Swami Pavitrananda

In the following pages will be found the story of a life which was lived so silently and unostentatiously that its very simplicity was bewildering. Yet the depth of its richness seemed unfathomable even to those who were universally respected for their spiritual greatness. Indeed such a life defies analysis, and it is much more difficult to portray it. We may not comprehend greatness as a whole, but still does not even a partial glimpse of it often bring us infinite good? Therein lies our justification for making the present attempt.

In preparing this work we have got considerable help from the following books: Sri Ramakrishna Lilaprasanga, Mayer Katha, Parts I & II, and Sri Sarada Devi. Of these the first two are in Bengali, published by the Udbodhan Office, Calcutta, and the last one is in English, published by the Ramakrishna Math, Madras.