Last days of Ramamkrishna at Shyampukur

Inspite of the difficulties to lead a female life in Shyampukur Garden house, the Holy Mother came there to prepare the diet   for the Master. Since there was only one place for all to take bath, the Holy Mother got up from bed every day at 3 am for finishing her ablutions and stay confined through out the day for preparing diet for the Master.Thus a major problem was solved. the Holy Mother used to take her food during day and night when every one would have  taken their meal. The problem of preparing diet being solved, the devotees now should take care of the nursing of the Master.Narendranath took himself the charge of nursing the Master day and night. Encouraged by his example, Gopal, Kali, Sasi, and a few other smart young men join him. All of  them were firmly  determined to lead a life for the highest ideal, namely, realisation of God. But when the Master's illness increased , thgey stopped going to their house even for taking food.The service rendered at Shyampukur was four times more than the service at Cossipore.
Having solved the problem of preparing diet and nursing for 24 hours, they concentrated their mind for collecting fund for the treatment. The devotees like Balaram, Surendranath, Ramachandra, Girish Chandra, Mahendranath, and others who brought the Master to Calcutta for treatment were not affluent. But they were in such a mood that they could sacrifice all their belongings they had for the treatment of their Master .
As time passed on, the devotees could understand the Master's disease and its time for recovery which took definite shape of opinions among them and formed different groups on the basis of emotions or reasons they could avail.A group headed by Narendranath, the most rational and practical group, would like to serve the master and work for his cure even endangering their own lives.Simultaneously they engaged themselves in the spiritual practices as were instructed to them.
Dr. Mahendralal Sarkar, who had taken charge of the Master's treatmen, was trying his best to cure him. For many days he came there to see the patient three times. As he repeated his visits, he gradually began to feel the attraction of the liberal spiritual ideas of the Master. Once he said that he was after the truth he felt and that was why, "he has taken to Homeopathy and founded The Association for the Cultivation of Sciences."
As the doctor's faith in, and love for, him increased, the Master gtook greater care to lead him on the spiritual path. The doctor gradually became acquainted with Narendra and came to learn that his proficiency in music, in vited him in a lunch to listen his songs. One day Narendra came and sang songs for about two to three hours. The doctor blessed Narendra, embraced him and kissd him, saying to the Master," I am very happy to see a boylike him come to follow the path to God-realisation."