Holy Mother had borne much of the responsibility for these brothers of hers, and therefore there was naturally a strong tie of affection uniting her with them. None of them had any of the great spiritual qualities that distinguished the Holy Mother, but grew just into ordinary men of the world, and some of them probably represented an extreme type of them. Moreover none of them prospered in life.
The good sister that she was, the Holy Mother was interested in the welfare of these brothers, and they, too realizing the warm feeling that she had towards them, always leaned upon her even after they were grown up men. And, as it frequently happens when people are not sufficiently well off in life, they tried their best to realize their sister's love in terms of rupees and paise, especially in her later days when her devoted disciples began to send money to her. There was, therefore, a regular rivalry among these 'uncles', as her brothers were called, in the matter of extracting the best they could from her, even to the extent of causing her worry and annoyance. But with that remarkable patience for which she was noted, she bore it all without a murmur and did whatever she could for their worldly welfare. Moreover, whenever she was in Jayrambati, she practically looked after the whole internal management of their household. She would not allow her aged mother to do any work, and the wives of her brothers were at first too young to take up any serious responsibility. Thus she boiled and husked the paddy, cooked for them and sometimes even looked after their children. In fact she exerted herself so much for their welfare that Girish