Mid 1927: Mahapurush Maharaj selects Swami Bhaskareshwarananda to spread Ramakrishna-Vivekananda ideas in Nagpur

Mahapurushji left Nagpur and reached Belur Math on the 22nd February 1927. When the thought of starting an Ashrama at Nagpur for spreading the message of Shri Ramakrishna-Vivekananda arose in his mind he saw before his divine vision a person who would achieve this object - his beloved disciple Swami Bhaskareshwarananda.

Swami Bhaskareshwarananda founder and first President

After a few days Swami Bhaskareshwarananda, who was then working at Narayanganj in East Bengal (Bengal Desh of today) went to Belur Math on the instructions of the authorities of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission. He was to go to Rajkot. After coming to Belur Math he went to offer Pranams to Shri Mahapurush Maharaj and told him that he was to go to Rajkot. Mahapurush Maharaj said, "Rajkot! But I have already decided to send you to Nagpur. I was waiting for you to tell you so. You will have to go to Nagpur. I have accepted a gift of land there and laid the corner-stone of the temple of Thakur". According to the wish of Shri Mahapurush Maharaj, Swami Bhaskareshwarananda's departure to Rajkot was cancelled.

It was not an easy task to start an Ashrama at a distant place like Nagpur. Therefore Swami Bhaskareshwarananda said to Mahapurush Maharaj, "Maharaj, I do not Hindi or Marathi. What can I do at Nagpur? How shall I work there? Who will help me there?" Mahapurush Maharaj replied, "It is the personality that does the work and not the language. You simply go and stay there. You will not have to do anything - You will not do anything ….. Thakur will Himself do everything. The boys who will help you have come upto Wardha ….. So go there and give love to those who will come to you. Tell them about Thakur. Give your life to the people there. Show your life to them. Take the classes of scriptures as long as possible. I vividly see that Thakur's Ashrama has taken shape at Nagpur."

Swami Bhaskareshwarananda holding 'garden' classes in accordance to his Master's wishes - before any construction came up...

Mahapurush Maharaj asked his attendant to give two rupees to Swami Bhaskareshwarananda and said, "Take these two rupees and begin your work."

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