Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

Section VIISri Ramakrishna is Invited toCalcuttaChapter IThakur’s auspicious visit to the house of IshanMukherjiThe sweet sound of the morning arati is heardin the Dakshineswar Kali Temple. The wavingof lights is accompanied by a morningsymphony of sanai and other musicalinstruments [1] . Thakur stands up and repeatsGod’s name in his sweet voice. He salutes thepictures of the gods and goddesses in the roomone by one. Then he goes to the circularverandah to the west of his room to havedarshan [2] of the holy Ganges and offers hisobeisance to it. Some devotees are staying withhim. Finishing their morning ablutions, theyenter one by one to salute Sri Ramakrishna.Rakhal is living with Thakur these days.Baburam arrived the previous evening. Manihas been staying with Thakur for the lastfourteen days.It is Thursday, 27 December 1883, the 13 thlunar day of the dark fortnight of the month ofAgrahayana. Having completed his bath veryearly in the morning, Thakur is preparing to goto Calcutta.He calls out to Mani, “I have been invited to