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Swami Advaitananda

Turiyananda once said:" We are much indebted to Gopal-da, because we learned the secret of work from him. He was organized and concentrated in everything he did. And he was very methodical in his habits. Until his last day he regularly practised meditation."

Although Swamiji was thirty-five years younger than Advaitananda, Advaitananda had tremendous love and respect for Swamiji because the Master had made him the leader of the disciples. On the other hand Swamiji also had affectionate regard for Advaitananda. Swamiji had an idea that the monks of the Ramakrishna Order should know the Sanskrit scriptures, so he asked Advaitananda to study Laghu Kaumudi ( Sanskrit Grammar). The swami took this request as a command and obeyed it with love.