Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

‘Ravana died in Lanka while Behula cried herheart out [26] .’Thakur laughs loudly.Mani (very humbly) — Well, sir, isn’t it rightto reduce one’s duties and the hustle and bustleof life?Sri Ramakrishna — But it is a different matterif you come across a sadhu or a poor man. Youmust serve him.Mani — And that day you spoke rightly toIshan about his flatterers – that they are likevultures falling on a carcass. You once said thisto Pundit Padmalochan too.Sri Ramakrishna — No, I said this toVamandas of Ulo.After awhile, Mani sits on the foot mat near thesmaller cot.Thakur feels sleepy. He says to Mani, “Youmay go and rest now. Where is Gopal? Pleaseshut the door.”The next day is Monday. Sri Ramakrishna hasleft his bed very early in the morning to chantthe holy names of the deities. Now and then heglances at the Ganges. The morning arati isbeing performed in the temples of Kali andRadhakanta. Mani has slept on the floor inThakur’s room. He, too, has left his bed to