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Holy Mother Sarada Ma had four younger brothers, of which two, Barada and Kali, were constantly quarreling. Here is an account of one such quarrel and how Sarada Ma reacted to it. It has been excerpted from the book: Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother – Her Teachings and Conversations by Swami Tapasyananda (page 138).
Once, disgusted with the brothers’ endless demands for money, the Holy Mother remarked, “They always ask only for money. Did they ever ask, even unknowingly, for devotion and knowledge?”
One day at about 10 a.m. she was seated at the edge of the outer verandah of her house. Suddenly her two brothers, Kali and Barada, began to quarrel about a hedge put up by the former and were soon about to come to blows.
The Holy Mother, unable to witness the quarrel any longer, went herself to pacify them. She was much agitated. Now she would blame one, and now she would restrain the other.
After a while a disciple of hers and some others intervened, and the brothers entered their respective homes, still abusing each other.
The Mother also went into her house. She was still in an agitated mood, but as soon as she took her seat, she burst into laughter and said, “What an illusion Mahamaya has created! Here is this infinite world, and what one calls one’s own possession will be left behind at death. It is a wonder that men cannot see this simple truth.”
So saying she laughed again, the laughter continuing for some time.
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