Gospel | Chapter 2: Apr 2, 1882 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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🗓️ 2 March 2025

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Summary

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."

This session was recorded on Apr 6, 2021.

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0:00.0	So we are
0:02.0	So we are
0:04.0	Thawakatham-vitam
0:05.0	Thabhajavanam
0:06.0	Kalmashaapaham
0:08.0	Shreya Manga
0:10.0	Shreemadatatam Bhuvigrinandhi
0:12.0	Bhurydha
0:14.0	So we are studying the
0:16.0	Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
0:18.0	and we are on page 94 in the book which I'm reading page 94.
0:31.8	The date is 2nd April 1882.
0:38.3	2 April 1882.
0:42.3	Sri Ramakrishna was sitting in the drawing room of Keshop Chandrasain's house in Calcutta.
0:49.3	Kayshap Chandrassein was a very important person in Calcutta in those days because he was the leader of the Brahmah Samaj, which was the major reform movement among the Hindus in late 19th century.
1:05.0	When Keshaph was told of his arrival, he came to the drawing room dressed to go out, for he was about to call on a sick
1:12.6	friend. Now he canceled his plan. The master said to him, you have so many things to attend to.
1:20.6	Besides, you have to edit a newspaper. You have no time to come to Daksineshwar. So I have come to see you.
1:29.3	When I heard of your illness, I vowed green coconut and sugar to the divine mother for your recovery.
1:39.3	I mean, it's a translation of the Bengali phrase,
1:42.3	Dab genie men. It's one of the rituals.
1:45.6	There's a famous Kali temple in Calcutta,
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