Sri Ramakrishna had asked Girish to continue acting and writing dramas, and Girish did so until the end of his life. On 15 July 1911, he gave his last performance at the Minerva Theatre in Calcutta. It was a cold, rainy day. He was suffering with asthma, and his role required that he come on stage several times bare-chested. People were concerned about his health and asked him not to perform, but he argued that he should not disobey the Master, who had asked him to act. Moreover, he knew that many people would be disappointed if he did not appear. The strain and the weather combined to aggravate his disease. Thereafter his health declined rapidly. To those who were anxious about him he would say: “This body does not belong to me. It is the Master’s. It will remain as long as he keeps it.”103 He breathed his last on 8 February 1912. His last words were: “Master, you have come. Please destroy my worldly intoxication. Victory to Sri Ramakrishna! Let us go.”
Girish left the stage of the world as he had left the stage of the theatre — with the flourish and heroism of a seasoned actor. Like a drama in itself, the story of his miraculous transformation has traveled from person to person, place to place, and country to country. His acting, writing, love for art, feeling for the poor and the fallen, and above all, his faith in his guru, have made him immortal. (Source: They Lived with God)