Chapter (অধ্যায়): THE PASSING OF SRI RAMAKRISHNAPage: 49 of 89
however, she at once came to Shyampukur to do
the best she could for the Master. A small shed on
the terrace of the second storey was allotted to
her, where she would stay during the day and
far into the night. When all were asleep at night,
she would come down a to a room on the first
floor and sleep for three hours at most there and
then return to her place on the terrace. When it
was necessary to feed or otherwise attend on Sri
Ramakrishna, she would come to him. Thus she
lived from day to day, without the slightest
thought of any personal suffering, her only prayer
being that the Master might regain his health, no
matter what might be her inconvenience.
As there was no sign of improvement in his
illness, Sri Ramakrishna was shifted to Cossipore
in December 1885. The Holy Mother also accompanied
him there, and occupied herself day and
night in attending to his needs. The young disciples
also sacrificed all other thoughts and were
doing their utmost to save the life of their beloved
Master. The prolonged illness of Sri Ramakrishna
had a great deal to do with the building up of the
future Ramakrishna brotherhood; for, while serving
the Master in that hour of distress, the young
disciples felt the bond of love growing among
them all the more strongly. If that is true, it ensured
also the place of Sarada Devi in the future
Order. The young disciples, the future builders