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Sri Sarada
Devi, lovingly called Holy Mother, is the wife of
Sri Ramakrishna. She is worshipped by many as an incarnation of Mother
Goddess. Her life was full of austerities and spiritual practices In her
later life she guided thousands of spiritual aspirants and became the
spiritual head of the Ramakrishna Order.
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Brief Biography:
In a small village in Bengal called Jayaramvati the
Holy Mother was born on December 22nd 1853. She was named Sarada.
She was very active, helping her mother cook and looking after her little
sister and brother. She was a busy
little girl full of compassion for the poor and ever ready to serve them. At a very young age she was married to Sri
Ramakrishna. Their relationship was never physical. “Marriage can be for
spiritual companionship” is exemplified in the life of Sri Ramakrishna and
Holy Mother. In 1886 Sri Ramakrishna
passed away, gradually the Holy Mother has to take on the role of being the
spiritual leader of the Ramakrishna Order that was established by Swami
Vivekananda. Sarada
Devi was like a mother to all the devotees. Just as
a mother in the family cares for all her children, worries about their welfare,
loves them intensely, even so was the Holy Mother to the devotees. In the
final days of her life she said to a woman devotee: “Let me tell you something. My child, if you want peace, then do not look into anybody’s
faults. Look into your own faults. Learn to make the world your own. No one
is a stranger, my child; the whole world is your own.” This was Holy Mother’s
last message to humanity. She passed away on 21st July 1920.
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