devi. During the lifetime of ramakrishna, sarada devis modesty meant she kept a very low profile. She stands silhouetted today on the canvas of time as a triune personality wherein the wife, the nun and the mother have been beautifully blended. Sri sarada devi download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
The life of sri sarada devi, the spiritual consort of sri ramakrishna, and popularly known as holy mother amongst the devotees, is an enigma. All the three forms help the trinity of brahma, vishnu, and shiva to create, maintain, and regenerate the universe, respectively. Reminiscences of sri sarada devi, by monastics, devotees and others, is a translation of the fourvolume bengali publication sri sri mayer padaprante, compiled and edited by swami purnatmananda and published by the udbodhan office. Meet the lady disciple of holy mother sri sarada devi 1. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Sri sarada devi the holy mother the divine consort of sri ramakrish.
This book beautifully describes the life of holy mother, sri sarada devi, and will inspire spiritual seekers of all faiths. Indeed, she was the wedded wife of the temple priest, sri ramakrishna, at dakshineswar, in the mid1800. Sarada devis life, as such, was not an accident in the cultural history of india, but a natural outcome of centuries of silent working of indias manifold creative forces. Sarada devi, 22 december 1853 21 july 1920, born saradamani, was the wife and spiritual counterpart of ramakrishna paramahamsa, a nineteenth century mystic of bengal.
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Story of sarada devi, the by biswaranjan chakravarty. Sarada devi, or what she is better known as ma sarada devi, has been uplifted to the status of the spiritual mother by the religious order which sprouted out of bengal, the ramakrishna mission. Swami turiyananda a direct disciple of ramakrishna said that mother never descends from her throat center, a remark that means sarada devi lived in a constant state of samadhi, even when she. Official website of sri sarada math, dakshineswar, kolkata. Sarada devi december 22, 1853 july 20, 1920, born saradamani mukhopadhyaya, was the wife and spiritual counterpart of ramakrishna paramahamsa, the nineteenth century mystic of bengal. He had an academic career at hare school and presidency college in kolkata. Holy mother sarada devi a biography holy mother sarada. Sarada devi the mystery behind the mystic by julia dutta. An exhaustive life of holy mother incorporating as many facts and incid. There are two book stores in the math campus one near the old shrine and another at the main entrance. This site gives ebook links to various ebooks on swami vivekananda, sri ramakrishna, sri sarada devi, vedanta, bhagavad gita, hinduism, self development, indian culture, philosophy, religious harmony published by advaita ashrama, publication house of ramakrisha math, belur math, india. Ramakrishna sarada mission, new delhi view larger image during the birth centenary of sister nivedita in the year 196768, the members of sarada mahila samity of new delhi conceived a noble idea of establishing an educational and cultural centre in the name of sister nivedita as a.
The book is a good read for stories about holy mother. But she was a great spiritual personality herself and she came to play an important role in leading the ramakrishna movement after the death of ramakrishna. M had the habit of maintaining a personal diary since the age of thirteen. See more ideas about divine mother, swami vivekananda and saints of india. Sarasvati is the hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, wisdom, and learning. Sarada devi is also reverentially addressed as the holy mother sri maa by the followers of the ramakrishna monastic order. A biography in pictures swamis smaranananda and gitananda the life of sri sarada devi, popularly known as holy mother amongst the devotees, is an enigma. Sudhir chandra samui, an exheadmaster of deopara champamoni high school, was a resident of jayrambati and passed away in. Holy mother sarada devi a biography print article rumours spread to kamarpukur that ramakrishna had turned mad as a result of the overtaxing spiritual exercises he had been going through at.
By swami chetanananda, 876 pages, hardcover this is a remarkable story of spiritual lives of modern india. A meeting with a lady disciple of holy mother sri maa sarada devi by one of the senior swami of ramakrishna order. About this sound sharoda debi helpinfo 22 december 1853 20 july 1920. When we read this book amma we come across certain miraculous and weird events. Online shop for books on sri sarada devi from the ramakrishnavivekenanda center of new york. Apart from the books published by sri ramakrishna math chennai, numerous books published by other centers of ramakrishna order are also available. Nevertheless, she achieved a high state of spiritual development. Sarada devi, consort and foremost disciple of sri ramakrishna, was given the responsibility of carrying forward his spiritual mission.
A special discount of upto 40% on books is available on selected festival days of our math. Childrens books including the popular amar chitra katha comic book series. Endearingly known as holy mother, sri sarada devi, the spiritual consort of sri ramakrishna, was born on 22 december 1853 in a poor brahmin family in jayrambati, a village adjoining kamarpukur in west bengal. Quotes by sarada devi as wind removes a cloud, so does the name of god disperse the cloud of worldliness as you smell the fragrance of a flower by handing it or the smell of sandalwood by rubbing it against a stone, so you obtain spiritual awakening by constantly thinking of god. Ever since his passing away, and over some time, the order of sannyasins, started by no other. The life of sri sarada devi, popularly known as holy mother amongst the devotees, is an enigma. Mother had lived her life as simple of the simplest, as a serene light and with the coolest love. On the surface, it appears to be just a homely life of. This book shows how a simple village girl, who had no formal education, had not read any religious scriptures and had not been to any teacher guru for spiritual guidance, achieved the divine status of mother. Sri ramakrishna experienced spiritual ecstasies from a young age, and was influenced by several religious traditions, including. If sri ramakrishna was a leaping flame of spiritual realization, holy mother was a steady glowing fire of godconsciousness. We can clearly understand this by reading her life history.
Sarada devi, popularly known as the holy mother, was the spiritual consort of sri ramakrishna paramahansa. Includes essays on the western view of the holy mother. Sarada devis experiences can be considered as an exemplification of life skills. She is a part of the trinity tridevi of saraswati, lakshmi, and parvati.