GOSPEL OF RAMAKRISHNA
gentlemen have been fortunate enough to see Powhari Baba at Gazipur. Powhari Baba[1] of Gazipur. The Baba is another holy man like Thy revered self. Sri Ramakrishna had not yet recovered the power of speech. His heart was full and He could not speak, but only smiled on the good man who talked of the Baba. The Brahmo continued: Sir, Powhari Baba has Thy photograph, which he has put up in his room.
The Bhagavan smiled again, pointing to His body with His finger and in a subdued tone said: Devotee's heart the temple of the Lord. A pillow-case! It is nothing but a pillow-case. But there is one thing to be borne in mind: the heart of the devotee is the temple of the Lord. It is indeed a fact that the Lord is more or less manifest in all things, but He is manifest in a special sense in the heart of a devotee (Bhakta). Thus a Zemindar may be met at any of the houses of which he is the owner;
- ↑ Powhari Baba was a great Vaishnava Saint who lived for many years in an underground cave near Gazipur. The name "Powhari," which literally means "one who lives on air," was given to him because he could live for months without eating or drinking anything. He was regarded by all as the greatest Vaishnava Saint of the age.
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