like those of a lunatic. She saw the rice bran soaking in a tub for the cattle and started eating it. We said to her, "There is Khichuri inside the house, go and eat it," but she was too impatient to wait. Is it a joke to bear the agony of an empty stomach?'
Ramachandra had for his partner in life a woman fully worthy of him. His wife Syamasundari Devi - the daughter of Hari Prasad Mazumdar of Sihor-, besides being a strongly-built and industrious woman and an able housewife, was also imbued with the same high ideals as her husband. 'She was,' according to the Holy Mother, 'very simple, guileless and compassionate.' She was devoted to the Deity, and it was her nature always to feel delighted in feeding people and working for their good. In later days when her daughter's circle of devotees increased, she used to love and welcome them with great affection. 'My mother,' said the Holy Mother, 'used to be so pleased when anyone of the devotees came to our place. She would look after them with great attention. She looked upon this family of devotees as her own flesh and blood.'