Was Sri Ramakrishna her beloved Gopal?
Time thus rolled on and Aghormani was basking in the soothing presence of the Master. Her ardent longings brought about a spirit of complete self-surrender in her. Slowly, the time to reap the fruits of her intense tapasya was approaching. It was the beautiful morning of the spring of 1885. Following her regular routine, she had just completed her japam, and to her great astonishment, she found Sri Ramakrisha sitting to her left side, smiling sweetly, with his right hand clenched. In utter curiosity, she tried to touch him but found that Sri Ramakrishnas form had disappeared and in its place appeared the real Gopala – a child ten months old crawling towards her and begging for butter while fixing his bewitching gaze on her! In the words of Aghormani, “I was so surprised! I cried in excess of joy and said to him, Alas! I am a poor widow. Where shall I get butter for you, my child? But Gopala would not listen. Give me something to eat, he said to me again and again. With tears in my eyes
