Gospel | Chapter 6: Nov 1882 | Swami Sarvapriyananda
5/20/202653 min
The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna | Swami Sarvapriyananda
Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations of Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees and visitors, recorded by Mahendranath Gupta, who wrote the book under the pseudonym of "M."
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Om tava kathāmṛtam tapta jīvanam kaviveṭam kalmaṣāpaham śravaṇa maṅgalam śrīmad ātatam bhūvi gṛṇanti ye bhūri-dā janāḥ. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, the English translation of Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita. Now, my page mark is on page one hundred and fifty-eight in my book. Uh, that's-- it shows November eighteen eighty-two. No specific date, but just says November eighteen eighty-two. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon when Sri Ramakrishna arrived in Calcutta to attend the annual festival of the Brahmo Samaj, which was to be celebrated at Manilal Mullick's house. Besides M. and other devotees of the Master, Vijay Goswami and a number of Brahmos were present. Elaborate arrangements had been made to make the occasion a success. Vijay was to conduct the worship. The, the Kathak recited the life of Prahlada from the Purana. Its substance was as follows: Hiranyakashipu, the Prahlada's father, was king of the demons. He bore great malice towards God and put his own son through endless tortures for le-leading a religious life. Afflicted