The legend of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa -

Pranams at the lotus feet of Thakurji!

Chapter – 7

One day Maheshchatterji who was working for  Rani Rasmoni was living in Kamarpukur, he also started searching for a priest  to clear the issue of the shrine, so that he can remain in the good book of Rani Rasmoni and stay as a sincere servant of Rani Rasmoni.   He knows that Ramkumar’s financial situation is not good, anyway he had given the idea, and so he must be willing to take up the job of the priest.  Mahesh Chatterji advised Rani Rasmoni that if she requests Ramkumar Chattopadhyay who is Thanthric Pandit in the village of Kamarpukur to take up the position of the priest, he may accept, rest of the things he will make understand Ramkumar.  Rani Rasmoni wrote a letter to Ramkumar Chattopadhyay, he thought if he refused to do it Ma Jagadhamba’s Puja will get canceled.  She also mentioned in that letter that he can take up the position of priest in between if they find anyone Ramkumar can leave the duty.  This arrangement was perfect and was not a problem for him.  The preparations in the shrines were made immediately after getting acceptance from Ramkumar.  The initial ceremony to Ma Kali was organized in a grand manner, there were intellectuals and scholars who arrived from  Kashi, Navadhvip, Srighat, Kanyakubj, and various sacred places in Dhakshineshvar, everyone was treated reverentially, and generous contributions were given in the form of clothes and money.  She spent nearly nine lakhs rupees for this purpose, on the day of initiation ceremony Gadhadhar also arrived, but he did not accept offerings.   In the evening he got something from outside and slept early.  The next day, Gadhadhar did not see his brother in the Padasala, so he came to meet him in the shrine.   Ramkumar asked him to stay with him, but he did not listen.  Gadhadhar stayed for nearly a week in Shyamapukur waiting for his brother’s return, but it did not happen, on the eighth day he returned to Dhakshineshwar.  He saw his brother was appointed as formal priest of Dhakshineshwar,  Ramkumar thought after initiation of worship, Rani Rasmoni will find someone to perform regular Puja, then he can return to his Padasala, but that did not happen. He did not want to become a formal priest, he just wants to initiate worship of Ma Kali, moreover, he was pressurized from all sides to take up the position, finally, he had left with no choice.