Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

surrendered their all to me – body, mind andsoul.’Sri Ramakrishna is becoming absorbed inecstasy. Saying, “Govinda, Govinda,” he isbecoming completely absorbed! He has almostlost outer-consciousness. In wonder, Captainmutters, “How blessed!”Captain and all the other devotees gather towatch Sri Ramakrishna in this wondrous stateof ecstatic love. They sit perfectly still, gazingat him, until he regains normal consciousness.Sri Ramakrishna — And what after that?Captain — He [Krishna] is not reached byyogis. It is difficult for even yogis to reachHim [18] – but He is attained by such love asthe gopis had. He who was not attained byyears of communion by the yogis, the gopisreached effortlessly.Sri Ramakrishna (smiling) — He ate with thegopis, played with them, cried and demandedmuch of them – all this He did.Bankim and biography of Sri Krishna – avatarhoodA devotee says, “Bankim has written abiography of Krishna.”Sri Ramakrishna — Bankim accepts SriKrishna, but not Radha.