1. Swami Sadananda, born Sharat Chandra Gupta, popularly known as Gupta Maharaj in the Ramakrishna Order, was a direct monastic disciple of Swami Vivekananda.
45 Facts About Swami Sadananda
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Swami Sadananda was the first disciple according to some sources.
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Swami Sadananda was one of the leaders of early Ramakrishna Mission in its relief work.
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Swami Sadananda accepted a job with the railways and was posted as a station master in Hathras railway station.
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The journey was strenuous for Sharat Chandra and at one point Swami Vivekananda carried his belongings, including his heavy boots, which Sadananda remembered throughout his life.
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Swami Sadananda took his monastic vows and was named as Swami Sadananda.
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Swami Sadananda had gone to welcome him in Madras and was part of a vast crowd that had gathered.
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In March 1897, Swami Vivekananda sent Swami Ramakrishnananda to set up a monastery in Madras and Swami Sadananda was sent to assist him.
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Shortly after reaching Madras Swami Sadananda was bitten by a dog but recovered from it.
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In 1897 Swami Sadananda joined Swami Vivekananda in his tour to Northern India.
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Swami Sadananda wrote an article in the issue of Brahmavadin in January 1898 describing Swami's visit to Khetri.
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Swami Sadananda traveled together with Swami Vivekananda and Sister Nivedita to Almora in 1898.
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Sadananda was present in Belur Math when Swami Vivekananda died on 4 July 1902.
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Swami Sadananda used to refer to himself as Vivekananda's dog, out of respect and love.
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Swami Sadananda introduced the term Maharaj to address the monks, which became the accepted form of address in the Ramakrishna Order.
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Swami Sadananda served an ailing Balaram Bose, the direct householder disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, when the latter was in his deathbed.
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Swami Sadananda nursed back an ailing Swami Abhedananda and stayed with the latter in Jhusi, near Allahabad and studied and practised Vedanta under his tutelage.
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In 1892 when the monastery was shifted to Alambazar and was renamed as Alambazar Math Swami Sadananda worked hard for managing the transition.
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However, Swami Sadananda Saradananda helped him in overcoming his troubles with the language and the rigorous disciplines of a monastic life.
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Swami Sadananda stayed in her house on Bosepara Lane in Baghbazar.
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Swami Sadananda made her aware of the customs of India through the stories of Mahabharata, which he recounted to her.
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Swami Sadananda was instrumental in introducing Sister Nivedita to the general populace of Baghbazar and nearby areas, which facilitated her work and helped to gain the trust of the local people.
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Swami Sadananda was present at the time of death of Swami Yogananda.
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Swami Sadananda Vivekananda had entrusted him the responsibility of supervisor of the plague relief work, which started in March 1899 in Calcutta.
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Swami Sadananda led a group of volunteer work, mostly youth, who were inspired by the ideals of Swami Vivekananda.
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Swami Sadananda did not undertake any major work after Swami Vivekananda's death and remained a local guardian of Sister Nivedita and a preacher of his master's ideals, especially among the youth.
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Swami Sadananda was a daredevil, much in line with what Swami Vivekananda preferred his disciples to be.
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Swami Sadananda had adopted service as the primary means of worship, as directed by his master.
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Swami Sadananda started his life of service by serving the monks and brother disciples of Swami Vivekananda in Baranagar and Alambazar monastery.
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Swami Sadananda helped Swami Ramakrishnananda in establishing the monastery of Ramakrishna order in Madras.
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Swami Sadananda helped Sister Nivedita in serving Gopaler Ma, when the latter was ill.
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Swami Sadananda served Ramakrishna Mission in its plague relief work in Bhagalpur in 1904.
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Swami Sadananda traveled to Japan in 1903 together with Bramhachari Amulya.
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Swami Sadananda accompanied Sister Nivedita in some of her travels to Mumbai and South India in 1902.
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Swami Sadananda helped Nivedita in running Vivekananda Students' Home for a year and took the young boys to trips to the Himalayas.
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Swami Sadananda was confined to bed for around two years.
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When Swami Sadananda was ill and was in his deathbed, Basiswar Sen and his cousin nursed him diligently.
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Swami Sadananda played an important role in the early history of the Ramakrishna movement through his twin ideals of service and renunciation.
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Swami Sadananda was one of the leaders of Ramakrishna Mission in rendering service to the poor and affected in the early days.
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Swami Sadananda helped Swami Ramakrishnananda in establishing the Ramakrishna Math in Madras.
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Swami Sadananda rendered valuable service in the plague relief operations in Bhagalpur in 1904.
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Swami Sadananda helped in shaping the ideals of Sister Nivedita and in her work to promote education among Indian women by familiarizing her with the traditional customs of India, by introducing her to the local people and by bringing the first three girls who joined her school.
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Sister Nivedita acknowledged in her letter to Sara Bull that Swami Sadananda was her greatest strength in her dealings with children of the school.
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Swami Sadananda acknowledged in a letter that whatever success she achieved, she owed it to the inspiration and strength of Swami Sadananda.
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Swami Sadananda searched for and found several poor children for Nivedita's school.