Golap Ma
Golap Ma | |
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Golap Sundari Devi | |
British India | |
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | Annapurna Devi, Golap Ma |
Occupation | Housewife |
Known for | Spiritual work |
Children | one Son, one daughter |
Golap Ma (Bengali: গোলাপ মা) was a direct householder disciple of
Early life
Very little is known about the early life of Golap Ma, except that she was born into a Brahmin family in the Baghbazar area of North Calcutta, probably in the 1840s. She was married and had a son, and a daughter named Chandi. Chandi was married to Saurindra Mohan Tagore of the
Sri Ramakrishna's influence
She met Sri Ramakrishna in 1885 in a grief-stricken state. He assuaged her grief and introduced her to
As companion of Sri Sarada Devi
After the passing away of Sri Ramakrishna, Golap Ma accompanied Sri Sarada Devi to the holy places of
Last years
She was described as kind and charitable, and during her last years, she was preoccupied with her spiritual practices. Half of her income was spent on charity to the poor and needy. [3] Sarada Devi said that "Golap has attained spiritual illumination through japam (repeating the name of God)". Her life was simple but austere. She was literate and could study the scriptures like Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita.[6]
After Sri Sarada Devi died on 21 July 1920, Golap Ma, together with Yogin Ma and Swami Saradananda, became the spiritual mainstay for Sarada's devotees. She died on 19 December 1924.
References
- ^ People in Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
- ^ a b Women disciples
- ^ a b Women Saints of East and West, by swami Ghanananda, published by Vedanta Press, Hollywood, 1955
- ^ The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, by M, translated by Swami Nikhilananda, published by Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, New York, 1942
- Swami Gambhirananda, published by Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore, Madras, 1977
- ISBN 978-8-175051-98-0.
External sources
- They Lived with God, by Swami Chetanananda, published by Vedanta Society of St. Louis