Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

Samaj say that the duties of family life shouldbe performed. One should not renounce them.Girish — Yes, I read that in their paper, theSulabha Samachar. It says that. But one is notable to perform all the actions required to knowGod. How, then, can he think of performingother worldly duties?Sri Ramakrishna smiles a little and, looking atM. beckons with a sign of his eye, as if to say,“What he says is right.”M. has understood that performing duties [6] isvery difficult.Purna has arrived.Sri Ramakrishna — Who told you about mybeing here?Purna — Sarada.Sri Ramakrishna (to the women devoteespresent) — Please give him (Purna) somerefreshments.Now Narendra would like to sing to SriRamakrishna and the devotees.Narendra sings –Song –The mountain, the ocean and the firmamentthunder. O Rudra, wake up!