Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

with bereavement, the sorrow-stricken brahminwoman stands near the northern door of theroom. She is a widow. She had given her onlydaughter in marriage to a man from animportant family. Her daughter’s husband,Upadhikari, with the title of Raja, was aresident of Calcutta and a landlord [15] .Whenever the girl visited her paternal home,security men accompanied her. Seeing this, themother felt very elated. Some days ago thatdaughter died.Standing there, the brahmin woman hears theaccount of the bereavement of Ram Mallick atthe death of his nephew. Mad with grief,seeking some relief, she has been running tosee Sri Ramakrishna from her home inBaghbazar for many days. She has hoped thatThakur would be able to prescribe some meansfor overcoming such inconsolable sorrow.Thakur continues –Sri Ramakrishna (to the brahmin woman andthe other devotees) — A fellow came here theother day. He sat for only a short time beforehe said, ‘Let me go now and see my moonfaced[16] son.’“I couldn’t control myself anymore. I said: Youfool! Leave this place! Is the face of your sonmore moon-like than that of the Lord?”Truth about birth and death – magic of magician(To M.) “The fact is, God is the Reality and allelse is ephemeral. Living beings, the universe,