GOSPEL OF RAMAKRISHNA
Master on foot, for they were eager to be present at this memorable meeting with Pandit Sasa-dhar,[1] the great preacher of the Vedanta phi-losophy and religion. The Pandit was visiting a friend in Calcutta. As Sri Ramakrishna's carriage drew up at the entrance-door, He was warmly welcomed by the host and his people. Coming upstairs the Bhagavan met Sasadhar advancing towards Him. He appeared to be a middle-aged man with a fair complexion and around his neck was thrown a rosary of Rudraksha beads. He came forward with a reverential air, saluted the
Bhagavan, and led Him to the parlor which was intended for His reception. The disciples and others went in after Him and seated them- selves as near Him as they could. Among the many disciples present was Narendra. The Bhagavan, smiling in His semiconscious state,
- ↑ Pandit Sasadhar Tarkachuramoni was a Sanskrit scholar of great renown and an eloquent preacher of the philosophy and religion of Vedanta. By his powerful speeches he succeeded in checking the materialistic tendency of the Hindu students of Bengal. He also gave rational explana-tions of the rituals and ceremonies described in the Hindu Scriptures.
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