*Chronology of Main Events related to Sri Maa Sarada Devi’s Life* *Year* *Event* 1853 December 22 Birth 1859 May Marriage and first visit to Kamarpukur 1860 December Second visit to Kamarpukur 1866 May (?) Third visit to Kamarpukur 1866 December – 1867 January Fourth visit to Kamarpukur 1867 May – November Fifth visit to Kamarpukur 1872 March (?) First visit to Dakshineshwar 1872 June 5 Shodashi-puja 1873 Middle At Jayrambati 1874 March 26 Death of her father 1874 Middle Second visit to Dakshineshwar 1875 September At Jayrambati 1875 Severe attack of dysentery and awakening of Simhavahini 1875 November Commencement of Jagaddhatri worship 1876 February 27 Death of her mother-in-law, Chandramani Devi 1876 April Shambhu Babu’s donation of a house 1877 January Third visit to Dakshineshwar (Meeting with robbers at Telo-bhelo) 1881 February *or* March Fourth Visit to Dakshineshwar 1882 February Fifth visit to Dakshineshwar 1884 Sixth visit to Dakshineshwar 1885 March Seventh visit to Dakshineshwar 1885 October With Sri Ramakrishna at Shyampukur 1885 December 11 With Sri Ramakrishna at Cossipore *During this period* Vow of fast at Tarakeshwar 1886 August 16 Passing away of Sri Ramakrishna 1886 August 30 First pilgrimage to North India (mainly Vrindavan) 1887 *from* September At Kamarpukur (for about nine months) 1888 *up to* October At Nilambar Mukherjee’s garden-house (Belur) 1888 *from* November At Puri 1889 *from* February At Kamarpukur 1890 March 25 Pilgrimage to Gaya 1890 October At Jayrambati 1893 At Nilambar Babu’s garden-house 1895 Second pilgrimage to Vrindavan 1904-05 Second pilgrimage to Puri 1906 *end of* January Death of Shyamasundani Devi, mother of Sri Sarada Devi 1907 October Durga worship at Girish’s house 1909 May 23 First visit to the ‘Udbodhan’ 1910 December At Kothar in Orissa 1911 February-March In the South 1911 June 10 Marriage of Radhu, niece of Sri Sarada Devi 1912 October 16-21 Durga worship at Belur 1912 November 5 –January 15 At Varanasi 1915 August – September At Koalpara 1916 May 15 In the new house at Jayrambati 1916 October 3-6 Durga worship at Belur 1920 July 21 MahasamadhiK Rajaram IRS 21/22 12 24
On Sat, 21 Dec 2024 at 18:57, Jambunathan Iyer <[email protected]> wrote: > Tomorrow i22.12.2024 is the Birth Day Maa Sri Sarada Devi and this day > will be celebrated by Our RKM Home students Mylapore Chennai in a Grand > Manner. On this day Our Students will pooja for Swami Vivekanada, Sri > Ramakrishna Parama Hamsa, Sri Saradha Devi & Maaa Saraswathi as ususal at > HOME and will take Maa saratha Devi ptorite in a Decorated Rath and Go to > RKM Mutt at Mylapore and will perform Arthi and Pooja at Mutt and eturn > back to Students Home. > > Now as an Old student of RKM Students Home I am happy to sahre Breifly > about Sri Saaradha Devi who been called by Us as Holy mother. > > Maa Sri Sarada Devi Affectionately called Holy Mother, Sri Sarada Devi was > a consort and spiritual companion of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and the > mentor of Swami Vivekananda. She combined the exemplary traits of a novice, > mother, and spiritual master of the highest level. > > Sri Sarada Devi was born in Jayrambati, a village in present-day Bankura > District in the state of West Bengal, born on 22 December 1853 and Sarada > Devi is also reverentially addressed as the Holy Mother (Sri Sri Maa) by > the followers of the Sri Ramakrishna monastic order. The Sri Sarada Math > and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission situated at Dakshineshwar is based on the > ideals and life of Sarada Devi. She played an important role in the growth > of the Ramakrishna Movement. > > She was married to Ramakrishna in 1859 when she was only six years old and > Ramakrishna was 23 years old, but remained with her family until she was > 18, when she joined Ramakrishna at Dakshineswar Kali temple. The disciples > of Ramakrishna regarded her as their own mother, and after their guru's > death looked to her for advice and encouragement. The followers of the > Ramakrishna movement and a large section of devotees across the world > worship Sarada Devi as an incarnation of the Adi Parashakti or the Divine > Mother. > > Sarada Devi had something out of the ordinary about her frame of mind. She > was always very simple in her habits, she invariably acted as a peacemaker > among playmates. Rather dignified and controlled from an early age, she had > a natural disposition for uplifting amusements. Although she did not > receive a decent book education, she surpassed many in the very deep > foundations of a culture that shapes the goals and values of education. > Saradha Devi also Very Particular and asked Ramakrishna's followers to > Reach Poor children who are all in poor conditions not afford educations > > Ramakrishna taught Sarada Devi to pray, meditate, and even do homework. He > also taught her ways to communicate with different types of people. After > that, she did not have the opportunity to meet her husband for several > years as he lived a god-intoxicated life. > > > N Jambunathan Rengarajapuram-Kodambakkam-Chennai-Mob:9176159004 > > *" What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you > become by achieving your goals. If you want to live a happy life, tie it to > a goal, not to people or things "* > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZorUQ70m4x1bb0Jk9oUfsYPgFzmcV3A%2BfSnNnof04otHJw%40mail.gmail.com.
