Chapter (অধ্যায়): IN CALCUTTA AND AT JAYRAMBATIPage: 65 of 89
superhuman calmness. Apart from her spiritual
attainments, for the way in which she maintained
her inner peace amidst the volcanic fury that
raged round her at Jayrambati, she should to be
considered one of the greatest saints. One day two
of her brothers quarrelled most ignominiously
over some petty property. The Holy Mother came
to pacify them, but when she returned to her
room she began to laugh as if she had witnessed
great fun and remarked, They fight for such small
things and do not consider that at death everything
will be left behind.
She had not only to take care of her brothers,
but also of her brothers children whom she had
to bring up with her own hand. Nalini, Maku and
Radhu, three of her nieces, were her constant
companions. And there was Surabala, the widow
of her youngest brother, who for her craziness
was known as the mad aunt, and who was ever a
source of trouble to the Holy Mother. Her brothers
found in her a sister whose affection could be
exploited in terms of material advantage, and her
nieces found in her an aunt who would tolerate
any amount of their pranks and eccentricities and
fulfil any of their demands. None of them realized
that much higher things could be had from
her. Once she remarked: They always ask for
money. Even through mistake they do not ask for
knowledge and devotion.