Last Days of Ramakrishna at Shyampukur (contd-1)

It was autumn when the Master's disease turned to an indefinite stage varying day to day between increasing and decreasing irregularly. One day doctor said noticing the aggravated stage, " There must have been some irregularity in diet. Please tell me what you are today."The Master said that he had had his usual rice-gruel, soup and milk in the morning and milk and liquid food like barley-water in the evening.On hearing it the doctor said , " No, i can't take it; there must have been some deparutre from the prescription . Well tell me please what vegetables were used for the soup." The Master replied, "There were potatoes, green plantains, egg-fruits, and also a piece or two cauliflower". " Ah" exclaimed the doctor , " You have taken cauliflower! Here, you see, is  a grave irregularity! Cauliflower is very hotand difficult to digest. How many pieces have you eaten. ?" The doctor continued, " None  of you have any idea as to how much harm can be done by ome slight alteration."
Girishchandra and Narendranath had from time to time many controversies with the doctoron the aforesaid opinion of his about God's incarnations, as a result of which he became a little wqary of giving expression to such an opinion without due consideration. The month of Aswin and that of Kartik is over but no improvement in the physical condition of the Master was visible. On the day before the worship of the Kali , the MAster said all onasudden to a few devotees, " Collect all the ingredients for a brief worship, Mother Kali must be worshipped tomorrow."