Mantradiksha from Holy Mother, pre-monastic name Vaikunthanath Mitra. Second son of Dr. Natabar Mitra, hailed from Bankura district. Distinguished surgeon, passed from Campbell. Joined the Order at Belur Math (1915), ordained into sannyasa by Swami Brahmananda (1918). Founded the Bankura and Ramharipur centres of the Order. Giving up allopathy practised homoeopathy. Head of the Bankura centre, running it with his income from well-to-do patients, and Vrindavan Sevashrama successively. Closely associated with Holy Mother at Jayrambati who had much faith in his treatment. Died at the Varanasi Sevashrama on 28.12.1973 at the age of 83 (Udbodhan, 75.1.39).