The legend of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa -

Pranams at the lotus feet of Thakurji!

Chapter – 2

Khudhiram and Chandradevi had three children, elder one Ramkumar, second one Ramakrishna and the third one Karthyayani. Ramkumar took up religious rites as his profession, he had divine powers watching at the face of the patient he could say whether it is curable or not, Ramkumar became famous for his divine qualities.  One day he came to Kolkata for a dip in holy Ganga, while taking bath he noticed that one lady was given holy dip in a Palki/palanquin, Ramkumar could visualize her face, he said it is her final bath in Ganga, tomorrow she will be immersed in Ganga.  There was her husband who was standing behind Ramkumar, he stunned at the predictions of Ramkumar.   He brought Ramkumar to home with all respect, the next day she passed away as predicted by Ramkumar.  Her husband prostrates before Ramkumar and said ‘ I have brought you here after listening to your predictions, kindly forgive me. If you were wrong in your predictions I would have insulted you very badly. ” Later, Ramkumar got married to a pious woman; he predicted that if she gives birth to a child, she would die; therefore this couple had no children for several years.  When Ramkumar was 35, his wife got pregnant, after delivering the baby she passed away as predicted by Ramkumar. 

After Dusshera, there was  Lakshmi puja organized in a home, Ramkumar went to perform Puja in a rich man’s home.  The celebrations went on and it became too dark, Ramkumar did not come back home, his mother was worried; she was waiting for his arrival at the front door.   Soon Chandradevi found somebody is walking towards their home, she ran towards the door thinking that it was her son, it was midnight, she saw a beautiful woman who was attired in magnificent clothe and decorated with various precious ornaments.  Chandradevi affectionately asked her “Daughter, where are you coming from?’ She named her village and introduced her  as Ramani, Chandradevi asked ‘Did you see my son?’ he went to perform Puja in the same village, he did not come back yet.”  Ramani said ‘I am coming from the same house where your son was performing puja. Do not worry; he will be coming back soon.” Chandradevi said ‘Where did you go at this midnight? Stay at my house tonight and you can leave tomorrow early morning.’ Ramani said ‘No, I have to go a long way, I will visit your home one day,” Chandradevi was too anxious about the delay of her son, she was too surprised to see the lady coming alone all the way from that village, how did she know Ramkumar? While watching, Ramani moved towards the neighbor's home and vanished. Chandradevi followed her but she could not find any trace of Ramani, she thought it must be Goddess in the form of a beautiful woman.   Chandradevi came back home and narrated everything to her husband, Khudhiram said today  Sri Mahalakshmi gave her Dharshan to you, therefore you are truly blessed and fortunate.  After sometime Ramkumar arrived home and he too heard the news from his mother, he was shocked to hear all those.