At the age of sixteen Gadadhar was summoned to Calcutta by his elder brother Ramkumar, who wished assistance in his priestly duties. Ramkumar had opened a Sanskrit academy to supplement his income, …
Boyhood
Gadadhar grew up into a healthy and restless boy, full of fun and sweet mischief. He was intelligent and precocious and endowed with a prodigious memory. On his father's lap he learnt by heart the …
Birth
SRI RAMAKRISHNA, the God-man of modern India, was born at Kamarpukur. This village in the Hooghly District preserved during the last century the idyllic simplicity of the rural areas of Bengal. …
Introduction
By Swami Nikhilananda BirthBoyhoodComing to CalcuttaBread Winning EducationKali Temple at DakshineshwarSivaRadhakantaKaliSri Ramakrishna as a PriestThe First Vision of KaliGod Intoxicated …
Glossary
A↑ abhyasayoga: Yoga, or union with God, through practice.acharya: Religious teacher.adharma: Unrighteousness; the opposite of dharma.Adhyatma Ramayana: A book dealing with the life of Rama and …
A Chronology of Sri Ramakrishna’s Life
1775 Birth of Khudiram.1791 Birth of Chandra Devi.1805 Birth of Ramkumar.1814 Khudiram settles at Kamarpukur.1826 Birth of Rameswar.1835 Khudiram's pilgrimage to Gaya.1836 Birth of Sri Ramakrishna, …
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