Ome Tava Khatamritam, Tapta Jivanam, Kaviviraitam Kalma shrapha, Mungalam Shrema Dharvanam Shri Madaatatam, Bhubhigrinanthi Bhuridhāya, Burydhajanah.

The English translation of Sri Ramak Krishna, Kathamrita.

Now my page mark is on page 158 in my book.

It shows November 1882, no specific date, but just says November 1882. It was about

4 o'clock in the afternoon when Sri Ramakrishna arrived in Calcutta to attend the annual

festival of the Brahmo Samad, which was to be celebrated at Monilal Monlick'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 of success.

Vijay was to conduct the worship.

The Kathak recited the life of Prallada from the Purana. Its substance was as follows.

Hiran Nakashipu, the Prallad's father, was king of the demons. He bore great malice towards God

and put his own son through endless tortures for leading a religious life.

Afflicted by his father, Prallad prayed to God,

O God, please give my father holy inclinations.

At these words, the master wept.

He went into an ecstatic mood. Afterwards, he began to talk to the devotees.

Master, Bhakti is the only essential thing. One obtains love of God by constantly chanting his name

and singing his glories. Ah, what a devotee Shivanonat is. He is soaked in the love of God, like a cheesecake in syrup.

One should not think, my religion alone is the right path and other religions are false. God can be

realized by means of all paths. It is enough to have sincere yearning for God,

infinite other paths and infinite opinions. Let me tell you one thing. God can be seen. The

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