Ramakrishna seldom travelled alone. Someone always went with him to protect his body in case he went into samadhi. On 2 May 1883 the Master attended the Brahmo festival at Nandanbagan, Calcutta, accompanied by M., Rakhal, and a few devotees. At 9:00 p.m. when the worship service was over, the host was busy serving dinner to his important visitors, forgetting the Master and his devotees. M. recorded:
Master (to Rakhal): “What’s the matter? Nobody is paying any attention to us!”
Rakhal (angrily): “Sir, let us leave here and go to Dakshineswar.”
Master (with a smile): “Keep quiet! The carriage hire is three rupees and two annas. Who will pay that? Stubbornness won’t get us anywhere. You haven’t a penny, and you are making these empty threats! Besides, where shall we find food at this late hour of the night?”
After a long time, dinner was served to the Master and he returned to Dakshineswar late at night. Rakhal learned from the Master that it would have been inauspicious for the household if a holy man had left the place without eating. (Source: God Lived with Them)