ABSTRACT
During the ten years Sarada Devi spent at Dakshineswar, she lived most of the time in the Nahabat, a two-storey brick structure about seventy-five feet north of the Master’s room. Sarada Devi often referred to the time she spent in the Nahabat as the best period of her life. Sri Ramakrishna used to say: “Women must be active. They should not sit idle, otherwise useless and injurious thoughts will fill their minds.” He kept a close watch on Sarada Devi so that she might not spend any time in idleness. Cooking consumed a great deal of Sarada Devi’s time and energy. Now and then she received help from a maidservant. During the part of her life at Dakshineswar she cooked for only a few people: the Master, his mother, and from time to time relatives and occasional guests. Sri Ramakrishna depended entirely upon Sarada Devi for his physical comforts, especially for his meals.
