Narendra, Bhavanath, Rākhāl, and devotees like them belong to the group of the nityasiddhas; they are eternally free. Religious practice on their part is superfluous.
Look at Narendra. He doesn't care about anyone. One day he was going with me in Captain's carriage. Captain wanted him to take a good seat, but Narendra didn't even look at him. He is independent even of me. He doesn't tell me all he knows, lest I should praise his scholarship before others. He is free from ignorance and delusion. He has no bonds. He is a great soul.
He has many good qualities. He is expert in music, both as a singer and player, and is also a versatile scholar. Again, he keeps his passions under control and says that he will never marry.
- Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, P 279 (19 August 1883)
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