Holy Mother

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Holy Mother is the revered title of Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna and a central mother-figure and saint in modern Hinduism and the Ramakrishna movement.

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Holy Mother canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu saint
central figure in Ramakrishna movement
honorific title
spiritual leader
alsoKnownAs Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi
linked to: Sri Sarada Devi

Sri Sri Ma
linked to: Sri Sri Maa
associatedWith Belur Math
Ramakrishna Math
Ramakrishna Mission
linked to: Ramakrishna Math

Udbodhan House
birthDate 22 December 1853
birthPlace Jayrambati, Bengal Presidency, British India
commemoratedOn Mahasamadhi anniversary observed by devotees
birth anniversary (tithi) observed by Ramakrishna Order
deathDate 21 July 1920
deathPlace Udbodhan House, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
gender female
honorificFor Sarada Devi
honorificTitle Holy Mother
iconography depicted in white sari with red border
often shown seated in meditative pose
influenced Ramakrishna Order monks
linked to: Ramakrishna Math

Swami Vivekananda
devotees of Ramakrishna worldwide
knownFor compassion and universal motherhood
guiding monastic and lay disciples
simple living and spiritual purity
language Bengali
legacy central mother-figure in Ramakrishna movement
inspiration for women’s spiritual life in modern Hinduism
nationality Indian
refersTo Sarada Devi
region Bengal
religiousMovement Ramakrishna movement
linked to: Ramakrishna Math

Ramakrishna movement
linked to: Ramakrishna Math
religiousTradition Hinduism
Hinduism
role mother-figure for devotees
spiritual guide of early Ramakrishna disciples
spiritualConsortOf Ramakrishna
linked to: Sri Ramakrishna
spiritualStatus regarded as an incarnation of the Divine Mother by devotees
spouseOf Ramakrishna
linked to: Sri Ramakrishna
teachingEmphasis purity, unselfishness, and devotion
seeing all beings as one’s own children
veneratedAs Holy Mother
veneratedIn Ramakrishna movement
linked to: Ramakrishna Math

modern Hinduism

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Sarada Devi alsoKnownAs Holy Mother
Sarada Devi honorificTitle Holy Mother
subject linked to: Holy Mother
Sarada Devi veneratedAs Holy Mother
subject linked to: Holy Mother