poke on Mother with his remarkable candour.

The closing song by Swami

Divyavratananda was followed by the lunch and tea break, during which Bhava
Prachar members along with some monastics got together for an informal business
session. The third session, with Swami Mumukshananda in the chair, commenced
at !"# pm with Swami $nimeshananda%s song. Swami $tmapriyananda spoke on
Mother%s simple and practical solutions to deep spiritual truths. Swami &mananda,
spoke in Bengali on 'oly Mother and Sister (ivedita. Dr )a* +akshmi ,arma drew
thought-provoking parallels between Sri Sarada Devi and Sita, in 'indi. Then there
was a chorus song led by Swami Satyasthananda, after which came Swami
Devara*ananda%s discourse in clear Bengali on Mother%s natural divinity. The
chairperson summed up the main thoughts in .nglish and the session closed with a
song by Swami /iri*eshananda. $fter the vespers a sitar-tabla duet by &stad Shahid
Parve0 and Pundit Shubankar Baner*ee held the appreciating audience in thrall. The
fourth session began on the second day 1# 2anuary3 at 4!5 am under the
chairmanship of Swami $saktananda. Students of Belur Math%s ,eda ,idyalaya
chanted Sama ,eda mantras. Swami Brahmeshananda spoke in .nglish on Mother%s
Shakti aspect. Swami Satyarupananda speaking in melli6uous 'indi, indicated how
Mother was an ideal for both monastics and the married. That 'oly Mother and Sri
)amakrishna are identical was brought home in literary Bengali by Swami
Sarvalokananda. Brahmacharins then sang a devotional song in chorus. Swami
2itatmananda endeared himself to everyone by showing, with great 6ourish,
Mother%s relevance to modern society. $ tea break preceded Swami
(ikhileshwarananda%s 'indi lecture on how Mother embodied the four yogas. Swami
Divyananda spoke in Bengali on Mother as Sangha 2anani , Mother of the
)amakrishna 7 rder, and Swami (ikhilatmananda sang a bha*an before everybody
broke for lunch. $t !55 pm, after tea, the 8fth session saw Srimat Swami
/itananda*i Mahara*, ,ice President of the 7 rder, in the chair. $s usual the session
began with a devotional song. Swami 'arshananda, speaking in deliberate .nglish
showed Mother as a great practical ,edantist. Swami ,ishwanathananda spoke of
Mother as an ideal householder and ideal s annyas ini in Bengali and Swami
$tmaramananda presented her as a perfect symbol of unsel8shness. $ Sanskrit
hymn was sung in chorus by monks of $dvaita $shrama after which Swami
(ikhilatmananda spoke in wonderful 'indi about Mother as a uni9ue world teacher.
$fter Swami /itananda*i%s address the session closed with Swami (arendrananda%s
song. $n entertaining and educative 'indi drama was staged by students of
)amakrishna Mission, (arainpur, :hattisgarh, showing select incidents in Swami
,ivekananda%s life. $ Bastar Tribal dance performed by the same students won
everybody%s heart;;..<