page_title: Saradananda
section_title: Influence of Ramakrishna
hierarchical_section_title: Saradananda / Biography / Influence of Ramakrishna
caption_attribution_description: English: This image was taken on 30 January 1887 In Baranagar Math, Kolkata. Photographer is unknown. This group photo depicts Swami Vivekananda with other disciples of Ramakrishna. In this image: Standing: (from left to right) Shivananda, Ramakrishnananda, Swami Vivekananda, Randhuni (cook, some publications have identified this person as Swami Premananda), Debendranath Majumdar, Mahendranath Gupta (Shri M), Trigunatitananda, H.Mustafi Sitting: (from left to right) Niranjanananda, Saradananda, Hootko 'Gopal' (some publications have identified him as Swami Brahmananda), Abhedananda Information source Śaṅkara (2005) Acenā ajānā Bibekānanda&#32;(6. saṃskaraṇa. ed.), Kalakātā&#58; &#32;Sahityam, pp.&#160;118 ISBN&#58; 81-7267-034-6.&#32; Group Photo at Baranagore Math.&#32;Vivekananda.net.
context_page_description: Saradananda, also known as Swami Saradananda, was born as Sarat Chandra Chakravarty in 1865, and was one of the direct monastic disciples of Ramakrishna. He was the first Secretary of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, a post which he held until his death in 1927. He established the Udbodhan house in the Bagbazar area of Calcutta, which was built primarily for the stay of Sri Sarada Devi in Calcutta, from where he used to publish the Bengali magazine Udbodhan. There he wrote Sri Sri Ramakrishna Lilaprasanga in Bengali, on the life of Ramakrishna, which was translated into English as Sri Ramakrishna, the Great Master.
context_section_description: Standing: (l–r) ) Shivananda, Ramakrishnananda, Vivekananda, Randhuni, Debendranath Majumdar, Mahendranath Gupta (Shri M), Trigunatitananda, H.Mustafi
   Sitting: (l–r) Niranjanananda, Saradananda, Hutko Gopal, Abhedananda.
  In October 1883 Sarat and Shashi went to Dakshineswar to meet Ramakrishna, who was speaking to a general audience on the subject of marriage and renunciation. Sarat visited Dakshineswar temple to meet Ramakrishna every Thursday and as he got more closely acquainted with him, he began to get directions on spiritual practices. On one occasion the master had asked him, "How would you like to realize God?". The disciple replied, "I would not like to see any particular form of God in meditation. I want to see him manifested in all creatures of the world."
  Sarat passed the First Arts examination in 1885. His father wanted him to study medicine. However he gave it up and devoted his time in nursing Ramakrishna, first in Shyampukur and then in Cossipore garden house, when the latter was critically ill. After the death of Ramakrishna, Sarat at first Shivananda came back to his house but then joined the Baranagar Math along with his other brother disciples, accompanied by his cousin Shashi.
caption: Group photo taken on 30 January 1887 In Baranagar Math, Kolkata.
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