26 Facts About Sarada Devi

Sarada Devi is reverentially addressed as the Holy Mother by the followers of the Sri Ramakrishna monastic order.

Sarada Devi played an important role in the growth of the Ramakrishna Movement.

Sarada Devi was born in Joyrambati, a village in present-day Bankura District in the state of West Bengal, India.

Sarada Devi was married to Ramakrishna in 1859 when she was only six years old and Ramakrishna was 23 years old, but remained with her family until she was 18, when she joined Ramakrishna at Dakshineswar Kali temple.

Saradamani Devi was born of Brahmin parents as the eldest daughter on 22 December 1853, in the quiet village of Jayrambati in present-day West Bengal, India.

Sarada Devi was interested in the clay models of goddesses Kali and Lakshmi, which she worshiped regularly.

Sarada Devi is said to have started meditating from her childhood, and traditional accounts recount her mystic visions and experiences.

Sarada Devi was 5 years old and Ramakrishna was 23; the age difference was typical for 19th century rural Bengal.

Sarada Devi next met Ramakrishna when she was fourteen years old, and she spent three months with him at Kamarpukur.

Sarada Devi joined Ramakrishna at Dakshineswar in 1872 on her own accord when she was eighteen, after hearing these rumours about his mental health.

Sarada Devi found Ramakrishna to be a kind and caring person.

At Dakshineswar, Sarada Devi stayed in a tiny room in the nahabat.

Sarada Devi stayed at Dakshineswar until 1885, except for short periods when she visited Jayrambati.

Sarada Devi remained the spiritual guide of the movement for the next 34 years.

Sarada Devi initiated several of Ramakrishna's disciples including Mahendranath Gupta, Yogen with a mantra.

Sarada Devi went to Calcutta because she had many hardships in Kamarpukur.

Sarada Devi had no financial resources and no one could take care of her.

Sarada Devi tried to hide her situation, but it leaked out.

At Udbodhan House, Sarada Devi was accompanied by other women disciples and devotees of Ramakrishna, Golap Ma, Yogin Ma, Gopaler Ma, Lakshmi Didi and Gauri Ma being the best known.

Sarada Devi received the highest reverence from the Ramakrishna Order and its devotees.

Sarada Devi spent her final years moving back and forth between Jayrambati and Calcutta.

In January 1919, Sarada Devi went to Jayrambati and stayed there for over a year.

Sarada Devi died at 1.30 am on Tuesday the 21 July 1920 at Mayer Badi, Kolkata.

Sarada Devi's body was cremated at the Belur Math, opposite side of River Ganga where Ramakrishna's body was cremated at Kashipore, Baranagore, Ratan, Babu ghat.

Sarada Devi did not write any books; her utterances and reminiscences have been recorded by her disciples including Swami Nikhilananda, Swami Tapasyananda.

Sarada Devi eventually founded the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center in New York.